MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2506050600F018.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2506050600F018.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 18 hour NAM valid 0Z FRI 6 JUN 25 Station: 35.42,-102.12 Latitude: 35.42 Longitude: -102.12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 65 1 950 515 2 900 991 SFC 895 1038 23.9 19.3 76 4.5 20.6 164 11 306.6 309.5 297.6 354.6 15.98 4 850 1488 18.8 17.9 94 0.9 18.2 175 15 305.9 308.7 297.0 351.9 15.35 5 800 2009 19.0 11.2 61 7.7 13.9 212 20 311.4 313.4 295.2 343.7 10.53 6 750 2561 15.7 6.5 54 9.2 10.1 221 23 313.6 315.2 294.1 339.0 8.15 7 700 3143 12.3 -1.5 38 13.8 4.9 237 25 316.2 317.1 292.2 331.8 4.90 8 650 3759 7.5 -7.5 34 15.0 0.4 237 29 317.4 318.0 291.2 328.3 3.34 9 600 4410 2.0 -9.4 43 11.3 -3.0 248 29 318.4 319.0 291.3 328.6 3.13 10 550 5106 -2.7 -16.9 33 14.2 -7.8 262 38 320.9 321.3 290.9 327.2 1.85 11 500 5855 -7.1 -37.0 7 30.0 -13.4 256 42 324.4 324.5 290.5 325.6 0.32 12 450 6666 -13.1 -37.1 11 24.0 -17.7 255 47 326.8 326.9 291.2 328.1 0.35 13 400 7551 -19.7 -40.9 13 21.2 -22.9 255 55 329.4 329.5 291.9 330.5 0.27 14 350 8527 -26.9 -43.3 20 16.4 -28.9 255 64 332.5 332.6 292.6 333.4 0.24 15 300 9619 -36.2 -44.3 43 8.2 -36.9 253 66 334.4 334.5 293.2 335.4 0.25 16 250 10857 -45.4 -58.3 22 12.9 -45.9 256 72 338.6 338.6 294.0 338.9 0.06 17 200 12316 -53.8 -69.8 12 16.0 -54.1 261 92 347.6 347.6 296.1 347.6 0.02 18 150 14118 -63.1 -77.7 12 14.7 -63.2 260 84 361.4 361.4 299.0 361.5 0.01 19 100 16599 -67.5 -87.9 4 20.4 -67.7 227 32 397.2 397.2 304.8 397.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5790.16 m Freezing level: 578.87 mb = 4704.38 m = 15434.14 ft Wetbulb zero: 643.78 mb = 3836.98 m = 12588.36 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 46.21 % Est. max temperature: 30.93 C = 87.67 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 838.13 mb = 1608.86 m = 5278.36 ft T: 18.85 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.16 C/km ThetaE index: 26.31 C Layer 850.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 724.02 mb = 2858.60 m = 9378.49 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.01 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.96 C = 89.53 F Cap Strength: 3.42 C Lifted Index: -4.12 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -7.81 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.75 C Showalter Index: -4.73 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.82 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.87 C Cross Totals Index: 24.95 C K Index: 29.92 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 471.84 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -5.04 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1794.72 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 59.91 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 127.86 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.41 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 800.33 mb = 2005.61 m = 6580.01 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 655.33 mb = 3690.87 m = 12109.00 ft Equ Level (EL): 185.33 mb = 12793.08 m = 41971.52 ft B at Equ Level: 1779.63 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 105.33 mb = 16281.26 m = 53415.56 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 244.3 at 31.1 knts Storm direction: 274.3 at 23.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 74.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 178.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 178.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 59.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.81 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.1 stream: 5.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.70 Bulk Rich Number: 15.02 Bulk Shear: 119.48 m/s