MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2506040000F036.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2506040000F036.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 36 hour NAM valid 12Z THU 5 JUN 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 1011 59 21.7 21.3 98 0.4 21.4 93 6 293.9 296.8 294.2 339.4 15.95 1 1000 152 21.0 20.8 99 0.2 20.9 102 10 294.2 297.0 294.0 338.8 15.63 2 950 596 19.2 19.0 99 0.1 19.1 154 24 296.6 299.3 294.1 339.2 14.74 3 900 1060 16.9 16.3 96 0.7 16.5 157 18 299.0 301.3 293.6 337.0 13.05 4 850 1547 14.8 12.9 89 1.8 13.6 151 19 301.6 303.6 292.9 334.3 11.09 5 800 2059 12.3 10.7 90 1.6 11.3 156 18 304.3 306.2 293.0 334.6 10.15 6 750 2598 9.1 7.2 87 2.0 7.9 149 20 306.5 308.1 292.3 332.2 8.50 7 700 3167 5.9 3.9 87 1.9 4.8 142 19 309.0 310.3 292.0 331.2 7.26 8 650 3771 1.7 0.6 92 1.1 1.1 146 18 310.9 312.1 291.7 330.1 6.17 9 600 4413 -0.3 -0.7 97 0.4 -0.6 166 13 315.7 316.9 293.0 334.9 6.05 10 550 5106 -3.3 -4.0 95 0.7 -3.6 176 15 320.2 321.2 293.6 337.0 5.19 11 500 5856 -7.0 -8.0 92 1.0 -7.5 189 18 324.5 325.3 293.9 338.3 4.17 12 450 6671 -11.7 -13.2 89 1.5 -12.3 195 17 328.5 329.1 294.1 339.0 3.08 13 400 7564 -17.1 -18.9 86 1.8 -17.6 205 20 332.8 333.3 294.4 340.4 2.16 14 350 8552 -24.4 -26.8 80 2.4 -24.9 213 20 335.9 336.1 294.4 340.4 1.22 15 300 9655 -33.3 -36.2 75 2.9 -33.7 206 22 338.4 338.5 294.4 340.6 0.58 16 250 10907 -44.4 -47.8 69 3.4 -44.7 207 29 340.0 340.0 294.5 340.8 0.20 17 200 12354 -57.3 -61.3 60 4.0 -57.4 222 45 342.0 342.0 294.8 342.2 0.05 18 150 14144 -63.2 -77.8 12 14.7 -63.3 291 23 361.3 361.3 299.0 361.3 0.01 19 100 16596 -68.3 -86.5 6 18.2 -68.4 320 15 395.8 395.8 304.6 395.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5704.34 m Freezing level: 608.33 mb = 4305.99 m = 14127.11 ft Wetbulb zero: 616.66 mb = 4193.21 m = 13757.07 ft Precipitable water: 2.07 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 92.82 % Est. max temperature: 28.80 C = 83.84 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 1005.34 mb = 105.54 m = 346.24 ft T: 21.35 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.79 C/km ThetaE index: 4.87 C Layer 900.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 948.05 mb = 613.41 m = 2012.48 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.80 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.49 C = 76.08 F Cap Strength: 0.17 C Lifted Index: 0.28 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.44 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.43 C Showalter Index: 2.22 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 41.73 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.78 C Cross Totals Index: 19.95 C K Index: 32.77 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 211.17 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.68 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 165.35 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 18.19 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.40 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.17 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 956.63 mb = 535.51 m = 1756.89 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 901.63 mb = 1044.80 m = 3427.77 ft Equ Level (EL): 511.63 mb = 5675.08 m = 18618.82 ft B at Equ Level: 164.79 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 301.63 mb = 9616.55 m = 31549.97 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 157.2 at 17.5 knts Storm direction: 187.2 at 13.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.7 neg: 1.1 tot: 3.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 69.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 94.4 neg: -15.1 tot: 79.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 26.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.50 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.7 stream: 3.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.10 Bulk Rich Number: 22.36 Bulk Shear: 7.39 m/s