MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2506050000F024.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2506050000F024.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 24 hour NAM valid 0Z FRI 6 JUN 25 Station: 31.88,-102.96 Latitude: 31.88 Longitude: -102.96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 23 1 950 483 SFC 907 904 33.2 16.7 37 16.5 21.5 152 20 315.1 317.6 298.0 356.5 13.33 3 900 972 31.8 16.4 40 15.4 20.9 152 22 314.3 316.9 297.7 355.2 13.18 4 850 1481 26.5 15.4 51 11.1 18.8 153 27 313.9 316.4 297.6 354.4 13.09 5 800 2012 21.4 14.5 65 6.9 16.7 154 27 314.0 316.5 297.6 354.5 13.09 6 750 2569 18.1 11.1 64 7.0 13.5 172 18 316.2 318.4 296.9 351.2 11.16 7 700 3156 14.3 4.6 52 9.7 8.5 191 14 318.3 319.8 294.9 342.5 7.61 8 650 3777 9.3 1.5 58 7.8 4.8 215 14 319.5 320.7 294.4 340.5 6.58 9 600 4434 3.9 -3.6 58 7.5 0.1 245 17 320.7 321.6 293.4 336.6 4.91 10 550 5135 -1.2 -10.9 48 9.7 -5.4 253 24 322.6 323.2 292.4 332.7 3.02 11 500 5887 -6.4 -16.9 43 10.4 -10.2 254 30 325.2 325.6 292.3 332.2 2.04 12 450 6701 -11.6 -21.1 45 9.4 -14.6 258 39 328.6 328.9 292.8 334.1 1.58 13 400 7593 -17.5 -29.0 36 11.5 -20.2 261 48 332.2 332.4 293.2 335.4 0.87 14 350 8578 -25.0 -33.6 44 8.7 -26.5 262 55 335.1 335.2 293.7 337.5 0.64 15 300 9681 -32.5 -41.7 39 9.3 -33.6 253 65 339.6 339.7 294.6 340.9 0.33 16 250 10942 -41.3 -49.2 42 7.9 -41.8 252 68 344.7 344.7 295.6 345.4 0.17 17 200 12418 -53.0 -60.3 40 7.4 -53.2 255 72 348.9 348.9 296.4 349.1 0.06 18 150 14214 -65.7 -72.9 36 7.1 -65.8 255 71 356.8 356.8 298.1 356.9 0.01 19 100 16627 -72.3 -87.6 8 15.4 -72.3 247 24 388.1 388.1 303.5 388.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5864.39 m Freezing level: 561.97 mb = 4966.99 m = 16295.70 ft Wetbulb zero: 599.28 mb = 4443.89 m = 14579.51 ft Precipitable water: 1.45 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 54.04 % Est. max temperature: 34.06 C = 93.30 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 714.58 mb = 2980.77 m = 9779.31 ft T: 15.44 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.59 C/km ThetaE index: 22.32 C Layer 750.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 676.37 mb = 3443.91 m = 11298.77 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.12 g/kg Conv temperature: 36.91 C = 98.44 F Cap Strength: 3.02 C Lifted Index: -5.10 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.58 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.44 C Showalter Index: -4.99 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 54.81 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 32.93 C Cross Totals Index: 21.87 C K Index: 38.66 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 533.69 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.25 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1818.10 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 60.30 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 99.25 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.02 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 721.96 mb = 2893.32 m = 9492.39 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 636.96 mb = 3943.33 m = 12937.27 ft Equ Level (EL): 156.96 mb = 13931.10 m = 45705.16 ft B at Equ Level: 1806.58 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 221.3 at 23.5 knts Storm direction: 251.3 at 17.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 12.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 48.5 neg: -10.2 tot: 38.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 12.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.15 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.7 stream: 0.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.49 Bulk Rich Number: 19.61 Bulk Shear: 92.72 m/s