MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2506041800F048.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2506041800F048.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 48 hour NAM valid 18Z FRI 6 JUN 25 Station: 37.44,-83.75 Latitude: 37.44 Longitude: -83.75 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 111 SFC 977 318 27.4 21.9 72 5.4 23.5 219 6 302.6 305.7 297.4 353.5 17.23 2 950 563 24.6 19.4 73 5.2 20.9 221 8 302.1 304.9 295.9 346.6 15.06 3 900 1035 19.9 18.1 89 1.9 18.7 223 10 302.0 304.7 295.6 345.3 14.65 4 850 1525 15.8 14.9 95 0.9 15.3 237 16 302.7 305.0 294.4 340.2 12.66 5 800 2039 13.4 11.0 86 2.3 11.9 249 24 305.4 307.3 293.4 336.5 10.38 6 750 2581 10.5 8.3 86 2.2 9.1 264 25 308.0 309.7 293.3 335.8 9.19 7 700 3153 7.3 5.1 86 2.2 6.0 274 30 310.5 312.0 293.0 334.9 7.90 8 650 3760 4.0 1.7 85 2.3 2.8 284 31 313.5 314.8 292.9 334.5 6.69 9 600 4407 0.5 -4.6 69 5.1 -2.0 291 32 316.7 317.6 292.1 331.3 4.55 10 550 5100 -4.1 -14.0 46 9.9 -7.9 290 28 319.2 319.7 290.9 327.1 2.35 11 500 5844 -8.9 -24.0 28 15.1 -13.2 284 31 322.2 322.4 290.6 326.0 1.10 12 450 6652 -13.7 -37.5 12 23.7 -18.2 283 38 326.0 326.0 290.9 327.2 0.34 13 400 7535 -19.8 -45.7 8 25.9 -23.2 282 39 329.3 329.3 291.7 329.9 0.16 14 350 8513 -25.8 -48.8 10 23.0 -28.3 280 38 334.0 334.0 292.9 334.5 0.13 15 300 9612 -34.6 -43.8 39 9.2 -35.5 295 38 336.6 336.7 293.7 337.6 0.26 16 250 10857 -45.3 -50.8 53 5.6 -45.6 290 55 338.8 338.8 294.1 339.4 0.14 17 200 12302 -56.2 -62.2 47 5.9 -56.3 308 87 343.7 343.7 295.3 343.9 0.04 18 150 14096 -63.4 -76.2 16 12.8 -63.6 278 39 360.8 360.8 298.8 360.8 0.01 19 100 16585 -67.5 -86.7 5 19.2 -67.6 258 38 397.4 397.4 304.9 397.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5732.37 m Freezing level: 594.35 mb = 4485.52 m = 14716.09 ft Wetbulb zero: 620.78 mb = 4131.87 m = 13555.84 ft Precipitable water: 1.71 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 74.08 % Est. max temperature: 28.74 C = 83.74 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 902.87 mb = 1007.02 m = 3303.83 ft T: 20.20 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.01 C/km ThetaE index: 27.52 C Layer 950.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 877.25 mb = 1254.48 m = 4115.71 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.03 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.18 C = 80.92 F Cap Strength: 0.12 C Lifted Index: -4.69 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.33 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.36 C Showalter Index: -2.18 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 48.52 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.69 C Cross Totals Index: 23.82 C K Index: 37.47 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 358.43 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.79 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1521.40 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 55.16 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.34 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.37 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 879.56 mb = 1231.88 m = 4041.57 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 874.56 mb = 1280.80 m = 4202.06 ft Equ Level (EL): 184.56 mb = 12803.49 m = 42005.68 ft B at Equ Level: 1501.21 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 114.56 mb = 15750.62 m = 51674.64 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 274.7 at 25.0 knts Storm direction: 304.7 at 18.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 101.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 165.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 165.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 55.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.96 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.9 stream: 5.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.12 Bulk Rich Number: 25.43 Bulk Shear: 59.83 m/s