MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2506031800F057.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2506031800F057.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 57 hour NAM valid 3Z FRI 6 JUN 25 Station: 36.72,-102.16 Latitude: 36.72 Longitude: -102.16 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 59 1 950 498 2 900 977 SFC 881 1162 22.5 19.5 83 3.1 20.4 127 4 306.6 309.6 297.8 355.8 16.37 4 850 1478 21.5 18.8 85 2.7 19.6 182 15 308.7 311.8 298.4 358.2 16.32 5 800 2003 18.5 16.8 90 1.7 17.4 208 25 310.9 313.8 298.2 357.6 15.26 6 750 2554 14.6 14.3 98 0.3 14.4 217 30 312.4 315.0 297.7 354.9 13.81 7 700 3135 10.3 6.8 79 3.4 8.2 231 35 313.9 315.6 294.7 341.6 8.92 8 650 3747 5.9 1.4 73 4.5 3.4 252 41 315.6 316.9 293.4 336.3 6.54 9 600 4397 1.0 -7.6 52 8.6 -2.9 262 40 317.3 318.0 291.4 328.9 3.59 10 550 5090 -3.8 -14.8 42 11.0 -7.9 267 39 319.5 320.0 290.8 326.9 2.20 11 500 5835 -7.9 -36.6 8 28.7 -13.9 264 44 323.4 323.4 290.2 324.6 0.33 12 450 6644 -13.7 -43.4 6 29.6 -18.5 264 47 326.0 326.0 290.7 326.7 0.18 13 400 7527 -20.4 -47.0 7 26.6 -23.7 264 47 328.5 328.5 291.5 329.0 0.14 14 350 8501 -27.2 -54.9 5 27.6 -29.6 266 53 332.1 332.1 292.3 332.3 0.06 15 300 9593 -35.6 -58.3 8 22.7 -36.9 263 60 335.2 335.2 293.2 335.4 0.05 16 250 10835 -45.0 -65.0 9 20.1 -45.6 262 60 339.2 339.2 294.1 339.3 0.02 17 200 12291 -54.5 -71.9 10 17.3 -54.8 262 60 346.4 346.4 295.8 346.4 0.01 18 150 14093 -62.6 -77.9 11 15.3 -62.7 261 62 362.3 362.3 299.1 362.3 0.01 19 100 16576 -66.5 -87.0 4 20.5 -66.6 239 33 399.3 399.3 305.1 399.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5776.04 m Freezing level: 589.57 mb = 4541.89 m = 14901.03 ft Wetbulb zero: 622.99 mb = 4091.98 m = 13424.97 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 66.51 % Est. max temperature: 28.67 C = 83.60 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 842.77 mb = 1551.61 m = 5090.52 ft T: 21.11 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.74 C/km ThetaE index: 33.60 C Layer 800.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 780.27 mb = 2216.12 m = 7270.65 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.80 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.26 C = 81.07 F Cap Strength: 1.25 C Lifted Index: -7.54 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -11.10 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.29 C Showalter Index: -7.72 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 56.25 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 29.47 C Cross Totals Index: 26.77 C K Index: 44.88 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 444.96 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -6.50 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3322.26 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 81.51 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 13.81 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.25 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 803.18 mb = 1968.28 m = 6457.52 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 758.18 mb = 2461.66 m = 8076.21 ft Equ Level (EL): 158.18 mb = 13760.11 m = 45144.17 ft B at Equ Level: 3300.16 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 251.5 at 36.4 knts Storm direction: 281.5 at 27.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 118.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 460.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 460.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 153.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.94 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.8 stream: 10.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 7.45 Bulk Rich Number: 21.02 Bulk Shear: 158.02 m/s