MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2506050000F075.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2506050000F075.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 75 hour NAM valid 3Z SUN 8 JUN 25 Station: 36.57,-85.64 Latitude: 36.57 Longitude: -85.64 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 62 SFC 979 246 21.9 21.7 98 0.3 21.8 188 3 296.9 299.9 295.7 345.7 16.90 2 950 508 20.1 19.9 99 0.1 20.0 220 10 297.5 300.4 295.0 342.7 15.60 3 900 975 18.9 17.9 94 1.0 18.2 227 25 301.0 303.7 295.2 343.6 14.50 4 850 1465 16.1 12.9 81 3.2 14.0 247 36 303.0 305.0 293.3 335.9 11.07 5 800 1978 13.3 9.1 76 4.2 10.7 271 43 305.3 307.0 292.4 332.7 9.10 6 750 2518 9.4 7.8 90 1.6 8.4 275 44 306.8 308.4 292.7 333.6 8.86 7 700 3088 6.3 4.5 88 1.8 5.2 273 45 309.4 310.8 292.4 332.6 7.54 8 650 3694 3.8 -0.6 73 4.4 1.5 275 49 313.3 314.3 292.0 331.0 5.63 9 600 4340 -0.0 -8.0 55 8.0 -3.6 273 54 316.1 316.7 291.0 327.3 3.49 10 550 5032 -3.4 -22.6 21 19.1 -9.4 270 51 320.0 320.2 289.9 323.9 1.13 11 500 5777 -8.1 -31.2 14 23.1 -13.6 266 46 323.1 323.2 290.3 325.2 0.56 12 450 6587 -13.2 -42.7 6 29.5 -18.1 266 39 326.7 326.7 291.0 327.4 0.20 13 400 7473 -18.9 -57.1 2 38.2 -22.9 263 45 330.4 330.4 291.9 330.5 0.04 14 350 8453 -25.3 -51.6 7 26.3 -28.0 249 51 334.6 334.6 293.0 335.0 0.09 15 300 9551 -34.6 -55.1 11 20.5 -36.0 248 53 336.6 336.6 293.6 336.9 0.07 16 250 10797 -44.2 -50.5 50 6.3 -44.6 239 60 340.3 340.3 294.6 340.9 0.15 17 200 12250 -57.2 -60.8 63 3.7 -57.3 234 69 342.2 342.2 294.9 342.4 0.05 18 150 14040 -61.8 -77.9 10 16.1 -61.9 269 65 363.6 363.6 299.4 363.7 0.01 19 100 16534 -63.3 -87.5 2 24.2 -63.5 280 47 405.4 405.4 305.9 405.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5715.04 m Freezing level: 600.53 mb = 4332.65 m = 14214.55 ft Wetbulb zero: 635.44 mb = 3876.47 m = 12717.92 ft Precipitable water: 1.57 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 67.65 % Est. max temperature: 28.97 C = 84.15 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 975.83 mb = 275.02 m = 902.30 ft T: 21.73 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.35 C/km ThetaE index: 10.96 C Layer 850.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 889.84 mb = 1072.03 m = 3517.12 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.10 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.46 C = 79.62 F Cap Strength: 0.82 C Lifted Index: -2.64 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.47 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.43 C Showalter Index: 0.40 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.25 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.21 C Cross Totals Index: 21.04 C K Index: 35.32 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 335.96 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.05 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 824.01 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 40.60 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 10.64 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.79 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 919.52 mb = 789.34 m = 2589.67 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 844.52 mb = 1519.58 m = 4985.43 ft Equ Level (EL): 194.52 mb = 12423.20 m = 40758.04 ft B at Equ Level: 812.43 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 134.52 mb = 14709.70 m = 48259.57 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 267.3 at 41.6 knts Storm direction: 297.3 at 31.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.6 neg: 0.3 tot: 7.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 116.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 425.3 neg: -3.1 tot: 422.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 140.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.91 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.6 stream: 9.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.12 Bulk Rich Number: 4.85 Bulk Shear: 169.85 m/s