MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2506031800F054.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2506031800F054.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 54 hour NAM valid 0Z FRI 6 JUN 25 Station: 37.22,-102.09 Latitude: 37.22 Longitude: -102.09 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 53 1 950 498 2 900 972 SFC 884 1125 21.5 17.8 80 3.7 18.9 104 15 305.2 308.0 296.4 349.2 14.70 4 850 1467 18.0 16.9 94 1.0 17.2 108 22 305.0 307.6 296.2 348.0 14.42 5 800 1985 15.6 15.5 99 0.1 15.5 152 24 307.8 310.4 296.6 349.9 13.94 6 750 2533 13.1 12.8 98 0.3 12.9 196 33 310.8 313.2 296.4 349.1 12.52 7 700 3110 9.1 7.4 89 1.7 8.0 215 42 312.6 314.4 294.6 341.2 9.26 8 650 3721 5.4 -2.3 58 7.7 1.5 225 41 315.1 316.1 292.0 331.0 4.99 9 600 4371 2.1 -12.2 34 14.3 -3.8 239 37 318.6 319.1 290.8 326.9 2.51 10 550 5068 -1.7 -25.3 15 23.6 -8.8 251 41 322.1 322.2 290.3 325.2 0.89 11 500 5817 -7.3 -43.8 4 36.5 -13.9 258 48 324.1 324.2 290.2 324.7 0.16 12 450 6628 -13.6 -43.0 6 29.3 -18.4 260 52 326.1 326.1 290.8 326.8 0.19 13 400 7511 -20.9 -43.6 11 22.8 -23.9 261 52 327.9 327.9 291.3 328.7 0.20 14 350 8482 -28.3 -53.0 8 24.7 -30.4 264 57 330.6 330.6 292.0 330.9 0.08 15 300 9569 -36.4 -58.6 8 22.2 -37.7 262 66 334.0 334.0 292.9 334.2 0.05 16 250 10807 -45.8 -64.9 10 19.1 -46.4 261 69 338.0 338.0 293.9 338.1 0.02 17 200 12259 -54.8 -70.6 12 15.8 -55.1 261 73 346.0 346.0 295.7 346.0 0.01 18 150 14058 -62.6 -77.7 11 15.1 -62.7 261 73 362.3 362.3 299.1 362.3 0.01 19 100 16558 -64.0 -88.1 2 24.1 -64.1 247 25 404.1 404.1 305.7 404.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5764.48 m Freezing level: 572.07 mb = 4760.34 m = 15617.73 ft Wetbulb zero: 635.92 mb = 3898.97 m = 12791.74 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 59.87 % Est. max temperature: 27.46 C = 81.43 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 837.74 mb = 1591.10 m = 5220.08 ft T: 17.39 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.07 C/km ThetaE index: 25.17 C Layer 750.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 806.25 mb = 1918.61 m = 6294.59 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.23 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.64 C = 74.55 F Cap Strength: 0.36 C Lifted Index: -3.98 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -7.51 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.20 C Showalter Index: -3.63 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.49 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.26 C Cross Totals Index: 24.23 C K Index: 40.44 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 305.36 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.47 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1870.47 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 61.16 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7.47 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.36 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 819.73 mb = 1776.92 m = 5829.71 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 734.73 mb = 2704.99 m = 8874.55 ft Equ Level (EL): 184.73 mb = 12756.00 m = 41849.87 ft B at Equ Level: 1853.67 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 235.3 at 39.3 knts Storm direction: 265.3 at 29.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 8.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 93.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 674.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 674.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 224.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.81 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.4 stream: 10.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 7.32 Bulk Rich Number: 4.97 Bulk Shear: 376.64 m/s