MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2506041200F006.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2506041200F006.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 6 hour NAM valid 18Z WED 4 JUN 25 Station: 35.1,-81.1 Latitude: 35.10 Longitude: -81.10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 181 SFC 997 204 27.6 19.4 61 8.2 21.8 105 5 301.0 303.6 295.1 343.2 14.36 2 950 632 22.3 17.5 75 4.7 19.1 107 7 299.8 302.2 294.1 339.0 13.40 3 900 1099 17.7 16.5 93 1.2 17.0 108 7 299.7 302.2 294.0 338.5 13.27 4 850 1585 13.7 11.2 85 2.5 12.1 128 10 300.5 302.3 291.6 329.6 9.90 5 800 2095 12.8 3.7 54 9.1 7.7 183 4 304.7 305.9 289.9 323.6 6.24 6 750 2634 10.2 5.3 72 4.8 7.3 189 4 307.6 309.0 291.8 330.4 7.49 7 700 3206 7.1 1.9 70 5.2 4.2 152 8 310.3 311.5 291.6 329.8 6.29 8 650 3812 4.0 -13.4 27 17.4 -2.9 139 13 313.5 313.9 288.9 320.4 2.10 9 600 4457 0.4 -38.4 4 38.9 -8.1 133 16 316.6 316.7 287.9 317.5 0.23 10 550 5148 -4.2 -35.6 7 31.4 -11.2 135 20 319.1 319.2 288.8 320.3 0.34 11 500 5891 -8.8 -30.3 16 21.5 -14.0 131 25 322.3 322.4 290.1 324.5 0.62 12 450 6699 -13.4 -19.9 58 6.5 -15.4 138 24 326.4 326.8 292.4 332.5 1.75 13 400 7586 -19.1 -24.7 61 5.6 -20.5 149 20 330.2 330.4 293.0 334.8 1.29 14 350 8565 -26.2 -30.0 70 3.8 -27.0 196 14 333.4 333.6 293.5 336.7 0.90 15 300 9665 -33.8 -36.7 75 2.9 -34.2 210 31 337.7 337.8 294.3 339.8 0.55 16 250 10913 -44.5 -48.2 67 3.7 -44.7 194 49 339.9 339.9 294.5 340.7 0.19 17 200 12366 -55.9 -66.0 27 10.1 -56.1 213 32 344.2 344.2 295.4 344.4 0.03 18 150 14162 -62.9 -78.8 10 16.0 -63.0 222 14 361.8 361.8 299.1 361.8 0.01 19 100 16621 -68.4 -86.2 6 17.8 -68.5 287 6 395.6 395.6 304.6 395.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5709.61 m Freezing level: 595.38 mb = 4520.61 m = 14831.20 ft Wetbulb zero: 670.11 mb = 3562.52 m = 11687.91 ft Precipitable water: 1.41 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 46.87 % Est. max temperature: 27.36 C = 81.24 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 885.36 mb = 1238.53 m = 4063.37 ft T: 16.56 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.91 C/km ThetaE index: 19.53 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 887.01 mb = 1222.66 m = 4011.30 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.58 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.58 C = 79.85 F Cap Strength: -0.09 C Lifted Index: -1.97 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.34 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.56 C Showalter Index: 2.60 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 42.55 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.52 C Cross Totals Index: 20.03 C K Index: 28.59 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 179.77 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.93 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 308.88 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 24.85 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4.67 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.92 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 885.94 mb = 1232.96 m = 4045.10 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 880.94 mb = 1281.11 m = 4203.05 ft Equ Level (EL): 300.94 mb = 9642.45 m = 31634.95 ft B at Equ Level: 306.53 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 180.94 mb = 12991.67 m = 42623.09 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 134.6 at 12.2 knts Storm direction: 164.6 at 9.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.0 neg: 0.8 tot: 1.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 12.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 12.7 neg: -5.2 tot: 7.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 2.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.13 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.6 stream: 0.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 41.65 Bulk Shear: 7.42 m/s