MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2506060000F042.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2506060000F042.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 42 hour NAM valid 18Z SAT 7 JUN 25 Station: 35.63,-78.74 Latitude: 35.63 Longitude: -78.74 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 78 SFC 998 93 30.3 20.4 56 9.9 23.2 267 6 303.6 306.4 296.4 349.0 15.31 2 950 533 25.2 18.2 65 7.0 20.3 266 6 302.7 305.3 295.3 344.1 13.98 3 900 1005 20.7 17.3 81 3.4 18.4 265 7 302.8 305.4 295.3 344.0 13.93 4 850 1497 16.3 15.2 93 1.1 15.5 272 12 303.3 305.6 294.7 341.5 12.88 5 800 2011 14.1 9.0 72 5.0 10.9 256 19 306.1 307.8 292.6 333.5 9.06 6 750 2554 11.0 5.6 70 5.3 7.8 247 28 308.5 309.9 292.2 331.8 7.65 7 700 3126 7.9 0.9 61 7.1 4.1 241 32 311.3 312.4 291.6 329.4 5.83 8 650 3734 4.2 -2.7 61 6.9 0.7 237 33 313.8 314.7 291.5 329.1 4.84 9 600 4380 -0.1 -1.7 89 1.6 -0.9 239 37 316.0 317.1 292.7 333.9 5.64 10 550 5073 -4.1 -6.2 85 2.1 -5.0 246 42 319.3 320.1 292.7 333.5 4.39 11 500 5820 -7.5 -7.9 96 0.5 -7.7 251 47 323.9 324.8 293.8 337.9 4.21 12 450 6633 -12.5 -13.7 90 1.2 -13.0 268 46 327.5 328.1 293.7 337.5 2.94 13 400 7524 -17.4 -23.7 58 6.3 -19.2 277 47 332.3 332.6 293.7 337.4 1.41 14 350 8510 -24.5 -32.7 46 8.3 -26.1 274 46 335.8 335.9 293.9 338.4 0.70 15 300 9612 -33.6 -39.1 57 5.5 -34.3 273 42 338.1 338.2 294.3 339.7 0.43 16 250 10862 -44.7 -48.9 63 4.2 -45.0 282 43 339.6 339.6 294.4 340.3 0.18 17 200 12311 -56.8 -61.2 58 4.4 -56.9 315 90 342.9 342.9 295.1 343.1 0.05 18 150 14103 -62.4 -79.1 9 16.7 -62.6 272 34 362.5 362.5 299.2 362.5 0.01 19 100 16577 -67.7 -86.9 5 19.2 -67.8 275 29 396.9 396.9 304.8 396.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5741.65 m Freezing level: 601.16 mb = 4365.26 m = 14321.54 ft Wetbulb zero: 627.97 mb = 4012.51 m = 13164.24 ft Precipitable water: 1.88 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 76.25 % Est. max temperature: 30.05 C = 86.09 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 865.65 mb = 1339.96 m = 4396.13 ft T: 17.71 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.72 C/km ThetaE index: 19.98 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 856.45 mb = 1431.87 m = 4697.69 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.28 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.91 C = 85.83 F Cap Strength: 0.21 C Lifted Index: -2.80 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.56 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.35 C Showalter Index: -1.28 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.45 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.80 C Cross Totals Index: 22.66 C K Index: 31.92 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 253.12 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.82 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 949.12 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 43.57 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.45 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.63 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 859.84 mb = 1397.85 m = 4586.08 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 854.84 mb = 1447.99 m = 4750.57 ft Equ Level (EL): 184.84 mb = 12802.01 m = 42000.83 ft B at Equ Level: 919.04 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 124.84 mb = 15223.07 m = 49943.84 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 246.7 at 27.8 knts Storm direction: 276.7 at 20.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.1 neg: 3.7 tot: 4.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 100.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 34.5 neg: -0.5 tot: 34.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 11.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.51 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.0 stream: 2.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.11 Bulk Rich Number: 14.61 Bulk Shear: 64.96 m/s