MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2506051800F018.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2506051800F018.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 18 hour NAM valid 12Z FRI 6 JUN 25 Station: 35.06,-97.45 Latitude: 35.06 Longitude: -97.45 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 107 SFC 973 345 23.5 23.3 98 0.3 23.4 214 5 299.0 302.4 297.5 353.9 18.80 2 950 555 23.1 22.9 98 0.3 23.0 215 17 300.7 304.1 297.9 356.0 18.81 3 900 1027 20.8 20.7 99 0.1 20.8 241 28 303.0 306.2 297.5 354.4 17.33 4 850 1522 18.5 18.4 99 0.1 18.5 249 33 305.6 308.5 297.3 353.1 15.86 5 800 2041 16.1 16.0 99 0.1 16.0 252 35 308.3 311.0 297.1 352.1 14.43 6 750 2590 12.8 12.7 99 0.2 12.7 260 35 310.5 312.8 296.3 348.3 12.38 7 700 3166 8.8 7.3 90 1.5 7.9 268 35 312.3 314.0 294.5 340.8 9.22 8 650 3777 5.5 2.0 78 3.6 3.5 263 33 315.2 316.5 293.4 336.6 6.80 9 600 4427 1.0 -1.6 83 2.6 -0.3 250 34 317.3 318.4 293.2 335.4 5.68 10 550 5121 -4.0 -6.2 85 2.2 -5.0 244 29 319.4 320.2 292.7 333.6 4.38 11 500 5867 -6.8 -21.4 30 14.6 -11.4 267 27 324.8 325.0 291.6 329.6 1.38 12 450 6681 -11.9 -44.8 5 32.9 -17.3 280 38 328.3 328.3 291.4 328.9 0.16 13 400 7571 -17.8 -40.8 12 23.0 -21.6 283 49 331.8 331.8 292.5 332.8 0.27 14 350 8554 -25.7 -38.8 28 13.2 -27.6 282 58 334.2 334.2 293.2 335.6 0.38 15 300 9653 -33.4 -53.1 12 19.7 -34.8 280 59 338.3 338.4 294.0 338.7 0.09 16 250 10908 -43.0 -60.8 12 17.8 -43.7 277 60 342.2 342.2 294.9 342.4 0.04 17 200 12372 -54.5 -66.9 20 12.3 -54.8 271 73 346.4 346.4 295.8 346.5 0.02 18 150 14160 -66.4 -77.9 18 11.5 -66.5 274 72 355.7 355.7 297.8 355.7 0.01 19 100 16611 -70.3 -86.1 8 15.8 -70.4 252 20 391.8 391.8 304.0 391.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5760.46 m Freezing level: 589.80 mb = 4568.45 m = 14988.17 ft Wetbulb zero: 604.29 mb = 4368.98 m = 14333.77 ft Precipitable water: 2.10 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 86.62 % Est. max temperature: 31.50 C = 88.71 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 969.82 mb = 374.80 m = 1229.64 ft T: 23.49 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.78 C/km ThetaE index: 27.08 C Layer 900.0- 400.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 914.45 mb = 888.12 m = 2913.74 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.92 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.81 C = 80.26 F Cap Strength: 0.14 C Lifted Index: -5.51 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -7.55 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.02 C Showalter Index: -4.92 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.49 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.32 C Cross Totals Index: 25.17 C K Index: 42.19 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 407.86 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.62 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2523.16 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 71.04 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.26 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.14 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 920.10 mb = 834.35 m = 2737.35 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 905.10 mb = 977.84 m = 3208.09 ft Equ Level (EL): 145.10 mb = 14360.22 m = 47113.00 ft B at Equ Level: 2480.74 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 255.0 at 30.7 knts Storm direction: 285.0 at 23.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 118.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 234.2 neg: -3.2 tot: 231.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 77.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.90 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.1 stream: 7.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.29 Bulk Rich Number: 51.29 Bulk Shear: 49.20 m/s