MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2506040600F084.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2506040600F084.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 3.5 day NAM valid 18Z SAT 7 JUN 25 Station: 35.72,-80.89 Latitude: 35.72 Longitude: -80.89 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 SFC 977 264 31.2 22.5 60 8.7 24.8 228 12 306.4 309.7 298.7 360.0 17.85 2 950 516 27.3 20.7 67 6.6 22.5 230 15 304.9 307.9 297.4 353.8 16.37 3 900 992 22.6 19.8 84 2.8 20.6 232 17 304.8 307.8 297.4 353.7 16.38 4 850 1487 18.1 17.7 97 0.4 17.8 248 21 305.1 307.9 296.7 350.3 15.12 5 800 2005 14.7 13.1 90 1.6 13.6 271 33 306.8 309.0 295.0 342.7 11.90 6 750 2549 11.1 7.0 76 4.2 8.6 269 35 308.7 310.3 292.9 334.3 8.40 7 700 3122 8.6 1.5 61 7.1 4.7 263 31 312.1 313.2 292.0 331.1 6.10 8 650 3731 4.8 -3.8 53 8.6 0.5 261 32 314.4 315.3 291.3 328.6 4.44 9 600 4379 0.2 -2.9 79 3.2 -1.4 262 36 316.4 317.4 292.4 332.8 5.14 10 550 5073 -2.5 -9.0 61 6.5 -5.4 260 39 321.1 321.8 292.4 332.7 3.52 11 500 5823 -6.3 -28.5 15 22.3 -12.2 255 42 325.4 325.5 291.2 328.0 0.73 12 450 6637 -12.6 -23.2 41 10.7 -15.6 259 42 327.5 327.7 292.3 332.1 1.31 13 400 7526 -17.9 -27.1 44 9.3 -20.1 264 38 331.8 332.0 293.2 335.5 1.03 14 350 8510 -25.0 -34.9 39 10.0 -26.7 262 38 335.1 335.2 293.6 337.2 0.56 15 300 9611 -33.4 -37.6 66 4.1 -34.0 265 41 338.2 338.3 294.4 340.2 0.50 16 250 10863 -44.1 -53.3 35 9.2 -44.6 254 41 340.5 340.6 294.6 341.0 0.11 17 200 12316 -56.9 -64.4 38 7.4 -57.1 269 42 342.6 342.6 295.0 342.8 0.03 18 150 14087 -66.5 -74.6 31 8.1 -66.6 261 42 355.5 355.5 297.8 355.5 0.01 19 100 16550 -66.9 -86.3 5 19.3 -67.1 251 30 398.4 398.4 305.0 398.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5763.75 m Freezing level: 595.99 mb = 4434.36 m = 14548.24 ft Wetbulb zero: 635.85 mb = 3909.40 m = 12825.95 ft Precipitable water: 1.83 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 68.80 % Est. max temperature: 30.71 C = 87.27 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 862.34 mb = 1362.57 m = 4470.33 ft T: 19.22 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.53 C/km ThetaE index: 31.46 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 863.09 mb = 1355.05 m = 4445.63 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.50 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.87 C = 85.76 F Cap Strength: -0.04 C Lifted Index: -4.84 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -7.39 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.12 C Showalter Index: -3.44 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 48.31 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.37 C Cross Totals Index: 23.94 C K Index: 34.88 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 333.40 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.37 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2698.80 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 73.47 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4.73 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.30 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 862.97 mb = 1356.21 m = 4449.47 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 857.97 mb = 1406.57 m = 4614.67 ft Equ Level (EL): 147.97 mb = 14169.77 m = 46488.18 ft B at Equ Level: 2663.64 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 258.9 at 31.5 knts Storm direction: 288.9 at 23.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.5 neg: 0.9 tot: 5.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 76.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 105.9 neg: -20.7 tot: 85.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 28.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.57 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.1 stream: 3.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.78 Bulk Rich Number: 50.28 Bulk Shear: 53.67 m/s