MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2506060600F018.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2506060600F018.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 18 hour NAM valid 0Z SAT 7 JUN 25 Station: 34.23,-98.96 Latitude: 34.23 Longitude: -98.96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 70 SFC 969 353 32.3 23.9 61 8.4 26.0 131 10 308.2 311.9 300.2 367.7 19.60 2 950 529 30.3 22.9 65 7.4 24.7 134 12 307.9 311.4 299.6 364.7 18.77 3 900 1010 25.6 22.0 81 3.5 23.0 140 13 307.9 311.4 299.7 364.9 18.85 4 850 1511 21.3 20.1 93 1.2 20.5 169 14 308.5 311.8 299.1 362.1 17.67 5 800 2035 18.0 14.2 79 3.7 15.4 226 12 310.3 312.7 296.5 349.6 12.86 6 750 2586 16.3 5.2 48 11.1 9.6 278 11 314.2 315.6 293.7 337.4 7.42 7 700 3169 13.2 -7.9 22 21.1 3.2 288 21 317.1 317.7 290.8 326.9 3.00 8 650 3787 8.2 1.5 63 6.6 4.4 270 26 318.2 319.5 294.1 339.2 6.58 9 600 4441 3.1 -5.4 54 8.5 -1.1 270 31 319.7 320.5 292.6 333.5 4.25 10 550 5139 -2.5 -12.8 45 10.3 -6.7 267 35 321.1 321.6 291.6 329.8 2.60 11 500 5888 -6.4 -27.9 16 21.5 -12.2 259 42 325.2 325.4 291.2 328.0 0.77 12 450 6705 -11.1 -30.9 18 19.8 -15.9 261 42 329.2 329.4 292.2 331.6 0.64 13 400 7595 -18.6 -31.5 31 12.9 -21.4 261 45 330.8 330.9 292.6 333.3 0.69 14 350 8574 -26.3 -39.7 27 13.4 -28.2 262 52 333.3 333.3 293.0 334.6 0.35 15 300 9671 -33.8 -49.8 18 16.0 -35.1 261 60 337.8 337.8 293.9 338.3 0.14 16 250 10925 -42.7 -62.6 10 19.9 -43.4 260 64 342.6 342.7 295.0 342.8 0.03 17 200 12393 -53.3 -68.9 13 15.5 -53.7 263 76 348.3 348.3 296.3 348.4 0.02 18 150 14198 -63.2 -80.4 8 17.3 -63.3 262 65 361.3 361.3 299.0 361.3 0.00 19 100 16641 -72.9 -88.2 8 15.3 -72.9 247 32 387.0 387.0 303.3 387.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5818.34 m Freezing level: 572.50 mb = 4825.00 m = 15829.87 ft Wetbulb zero: 609.93 mb = 4307.07 m = 14130.62 ft Precipitable water: 1.82 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 55.71 % Est. max temperature: 33.67 C = 92.61 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 858.30 mb = 1426.29 m = 4679.37 ft T: 22.04 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.20 C/km ThetaE index: 38.07 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 844.34 mb = 1569.22 m = 5148.31 ft Mean mixing ratio: 18.77 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.76 C = 90.96 F Cap Strength: 0.45 C Lifted Index: -8.24 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -12.83 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.14 C Showalter Index: -7.42 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 54.22 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.73 C Cross Totals Index: 26.49 C K Index: 26.70 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 416.51 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -6.59 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 4035.25 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 89.84 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4.18 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.45 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 853.28 mb = 1477.70 m = 4848.04 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 838.28 mb = 1631.47 m = 5352.54 ft Equ Level (EL): 138.28 mb = 14688.68 m = 48190.62 ft B at Equ Level: 4016.54 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 258.8 at 24.1 knts Storm direction: 288.8 at 18.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 142.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 112.4 neg: -10.7 tot: 101.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 33.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.32 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.1 stream: 2.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.77 Bulk Rich Number: 29.20 Bulk Shear: 138.21 m/s