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: 35.66,-98.41 Latitude: 35.66 Longitude: -98.41 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 89 SFC 957 473 22.8 21.5 92 1.3 21.9 149 7 299.7 302.8 296.5 349.7 17.09 2 950 538 23.2 21.4 89 1.9 21.9 153 15 300.8 303.9 296.8 351.1 17.11 3 900 1009 21.1 17.9 82 3.2 18.9 161 19 303.3 306.0 295.8 346.4 14.53 4 850 1505 20.6 15.1 71 5.5 16.8 192 19 307.7 310.1 295.8 346.4 12.81 5 800 2027 16.9 13.7 82 3.2 14.8 205 21 309.2 311.5 296.0 347.0 12.44 6 750 2575 14.2 8.4 68 5.8 10.6 216 25 312.0 313.8 294.4 340.5 9.25 7 700 3155 11.2 4.3 63 6.8 7.1 230 33 314.8 316.3 293.9 338.3 7.47 8 650 3770 6.9 1.1 67 5.8 3.7 241 33 316.8 318.0 293.6 337.0 6.39 9 600 4423 2.2 -8.7 44 10.9 -2.7 256 29 318.7 319.3 291.6 329.5 3.30 10 550 5118 -2.5 -30.3 10 27.8 -9.7 261 28 321.2 321.3 289.7 323.2 0.56 11 500 5866 -7.0 -44.9 3 37.9 -13.7 268 30 324.5 324.5 290.3 325.0 0.14 12 450 6678 -13.0 -38.2 10 25.2 -17.7 265 38 326.9 327.0 291.2 328.1 0.32 13 400 7563 -19.5 -38.7 16 19.2 -22.7 270 50 329.7 329.7 292.0 330.9 0.34 14 350 8540 -26.5 -44.0 18 17.5 -28.6 270 62 333.0 333.0 292.7 333.9 0.22 15 300 9634 -35.7 -47.8 28 12.1 -36.7 264 68 335.1 335.2 293.3 335.8 0.17 16 250 10877 -43.8 -64.1 9 20.3 -44.5 266 77 340.9 340.9 294.6 341.0 0.03 17 200 12344 -53.5 -68.5 14 15.0 -53.8 263 86 348.1 348.1 296.3 348.2 0.02 18 150 14149 -63.4 -78.2 12 14.8 -63.5 267 79 360.9 360.9 298.9 361.0 0.01 19 100 16619 -68.8 -86.9 6 18.1 -68.9 260 33 394.8 394.8 304.5 394.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5777.00 m Freezing level: 576.33 mb = 4751.71 m = 15589.42 ft Wetbulb zero: 621.14 mb = 4140.13 m = 13582.94 ft Precipitable water: 1.56 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 55.15 % Est. max temperature: 31.95 C = 89.52 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 939.12 mb = 638.46 m = 2094.66 ft T: 22.79 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.70 C/km ThetaE index: 23.78 C Layer 750.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 790.82 mb = 2124.89 m = 6971.34 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.01 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.66 C = 90.79 F Cap Strength: 3.36 C Lifted Index: -3.27 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.08 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.18 C Showalter Index: -2.74 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.67 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.57 C Cross Totals Index: 22.10 C K Index: 35.84 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 408.70 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.04 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1294.47 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 50.88 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 148.30 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.24 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 865.44 mb = 1349.02 m = 4425.87 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 650.44 mb = 3764.06 m = 12349.12 ft Equ Level (EL): 200.44 mb = 12329.58 m = 40450.88 ft B at Equ Level: 1286.72 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 120.44 mb = 15485.91 m = 50806.17 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 237.4 at 26.9 knts Storm direction: 267.4 at 20.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 99.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 257.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 257.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 85.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.86 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.1 stream: 7.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.47 Bulk Rich Number: 11.65 Bulk Shear: 111.13 m/s