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: 34.02,-102.23 Latitude: 34.02 Longitude: -102.23 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 21 1 950 473 2 900 960 SFC 887 1088 29.6 18.3 51 11.3 21.5 143 19 313.3 316.2 298.7 359.8 15.08 4 850 1469 26.1 17.2 58 8.9 19.7 147 28 313.5 316.3 298.4 358.7 14.65 5 800 2000 20.9 16.1 74 4.8 17.5 152 30 313.5 316.3 298.4 358.5 14.57 6 750 2555 15.9 15.1 95 0.8 15.4 162 31 313.8 316.6 298.5 358.9 14.56 7 700 3138 11.6 9.5 87 2.1 10.2 188 29 315.3 317.4 296.3 348.7 10.70 8 650 3754 8.3 -3.1 44 11.4 2.4 217 31 318.4 319.3 292.7 333.5 4.69 9 600 4410 3.4 -7.3 46 10.6 -1.6 226 35 320.0 320.7 292.3 332.1 3.70 10 550 5108 -1.5 -20.2 22 18.7 -7.9 241 34 322.3 322.5 290.9 327.1 1.39 11 500 5860 -6.0 -28.4 15 22.4 -12.0 247 40 325.7 325.9 291.3 328.4 0.74 12 450 6676 -11.0 -34.7 12 23.8 -16.2 250 48 329.4 329.5 292.0 331.1 0.44 13 400 7567 -18.5 -28.3 42 9.8 -20.8 251 60 330.9 331.1 292.9 334.2 0.93 14 350 8547 -26.2 -32.4 56 6.2 -27.3 253 67 333.4 333.6 293.3 336.1 0.72 15 300 9642 -34.5 -38.5 67 4.0 -35.0 256 72 336.7 336.8 293.9 338.4 0.46 16 250 10894 -42.4 -46.2 67 3.7 -42.7 267 75 343.0 343.1 295.3 344.0 0.24 17 200 12367 -52.9 -56.9 62 4.0 -53.0 275 81 349.0 349.1 296.5 349.4 0.09 18 150 14168 -64.3 -68.9 53 4.6 -64.4 267 78 359.2 359.2 298.5 359.3 0.02 19 100 16625 -69.1 -88.1 5 19.0 -69.2 229 31 394.2 394.2 304.4 394.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5839.14 m Freezing level: 565.70 mb = 4888.87 m = 16039.40 ft Wetbulb zero: 620.05 mb = 4140.85 m = 13585.31 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 54.57 % Est. max temperature: 30.47 C = 86.84 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 753.09 mb = 2519.45 m = 8265.81 ft T: 16.20 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.45 C/km ThetaE index: 31.82 C Layer 700.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 740.23 mb = 2665.66 m = 8745.50 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.69 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.38 C = 86.68 F Cap Strength: 0.42 C Lifted Index: -6.00 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -10.72 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.28 C Showalter Index: -5.94 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 55.21 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 32.06 C Cross Totals Index: 23.15 C K Index: 47.12 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 574.51 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -5.80 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2829.94 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 75.23 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5.35 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.42 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 747.21 mb = 2586.30 m = 8485.15 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 732.21 mb = 2757.81 m = 9047.82 ft Equ Level (EL): 152.21 mb = 14075.91 m = 46180.26 ft B at Equ Level: 2824.29 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 217.9 at 34.6 knts Storm direction: 247.9 at 26.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 71.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 295.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 295.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 98.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.71 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.6 stream: 6.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.97 Bulk Rich Number: 16.77 Bulk Shear: 168.78 m/s