MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2506050000F021.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2506050000F021.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 21 hour NAM valid 21Z THU 5 JUN 25 Station: 31.53,-100.30 Latitude: 31.53 Longitude: -100.30 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 74 1 950 534 SFC 946 571 34.4 18.5 39 15.9 23.0 160 13 312.5 315.2 298.0 356.5 14.31 3 900 1018 27.9 16.8 51 11.1 20.1 162 15 310.2 312.8 297.0 351.4 13.49 4 850 1522 22.9 15.7 64 7.2 17.9 164 15 310.2 312.7 296.8 350.9 13.36 5 800 2046 17.8 14.7 82 3.1 15.7 165 15 310.1 312.7 296.8 350.7 13.30 6 750 2596 15.6 5.2 50 10.4 9.3 181 19 313.5 314.9 293.4 336.6 7.39 7 700 3179 12.9 -1.0 38 13.9 5.4 165 11 316.8 317.8 292.6 333.1 5.10 8 650 3797 8.3 -0.5 54 8.8 3.5 215 11 318.4 319.5 293.4 336.6 5.69 9 600 4452 3.1 -6.5 49 9.6 -1.5 247 14 319.7 320.4 292.4 332.5 3.91 10 550 5150 -1.3 -18.7 25 17.4 -7.4 272 19 322.6 322.9 291.2 328.0 1.59 11 500 5901 -6.0 -34.7 8 28.7 -12.6 257 18 325.8 325.8 290.9 327.3 0.40 12 450 6719 -10.5 -31.3 16 20.8 -15.5 255 27 330.0 330.1 292.3 332.3 0.62 13 400 7613 -17.1 -29.9 32 12.8 -20.1 259 33 332.7 332.9 293.2 335.6 0.80 14 350 8598 -25.1 -34.9 40 9.7 -26.8 263 38 334.8 335.0 293.6 337.0 0.56 15 300 9696 -34.6 -40.0 58 5.4 -35.2 263 46 336.7 336.7 293.9 338.2 0.39 16 250 10945 -43.6 -52.3 38 8.7 -44.1 265 59 341.2 341.2 294.7 341.7 0.12 17 200 12411 -53.0 -69.0 13 15.9 -53.3 272 64 348.8 348.8 296.4 348.9 0.02 18 150 14217 -63.4 -79.3 10 15.9 -63.5 262 56 360.9 360.9 298.9 360.9 0.00 19 100 16641 -73.4 -87.5 10 14.2 -73.4 253 22 386.0 386.0 303.2 386.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5827.59 m Freezing level: 564.70 mb = 4944.83 m = 16223.01 ft Wetbulb zero: 615.10 mb = 4248.57 m = 13938.70 ft Precipitable water: 1.44 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 46.46 % Est. max temperature: 32.37 C = 90.26 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 752.45 mb = 2568.57 m = 8426.97 ft T: 15.71 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.95 C/km ThetaE index: 23.42 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 703.91 mb = 3132.35 m = 10276.60 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.63 g/kg Conv temperature: 38.42 C = 101.16 F Cap Strength: 1.81 C Lifted Index: -3.88 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -7.48 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.69 C Showalter Index: -3.36 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.62 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.90 C Cross Totals Index: 21.72 C K Index: 30.77 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 418.93 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.49 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1628.44 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 57.07 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 77.26 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.81 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 762.67 mb = 2453.59 m = 8049.75 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 647.67 mb = 3826.41 m = 12553.68 ft Equ Level (EL): 177.67 mb = 13154.33 m = 43156.74 ft B at Equ Level: 1611.37 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 216.6 at 15.8 knts Storm direction: 246.6 at 11.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.9 neg: 1.2 tot: 3.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 10.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 48.3 neg: -35.5 tot: 12.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 4.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.12 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.0 stream: 0.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.40 Bulk Rich Number: 64.58 Bulk Shear: 25.21 m/s