MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2506051800F033.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2506051800F033.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 33 hour NAM valid 3Z SAT 7 JUN 25 Station: 36.94,-86.22 Latitude: 36.94 Longitude: -86.22 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 74 SFC 987 187 24.0 23.8 99 0.2 23.9 204 12 298.3 301.8 297.5 353.9 19.12 2 950 522 22.6 22.2 98 0.4 22.3 210 31 300.1 303.4 297.3 352.9 18.01 3 900 993 19.8 19.0 95 0.8 19.2 229 44 301.9 304.8 296.1 347.7 15.51 4 850 1484 16.6 16.2 97 0.5 16.3 242 50 303.6 306.1 295.4 344.4 13.74 5 800 1999 13.5 13.1 97 0.5 13.2 248 51 305.5 307.8 294.6 341.2 11.89 6 750 2541 10.8 10.2 96 0.6 10.4 256 48 308.3 310.3 294.4 340.2 10.50 7 700 3115 8.2 7.4 95 0.8 7.7 264 45 311.6 313.3 294.3 340.1 9.26 8 650 3725 5.0 3.8 92 1.2 4.3 270 44 314.6 316.1 294.0 338.9 7.76 9 600 4375 1.1 -0.9 87 2.0 0.0 274 42 317.4 318.6 293.4 336.5 5.99 10 550 5072 -1.8 -6.8 69 5.0 -4.1 275 41 322.0 322.8 293.3 335.7 4.19 11 500 5824 -6.4 -13.2 58 6.8 -9.1 274 40 325.3 325.8 293.0 334.6 2.77 12 450 6640 -11.8 -17.6 62 5.8 -13.8 271 43 328.4 328.9 293.3 335.8 2.13 13 400 7530 -18.6 -24.1 62 5.5 -20.0 277 42 330.9 331.1 293.2 335.7 1.37 14 350 8512 -24.4 -27.7 74 3.4 -25.1 277 38 335.9 336.1 294.3 340.0 1.12 15 300 9622 -31.3 -35.0 70 3.6 -31.9 268 40 341.2 341.4 295.2 343.7 0.65 16 250 10886 -41.9 -47.1 57 5.2 -42.3 261 48 343.7 343.8 295.4 344.6 0.22 17 200 12351 -55.0 -64.7 29 9.7 -55.2 260 52 345.7 345.7 295.7 345.9 0.03 18 150 14138 -65.0 -77.6 16 12.7 -65.1 277 53 358.1 358.1 298.3 358.2 0.01 19 100 16608 -65.6 -87.6 3 22.0 -65.7 285 29 401.0 401.0 305.3 401.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5750.04 m Freezing level: 580.71 mb = 4643.84 m = 15235.51 ft Wetbulb zero: 599.41 mb = 4382.56 m = 14378.30 ft Precipitable water: 2.17 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 88.18 % Est. max temperature: 29.80 C = 85.65 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 984.20 mb = 213.18 m = 699.39 ft T: 23.92 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.38 C/km ThetaE index: 19.30 C Layer 950.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 921.09 mb = 790.95 m = 2594.94 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.21 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.88 C = 80.39 F Cap Strength: 0.31 C Lifted Index: -3.80 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.51 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.66 C Showalter Index: -1.33 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.53 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.00 C Cross Totals Index: 22.53 C K Index: 38.35 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 426.08 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.98 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1629.43 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 57.09 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.76 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.31 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 929.90 mb = 708.19 m = 2323.44 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 904.90 mb = 945.33 m = 3101.44 ft Equ Level (EL): 174.90 mb = 13183.94 m = 43253.86 ft B at Equ Level: 1622.21 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 258.2 at 42.8 knts Storm direction: 288.2 at 32.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 96.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 571.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 571.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 190.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.85 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.0 stream: 10.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 5.42 Bulk Rich Number: 12.23 Bulk Shear: 133.23 m/s