MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2506060600F015.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2506060600F015.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 15 hour NAM valid 21Z FRI 6 JUN 25 Station: 35.87,-78.78 Latitude: 35.87 Longitude: -78.78 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 89 SFC 999 103 31.7 19.3 48 12.4 22.9 250 5 305.0 307.6 296.1 347.5 14.24 2 950 546 26.3 17.3 58 8.9 20.1 254 7 303.9 306.3 295.1 343.2 13.23 3 900 1019 21.6 16.4 72 5.2 18.1 257 7 303.8 306.2 295.0 342.8 13.14 4 850 1512 17.0 14.9 88 2.0 15.6 263 8 303.9 306.2 294.7 341.6 12.66 5 800 2027 13.9 8.6 70 5.3 10.6 287 15 305.9 307.6 292.4 332.4 8.77 6 750 2569 10.9 4.5 65 6.3 7.2 290 15 308.4 309.7 291.7 330.1 7.08 7 700 3141 7.5 3.3 75 4.2 5.1 293 17 310.8 312.1 292.3 332.2 6.93 8 650 3749 4.3 -0.7 70 5.0 1.7 295 18 313.8 314.9 292.1 331.5 5.61 9 600 4396 1.1 -4.5 66 5.6 -1.6 300 21 317.4 318.3 292.3 332.1 4.57 10 550 5091 -2.2 -20.0 24 17.8 -8.2 298 26 321.5 321.8 290.7 326.4 1.42 11 500 5841 -6.8 -28.0 17 21.2 -12.5 290 26 324.8 324.9 291.0 327.5 0.76 12 450 6655 -12.1 -29.5 22 17.4 -16.3 291 28 328.0 328.1 291.9 330.7 0.74 13 400 7543 -18.6 -47.7 6 29.1 -22.4 290 30 330.8 330.9 292.1 331.3 0.13 14 350 8527 -23.6 -52.5 5 28.9 -26.6 305 29 337.0 337.0 293.6 337.3 0.08 15 300 9636 -32.4 -54.6 9 22.2 -34.1 330 34 339.7 339.7 294.3 340.0 0.08 16 250 10891 -43.2 -67.3 5 24.2 -44.0 336 46 341.9 341.9 294.8 341.9 0.02 17 200 12351 -55.7 -72.6 10 16.9 -56.0 319 27 344.5 344.5 295.4 344.5 0.01 18 150 14130 -66.0 -77.4 19 11.4 -66.1 288 36 356.4 356.4 298.0 356.4 0.01 19 100 16599 -67.2 -86.5 5 19.3 -67.4 303 19 397.8 397.8 304.9 397.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5751.84 m Freezing level: 582.70 mb = 4636.96 m = 15212.94 ft Wetbulb zero: 624.70 mb = 4069.89 m = 13352.51 ft Precipitable water: 1.62 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 59.78 % Est. max temperature: 30.69 C = 87.24 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 834.65 mb = 1666.97 m = 5468.98 ft T: 16.03 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.28 C/km ThetaE index: 17.44 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 824.02 mb = 1775.83 m = 5826.13 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.44 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.67 C = 89.00 F Cap Strength: 0.41 C Lifted Index: -1.63 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.77 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.44 C Showalter Index: -0.64 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.42 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.72 C Cross Totals Index: 21.70 C K Index: 34.43 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 221.85 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.73 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 476.67 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 30.88 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6.89 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.87 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 834.12 mb = 1672.38 m = 5486.73 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 799.12 mb = 2036.28 m = 6680.63 ft Equ Level (EL): 219.12 mb = 11753.25 m = 38560.06 ft B at Equ Level: 476.09 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 139.12 mb = 14588.38 m = 47861.55 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 290.3 at 16.8 knts Storm direction: 320.3 at 12.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 2.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 83.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 34.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 34.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 11.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.94 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 2.5 stream: 2.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.09 Bulk Rich Number: 22.62 Bulk Shear: 21.07 m/s