MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2506050600F078.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2506050600F078.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 78 hour NAM valid 12Z SUN 8 JUN 25 Station: 34.45,-87.21 Latitude: 34.45 Longitude: -87.21 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 82 SFC 985 214 25.1 21.7 82 3.4 22.6 216 14 299.5 302.6 296.3 348.7 16.82 2 950 531 22.5 20.6 89 1.9 21.2 223 29 300.0 303.0 296.1 347.7 16.28 3 900 1001 21.0 18.2 84 2.9 19.0 247 48 303.2 305.9 295.9 346.9 14.74 4 850 1495 17.8 16.4 92 1.4 16.8 248 43 304.8 307.4 295.8 346.4 13.95 5 800 2011 14.2 12.3 88 1.9 12.9 252 36 306.3 308.4 294.4 340.2 11.28 6 750 2554 11.2 4.2 62 7.0 7.2 246 32 308.7 310.0 291.7 330.0 6.92 7 700 3126 6.9 3.2 77 3.7 4.8 253 38 310.2 311.5 292.1 331.5 6.90 8 650 3732 4.1 -9.1 38 13.2 -1.7 246 34 313.6 314.1 289.7 323.1 2.95 9 600 4378 0.3 -7.3 57 7.6 -3.1 245 38 316.4 317.1 291.2 328.3 3.69 10 550 5069 -5.1 -13.0 54 7.9 -8.2 244 44 318.0 318.5 290.7 326.5 2.55 11 500 5809 -10.1 -14.6 70 4.5 -11.8 243 51 320.7 321.2 291.4 328.9 2.46 12 450 6614 -15.2 -20.7 62 5.6 -16.8 253 29 324.1 324.5 291.6 329.8 1.63 13 400 7493 -21.1 -24.1 77 3.0 -21.9 261 22 327.5 327.8 292.3 332.3 1.36 14 350 8467 -27.0 -30.7 71 3.6 -27.7 273 28 332.3 332.5 293.2 335.4 0.85 15 300 9559 -35.0 -38.6 69 3.6 -35.4 282 37 336.1 336.2 293.8 337.8 0.45 16 250 10807 -44.3 -47.9 68 3.6 -44.5 289 47 340.2 340.2 294.6 341.0 0.20 17 200 12261 -56.7 -60.8 60 4.0 -56.8 294 53 343.0 343.0 295.1 343.2 0.05 18 150 14041 -62.5 -72.8 24 10.3 -62.6 294 60 362.4 362.4 299.2 362.5 0.01 19 100 16531 -65.1 -87.2 3 22.1 -65.2 275 37 402.0 402.0 305.5 402.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5727.34 m Freezing level: 597.47 mb = 4412.59 m = 14476.82 ft Wetbulb zero: 662.91 mb = 3570.78 m = 11715.02 ft Precipitable water: 1.77 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 68.69 % Est. max temperature: 30.76 C = 87.36 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 937.88 mb = 642.56 m = 2108.12 ft T: 22.13 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.37 C/km ThetaE index: 18.71 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 860.74 mb = 1386.12 m = 4547.58 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.73 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.96 C = 85.93 F Cap Strength: 1.84 C Lifted Index: -6.29 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.26 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.97 C Showalter Index: -5.88 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 54.46 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.91 C Cross Totals Index: 26.55 C K Index: 40.57 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 443.15 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.53 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1873.51 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 61.21 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 27.55 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.81 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 900.94 mb = 992.12 m = 3254.94 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 825.94 mb = 1739.34 m = 5706.41 ft Equ Level (EL): 185.94 mb = 12711.88 m = 41705.13 ft B at Equ Level: 1868.05 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 105.94 mb = 16176.62 m = 53072.26 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 245.3 at 39.0 knts Storm direction: 275.3 at 29.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.9 neg: 0.2 tot: 5.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 81.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 289.4 neg: -48.8 tot: 240.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 80.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.56 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.2 stream: 6.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.07 Bulk Rich Number: 44.41 Bulk Shear: 42.18 m/s