MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2506060000F057.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2506060000F057.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 57 hour NAM valid 9Z SUN 8 JUN 25 Station: 35.13,-78.93 Latitude: 35.13 Longitude: -78.93 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1001 58 24.7 22.2 86 2.5 22.9 236 5 297.8 300.9 296.1 347.4 17.08 1 1000 64 24.9 22.2 85 2.7 23.0 236 5 298.1 301.2 296.1 347.8 17.13 2 950 515 23.7 19.7 78 4.0 20.9 277 18 301.2 304.0 295.8 346.4 15.37 3 900 987 20.7 18.1 85 2.6 18.9 274 16 302.8 305.5 295.8 346.3 14.70 4 850 1479 17.5 14.6 83 2.9 15.5 264 17 304.4 306.7 294.7 341.4 12.40 5 800 1996 14.8 9.4 70 5.4 11.4 261 23 306.9 308.6 293.0 335.0 9.29 6 750 2539 12.3 1.7 48 10.6 6.5 265 27 310.0 311.1 291.1 327.9 5.79 7 700 3113 7.9 2.8 70 5.1 5.1 259 33 311.2 312.5 292.3 332.0 6.71 8 650 3721 4.2 0.6 78 3.5 2.2 259 34 313.7 314.9 292.5 333.0 6.17 9 600 4367 -0.7 -2.5 88 1.7 -1.6 264 31 315.3 316.3 292.3 332.2 5.33 10 550 5058 -4.4 -7.8 77 3.4 -5.9 254 26 318.9 319.7 292.1 331.5 3.87 11 500 5804 -7.6 -16.2 50 8.6 -10.7 247 33 323.8 324.2 292.0 331.1 2.15 12 450 6616 -12.4 -18.4 61 6.0 -14.5 255 36 327.6 328.0 292.9 334.5 1.99 13 400 7507 -18.1 -30.8 32 12.7 -20.8 260 40 331.5 331.7 292.9 334.2 0.74 14 350 8489 -24.7 -29.6 63 5.0 -25.7 252 45 335.5 335.7 294.1 339.0 0.94 15 300 9592 -33.2 -37.8 63 4.6 -33.8 241 42 338.5 338.6 294.4 340.4 0.49 16 250 10844 -44.5 -48.5 65 3.9 -44.7 238 41 339.9 339.9 294.5 340.6 0.19 17 200 12295 -55.8 -62.2 45 6.4 -55.9 242 49 344.4 344.4 295.4 344.6 0.04 18 150 14085 -64.6 -78.9 12 14.3 -64.7 261 38 358.8 358.8 298.5 358.8 0.01 19 100 16549 -66.5 -88.0 3 21.5 -66.6 275 21 399.2 399.2 305.1 399.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5740.33 m Freezing level: 607.58 mb = 4269.26 m = 14006.58 ft Wetbulb zero: 620.96 mb = 4090.16 m = 13419.01 ft Precipitable water: 1.88 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 74.10 % Est. max temperature: 31.33 C = 88.40 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 964.83 mb = 378.86 m = 1242.96 ft T: 24.03 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.75 C/km ThetaE index: 19.91 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 865.62 mb = 1322.23 m = 4337.98 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.64 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.83 C = 87.50 F Cap Strength: 1.78 C Lifted Index: -3.46 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.09 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.81 C Showalter Index: -1.41 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.28 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.07 C Cross Totals Index: 22.21 C K Index: 34.61 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 242.55 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.07 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1207.03 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 49.13 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 41.41 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.78 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 905.37 mb = 934.68 m = 3066.49 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 750.37 mb = 2535.30 m = 8317.80 ft Equ Level (EL): 190.37 mb = 12602.02 m = 41344.70 ft B at Equ Level: 1203.15 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 120.37 mb = 15421.86 m = 50596.05 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 259.8 at 25.9 knts Storm direction: 289.8 at 19.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.2 neg: 2.4 tot: 5.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 102.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 59.1 neg: -2.3 tot: 56.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 18.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.52 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.4 stream: 3.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.33 Bulk Rich Number: 46.80 Bulk Shear: 25.79 m/s