MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2506050000F030.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2506050000F030.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 30 hour NAM valid 6Z FRI 6 JUN 25 Station: 33.4,-100.27 Latitude: 33.40 Longitude: -100.27 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 76 1 950 527 SFC 949 534 26.8 20.4 68 6.4 22.2 143 13 304.5 307.5 297.2 352.5 16.11 3 900 1005 25.1 18.4 66 6.8 20.4 168 39 307.4 310.2 297.2 352.5 14.95 4 850 1505 21.5 16.7 74 4.8 18.1 182 41 308.6 311.3 297.0 351.7 14.20 5 800 2028 17.3 15.4 88 1.9 16.0 193 38 309.6 312.2 297.0 351.8 13.87 6 750 2577 14.4 8.7 69 5.7 10.8 206 34 312.2 314.0 294.7 341.4 9.47 7 700 3158 11.8 5.1 63 6.7 7.8 219 32 315.5 317.0 294.4 340.2 7.87 8 650 3774 7.8 2.1 68 5.6 4.5 238 36 317.7 319.1 294.2 339.6 6.89 9 600 4430 3.0 -1.2 74 4.2 0.8 248 47 319.6 320.7 293.9 338.4 5.86 10 550 5127 -2.4 -7.5 68 5.1 -4.7 250 49 321.2 322.0 292.9 334.3 3.97 11 500 5877 -6.6 -16.5 45 9.9 -10.2 255 50 324.9 325.3 292.3 332.1 2.10 12 450 6693 -11.3 -29.6 20 18.3 -15.8 263 55 329.0 329.2 292.2 331.7 0.73 13 400 7584 -17.8 -32.6 26 14.8 -20.9 266 61 331.9 332.0 292.9 334.2 0.62 14 350 8569 -24.5 -42.3 18 17.7 -26.9 265 68 335.7 335.8 293.5 336.7 0.27 15 300 9671 -32.5 -39.5 50 7.0 -33.4 269 68 339.6 339.7 294.6 341.2 0.41 16 250 10935 -40.6 -44.1 69 3.4 -40.9 281 64 345.7 345.7 296.0 346.9 0.31 17 200 12414 -52.8 -56.7 63 3.9 -53.0 287 61 349.1 349.1 296.5 349.5 0.09 18 150 14201 -67.9 -74.5 38 6.6 -67.9 274 65 353.1 353.1 297.3 353.2 0.01 19 100 16621 -68.9 -86.4 6 17.5 -69.0 255 28 394.6 394.6 304.5 394.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5801.15 m Freezing level: 572.24 mb = 4816.88 m = 15803.23 ft Wetbulb zero: 592.91 mb = 4524.96 m = 14845.49 ft Precipitable water: 1.77 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 69.02 % Est. max temperature: 31.91 C = 89.44 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 864.77 mb = 1354.55 m = 4444.00 ft T: 22.58 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.77 C/km ThetaE index: 20.11 C Layer 750.0- 400.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 781.45 mb = 2228.00 m = 7309.63 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.03 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.81 C = 91.06 F Cap Strength: 2.05 C Lifted Index: -4.50 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.36 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.55 C Showalter Index: -4.27 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.46 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.13 C Cross Totals Index: 23.34 C K Index: 38.11 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 525.75 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.81 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1440.80 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 53.68 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 76.37 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.05 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 821.09 mb = 1803.88 m = 5918.16 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 676.09 mb = 3447.24 m = 11309.72 ft Equ Level (EL): 156.09 mb = 13953.56 m = 45778.83 ft B at Equ Level: 1435.32 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 228.6 at 40.9 knts Storm direction: 258.6 at 30.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 70.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 500.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 500.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 166.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.66 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.0 stream: 7.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 4.18 Bulk Rich Number: 7.16 Bulk Shear: 201.32 m/s