MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2506041200F057.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2506041200F057.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 57 hour NAM valid 21Z FRI 6 JUN 25 Station: 36.17,-86.83 Latitude: 36.17 Longitude: -86.83 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 103 SFC 991 179 29.8 23.9 71 5.9 25.4 281 6 303.7 307.2 298.8 360.7 19.16 2 950 558 25.9 22.5 82 3.4 23.4 271 12 303.4 306.8 298.3 358.0 18.36 3 900 1032 21.7 21.2 97 0.5 21.3 261 15 303.8 307.1 298.1 357.0 17.87 4 850 1527 17.8 17.7 99 0.1 17.7 255 21 304.8 307.6 296.6 350.0 15.14 5 800 2044 14.1 11.0 82 3.1 12.1 260 29 306.2 308.1 293.7 337.4 10.37 6 750 2586 11.3 3.7 60 7.6 7.0 261 31 308.8 310.1 291.5 329.3 6.67 7 700 3160 8.7 -0.5 52 9.2 3.8 253 31 312.1 313.1 291.3 328.7 5.28 8 650 3768 4.4 -5.4 49 9.8 -0.3 245 31 313.9 314.7 290.7 326.4 3.92 9 600 4414 0.2 -8.3 53 8.5 -3.6 247 30 316.3 317.0 290.9 327.3 3.40 10 550 5107 -3.9 -11.1 57 7.2 -6.8 252 31 319.5 320.1 291.5 329.3 2.98 11 500 5852 -7.8 -21.5 32 13.7 -12.1 254 30 323.5 323.8 291.2 328.3 1.37 12 450 6664 -13.2 -20.7 53 7.5 -15.5 258 36 326.6 326.9 292.3 332.3 1.63 13 400 7548 -20.0 -23.8 71 3.9 -21.0 259 26 329.1 329.3 292.8 334.0 1.40 14 350 8527 -25.1 -40.3 23 15.2 -27.3 249 14 334.9 335.0 293.4 336.2 0.33 15 300 9629 -33.7 -44.7 32 11.0 -34.8 273 21 337.9 337.9 294.0 338.8 0.24 16 250 10879 -44.3 -48.0 67 3.7 -44.6 294 32 340.2 340.2 294.6 341.0 0.20 17 200 12332 -56.2 -60.3 60 4.1 -56.3 308 50 343.8 343.8 295.3 344.0 0.06 18 150 14120 -64.5 -73.9 26 9.4 -64.6 264 28 359.0 359.0 298.5 359.1 0.01 19 100 16583 -66.9 -87.4 4 20.5 -67.0 264 34 398.5 398.5 305.0 398.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5749.13 m Freezing level: 597.98 mb = 4441.80 m = 14572.65 ft Wetbulb zero: 653.33 mb = 3726.01 m = 12224.31 ft Precipitable water: 1.88 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 64.96 % Est. max temperature: 31.15 C = 88.07 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 911.00 mb = 925.87 m = 3037.59 ft T: 22.61 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.15 C/km ThetaE index: 34.27 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 899.22 mb = 1039.99 m = 3411.99 ft Mean mixing ratio: 18.33 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.95 C = 85.91 F Cap Strength: 0.19 C Lifted Index: -7.61 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -9.58 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -4.01 C Showalter Index: -4.86 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.15 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.65 C Cross Totals Index: 25.51 C K Index: 34.13 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 327.38 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.33 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3607.57 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 84.94 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.19 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 902.51 mb = 1008.03 m = 3307.16 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 887.51 mb = 1153.41 m = 3784.11 ft Equ Level (EL): 147.51 mb = 14221.38 m = 46657.49 ft B at Equ Level: 3576.05 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 254.2 at 26.8 knts Storm direction: 284.2 at 20.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.1 neg: 3.5 tot: 4.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 110.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 58.7 neg: -14.0 tot: 44.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 14.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.60 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.2 stream: 3.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.25 Bulk Rich Number: 87.77 Bulk Shear: 41.10 m/s