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: 35.34,-79.86 Latitude: 35.34 Longitude: -79.86 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 988 166 27.2 23.9 82 3.3 24.7 177 3 301.3 304.8 298.3 358.0 19.21 2 950 514 23.9 21.4 86 2.5 22.1 207 11 301.5 304.6 297.1 352.1 17.16 3 900 988 21.8 18.9 84 2.9 19.8 219 24 304.0 306.8 296.6 349.9 15.44 4 850 1482 17.7 15.7 88 2.0 16.3 218 25 304.7 307.1 295.4 344.4 13.31 5 800 1998 14.9 7.2 60 7.6 10.3 236 32 307.0 308.5 292.1 331.3 8.01 6 750 2542 12.3 1.8 49 10.5 6.5 250 34 309.9 311.0 291.2 328.0 5.83 7 700 3117 8.7 -1.0 51 9.7 3.6 262 40 312.1 313.1 291.2 328.1 5.09 8 650 3724 3.9 -2.6 62 6.5 0.6 265 46 313.4 314.3 291.3 328.7 4.85 9 600 4369 -0.6 -9.9 49 9.3 -4.6 260 48 315.4 316.0 290.3 325.1 2.99 10 550 5059 -5.1 -12.2 57 7.2 -7.9 255 62 318.1 318.6 290.9 327.1 2.72 11 500 5800 -10.1 -16.5 59 6.4 -12.3 255 63 320.7 321.1 291.1 327.8 2.10 12 450 6604 -15.1 -20.0 66 4.9 -16.6 254 49 324.2 324.6 291.7 330.2 1.74 13 400 7485 -20.3 -23.3 77 3.1 -21.1 249 46 328.6 328.9 292.7 333.8 1.46 14 350 8461 -27.4 -33.4 57 6.0 -28.5 245 44 331.8 331.9 292.9 334.2 0.65 15 300 9558 -33.3 -36.4 73 3.1 -33.7 213 45 338.5 338.6 294.4 340.6 0.56 16 250 10811 -44.0 -47.5 68 3.5 -44.2 216 47 340.6 340.7 294.7 341.5 0.21 17 200 12265 -56.3 -60.5 59 4.2 -56.3 223 54 343.7 343.7 295.3 343.9 0.06 18 150 14056 -62.2 -78.8 9 16.5 -62.4 239 47 362.9 362.9 299.2 362.9 0.01 19 100 16541 -65.5 -86.2 4 20.7 -65.7 242 27 401.1 401.1 305.3 401.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5737.63 m Freezing level: 606.81 mb = 4281.06 m = 14045.29 ft Wetbulb zero: 644.13 mb = 3797.40 m = 12458.52 ft Precipitable water: 1.73 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 63.24 % Est. max temperature: 31.02 C = 87.84 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 942.93 mb = 579.75 m = 1902.06 ft T: 23.64 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.01 C/km ThetaE index: 30.02 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 876.17 mb = 1219.96 m = 4002.43 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.87 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.14 C = 86.25 F Cap Strength: 1.52 C Lifted Index: -7.98 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.18 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.53 C Showalter Index: -5.11 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.60 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.79 C Cross Totals Index: 25.81 C K Index: 33.83 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 493.39 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.32 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2610.36 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 72.25 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 13.75 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.51 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 900.79 mb = 980.44 m = 3216.62 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 855.79 mb = 1423.34 m = 4669.68 ft Equ Level (EL): 175.79 mb = 13068.25 m = 42874.33 ft B at Equ Level: 2608.73 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 251.7 at 40.5 knts Storm direction: 281.7 at 30.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 113.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 314.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 314.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 104.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.90 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.0 stream: 8.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 4.13 Bulk Rich Number: 15.94 Bulk Shear: 163.77 m/s