MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2506061200F018.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2506061200F018.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 18 hour NAM valid 6Z SAT 7 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 85 SFC 998 102 24.4 22.1 87 2.3 22.8 242 6 297.7 300.8 296.0 347.0 16.99 2 950 537 24.9 19.5 72 5.4 21.1 254 24 302.5 305.3 296.0 347.3 15.16 3 900 1010 21.8 17.5 76 4.4 18.8 258 22 304.0 306.6 295.7 345.9 14.09 4 850 1504 18.2 15.4 84 2.7 16.3 263 18 305.2 307.6 295.3 344.3 13.10 5 800 2021 14.4 12.6 89 1.8 13.2 259 15 306.5 308.6 294.6 341.2 11.54 6 750 2564 11.0 8.5 85 2.5 9.5 254 14 308.5 310.3 293.6 336.9 9.32 7 700 3137 7.8 4.0 77 3.7 5.6 255 17 311.1 312.5 292.7 333.7 7.32 8 650 3745 4.5 0.7 76 3.8 2.4 254 18 314.1 315.2 292.7 333.5 6.18 9 600 4393 0.7 -4.8 67 5.4 -2.0 257 22 316.9 317.7 292.0 331.3 4.47 10 550 5088 -2.5 -13.4 43 10.9 -6.8 260 28 321.2 321.7 291.6 329.5 2.48 11 500 5837 -7.2 -15.7 51 8.5 -10.4 262 30 324.3 324.7 292.2 331.9 2.24 12 450 6651 -12.7 -15.0 83 2.3 -13.5 265 34 327.3 327.8 293.4 336.4 2.66 13 400 7540 -18.0 -19.6 87 1.6 -18.6 272 38 331.5 331.9 294.0 338.6 2.02 14 350 8524 -24.9 -28.3 73 3.5 -25.6 266 38 335.2 335.4 294.1 339.1 1.06 15 300 9629 -32.3 -39.3 50 7.0 -33.2 258 40 339.9 339.9 294.7 341.5 0.42 16 250 10887 -43.0 -47.2 63 4.2 -43.3 253 44 342.1 342.1 295.0 343.0 0.22 17 200 12345 -56.4 -59.7 66 3.4 -56.5 255 51 343.5 343.5 295.2 343.8 0.06 18 150 14131 -64.7 -75.8 20 11.1 -64.8 271 33 358.5 358.5 298.4 358.6 0.01 19 100 16580 -67.2 -86.7 5 19.5 -67.3 286 12 397.9 397.9 304.9 397.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5752.00 m Freezing level: 589.40 mb = 4540.36 m = 14896.02 ft Wetbulb zero: 622.44 mb = 4095.81 m = 13437.54 ft Precipitable water: 1.98 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 71.70 % Est. max temperature: 31.89 C = 89.41 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 965.03 mb = 398.33 m = 1306.84 ft T: 24.75 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.54 C/km ThetaE index: 17.83 C Layer 900.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 844.34 mb = 1561.09 m = 5121.62 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.29 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.99 C = 89.59 F Cap Strength: 2.41 C Lifted Index: -3.13 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.20 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.99 C Showalter Index: -2.13 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 48.02 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.36 C Cross Totals Index: 22.65 C K Index: 37.08 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 250.61 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.49 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1079.53 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 46.47 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 61.05 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.41 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 888.21 mb = 1123.86 m = 3687.16 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 803.21 mb = 1986.82 m = 6518.35 ft Equ Level (EL): 183.21 mb = 12889.43 m = 42287.65 ft B at Equ Level: 1066.05 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 123.21 mb = 15319.41 m = 50259.92 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 258.1 at 20.6 knts Storm direction: 288.1 at 15.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.4 neg: 0.6 tot: 3.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 58.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 56.7 neg: -13.5 tot: 43.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 14.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.42 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.5 stream: 2.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.34 Bulk Rich Number: 354.92 Bulk Shear: 3.04 m/s