MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2506051200F015.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2506051200F015.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 15 hour NAM valid 3Z FRI 6 JUN 25 Station: 33.43,-103.18 Latitude: 33.43 Longitude: -103.18 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 35 1 950 483 2 900 970 SFC 876 1210 27.5 17.2 54 10.2 20.2 161 11 312.2 314.9 297.9 356.1 14.27 4 850 1478 26.5 16.5 54 10.0 19.4 174 24 313.9 316.6 298.2 357.4 14.04 5 800 2011 22.7 14.3 59 8.4 16.9 193 22 315.4 317.8 297.8 355.5 12.90 6 750 2569 17.8 12.4 71 5.4 14.1 209 20 315.9 318.3 297.5 353.9 12.17 7 700 3155 12.4 10.9 91 1.5 11.4 218 19 316.2 318.5 297.3 353.1 11.80 8 650 3772 7.3 5.9 91 1.4 6.5 245 24 317.2 319.0 295.7 345.7 9.03 9 600 4426 3.4 -9.2 39 12.6 -2.3 264 40 320.1 320.7 291.9 330.6 3.18 10 550 5125 -1.4 -19.6 23 18.3 -7.7 266 42 322.5 322.7 291.0 327.5 1.47 11 500 5879 -4.6 -39.5 5 34.9 -12.0 264 41 327.5 327.5 291.3 328.4 0.25 12 450 6699 -10.3 -23.5 33 13.2 -14.2 261 43 330.3 330.6 293.0 334.9 1.28 13 400 7593 -17.4 -34.0 22 16.5 -20.8 257 46 332.3 332.4 292.9 334.3 0.54 14 350 8577 -25.2 -42.8 18 17.6 -27.6 251 49 334.7 334.8 293.2 335.7 0.25 15 300 9676 -33.7 -52.4 14 18.7 -35.1 253 53 337.9 337.9 293.9 338.3 0.10 16 250 10930 -42.6 -61.4 11 18.9 -43.3 258 59 342.8 342.8 295.0 342.9 0.04 17 200 12400 -53.1 -71.0 10 17.9 -53.4 258 66 348.7 348.7 296.4 348.8 0.01 18 150 14206 -63.3 -80.0 9 16.7 -63.4 258 59 361.1 361.1 298.9 361.1 0.00 19 100 16632 -73.8 -86.7 12 12.9 -73.9 253 34 385.1 385.1 303.1 385.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5844.00 m Freezing level: 564.30 mb = 4925.21 m = 16158.64 ft Wetbulb zero: 612.97 mb = 4251.51 m = 13948.36 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 54.95 % Est. max temperature: 31.16 C = 88.09 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 754.56 mb = 2516.26 m = 8255.36 ft T: 18.27 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.22 C/km ThetaE index: 29.86 C Layer 800.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 705.47 mb = 3088.49 m = 10132.71 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.46 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.27 C = 88.28 F Cap Strength: 1.47 C Lifted Index: -3.74 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -8.57 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.17 C Showalter Index: -4.12 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.15 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 31.06 C Cross Totals Index: 21.08 C K Index: 46.11 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 500.07 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -5.46 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2162.75 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 65.77 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 45.71 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.47 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 722.26 mb = 2888.79 m = 9477.55 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 687.26 mb = 3307.64 m = 10851.72 ft Equ Level (EL): 167.26 mb = 13522.40 m = 44364.28 ft B at Equ Level: 2157.21 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 249.0 at 32.2 knts Storm direction: 279.0 at 24.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 103.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 239.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 239.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 79.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.69 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.3 stream: 6.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.18 Bulk Rich Number: 14.63 Bulk Shear: 147.82 m/s