MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2506060000F069.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2506060000F069.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 69 hour NAM valid 21Z SUN 8 JUN 25 Station: 35.26,-79.73 Latitude: 35.26 Longitude: -79.73 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 62 SFC 990 155 27.8 23.7 78 4.1 24.8 184 3 301.9 305.4 298.3 358.0 19.00 2 950 515 24.4 21.5 84 2.9 22.3 203 10 302.0 305.1 297.3 353.0 17.27 3 900 990 22.1 18.7 81 3.4 19.7 218 22 304.3 307.1 296.5 349.6 15.23 4 850 1484 17.8 16.2 91 1.5 16.7 217 23 304.8 307.3 295.7 345.9 13.79 5 800 2001 15.2 7.4 59 7.9 10.4 239 30 307.4 308.9 292.2 331.9 8.08 6 750 2545 12.2 3.7 56 8.5 7.3 250 33 309.8 311.1 291.8 330.3 6.66 7 700 3119 8.6 -1.1 51 9.7 3.5 261 39 312.0 312.9 291.1 327.8 5.05 8 650 3727 3.9 -3.6 58 7.5 0.2 264 43 313.4 314.2 291.0 327.7 4.52 9 600 4372 -0.5 -10.5 47 10.0 -4.7 261 47 315.5 316.1 290.2 324.8 2.87 10 550 5062 -5.3 -10.8 65 5.5 -7.5 255 59 317.8 318.4 291.1 327.8 3.05 11 500 5802 -10.5 -14.8 70 4.4 -12.1 255 59 320.3 320.8 291.2 328.4 2.42 12 450 6606 -15.1 -18.2 77 3.1 -16.1 252 49 324.3 324.7 292.0 331.2 2.03 13 400 7488 -19.9 -22.5 80 2.6 -20.6 247 47 329.1 329.4 293.0 334.6 1.57 14 350 8465 -27.2 -31.5 67 4.3 -28.0 242 45 332.1 332.3 293.0 335.0 0.79 15 300 9563 -33.4 -36.7 73 3.2 -33.9 214 44 338.2 338.3 294.4 340.3 0.55 16 250 10814 -44.3 -47.8 68 3.5 -44.5 217 45 340.3 340.3 294.6 341.1 0.20 17 200 12267 -56.2 -60.5 58 4.3 -56.3 223 53 343.8 343.8 295.3 344.0 0.06 18 150 14059 -62.5 -81.8 6 19.2 -62.7 237 47 362.4 362.4 299.2 362.4 0.00 19 100 16542 -65.7 -87.6 3 21.9 -65.8 243 27 400.8 400.8 305.3 400.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5739.60 m Freezing level: 605.91 mb = 4295.35 m = 14092.18 ft Wetbulb zero: 647.99 mb = 3751.95 m = 12309.39 ft Precipitable water: 1.77 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 64.72 % Est. max temperature: 31.24 C = 88.23 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 932.99 mb = 674.02 m = 2211.31 ft T: 23.64 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.09 C/km ThetaE index: 33.18 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 872.85 mb = 1254.69 m = 4116.40 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.84 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.50 C = 86.90 F Cap Strength: 1.50 C Lifted Index: -8.49 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.52 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.76 C Showalter Index: -6.03 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 54.94 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.24 C Cross Totals Index: 26.70 C K Index: 34.81 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 521.04 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.53 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2698.94 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 73.47 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 15.14 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.50 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 895.48 mb = 1033.41 m = 3390.41 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 860.48 mb = 1378.18 m = 4521.52 ft Equ Level (EL): 170.48 mb = 13262.22 m = 43510.68 ft B at Equ Level: 2683.24 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 251.9 at 38.4 knts Storm direction: 281.9 at 28.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 114.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 295.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 295.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 98.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.93 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.5 stream: 7.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 4.00 Bulk Rich Number: 17.72 Bulk Shear: 152.35 m/s