MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2506050000F078.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2506050000F078.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 78 hour NAM valid 6Z SUN 8 JUN 25 Station: 36.49,-82.28 Latitude: 36.49 Longitude: -82.28 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 49 1 950 493 SFC 946 533 20.3 18.9 91 1.4 19.4 141 4 298.2 300.9 294.6 340.9 14.70 3 900 964 20.6 17.7 84 2.8 18.6 199 18 302.7 305.3 295.5 345.0 14.31 4 850 1456 17.0 14.4 85 2.5 15.3 208 26 303.9 306.2 294.4 340.4 12.25 5 800 1971 13.8 9.0 73 4.7 10.9 214 33 305.8 307.5 292.6 333.1 9.06 6 750 2511 9.1 8.0 92 1.2 8.5 228 42 306.5 308.2 292.7 333.7 9.00 7 700 3081 6.0 5.7 98 0.3 5.8 249 43 309.1 310.7 292.9 334.3 8.23 8 650 3685 2.5 2.1 97 0.4 2.2 257 45 311.7 313.0 292.5 333.0 6.85 9 600 4329 -0.8 -1.5 95 0.7 -1.2 262 46 315.1 316.2 292.6 333.3 5.72 10 550 5020 -4.5 -5.2 95 0.7 -4.8 269 47 318.7 319.6 292.8 334.0 4.73 11 500 5764 -8.5 -10.0 88 1.6 -9.1 270 43 322.7 323.4 292.9 334.6 3.57 12 450 6576 -12.7 -16.7 72 4.1 -14.1 263 37 327.3 327.8 293.1 335.2 2.30 13 400 7465 -18.0 -29.0 38 11.0 -20.5 261 41 331.6 331.8 293.0 334.8 0.87 14 350 8449 -25.3 -30.9 60 5.6 -26.5 253 45 334.6 334.7 293.7 337.6 0.83 15 300 9547 -34.4 -41.2 50 6.7 -35.2 253 53 336.9 336.9 293.9 338.2 0.35 16 250 10796 -44.4 -47.8 69 3.4 -44.6 245 58 340.0 340.1 294.5 340.8 0.20 17 200 12242 -58.0 -62.0 61 3.9 -58.1 244 66 340.8 340.8 294.6 341.0 0.05 18 150 14024 -62.7 -77.6 12 14.9 -62.9 264 51 362.0 362.0 299.1 362.0 0.01 19 100 16507 -59.6 -87.0 2 27.5 -59.9 282 23 412.6 412.6 306.8 412.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5715.54 m Freezing level: 612.73 mb = 4165.25 m = 13665.36 ft Wetbulb zero: 617.23 mb = 4101.43 m = 13455.97 ft Precipitable water: 1.67 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 90.72 % Est. max temperature: 27.88 C = 82.18 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 926.25 mb = 713.91 m = 2342.21 ft T: 20.44 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.38 C/km ThetaE index: 11.93 C Layer 850.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 833.20 mb = 1625.77 m = 5333.83 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.77 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.58 C = 79.85 F Cap Strength: 1.46 C Lifted Index: -2.79 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.98 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.53 C Showalter Index: -1.79 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.31 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.43 C Cross Totals Index: 22.88 C K Index: 39.56 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 402.71 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.26 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 798.85 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 39.97 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 28.09 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.46 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 863.32 mb = 1322.35 m = 4338.37 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 788.32 mb = 2094.37 m = 6871.19 ft Equ Level (EL): 188.32 mb = 12615.00 m = 41387.29 ft B at Equ Level: 774.01 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 138.32 mb = 14520.23 m = 47637.98 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 250.4 at 38.2 knts Storm direction: 280.4 at 28.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 115.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 518.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 518.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 172.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.94 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.5 stream: 10.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.01 Bulk Rich Number: 5.41 Bulk Shear: 147.62 m/s