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: 37.92,-103.94 Latitude: 37.92 Longitude: -103.94 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 66 1 950 518 2 900 993 SFC 861 1377 23.0 13.9 57 9.1 16.8 114 12 309.1 311.3 295.4 344.5 11.67 4 850 1489 19.7 13.1 66 6.6 15.3 115 13 306.7 308.8 294.4 340.4 11.18 5 800 2007 14.3 12.0 86 2.3 12.8 116 14 306.4 308.4 294.3 339.7 11.09 6 750 2551 13.7 3.8 51 9.9 8.0 236 6 311.4 312.7 292.3 332.3 6.71 7 700 3129 10.5 1.0 52 9.5 5.2 248 19 314.1 315.2 292.4 332.6 5.88 8 650 3741 5.5 -1.8 59 7.4 1.7 251 27 315.2 316.2 292.2 331.6 5.15 9 600 4389 0.1 -7.8 55 8.0 -3.4 255 34 316.3 317.0 291.0 327.7 3.53 10 550 5079 -4.8 -23.5 22 18.7 -10.3 262 45 318.4 318.6 289.3 322.0 1.04 11 500 5820 -10.4 -29.7 19 19.3 -15.0 265 50 320.3 320.5 289.6 322.7 0.65 12 450 6620 -16.9 -32.1 25 15.2 -19.9 261 48 322.0 322.1 290.0 324.1 0.58 13 400 7491 -23.9 -43.8 14 20.0 -26.3 265 55 324.0 324.0 290.2 324.7 0.20 14 350 8454 -29.8 -52.3 9 22.5 -31.6 265 53 328.6 328.6 291.4 328.9 0.09 15 300 9535 -37.4 -58.5 9 21.1 -38.4 262 58 332.7 332.7 292.5 332.9 0.05 16 250 10772 -45.3 -64.4 10 19.0 -45.9 258 70 338.6 338.7 294.0 338.8 0.03 17 200 12227 -54.6 -70.3 13 15.7 -54.9 255 76 346.2 346.2 295.8 346.3 0.01 18 150 14044 -60.5 -79.6 6 19.1 -60.6 254 80 365.9 365.9 299.8 365.9 0.00 19 100 16541 -63.5 -85.9 3 22.4 -63.7 268 35 405.0 405.0 305.9 405.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5753.49 m Freezing level: 598.63 mb = 4407.68 m = 14460.73 ft Wetbulb zero: 633.33 mb = 3951.22 m = 12963.17 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 50.20 % Est. max temperature: 27.22 C = 81.00 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 753.16 mb = 2515.48 m = 8252.79 ft T: 13.73 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.77 C/km ThetaE index: 12.26 C Layer 850.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 681.64 mb = 3348.76 m = 10986.60 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.43 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.20 C = 82.76 F Cap Strength: 3.60 C Lifted Index: -3.22 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.63 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.14 C Showalter Index: -3.81 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.54 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 30.08 C Cross Totals Index: 23.46 C K Index: 33.63 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 323.91 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.43 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 808.85 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 40.22 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 148.25 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.56 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 751.85 mb = 2530.17 m = 8300.98 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 616.85 mb = 4164.62 m = 13663.30 ft Equ Level (EL): 246.85 mb = 10854.67 m = 35612.01 ft B at Equ Level: 800.65 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 156.85 mb = 13762.25 m = 45151.20 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 257.6 at 33.2 knts Storm direction: 287.6 at 24.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 99.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 213.9 neg: -11.9 tot: 202.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 67.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.68 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.8 stream: 5.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.81 Bulk Rich Number: 3.11 Bulk Shear: 260.42 m/s