MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2506050600F084.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2506050600F084.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 3.5 day NAM valid 18Z SUN 8 JUN 25 Station: 35.42,-81.05 Latitude: 35.42 Longitude: -81.05 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 63 SFC 980 241 30.8 20.7 55 10.0 23.5 226 13 305.7 308.6 297.4 353.3 15.91 2 950 519 26.8 19.0 62 7.8 21.2 227 21 304.4 307.1 296.2 348.1 14.67 3 900 993 22.0 17.7 76 4.3 19.0 228 24 304.2 306.8 295.9 346.7 14.29 4 850 1487 17.4 15.8 90 1.6 16.3 232 27 304.4 306.9 295.4 344.3 13.39 5 800 2004 15.3 8.8 65 6.5 11.3 256 37 307.4 309.1 292.9 334.5 8.93 6 750 2548 11.3 6.0 70 5.3 8.2 258 39 308.9 310.3 292.5 332.9 7.85 7 700 3120 8.0 -4.1 42 12.1 2.1 251 40 311.4 312.1 290.0 324.1 4.03 8 650 3727 4.3 -6.2 46 10.5 -0.6 244 44 313.8 314.5 290.5 325.6 3.70 9 600 4373 0.5 -11.9 39 12.4 -4.6 240 48 316.7 317.2 290.3 325.0 2.55 10 550 5066 -4.1 -11.3 57 7.2 -7.1 235 53 319.2 319.7 291.4 328.8 2.93 11 500 5809 -9.4 -19.0 45 9.6 -12.5 239 52 321.5 321.9 290.9 327.3 1.70 12 450 6615 -14.7 -25.0 41 10.3 -17.4 247 51 324.8 325.0 291.3 328.7 1.12 13 400 7495 -20.9 -26.6 60 5.7 -22.2 245 34 327.8 328.0 292.2 331.7 1.08 14 350 8470 -26.6 -29.7 75 3.1 -27.2 256 29 332.9 333.1 293.4 336.3 0.93 15 300 9566 -35.0 -38.9 68 3.9 -35.5 259 22 336.0 336.1 293.7 337.7 0.44 16 250 10810 -44.8 -49.9 57 5.0 -45.1 253 26 339.4 339.4 294.3 340.1 0.16 17 200 12264 -56.1 -64.4 34 8.4 -56.2 211 43 344.0 344.0 295.3 344.1 0.03 18 150 14040 -63.1 -75.1 18 12.0 -63.3 208 47 361.3 361.3 299.0 361.4 0.01 19 100 16525 -63.4 -87.6 2 24.2 -63.6 229 24 405.2 405.2 305.9 405.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5745.37 m Freezing level: 594.92 mb = 4443.72 m = 14578.96 ft Wetbulb zero: 661.59 mb = 3582.47 m = 11753.36 ft Precipitable water: 1.58 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 58.00 % Est. max temperature: 30.69 C = 87.24 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 847.95 mb = 1507.86 m = 4947.00 ft T: 17.34 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.49 C/km ThetaE index: 29.25 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 839.06 mb = 1597.65 m = 5241.58 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.64 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.17 C = 86.31 F Cap Strength: 0.19 C Lifted Index: -5.82 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.63 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.08 C Showalter Index: -4.35 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.08 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.86 C Cross Totals Index: 25.22 C K Index: 30.52 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 395.88 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.38 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1848.86 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 60.81 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7.32 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.17 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 846.09 mb = 1526.54 m = 5008.26 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 791.09 mb = 2098.24 m = 6883.91 ft Equ Level (EL): 181.09 mb = 12876.90 m = 42246.53 ft B at Equ Level: 1829.62 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 111.09 mb = 15880.04 m = 52099.23 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 242.0 at 40.3 knts Storm direction: 272.0 at 30.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.6 neg: 1.1 tot: 5.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 92.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 137.6 neg: -9.2 tot: 128.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 42.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.70 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.7 stream: 4.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.55 Bulk Rich Number: 27.44 Bulk Shear: 67.39 m/s