MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2506050000F084.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2506050000F084.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 3.5 day NAM valid 12Z 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 58 SFC 1000 58 25.2 23.3 89 2.0 23.8 212 10 298.4 301.7 297.0 351.6 18.28 2 950 508 24.3 20.8 81 3.5 21.8 241 33 301.8 304.8 296.7 350.4 16.47 3 900 980 20.8 18.4 86 2.4 19.2 249 35 303.0 305.7 296.1 347.4 15.00 4 850 1474 18.0 14.2 78 3.8 15.4 240 34 305.0 307.3 294.6 341.0 12.05 5 800 1991 15.6 10.2 70 5.4 12.1 232 35 307.8 309.6 293.7 337.5 9.81 6 750 2536 12.3 7.4 72 4.9 9.3 233 34 309.9 311.6 293.4 336.4 8.65 7 700 3111 8.1 3.6 73 4.5 5.5 236 34 311.5 312.8 292.7 333.5 7.11 8 650 3720 4.7 -4.0 53 8.7 0.4 241 34 314.3 315.1 291.2 328.3 4.38 9 600 4366 0.3 -12.1 39 12.5 -4.7 249 35 316.5 317.0 290.2 324.7 2.51 10 550 5058 -4.4 -10.9 61 6.4 -7.1 254 35 318.8 319.4 291.4 328.8 3.04 11 500 5801 -9.8 -15.6 63 5.8 -11.8 251 37 321.1 321.6 291.4 328.8 2.27 12 450 6607 -14.6 -21.1 58 6.5 -16.5 242 37 324.9 325.3 291.8 330.4 1.58 13 400 7491 -19.1 -44.7 8 25.6 -22.7 246 36 330.2 330.2 292.0 330.9 0.18 14 350 8470 -25.8 -37.1 34 11.3 -27.6 244 27 334.0 334.1 293.2 335.7 0.45 15 300 9568 -34.4 -37.7 72 3.3 -34.8 242 29 336.9 337.0 294.0 338.8 0.49 16 250 10814 -45.2 -49.2 64 4.0 -45.4 240 37 338.9 339.0 294.2 339.6 0.17 17 200 12263 -56.8 -64.9 35 8.1 -56.9 243 44 342.9 342.9 295.0 343.0 0.03 18 150 14041 -64.8 -77.3 16 12.5 -64.9 245 37 358.4 358.4 298.4 358.5 0.01 19 100 16518 -67.7 -85.9 6 18.3 -67.8 258 23 397.0 397.0 304.8 397.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5743.01 m Freezing level: 596.58 mb = 4413.52 m = 14479.86 ft Wetbulb zero: 645.83 mb = 3771.84 m = 12374.67 ft Precipitable water: 1.84 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 66.68 % Est. max temperature: 31.87 C = 89.37 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 972.20 mb = 305.20 m = 1001.31 ft T: 24.70 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.66 C/km ThetaE index: 26.89 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 877.34 mb = 1200.40 m = 3938.28 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.53 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.73 C = 87.31 F Cap Strength: 1.39 C Lifted Index: -6.79 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.00 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.43 C Showalter Index: -3.39 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.72 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.78 C Cross Totals Index: 23.94 C K Index: 37.44 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 377.39 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.43 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2123.26 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 65.17 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 30.07 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.39 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 911.10 mb = 873.36 m = 2865.30 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 796.10 mb = 2032.33 m = 6667.65 ft Equ Level (EL): 166.10 mb = 13410.90 m = 43998.48 ft B at Equ Level: 2091.33 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 243.1 at 33.7 knts Storm direction: 273.1 at 25.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.6 neg: 1.5 tot: 6.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 70.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 150.1 neg: -33.3 tot: 116.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 38.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.55 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.3 stream: 4.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.94 Bulk Rich Number: 121.37 Bulk Shear: 17.49 m/s