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: 38.24,-82.29 Latitude: 38.24 Longitude: -82.29 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 27 SFC 975 253 24.2 20.8 81 3.4 21.8 208 12 299.6 302.5 295.8 346.6 16.08 2 950 474 21.5 18.7 84 2.8 19.5 210 20 299.0 301.6 294.6 341.0 14.42 3 900 941 17.1 16.9 98 0.3 17.0 215 27 299.2 301.6 294.0 338.7 13.56 4 850 1427 14.4 13.2 93 1.1 13.6 239 39 301.2 303.3 292.9 334.5 11.31 5 800 1938 11.7 9.9 89 1.8 10.6 252 40 303.6 305.4 292.4 332.4 9.65 6 750 2476 8.8 6.7 86 2.2 7.6 247 38 306.2 307.7 292.0 331.0 8.21 7 700 3045 6.2 2.4 76 3.9 4.1 245 41 309.4 310.6 291.5 329.4 6.49 8 650 3649 2.5 -7.1 49 9.6 -1.8 242 43 311.8 312.5 289.6 322.8 3.46 9 600 4290 -1.7 -28.8 11 27.1 -8.8 245 39 314.1 314.3 287.5 316.2 0.59 10 550 4977 -4.6 -22.9 22 18.3 -10.1 257 36 318.6 318.8 289.5 322.4 1.10 11 500 5722 -9.0 -27.8 20 18.8 -13.8 261 40 322.1 322.3 290.2 324.9 0.78 12 450 6528 -14.6 -33.8 18 19.2 -18.5 256 46 324.8 324.9 290.7 326.6 0.49 13 400 7407 -21.5 -40.1 17 18.6 -24.2 246 49 327.1 327.1 291.2 328.2 0.29 14 350 8378 -27.1 -31.1 69 4.0 -27.9 227 60 332.2 332.3 293.1 335.2 0.81 15 300 9473 -34.1 -37.3 73 3.2 -34.5 217 68 337.3 337.4 294.1 339.3 0.52 16 250 10723 -44.5 -48.0 68 3.5 -44.7 224 66 339.9 339.9 294.5 340.7 0.20 17 200 12169 -58.3 -62.9 55 4.7 -58.3 228 66 340.5 340.5 294.5 340.7 0.04 18 150 13956 -60.1 -81.0 5 20.9 -60.3 232 37 366.5 366.5 299.9 366.5 0.00 19 100 16479 -60.5 -87.8 2 27.2 -60.8 245 32 410.8 410.8 306.6 410.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5694.40 m Freezing level: 620.18 mb = 4031.40 m = 13226.23 ft Wetbulb zero: 665.18 mb = 3461.01 m = 11354.88 ft Precipitable water: 1.43 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 59.57 % Est. max temperature: 27.04 C = 80.67 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 927.34 mb = 682.58 m = 2239.42 ft T: 19.56 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.68 C/km ThetaE index: 30.35 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 903.71 mb = 905.20 m = 2969.79 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.02 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.81 C = 74.85 F Cap Strength: -0.13 C Lifted Index: -2.27 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.12 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.51 C Showalter Index: 0.16 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.50 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.31 C Cross Totals Index: 22.19 C K Index: 32.65 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 347.54 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.90 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 678.57 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 36.84 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.01 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.28 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 902.21 mb = 919.51 m = 3016.74 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 897.21 mb = 967.10 m = 3172.85 ft Equ Level (EL): 277.21 mb = 10014.35 m = 32855.09 ft B at Equ Level: 677.58 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 147.21 mb = 14072.61 m = 46169.42 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 246.2 at 37.2 knts Storm direction: 276.2 at 27.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.3 neg: 0.8 tot: 6.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 84.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 278.3 neg: -18.9 tot: 259.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 86.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.74 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.7 stream: 6.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.15 Bulk Rich Number: 8.83 Bulk Shear: 76.83 m/s