MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2506050000F081.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2506050000F081.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 81 hour NAM valid 9Z SUN 8 JUN 25 Station: 34.86,-82.57 Latitude: 34.86 Longitude: -82.57 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 58 SFC 972 302 23.1 21.0 87 2.2 21.6 225 9 298.7 301.6 295.7 346.0 16.26 2 950 506 22.5 20.5 89 2.0 21.1 232 22 300.0 303.0 296.1 347.6 16.23 3 900 976 20.3 18.6 90 1.6 19.1 246 40 302.4 305.2 296.0 347.3 15.20 4 850 1468 17.4 14.4 82 3.0 15.4 248 42 304.4 306.7 294.6 340.9 12.25 5 800 1984 13.8 9.5 75 4.3 11.1 239 36 305.8 307.6 292.8 334.0 9.35 6 750 2525 11.8 1.9 51 9.9 6.3 246 35 309.4 310.5 291.0 327.5 5.86 7 700 3100 8.7 -0.1 54 8.9 4.0 255 39 312.2 313.2 291.5 329.2 5.42 8 650 3708 4.4 0.2 74 4.2 2.1 256 43 313.9 315.1 292.4 332.7 5.97 9 600 4356 0.6 -7.8 53 8.5 -3.2 259 43 316.9 317.6 291.2 328.3 3.54 10 550 5048 -4.8 -12.2 56 7.4 -7.7 258 46 318.4 318.9 291.0 327.4 2.72 11 500 5790 -9.4 -20.4 40 11.0 -12.8 245 46 321.6 321.9 290.8 326.7 1.51 12 450 6596 -13.9 -36.1 13 22.2 -18.2 248 42 325.8 325.9 290.9 327.2 0.39 13 400 7482 -18.9 -57.1 2 38.2 -22.8 253 42 330.5 330.5 291.9 330.6 0.04 14 350 8461 -25.6 -57.9 3 32.3 -28.3 257 44 334.2 334.2 292.9 334.4 0.04 15 300 9559 -34.7 -47.4 26 12.8 -35.8 256 49 336.5 336.5 293.6 337.2 0.18 16 250 10804 -44.9 -59.7 18 14.8 -45.4 260 45 339.4 339.4 294.2 339.6 0.05 17 200 12256 -56.6 -66.2 29 9.6 -56.8 256 45 343.1 343.1 295.1 343.2 0.03 18 150 14029 -64.6 -77.0 17 12.4 -64.7 265 55 358.7 358.7 298.5 358.8 0.01 19 100 16528 -63.7 -87.8 2 24.1 -63.9 293 26 404.6 404.6 305.8 404.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5732.33 m Freezing level: 594.03 mb = 4438.91 m = 14563.17 ft Wetbulb zero: 630.03 mb = 3960.97 m = 12995.15 ft Precipitable water: 1.54 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 65.30 % Est. max temperature: 29.60 C = 85.27 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 941.97 mb = 579.37 m = 1900.79 ft T: 22.17 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.75 C/km ThetaE index: 20.08 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 864.26 mb = 1325.01 m = 4347.08 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.44 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.25 C = 82.85 F Cap Strength: 1.19 C Lifted Index: -5.28 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.52 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.94 C Showalter Index: -2.99 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.71 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.86 C Cross Totals Index: 23.85 C K Index: 32.42 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 337.58 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.81 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1474.98 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 54.31 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 15.43 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.19 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 896.21 mb = 1012.09 m = 3320.46 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 831.21 mb = 1658.40 m = 5440.89 ft Equ Level (EL): 181.21 mb = 12863.75 m = 42203.40 ft B at Equ Level: 1456.41 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 111.21 mb = 15872.84 m = 52075.60 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 250.2 at 40.0 knts Storm direction: 280.2 at 30.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.3 neg: 0.8 tot: 7.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 93.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 248.5 neg: -51.1 tot: 197.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 65.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.62 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.6 stream: 6.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.92 Bulk Rich Number: 30.46 Bulk Shear: 48.42 m/s