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: 35.63,-81.36 Latitude: 35.63 Longitude: -81.36 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 67 SFC 972 321 27.8 21.1 67 6.7 23.0 229 14 303.4 306.5 297.1 352.3 16.45 2 950 520 25.7 19.7 69 6.1 21.4 230 23 303.3 306.1 296.4 348.8 15.33 3 900 994 21.2 18.4 84 2.8 19.2 231 26 303.4 306.1 296.1 347.7 14.95 4 850 1487 16.9 15.6 92 1.3 16.1 236 30 303.9 306.3 295.1 343.3 13.26 5 800 2002 13.5 13.1 98 0.3 13.3 257 37 305.5 307.7 294.6 341.3 11.96 6 750 2544 10.1 9.2 95 0.8 9.6 267 43 307.5 309.3 293.6 337.2 9.81 7 700 3115 6.8 6.1 96 0.6 6.3 263 42 310.0 311.6 293.3 336.0 8.48 8 650 3721 3.5 2.5 93 1.0 2.9 251 41 312.9 314.2 293.0 334.9 7.06 9 600 4366 -0.4 -2.1 88 1.7 -1.3 242 43 315.7 316.7 292.6 333.1 5.47 10 550 5057 -4.5 -7.3 81 2.8 -5.8 236 49 318.7 319.5 292.2 331.7 4.01 11 500 5801 -9.5 -12.9 76 3.4 -10.8 234 53 321.5 322.1 292.0 331.0 2.84 12 450 6607 -14.8 -18.3 75 3.5 -15.9 238 52 324.6 325.0 292.2 331.5 2.02 13 400 7488 -20.5 -24.0 73 3.5 -21.4 241 44 328.3 328.6 292.6 333.2 1.37 14 350 8464 -26.5 -29.2 77 2.8 -27.1 252 37 333.0 333.2 293.4 336.6 0.97 15 300 9561 -34.4 -37.4 74 3.0 -34.7 261 24 336.9 337.1 294.0 338.9 0.51 16 250 10807 -45.2 -48.7 68 3.5 -45.4 258 26 338.9 338.9 294.2 339.6 0.18 17 200 12258 -56.4 -61.6 52 5.2 -56.5 204 34 343.5 343.5 295.2 343.7 0.05 18 150 14034 -62.7 -78.9 10 16.1 -62.9 205 42 362.0 362.0 299.1 362.1 0.01 19 100 16524 -62.7 -87.0 2 24.3 -62.9 227 24 406.6 406.6 306.1 406.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5734.46 m Freezing level: 604.85 mb = 4303.68 m = 14119.51 ft Wetbulb zero: 615.26 mb = 4163.85 m = 13660.77 ft Precipitable water: 1.93 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 87.74 % Est. max temperature: 29.17 C = 84.50 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 882.26 mb = 1165.47 m = 3823.68 ft T: 19.73 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.03 C/km ThetaE index: 21.30 C Layer 950.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 860.35 mb = 1382.26 m = 4534.92 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.10 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.16 C = 82.68 F Cap Strength: 0.32 C Lifted Index: -5.90 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.02 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.34 C Showalter Index: -4.02 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.48 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.39 C Cross Totals Index: 25.09 C K Index: 41.39 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 350.18 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.52 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1982.98 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 62.98 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.04 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.32 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 865.38 mb = 1332.02 m = 4370.08 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 850.38 mb = 1482.74 m = 4864.57 ft Equ Level (EL): 180.38 mb = 12895.31 m = 42306.95 ft B at Equ Level: 1962.81 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 110.38 mb = 15917.77 m = 52223.02 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 244.9 at 40.7 knts Storm direction: 274.9 at 30.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.6 neg: 0.8 tot: 6.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 103.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 170.8 neg: -20.5 tot: 150.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 50.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.69 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.7 stream: 5.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.97 Bulk Rich Number: 34.92 Bulk Shear: 56.79 m/s