MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508041200F025.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508041200F025.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 25 hour NAM valid 13Z TUE 5 AUG 25 Station: 33.77,-84.48 Latitude: 33.77 Longitude: -84.48 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LEV PRES HGHT TEMP DEWP RH DD WETB DIR SPD THETA THE-V THE-W THE-E W mb m C C % C C deg knt K K K K g/kg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 174 SFC 990 264 20.1 19.9 99 0.2 19.9 64 4 294.1 296.8 293.5 336.7 14.93 2 950 617 20.2 20.2 100 -0.0 20.2 125 10 297.7 300.6 295.3 343.8 15.92 3 900 1085 19.1 19.1 100 -0.0 19.2 192 13 301.2 304.1 296.0 347.4 15.69 4 850 1576 17.6 17.6 100 -0.0 17.6 177 8 304.5 307.3 296.5 349.4 15.05 5 800 2093 13.9 13.9 100 -0.0 13.9 187 9 305.9 308.3 295.2 343.6 12.56 6 750 2636 11.5 9.3 87 2.2 10.1 210 8 309.0 310.9 294.1 339.0 9.85 7 700 3210 8.4 6.0 85 2.5 6.9 215 7 311.8 313.4 293.7 337.7 8.39 8 650 3820 4.8 1.6 80 3.2 3.0 212 9 314.4 315.6 293.1 335.2 6.63 9 600 4468 0.8 -0.8 89 1.6 -0.0 217 15 317.1 318.2 293.4 336.2 6.02 10 550 5163 -3.2 -3.4 98 0.2 -3.3 222 28 320.3 321.4 293.8 337.8 5.42 11 500 5913 -6.7 -10.2 76 3.5 -8.2 220 29 324.9 325.6 293.5 336.6 3.52 12 450 6729 -11.7 -16.5 68 4.7 -13.5 216 28 328.5 328.9 293.4 336.6 2.35 13 400 7621 -17.3 -20.1 79 2.8 -18.1 213 28 332.5 332.9 294.1 339.4 1.94 14 350 8609 -23.3 -25.6 81 2.3 -23.9 211 28 337.3 337.6 294.8 342.3 1.36 15 300 9720 -31.0 -34.2 73 3.2 -31.6 204 28 341.6 341.8 295.3 344.3 0.70 16 250 10986 -41.2 -45.7 62 4.5 -41.5 204 26 344.9 344.9 295.7 345.9 0.26 17 200 12460 -53.0 -57.2 60 4.2 -53.2 225 25 348.8 348.8 296.4 349.1 0.08 18 150 14261 -64.2 -73.2 28 9.1 -64.3 196 17 359.6 359.6 298.6 359.6 0.01 19 100 16717 -67.5 -85.7 6 18.3 -67.5 106 13 397.4 397.4 304.9 397.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5738.62 m Freezing level: 589.73 mb = 4611.05 m = 15127.92 ft Wetbulb zero: 600.64 mb = 4459.73 m = 14631.47 ft Precipitable water: 2.17 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 91.54 % Est. max temperature: 30.78 C = 87.40 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 987.69 mb = 280.97 m = 921.80 ft T: 20.06 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.60 C/km ThetaE index: 14.22 C Layer 800.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 989.68 mb = 263.61 m = 864.86 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.64 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.65 C = 69.16 F Cap Strength: 1.37 C Lifted Index: -1.46 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.81 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.39 C Showalter Index: -3.57 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 48.57 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.28 C Cross Totals Index: 24.30 C K Index: 39.40 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 254.77 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.62 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 313.45 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 25.04 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 35.34 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.34 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 938.72 mb = 719.98 m = 2362.12 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 793.72 mb = 2158.96 m = 7083.10 ft Equ Level (EL): 333.72 mb = 8952.33 m = 29370.81 ft B at Equ Level: 313.32 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 183.72 mb = 12991.57 m = 42622.73 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 209.7 at 14.5 knts Storm direction: 239.7 at 10.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.4 neg: 0.6 tot: 3.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 36.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 87.1 neg: -17.3 tot: 69.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 23.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.41 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.1 stream: 2.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.17 Bulk Rich Number: 8.65 Bulk Shear: 36.26 m/s