MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2506061200F009.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2506061200F009.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 9 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 93 SFC 999 103 31.6 20.8 53 10.8 23.8 254 5 304.9 307.8 297.0 351.8 15.70 2 950 549 26.2 18.9 64 7.3 21.1 260 7 303.8 306.5 296.0 347.2 14.63 3 900 1023 21.6 18.0 80 3.5 19.1 264 7 303.7 306.4 296.0 347.2 14.63 4 850 1517 17.7 13.2 75 4.5 14.8 311 13 304.7 306.8 294.0 338.5 11.31 5 800 2032 14.5 6.6 59 7.9 9.8 312 17 306.6 308.0 291.7 329.8 7.67 6 750 2574 10.9 4.2 63 6.6 7.1 299 15 308.4 309.7 291.6 329.6 6.92 7 700 3146 7.2 0.7 63 6.6 3.7 291 20 310.5 311.6 291.2 328.3 5.74 8 650 3752 3.7 -5.0 53 8.7 -0.4 301 24 313.2 313.9 290.6 326.1 4.07 9 600 4398 1.1 -16.5 25 17.6 -5.4 301 27 317.4 317.7 289.8 323.2 1.75 10 550 5093 -2.5 -18.0 29 15.5 -7.9 294 30 321.2 321.5 290.8 326.9 1.69 11 500 5842 -6.5 -30.7 13 24.2 -12.6 287 30 325.1 325.2 290.9 327.2 0.59 12 450 6657 -12.0 -40.9 7 28.9 -17.2 294 31 328.2 328.2 291.5 329.1 0.24 13 400 7546 -18.2 -39.9 13 21.7 -21.8 292 32 331.4 331.4 292.4 332.5 0.30 14 350 8531 -23.8 -46.6 10 22.8 -26.6 299 29 336.7 336.8 293.7 337.4 0.17 15 300 9636 -33.0 -52.7 12 19.7 -34.6 305 24 338.8 338.8 294.1 339.2 0.10 16 250 10888 -44.2 -52.5 39 8.3 -44.6 321 37 340.4 340.4 294.5 340.9 0.12 17 200 12346 -54.2 -65.8 23 11.6 -54.4 327 63 346.9 346.9 296.0 347.1 0.03 18 150 14130 -65.3 -76.5 20 11.2 -65.4 287 35 357.6 357.6 298.2 357.7 0.01 19 100 16595 -67.9 -86.1 6 18.2 -68.0 290 21 396.5 396.5 304.8 396.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5749.68 m Freezing level: 584.75 mb = 4610.11 m = 15124.86 ft Wetbulb zero: 655.40 mb = 3684.39 m = 12087.76 ft Precipitable water: 1.53 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 51.29 % Est. max temperature: 31.51 C = 88.72 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 854.67 mb = 1469.25 m = 4820.30 ft T: 18.09 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.11 C/km ThetaE index: 28.53 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 843.36 mb = 1583.31 m = 5194.52 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.89 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.71 C = 89.09 F Cap Strength: 0.57 C Lifted Index: -2.98 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.76 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.92 C Showalter Index: 0.89 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 44.01 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.26 C Cross Totals Index: 19.76 C K Index: 30.90 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 214.34 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.16 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1268.45 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 50.37 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8.61 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.87 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 855.07 mb = 1465.28 m = 4807.28 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 830.07 mb = 1718.48 m = 5637.99 ft Equ Level (EL): 190.07 mb = 12661.72 m = 41540.58 ft B at Equ Level: 1259.88 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 110.07 mb = 16011.86 m = 52531.72 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 295.4 at 19.9 knts Storm direction: 325.4 at 14.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.0 neg: 1.4 tot: 3.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 78.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 28.0 neg: -3.9 tot: 24.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 8.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.39 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.3 stream: 1.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.17 Bulk Rich Number: 39.28 Bulk Shear: 32.29 m/s