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: 36.42,-76.32 Latitude: 36.42 Longitude: -76.32 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1006 3 34.0 21.7 49 12.3 25.0 215 11 306.5 309.6 297.9 355.9 16.43 1 1000 61 32.0 20.6 51 11.4 23.8 218 11 305.1 308.0 296.9 351.2 15.41 2 950 520 27.2 19.3 62 7.8 21.6 221 14 304.7 307.5 296.5 349.5 15.00 3 900 995 22.6 18.3 77 4.2 19.6 224 15 304.8 307.5 296.4 349.2 14.88 4 850 1490 17.8 16.6 93 1.2 17.0 231 17 304.8 307.4 295.9 346.8 14.08 5 800 2007 15.7 8.3 61 7.5 11.2 244 24 307.9 309.5 292.8 334.1 8.60 6 750 2552 12.4 1.2 46 11.3 6.3 240 30 310.0 311.1 290.9 327.3 5.55 7 700 3126 8.6 -1.9 47 10.6 3.2 238 33 312.0 312.9 290.9 326.9 4.74 8 650 3735 4.8 -1.4 64 6.2 1.5 249 39 314.3 315.4 292.0 331.1 5.31 9 600 4382 0.2 -9.1 50 9.3 -3.8 255 46 316.4 317.0 290.8 326.8 3.21 10 550 5073 -4.7 -12.4 55 7.6 -7.7 253 45 318.5 319.0 291.0 327.4 2.69 11 500 5815 -9.7 -17.2 55 7.4 -12.3 256 49 321.2 321.6 291.1 327.9 1.99 12 450 6620 -14.6 -33.0 19 18.4 -18.4 251 45 324.9 325.0 290.8 326.8 0.53 13 400 7504 -19.5 -50.4 5 30.9 -23.2 240 41 329.7 329.7 291.7 330.0 0.09 14 350 8480 -26.6 -49.0 10 22.4 -28.9 231 40 332.9 332.9 292.6 333.4 0.13 15 300 9575 -35.5 -47.8 27 12.3 -36.5 230 38 335.3 335.4 293.3 336.0 0.17 16 250 10815 -45.1 -62.4 13 17.2 -45.7 228 33 338.9 339.0 294.1 339.1 0.03 17 200 12270 -55.7 -65.7 28 10.0 -55.9 242 22 344.5 344.6 295.4 344.7 0.03 18 150 14045 -65.8 -73.2 35 7.4 -65.9 228 24 356.7 356.7 298.1 356.7 0.01 19 100 16535 -65.2 -87.3 3 22.1 -65.4 253 25 401.7 401.7 305.5 401.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5754.41 m Freezing level: 597.85 mb = 4411.58 m = 14473.52 ft Wetbulb zero: 635.69 mb = 3915.24 m = 12845.10 ft Precipitable water: 1.71 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 59.55 % Est. max temperature: 32.17 C = 89.91 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 843.72 mb = 1553.21 m = 5095.76 ft T: 17.52 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.82 C/km ThetaE index: 28.99 C Layer 1000.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 846.09 mb = 1529.21 m = 5017.03 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.13 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.41 C = 90.33 F Cap Strength: 0.16 C Lifted Index: -6.82 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -7.21 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.01 C Showalter Index: -5.59 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.78 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.50 C Cross Totals Index: 26.28 C K Index: 33.49 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 454.74 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.76 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2183.95 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 66.09 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.61 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.64 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 847.55 mb = 1514.50 m = 4968.79 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 782.55 mb = 2193.45 m = 7196.26 ft Equ Level (EL): 172.55 mb = 13180.77 m = 43243.46 ft B at Equ Level: 2174.70 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 246.5 at 32.0 knts Storm direction: 276.5 at 24.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.7 neg: 1.5 tot: 4.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 68.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 88.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 88.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 29.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.79 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.3 stream: 3.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.89 Bulk Rich Number: 34.71 Bulk Shear: 62.93 m/s