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: 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 57 SFC 1000 58 23.9 23.4 97 0.5 23.5 207 9 297.0 300.3 296.7 350.2 18.37 2 950 507 24.2 20.9 82 3.3 21.8 232 29 301.8 304.8 296.8 350.6 16.57 3 900 980 21.4 18.4 83 3.1 19.3 238 26 303.6 306.4 296.2 347.9 14.93 4 850 1474 17.9 16.2 90 1.7 16.7 233 26 304.9 307.4 295.7 345.9 13.72 5 800 1990 14.3 8.9 70 5.5 11.0 225 25 306.4 308.1 292.7 333.6 8.98 6 750 2533 12.0 0.5 45 11.5 5.8 228 27 309.6 310.6 290.6 326.0 5.29 7 700 3108 9.4 -3.8 39 13.1 2.8 241 27 312.8 313.6 290.6 326.0 4.14 8 650 3718 4.4 -1.8 64 6.2 1.2 254 27 313.9 314.9 291.7 330.1 5.14 9 600 4363 -0.0 -8.8 52 8.8 -3.8 258 36 316.1 316.7 290.8 326.7 3.28 10 550 5054 -5.2 -8.8 76 3.6 -6.8 265 35 317.9 318.6 291.6 329.5 3.57 11 500 5795 -10.0 -10.9 93 0.9 -10.4 247 39 320.8 321.5 292.2 331.8 3.32 12 450 6603 -13.4 -15.9 81 2.5 -14.3 253 39 326.4 326.9 293.0 334.8 2.46 13 400 7492 -17.9 -24.9 54 7.1 -19.7 259 38 331.8 332.0 293.4 336.3 1.26 14 350 8475 -25.6 -30.5 63 5.0 -26.6 252 25 334.3 334.4 293.7 337.4 0.86 15 300 9574 -34.2 -42.3 44 8.1 -35.1 254 31 337.1 337.2 293.9 338.3 0.31 16 250 10822 -44.5 -52.4 41 7.8 -44.9 248 37 339.9 339.9 294.4 340.4 0.12 17 200 12273 -56.5 -64.6 35 8.1 -56.6 254 39 343.3 343.3 295.1 343.5 0.03 18 150 14050 -66.3 -76.8 22 10.5 -66.4 259 33 355.8 355.8 297.9 355.9 0.01 19 100 16523 -65.9 -88.1 3 22.2 -66.0 260 23 400.5 400.5 305.3 400.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5738.08 m Freezing level: 600.14 mb = 4361.73 m = 14309.95 ft Wetbulb zero: 638.18 mb = 3865.95 m = 12683.39 ft Precipitable water: 1.84 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 68.43 % Est. max temperature: 31.73 C = 89.12 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 993.11 mb = 117.45 m = 385.34 ft T: 23.90 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.21 C/km ThetaE index: 24.65 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 872.85 mb = 1244.50 m = 4082.95 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.58 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.13 C = 88.03 F Cap Strength: 1.93 C Lifted Index: -7.05 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.82 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.21 C Showalter Index: -5.53 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 54.10 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.92 C Cross Totals Index: 26.18 C K Index: 30.96 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 440.54 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.86 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2025.06 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 63.64 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 38.17 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.93 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 914.33 mb = 841.55 m = 2760.97 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 839.33 mb = 1581.40 m = 5188.27 ft Equ Level (EL): 169.33 mb = 13301.00 m = 43637.92 ft B at Equ Level: 2015.74 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 245.1 at 29.6 knts Storm direction: 275.1 at 22.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.9 neg: 0.9 tot: 4.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 64.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 136.7 neg: -20.7 tot: 115.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 38.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.57 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.7 stream: 3.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.41 Bulk Rich Number: 104.82 Bulk Shear: 19.32 m/s