MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2506050600F036.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2506050600F036.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 36 hour NAM valid 18Z FRI 6 JUN 25 Station: 36.49,-100.97 Latitude: 36.49 Longitude: -100.97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 97 1 950 542 SFC 914 880 25.1 19.0 69 6.1 20.8 102 3 306.0 308.9 297.1 352.0 15.32 3 900 1017 22.5 18.1 76 4.4 19.4 109 4 304.7 307.4 296.3 348.4 14.65 4 850 1511 17.6 17.1 97 0.5 17.3 126 4 304.6 307.3 296.3 348.2 14.63 5 800 2028 14.5 14.2 98 0.3 14.3 281 6 306.6 309.0 295.6 345.2 12.82 6 750 2574 13.3 7.8 69 5.5 9.9 259 15 311.1 312.7 293.9 338.5 8.92 7 700 3153 12.0 -6.5 27 18.4 3.1 251 24 315.7 316.4 290.7 326.6 3.37 8 650 3767 7.0 -13.8 21 20.9 -1.4 248 32 316.9 317.3 289.9 323.6 2.02 9 600 4418 2.1 -17.0 23 19.1 -5.0 256 42 318.5 318.8 290.0 324.2 1.68 10 550 5112 -3.7 -18.5 31 14.7 -8.8 261 48 319.7 320.0 290.3 325.2 1.62 11 500 5856 -9.2 -29.9 17 20.7 -14.2 260 43 321.8 321.9 290.0 324.1 0.64 12 450 6662 -14.5 -36.1 14 21.5 -18.6 252 46 325.0 325.0 290.7 326.4 0.39 13 400 7542 -20.9 -40.5 15 19.6 -23.8 252 54 327.9 327.9 291.4 328.9 0.28 14 350 8513 -27.9 -46.1 16 18.1 -29.9 255 61 331.1 331.1 292.2 331.8 0.18 15 300 9602 -36.5 -50.2 23 13.7 -37.5 255 67 333.9 333.9 292.9 334.4 0.13 16 250 10837 -46.0 -58.2 24 12.2 -46.4 258 76 337.7 337.7 293.8 338.0 0.06 17 200 12292 -54.5 -72.8 9 18.4 -54.7 261 84 346.5 346.5 295.8 346.6 0.01 18 150 14100 -61.3 -80.4 6 19.2 -61.4 261 66 364.5 364.5 299.6 364.5 0.00 19 100 16584 -66.1 -88.1 3 21.9 -66.2 255 39 399.9 400.0 305.2 400.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5758.56 m Freezing level: 582.17 mb = 4665.66 m = 15307.08 ft Wetbulb zero: 666.01 mb = 3565.38 m = 11697.29 ft Precipitable water: 1.15 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 47.81 % Est. max temperature: 28.76 C = 83.78 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 836.49 mb = 1647.95 m = 5406.59 ft T: 16.79 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.83 C/km ThetaE index: 28.33 C Layer 900.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 834.57 mb = 1667.54 m = 5470.85 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.44 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.33 C = 75.79 F Cap Strength: 1.86 C Lifted Index: -5.59 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -7.12 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.86 C Showalter Index: -5.59 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.16 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.81 C Cross Totals Index: 26.35 C K Index: 25.54 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 340.21 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.69 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1778.81 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 59.65 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.66 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.79 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 837.42 mb = 1638.46 m = 5375.46 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 822.42 mb = 1792.50 m = 5880.84 ft Equ Level (EL): 772.42 mb = 2324.85 m = 7627.38 ft B at Equ Level: 11.09 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 722.42 mb = 2888.47 m = 9476.49 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 255.5 at 29.5 knts Storm direction: 285.5 at 22.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.6 neg: 3.9 tot: 6.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 104.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 123.1 neg: -14.6 tot: 108.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 36.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.58 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.6 stream: 4.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.87 Bulk Rich Number: 12.67 Bulk Shear: 140.41 m/s