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: 38.24,-103.27 Latitude: 38.24 Longitude: -103.27 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 82 1 950 533 2 900 1005 SFC 872 1281 21.0 15.5 71 5.5 17.2 119 9 305.9 308.3 295.4 344.3 12.81 4 850 1497 17.0 14.5 85 2.5 15.3 122 9 303.9 306.2 294.4 340.6 12.32 5 800 2011 13.2 11.8 91 1.4 12.3 169 13 305.2 307.2 293.8 337.9 10.91 6 750 2554 13.1 2.6 49 10.4 7.2 269 12 310.8 311.9 291.7 330.0 6.18 7 700 3130 9.0 -1.3 48 10.3 3.7 278 22 312.5 313.4 291.2 328.1 4.97 8 650 3738 4.5 -3.2 57 7.7 0.7 274 28 314.1 314.9 291.4 328.8 4.66 9 600 4385 -0.2 -6.6 62 6.4 -3.1 271 34 315.9 316.7 291.3 328.5 3.90 10 550 5075 -5.0 -12.7 55 7.7 -7.9 271 42 318.2 318.7 290.8 326.9 2.63 11 500 5817 -10.1 -26.6 24 16.6 -14.3 269 48 320.8 320.9 289.9 323.8 0.86 12 450 6618 -16.3 -34.5 19 18.2 -19.7 263 48 322.7 322.8 290.1 324.4 0.46 13 400 7491 -23.2 -44.8 12 21.7 -25.8 261 49 324.9 324.9 290.4 325.5 0.18 14 350 8456 -29.4 -55.8 6 26.4 -31.4 263 53 329.1 329.1 291.5 329.3 0.06 15 300 9539 -36.9 -60.2 7 23.3 -38.0 261 58 333.4 333.4 292.7 333.6 0.04 16 250 10777 -45.3 -66.2 8 20.8 -45.9 259 71 338.7 338.7 294.0 338.8 0.02 17 200 12232 -54.7 -70.0 13 15.3 -54.9 257 80 346.2 346.2 295.8 346.3 0.02 18 150 14047 -60.3 -79.7 6 19.3 -60.5 256 81 366.1 366.1 299.9 366.1 0.00 19 100 16551 -63.5 -85.9 3 22.4 -63.7 260 27 405.1 405.1 305.9 405.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5734.53 m Freezing level: 601.77 mb = 4361.98 m = 14310.78 ft Wetbulb zero: 641.28 mb = 3847.57 m = 12623.11 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 58.94 % Est. max temperature: 26.58 C = 79.84 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 804.06 mb = 1968.32 m = 6457.67 ft T: 13.48 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.12 C/km ThetaE index: 16.20 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 717.38 mb = 2925.24 m = 9597.11 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.17 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.72 C = 80.09 F Cap Strength: 3.03 C Lifted Index: -2.77 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.03 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.76 C Showalter Index: -3.53 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.65 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.06 C Cross Totals Index: 24.59 C K Index: 31.24 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 294.24 Risk: None Energy Index: -3.29 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 705.80 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 37.57 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 102.01 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.94 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 786.55 mb = 2153.94 m = 7066.66 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 631.55 mb = 3971.04 m = 13028.20 ft Equ Level (EL): 251.55 mb = 10735.29 m = 35220.36 ft B at Equ Level: 699.42 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 161.55 mb = 13578.92 m = 44549.73 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 266.1 at 32.3 knts Storm direction: 296.1 at 24.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.4 neg: 1.7 tot: 7.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 111.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 178.8 neg: -9.8 tot: 169.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 56.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.55 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.1 stream: 5.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.71 Bulk Rich Number: 3.36 Bulk Shear: 210.07 m/s