MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508261200F022.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/atlas/nest_data/2508261200F022.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 22 hour NAM valid 10Z WED 27 AUG 25 Station: 35.13,-78.93 Latitude: 35.13 Longitude: -78.93 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1013 65 19.9 11.5 59 8.3 14.8 347 8 292.0 293.5 287.5 316.1 8.46 1 1000 173 19.0 10.8 59 8.2 14.1 350 14 292.1 293.6 287.2 315.4 8.15 2 950 611 17.3 8.6 57 8.6 12.2 24 18 294.7 296.0 287.5 316.1 7.40 3 900 1070 14.2 9.7 74 4.6 11.5 355 7 296.2 297.7 288.9 320.6 8.41 4 850 1550 10.7 8.6 87 2.1 9.5 273 9 297.3 298.8 289.2 321.4 8.27 5 800 2052 6.2 5.2 93 1.0 5.6 264 16 297.8 299.0 288.1 318.1 6.93 6 750 2580 6.4 -12.5 24 18.9 -0.9 270 23 303.5 303.9 285.2 309.7 1.95 7 700 3142 4.2 -30.5 6 34.7 -4.8 262 24 307.1 307.2 284.8 308.6 0.43 8 650 3740 0.5 -24.8 13 25.2 -6.8 263 30 309.5 309.6 286.1 312.1 0.79 9 600 4376 -3.3 -23.9 19 20.5 -9.2 260 37 312.2 312.4 287.2 315.4 0.93 10 550 5060 -5.8 -44.4 3 38.6 -12.5 259 42 317.2 317.2 288.0 317.7 0.13 11 500 5800 -10.3 -37.3 9 26.9 -15.5 264 47 320.4 320.5 289.2 321.6 0.31 12 450 6602 -16.3 -39.9 11 23.6 -20.1 257 51 322.7 322.7 289.9 323.7 0.26 13 400 7476 -22.5 -50.5 6 27.9 -25.5 256 56 325.7 325.7 290.6 326.0 0.09 14 350 8440 -29.6 -53.6 8 23.9 -31.5 254 68 328.8 328.8 291.5 329.1 0.07 15 300 9523 -36.8 -60.4 7 23.6 -38.0 256 71 333.4 333.4 292.7 333.6 0.04 16 250 10762 -45.0 -63.0 12 18.0 -45.6 256 73 339.2 339.2 294.1 339.4 0.03 17 200 12216 -55.5 -68.3 19 12.8 -55.6 255 72 344.9 345.0 295.5 345.0 0.02 18 150 14031 -58.3 -80.1 4 21.8 -58.5 257 65 369.7 369.7 300.5 369.7 0.00 19 100 16562 -62.2 -89.1 2 26.9 -62.4 247 41 407.6 407.6 306.2 407.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5627.07 m Freezing level: 644.07 mb = 3815.32 m = 12517.30 ft Wetbulb zero: 756.99 mb = 2504.07 m = 8215.35 ft Precipitable water: 0.84 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 36.32 % Est. max temperature: 24.94 C = 76.90 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 894.79 mb = 1118.76 m = 3670.41 ft T: 13.88 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.46 C/km ThetaE index: 12.85 C Layer 800.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 809.86 mb = 1950.43 m = 6398.97 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.84 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.60 C = 78.07 F Cap Strength: 7.33 C Lifted Index: 8.03 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 12.35 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 5.25 C Showalter Index: 5.28 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 39.94 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.00 C Cross Totals Index: 18.94 C K Index: -5.06 Risk: None Sweat Index: 168.50 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.10 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 15.05 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.49 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 9997.78 J/kg Cap Strength: 7.95 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 854.70 mb = 1503.56 m = 4932.89 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 268.1 at 26.7 knts Storm direction: 298.1 at 20.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.7 neg: 5.3 tot: 7.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 112.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 118.5 neg: -29.1 tot: 89.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 29.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.45 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.5 stream: 4.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.11 Bulk Shear: 133.48 m/s