MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2506060000F063.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2506060000F063.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 63 hour NAM valid 15Z 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 1002 58 29.7 22.8 67 6.9 24.6 247 9 302.7 305.9 297.7 355.1 17.70 1 1000 75 28.5 22.1 68 6.4 23.8 248 7 301.6 304.8 297.0 351.6 16.96 2 950 528 23.7 20.7 83 3.0 21.5 252 12 301.2 304.2 296.5 349.3 16.35 3 900 999 20.7 15.5 72 5.2 17.2 265 19 302.8 305.1 294.2 339.5 12.39 4 850 1491 18.1 12.4 69 5.7 14.4 263 23 305.1 307.1 293.6 337.1 10.70 5 800 2008 14.7 10.5 76 4.2 12.0 255 24 306.8 308.7 293.6 337.0 9.99 6 750 2551 11.5 7.3 76 4.2 9.0 245 28 309.0 310.7 293.2 335.3 8.61 7 700 3125 8.0 4.2 77 3.8 5.8 241 33 311.3 312.7 292.9 334.2 7.40 8 650 3733 4.2 -0.5 72 4.7 1.7 242 36 313.7 314.8 292.2 331.6 5.68 9 600 4380 0.2 -4.0 73 4.2 -1.9 250 38 316.4 317.3 292.2 331.5 4.74 10 550 5072 -4.4 -8.0 76 3.6 -6.0 251 37 318.8 319.6 292.0 331.2 3.81 11 500 5816 -8.8 -13.6 68 4.8 -10.6 253 34 322.4 322.9 292.1 331.4 2.69 12 450 6625 -13.7 -20.7 55 7.0 -15.9 258 37 326.0 326.3 292.2 331.6 1.63 13 400 7510 -19.3 -36.9 19 17.6 -22.4 259 44 329.9 330.0 292.1 331.4 0.40 14 350 8487 -26.6 -33.5 52 6.9 -27.8 252 43 332.9 333.0 293.2 335.3 0.65 15 300 9583 -34.4 -38.2 68 3.8 -34.8 242 34 336.9 337.0 294.0 338.7 0.47 16 250 10833 -43.9 -49.5 54 5.6 -44.2 235 26 340.8 340.9 294.7 341.5 0.17 17 200 12293 -54.5 -64.5 28 10.0 -54.7 264 38 346.4 346.4 295.8 346.6 0.03 18 150 14077 -65.8 -70.0 56 4.2 -65.8 251 33 356.7 356.8 298.1 356.8 0.02 19 100 16544 -66.0 -86.4 4 20.4 -66.1 252 17 400.2 400.2 305.2 400.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5741.55 m Freezing level: 597.53 mb = 4413.96 m = 14481.32 ft Wetbulb zero: 625.95 mb = 4037.86 m = 13247.40 ft Precipitable water: 1.87 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 74.04 % Est. max temperature: 31.99 C = 89.58 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 906.90 mb = 932.36 m = 3058.89 ft T: 21.11 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.22 C/km ThetaE index: 23.89 C Layer 1000.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 851.95 mb = 1471.64 m = 4828.15 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.57 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.98 C = 89.57 F Cap Strength: 1.36 C Lifted Index: -4.97 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.75 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.94 C Showalter Index: -0.75 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.97 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.82 C Cross Totals Index: 21.15 C K Index: 35.40 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 228.43 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.15 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1517.52 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 55.09 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 29.15 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.36 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 892.58 mb = 1070.24 m = 3511.23 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 807.58 mb = 1927.72 m = 6324.46 ft Equ Level (EL): 187.58 mb = 12690.51 m = 41635.01 ft B at Equ Level: 1503.88 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 107.58 mb = 16099.49 m = 52819.21 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 250.0 at 28.9 knts Storm direction: 280.0 at 21.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.0 neg: 2.8 tot: 4.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 83.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 37.9 neg: -3.0 tot: 34.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 11.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.42 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.2 stream: 2.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.25 Bulk Rich Number: 30.70 Bulk Shear: 49.43 m/s