MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2506050000F072.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2506050000F072.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 3 day NAM valid 0Z SUN 8 JUN 25 Station: 33.25,-97.3 Latitude: 33.25 Longitude: -97.30 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 80 SFC 983 229 31.7 23.1 60 8.7 25.3 156 3 306.3 309.7 299.0 361.5 18.34 2 950 538 28.9 21.1 63 7.7 23.2 165 5 306.5 309.6 298.1 357.1 16.82 3 900 1017 24.4 20.0 77 4.4 21.2 185 9 306.6 309.7 298.0 356.5 16.57 4 850 1516 20.0 17.8 87 2.2 18.5 211 11 307.1 310.0 297.3 353.2 15.29 5 800 2036 16.1 13.0 82 3.1 14.0 244 16 308.3 310.5 295.3 344.2 11.86 6 750 2583 14.5 3.5 48 10.9 8.2 262 21 312.3 313.5 292.5 332.8 6.59 7 700 3165 12.7 1.4 46 11.3 6.3 272 27 316.6 317.8 293.3 335.9 6.08 8 650 3782 8.6 -9.8 26 18.4 0.3 284 31 318.7 319.2 291.1 327.9 2.79 9 600 4436 2.9 -15.6 24 18.4 -4.3 288 33 319.4 319.8 290.5 325.8 1.89 10 550 5133 -1.8 -29.4 10 27.7 -9.2 286 36 322.0 322.1 290.0 324.2 0.61 11 500 5883 -6.7 -37.1 7 30.4 -13.2 283 46 324.9 324.9 290.6 326.0 0.32 12 450 6697 -12.1 -46.3 4 34.1 -17.5 283 49 328.0 328.0 291.3 328.5 0.13 13 400 7586 -18.4 -48.2 5 29.9 -22.2 280 51 331.1 331.2 292.2 331.6 0.12 14 350 8565 -25.8 -48.0 11 22.2 -28.2 285 52 334.0 334.0 292.9 334.6 0.14 15 300 9664 -34.4 -53.2 13 18.8 -35.8 281 61 336.9 336.9 293.6 337.2 0.09 16 250 10911 -43.5 -61.0 13 17.5 -44.2 283 72 341.4 341.4 294.7 341.5 0.04 17 200 12378 -53.3 -65.8 20 12.5 -53.6 285 77 348.3 348.3 296.3 348.5 0.03 18 150 14184 -62.9 -79.4 9 16.5 -63.0 285 68 361.8 361.8 299.1 361.8 0.00 19 100 16629 -70.3 -86.7 7 16.4 -70.4 295 39 391.9 391.9 304.0 391.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5803.68 m Freezing level: 569.09 mb = 4867.19 m = 15968.27 ft Wetbulb zero: 647.18 mb = 3817.72 m = 12525.17 ft Precipitable water: 1.63 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 44.53 % Est. max temperature: 32.88 C = 91.18 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 868.19 mb = 1331.08 m = 4367.01 ft T: 21.63 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.16 C/km ThetaE index: 28.64 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 840.04 mb = 1616.97 m = 5304.97 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.92 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.72 C = 90.90 F Cap Strength: 0.53 C Lifted Index: -6.33 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -9.95 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.19 C Showalter Index: -4.86 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.26 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.71 C Cross Totals Index: 24.54 C K Index: 33.24 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 326.53 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -5.20 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2679.28 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 73.20 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6.86 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.53 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 849.93 mb = 1516.38 m = 4974.94 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 834.93 mb = 1669.33 m = 5476.73 ft Equ Level (EL): 704.93 mb = 3105.87 m = 10189.75 ft B at Equ Level: 29.25 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 274.8 at 25.4 knts Storm direction: 304.8 at 19.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 101.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 165.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 165.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 55.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.90 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.2 stream: 5.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.93 Bulk Rich Number: 27.02 Bulk Shear: 99.15 m/s