MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2506040000F072.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2506040000F072.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 3 day NAM valid 0Z SAT 7 JUN 25 Station: 34.22,-101.50 Latitude: 34.22 Longitude: -101.50 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 36 1 950 495 2 900 981 SFC 898 1005 30.4 20.3 55 10.0 23.0 165 11 313.0 316.3 299.7 365.5 16.98 4 850 1489 25.0 19.1 70 5.9 20.7 170 13 312.3 315.5 299.4 363.4 16.59 5 800 2018 19.8 18.0 90 1.8 18.5 173 13 312.3 315.4 299.3 363.0 16.49 6 750 2572 16.6 10.5 68 6.0 12.6 205 12 314.6 316.6 296.2 347.9 10.73 7 700 3157 12.9 6.6 66 6.3 9.0 225 16 316.7 318.4 295.4 344.3 8.77 8 650 3775 8.2 2.4 67 5.8 4.9 240 17 318.2 319.6 294.4 340.6 7.03 9 600 4431 3.2 -3.7 60 7.0 -0.3 254 23 319.9 320.8 293.2 335.6 4.84 10 550 5130 -1.3 -9.5 54 8.2 -4.9 267 30 322.6 323.2 292.7 333.8 3.38 11 500 5882 -6.9 -16.6 46 9.7 -10.4 260 38 324.7 325.1 292.2 331.8 2.09 12 450 6694 -12.5 -31.6 19 19.1 -16.8 262 43 327.6 327.7 291.6 329.8 0.60 13 400 7580 -19.4 -33.2 28 13.8 -22.1 260 50 329.8 329.9 292.3 332.0 0.58 14 350 8556 -27.2 -36.8 40 9.6 -28.6 262 53 332.1 332.2 292.7 333.8 0.46 15 300 9646 -35.6 -47.0 30 11.4 -36.5 266 66 335.2 335.2 293.3 335.9 0.19 16 250 10893 -44.2 -60.4 15 16.3 -44.8 268 75 340.4 340.4 294.4 340.6 0.04 17 200 12355 -53.5 -68.4 15 14.9 -53.8 273 90 348.1 348.1 296.2 348.2 0.02 18 150 14158 -63.6 -79.4 10 15.8 -63.7 270 74 360.5 360.5 298.8 360.5 0.00 19 100 16615 -68.7 -87.3 5 18.6 -68.8 265 32 395.1 395.1 304.5 395.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5846.66 m Freezing level: 564.20 mb = 4931.69 m = 16179.88 ft Wetbulb zero: 602.92 mb = 4390.94 m = 14405.81 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 64.24 % Est. max temperature: 31.95 C = 89.51 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 776.50 mb = 2274.41 m = 7461.87 ft T: 18.31 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.24 C/km ThetaE index: 35.70 C Layer 850.0- 400.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 763.48 mb = 2419.58 m = 7938.16 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.65 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.24 C = 88.22 F Cap Strength: 0.68 C Lifted Index: -8.35 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -14.12 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.16 C Showalter Index: -8.24 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 57.80 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 31.83 C Cross Totals Index: 25.97 C K Index: 44.67 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 470.16 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -6.09 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 4073.68 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 90.26 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 9.53 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.68 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 779.46 mb = 2241.77 m = 7354.80 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 744.46 mb = 2635.37 m = 8646.13 ft Equ Level (EL): 144.46 mb = 14386.16 m = 47198.12 ft B at Equ Level: 4072.98 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 247.2 at 24.2 knts Storm direction: 277.2 at 18.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 54.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 74.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 74.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 24.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.67 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.0 stream: 2.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.35 Bulk Rich Number: 49.41 Bulk Shear: 82.45 m/s