MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2506060600F060.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2506060600F060.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 60 hour NAM valid 18Z SUN 8 JUN 25 Station: 35.02,-79.29 Latitude: 35.02 Longitude: -79.29 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 74 SFC 998 90 28.9 21.3 63 7.6 23.4 197 8 302.2 305.2 296.6 349.9 16.14 2 950 528 24.3 19.5 74 4.8 20.9 200 12 301.9 304.7 295.9 346.6 15.17 3 900 999 19.9 17.6 86 2.4 18.3 203 13 302.1 304.7 295.3 344.0 14.20 4 850 1492 18.6 12.0 65 6.6 14.3 237 26 305.6 307.6 293.5 336.8 10.39 5 800 2009 15.3 10.9 75 4.4 12.4 251 32 307.4 309.4 294.0 338.5 10.28 6 750 2553 11.3 6.9 74 4.4 8.7 248 36 308.8 310.4 292.9 334.4 8.37 7 700 3127 8.5 -0.9 51 9.5 3.6 247 37 311.9 312.9 291.1 327.9 5.10 8 650 3735 4.0 -4.1 55 8.2 0.0 248 41 313.5 314.3 290.9 327.2 4.33 9 600 4379 -1.0 -5.0 74 4.0 -3.0 253 39 314.9 315.7 291.4 328.9 4.38 10 550 5068 -5.4 -6.5 92 1.1 -5.9 257 42 317.7 318.5 292.2 331.5 4.29 11 500 5809 -10.6 -12.7 84 2.1 -11.4 267 43 320.1 320.6 291.6 329.6 2.87 12 450 6614 -13.9 -22.5 48 8.6 -16.4 262 39 325.8 326.0 291.9 330.6 1.40 13 400 7501 -18.5 -39.2 14 20.7 -22.0 262 41 330.9 331.0 292.3 332.1 0.32 14 350 8481 -25.9 -37.3 34 11.4 -27.7 264 41 333.8 333.9 293.2 335.5 0.44 15 300 9579 -33.9 -39.6 57 5.7 -34.6 244 38 337.6 337.7 294.1 339.2 0.41 16 250 10830 -43.7 -54.6 29 10.9 -44.2 244 43 341.1 341.1 294.7 341.5 0.09 17 200 12285 -56.7 -63.8 41 7.0 -56.9 269 57 342.9 342.9 295.0 343.0 0.04 18 150 14078 -61.6 -75.0 15 13.4 -61.7 247 36 364.0 364.0 299.5 364.0 0.01 19 100 16560 -66.2 -88.1 3 21.9 -66.3 227 28 399.8 399.8 305.2 399.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5734.77 m Freezing level: 610.33 mb = 4246.01 m = 13930.32 ft Wetbulb zero: 649.67 mb = 3738.94 m = 12266.72 ft Precipitable water: 1.77 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 72.67 % Est. max temperature: 32.39 C = 90.31 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 893.65 mb = 1060.20 m = 3478.30 ft T: 19.78 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.15 C/km ThetaE index: 13.06 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 830.08 mb = 1694.15 m = 5558.18 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.13 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.04 C = 91.48 F Cap Strength: 1.65 C Lifted Index: -6.48 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.68 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.14 C Showalter Index: -2.50 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.81 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.23 C Cross Totals Index: 22.58 C K Index: 31.69 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 380.73 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.45 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1438.74 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 53.64 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 41.23 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.62 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 883.25 mb = 1161.08 m = 3809.27 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 778.25 mb = 2241.60 m = 7354.24 ft Equ Level (EL): 188.25 mb = 12661.97 m = 41541.40 ft B at Equ Level: 1430.68 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 118.25 mb = 15534.03 m = 50964.03 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 249.5 at 33.0 knts Storm direction: 279.5 at 24.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.9 neg: 0.8 tot: 5.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 89.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 175.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 175.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 58.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.86 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.4 stream: 5.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.51 Bulk Rich Number: 14.34 Bulk Shear: 100.31 m/s