MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2506040600F018.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2506040600F018.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 18 hour NAM valid 0Z THU 5 JUN 25 Station: 30.94,-101.62 Latitude: 30.94 Longitude: -101.62 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1 950 513 SFC 919 807 31.1 19.1 49 12.0 22.5 119 12 311.7 314.6 298.4 358.7 15.33 3 900 998 28.5 18.4 54 10.2 21.2 121 14 310.9 313.8 298.0 356.6 14.92 4 850 1503 23.6 17.4 68 6.2 19.2 128 14 310.9 313.7 298.0 356.4 14.88 5 800 2029 18.5 16.3 87 2.2 17.0 141 15 310.9 313.7 297.9 356.0 14.77 6 750 2580 14.3 11.9 85 2.4 12.7 172 18 312.1 314.3 296.2 348.2 11.73 7 700 3162 12.9 -5.3 28 18.3 3.8 200 15 316.8 317.5 291.3 328.7 3.67 8 650 3778 7.6 -7.3 34 14.9 0.5 222 15 317.6 318.2 291.3 328.6 3.39 9 600 4430 1.9 -8.8 45 10.7 -2.9 242 16 318.3 318.9 291.5 329.0 3.28 10 550 5126 -1.2 -28.2 11 27.0 -8.8 266 19 322.7 322.8 290.3 325.1 0.68 11 500 5883 -3.7 -38.0 5 34.3 -11.4 255 24 328.5 328.5 291.6 329.6 0.29 12 450 6705 -9.7 -35.7 10 26.0 -15.4 255 30 331.0 331.1 292.4 332.5 0.40 13 400 7601 -16.2 -35.1 18 18.9 -20.0 259 36 333.9 334.0 293.3 335.8 0.48 14 350 8590 -24.2 -34.3 39 10.0 -26.1 255 40 336.1 336.2 293.9 338.3 0.60 15 300 9693 -32.9 -42.2 39 9.2 -34.0 263 48 338.9 339.0 294.4 340.2 0.31 16 250 10951 -42.5 -49.5 46 7.1 -42.9 266 59 343.0 343.0 295.2 343.6 0.17 17 200 12419 -53.3 -63.9 26 10.6 -53.6 261 68 348.3 348.3 296.3 348.4 0.04 18 150 14223 -63.8 -78.6 12 14.8 -63.9 262 58 360.1 360.1 298.7 360.2 0.01 19 100 16648 -71.5 -87.7 7 16.2 -71.6 268 23 389.5 389.5 303.7 389.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5823.52 m Freezing level: 569.21 mb = 4858.96 m = 15941.27 ft Wetbulb zero: 642.02 mb = 3878.58 m = 12724.83 ft Precipitable water: 1.34 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 44.94 % Est. max temperature: 31.07 C = 87.92 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 772.70 mb = 2325.53 m = 7629.58 ft T: 16.24 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.13 C/km ThetaE index: 30.15 C Layer 900.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 768.55 mb = 2371.39 m = 7780.06 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.92 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.08 C = 87.95 F Cap Strength: 0.61 C Lifted Index: -3.05 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -8.06 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.61 C Showalter Index: -2.94 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 48.48 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.34 C Cross Totals Index: 21.14 C K Index: 26.47 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 261.20 Risk: None Energy Index: -5.09 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2116.63 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 65.06 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4.63 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.71 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 775.94 mb = 2289.76 m = 7512.25 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 760.94 mb = 2456.33 m = 8058.72 ft Equ Level (EL): 720.94 mb = 2913.27 m = 9557.86 ft B at Equ Level: 6.21 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 223.8 at 18.3 knts Storm direction: 253.8 at 13.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 64.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 119.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 119.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 39.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.68 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.5 stream: 3.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.40 Bulk Rich Number: 26.22 Bulk Shear: 80.72 m/s