MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2506060600F054.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2506060600F054.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 54 hour NAM valid 12Z SUN 8 JUN 25 Station: 34.74,-85.3 Latitude: 34.74 Longitude: -85.30 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 78 SFC 971 333 24.5 22.3 87 2.2 22.9 218 5 300.1 303.4 297.1 352.0 17.69 2 950 526 23.0 21.3 90 1.7 21.8 236 16 300.6 303.7 296.8 350.6 17.03 3 900 997 20.4 19.2 93 1.2 19.5 257 34 302.5 305.4 296.4 349.1 15.76 4 850 1489 17.0 15.5 91 1.5 16.0 268 35 304.0 306.4 295.0 343.0 13.11 5 800 2005 14.4 11.3 82 3.1 12.4 265 32 306.5 308.4 293.9 338.3 10.57 6 750 2548 11.4 7.6 77 3.8 9.1 256 32 309.0 310.7 293.3 335.8 8.80 7 700 3122 8.3 4.8 79 3.4 6.2 260 35 311.6 313.1 293.2 335.6 7.74 8 650 3731 4.6 0.6 75 4.1 2.4 255 39 314.2 315.4 292.7 333.5 6.14 9 600 4378 -0.4 -3.4 80 3.0 -1.9 258 47 315.6 316.6 292.1 331.5 4.97 10 550 5068 -5.0 -8.1 79 3.1 -6.4 261 54 318.1 318.8 291.8 330.4 3.77 11 500 5810 -9.9 -13.3 77 3.3 -11.2 266 56 320.9 321.5 291.7 330.1 2.75 12 450 6616 -15.1 -31.2 24 16.0 -18.6 274 52 324.2 324.3 290.7 326.5 0.63 13 400 7494 -20.7 -46.3 8 25.5 -23.9 270 56 328.1 328.1 291.3 328.6 0.15 14 350 8469 -27.1 -47.3 13 20.2 -29.2 272 56 332.2 332.3 292.5 332.8 0.15 15 300 9561 -34.9 -38.6 69 3.8 -35.3 263 48 336.2 336.3 293.8 337.9 0.45 16 250 10812 -43.7 -51.2 43 7.5 -44.2 251 42 341.0 341.1 294.7 341.6 0.14 17 200 12265 -56.0 -66.0 28 10.0 -56.1 269 61 344.2 344.2 295.3 344.3 0.03 18 150 14066 -60.2 -79.4 6 19.2 -60.4 262 53 366.3 366.4 299.9 366.4 0.00 19 100 16567 -67.6 -86.8 5 19.2 -67.7 290 29 397.1 397.1 304.8 397.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5732.45 m Freezing level: 604.17 mb = 4324.16 m = 14186.71 ft Wetbulb zero: 622.07 mb = 4086.26 m = 13406.21 ft Precipitable water: 1.80 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 81.57 % Est. max temperature: 29.69 C = 85.44 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 940.80 mb = 610.74 m = 2003.70 ft T: 22.56 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.77 C/km ThetaE index: 25.52 C Layer 950.0- 400.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 884.77 mb = 1143.95 m = 3753.08 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.17 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.27 C = 81.08 F Cap Strength: 0.73 C Lifted Index: -6.79 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.19 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.18 C Showalter Index: -4.33 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.33 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.93 C Cross Totals Index: 25.40 C K Index: 38.95 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 377.20 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.60 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2102.31 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 64.84 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.26 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.73 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 900.86 mb = 988.63 m = 3243.49 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 865.86 mb = 1329.94 m = 4363.26 ft Equ Level (EL): 185.86 mb = 12724.34 m = 41746.01 ft B at Equ Level: 2096.18 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 105.86 mb = 16215.74 m = 53200.58 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 260.9 at 40.1 knts Storm direction: 290.9 at 30.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.5 neg: 0.8 tot: 6.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 81.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 220.2 neg: -18.7 tot: 201.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 67.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.64 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.8 stream: 5.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.61 Bulk Rich Number: 27.27 Bulk Shear: 77.09 m/s