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: 33.60,-100.27 Latitude: 33.60 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 75 1 950 525 SFC 947 549 26.4 20.8 71 5.7 22.3 121 14 304.3 307.3 297.4 353.4 16.50 3 900 1003 24.8 18.7 69 6.1 20.4 157 35 307.0 309.9 297.3 352.9 15.24 4 850 1502 21.1 17.1 78 4.0 18.3 173 42 308.3 311.0 297.1 352.4 14.58 5 800 2025 17.0 14.3 84 2.7 15.2 184 39 309.3 311.7 296.3 348.6 12.92 6 750 2574 13.4 11.8 90 1.6 12.4 196 37 311.1 313.3 296.0 347.0 11.71 7 700 3153 10.6 5.7 72 4.9 7.6 204 35 314.2 315.8 294.3 339.9 8.24 8 650 3767 6.8 2.6 75 4.1 4.4 217 39 316.6 318.0 294.1 339.2 7.14 9 600 4420 2.1 -0.3 84 2.4 0.8 233 48 318.5 319.7 294.0 338.5 6.25 10 550 5116 -2.9 -3.8 94 0.9 -3.4 238 51 320.6 321.6 293.7 337.6 5.25 11 500 5866 -7.0 -8.3 90 1.3 -7.6 245 53 324.5 325.3 293.9 338.1 4.09 12 450 6683 -11.1 -16.3 66 5.1 -13.0 260 70 329.3 329.7 293.7 337.5 2.39 13 400 7574 -18.3 -26.1 51 7.7 -20.3 261 76 331.2 331.4 293.2 335.3 1.14 14 350 8556 -25.0 -28.6 72 3.6 -25.7 266 76 335.1 335.3 294.0 338.9 1.03 15 300 9663 -30.9 -34.1 74 3.1 -31.4 276 73 341.8 341.9 295.4 344.5 0.71 16 250 10934 -40.1 -43.4 70 3.3 -40.4 282 69 346.5 346.6 296.1 347.8 0.33 17 200 12413 -52.8 -56.7 63 3.9 -53.0 283 64 349.1 349.1 296.5 349.5 0.09 18 150 14201 -68.3 -73.1 51 4.7 -68.4 271 67 352.4 352.4 297.1 352.4 0.01 19 100 16627 -68.6 -88.7 4 20.1 -68.7 266 27 395.1 395.1 304.5 395.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5790.40 m Freezing level: 579.22 mb = 4709.11 m = 15449.65 ft Wetbulb zero: 590.61 mb = 4546.00 m = 14914.52 ft Precipitable water: 1.95 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 81.69 % Est. max temperature: 31.51 C = 88.72 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 872.39 mb = 1275.13 m = 4183.46 ft T: 22.78 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.49 C/km ThetaE index: 15.80 C Layer 900.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 798.05 mb = 2045.85 m = 6712.03 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.34 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.49 C = 88.68 F Cap Strength: 1.87 C Lifted Index: -5.09 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.12 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.80 C Showalter Index: -4.89 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.23 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.12 C Cross Totals Index: 24.10 C K Index: 40.34 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 549.97 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.86 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1593.18 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 56.45 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 44.37 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.87 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 828.38 mb = 1724.56 m = 5657.92 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 763.38 mb = 2423.50 m = 7951.01 ft Equ Level (EL): 143.38 mb = 14470.77 m = 47475.71 ft B at Equ Level: 1546.73 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 218.1 at 43.4 knts Storm direction: 248.1 at 32.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 69.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 570.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 570.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 190.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.75 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.5 stream: 8.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 5.31 Bulk Rich Number: 6.87 Bulk Shear: 231.86 m/s