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: 35.13,-78.93 Latitude: 35.13 Longitude: -78.93 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1001 58 30.5 22.1 61 8.4 24.3 205 2 303.6 306.7 297.5 353.9 16.95 1 1000 64 30.8 21.5 58 9.3 24.0 192 3 303.9 306.9 297.2 352.5 16.32 2 950 522 27.4 19.1 60 8.4 21.5 232 9 305.0 307.8 296.5 349.2 14.80 3 900 998 22.9 17.9 73 5.0 19.4 238 9 305.1 307.8 296.3 348.5 14.51 4 850 1494 18.2 16.5 90 1.7 17.1 240 9 305.2 307.9 296.0 347.3 14.05 5 800 2011 14.7 12.7 88 2.0 13.4 250 13 306.9 309.0 294.8 341.9 11.64 6 750 2555 11.6 9.0 84 2.6 10.0 274 15 309.1 311.0 294.0 338.5 9.65 7 700 3129 8.0 4.6 79 3.4 6.0 289 17 311.3 312.8 293.0 334.8 7.60 8 650 3737 4.8 -3.2 56 8.0 0.8 291 23 314.4 315.3 291.5 329.1 4.63 9 600 4385 0.8 -9.2 47 9.9 -3.6 284 30 317.0 317.6 291.0 327.3 3.18 10 550 5079 -3.1 -11.3 53 8.3 -6.5 272 27 320.4 321.0 291.7 330.1 2.93 11 500 5828 -6.6 -12.4 63 5.8 -8.9 254 27 325.0 325.6 293.0 334.9 2.95 12 450 6644 -11.7 -32.0 17 20.2 -16.4 247 28 328.5 328.6 291.9 330.6 0.58 13 400 7535 -17.6 -48.1 5 30.5 -21.7 243 27 332.2 332.2 292.4 332.7 0.12 14 350 8519 -24.8 -52.2 6 27.4 -27.6 240 26 335.3 335.4 293.2 335.7 0.09 15 300 9620 -34.3 -46.0 30 11.6 -35.4 241 25 337.0 337.0 293.8 337.8 0.21 16 250 10867 -43.9 -47.5 68 3.5 -44.2 276 42 340.7 340.8 294.7 341.6 0.21 17 200 12325 -55.9 -59.8 61 3.9 -55.9 262 60 344.3 344.3 295.4 344.6 0.06 18 150 14099 -68.5 -73.3 50 4.8 -68.6 258 51 352.0 352.0 297.1 352.1 0.01 19 100 16563 -66.4 -88.3 3 21.9 -66.5 274 31 399.5 399.5 305.2 399.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5764.22 m Freezing level: 590.15 mb = 4521.76 m = 14835.00 ft Wetbulb zero: 641.11 mb = 3848.83 m = 12627.24 ft Precipitable water: 1.89 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 67.64 % Est. max temperature: 32.15 C = 89.87 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 886.68 mb = 1127.57 m = 3699.33 ft T: 21.71 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.41 C/km ThetaE index: 26.58 C Layer 1000.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 838.48 mb = 1610.34 m = 5283.19 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.11 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.52 C = 90.53 F Cap Strength: 0.48 C Lifted Index: -3.65 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.92 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.58 C Showalter Index: -2.65 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 47.98 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.84 C Cross Totals Index: 23.13 C K Index: 37.94 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 243.47 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.51 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1717.84 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 58.61 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 12.88 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.48 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 848.62 mb = 1507.65 m = 4946.28 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 823.62 mb = 1762.88 m = 5783.66 ft Equ Level (EL): 163.62 mb = 13562.86 m = 44497.03 ft B at Equ Level: 1717.48 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 270.4 at 18.6 knts Storm direction: 300.4 at 14.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 2.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 116.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 57.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 57.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 19.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.84 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.0 stream: 3.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.47 Bulk Rich Number: 56.28 Bulk Shear: 30.52 m/s