MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2506061200F030.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2506061200F030.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 30 hour NAM valid 18Z SAT 7 JUN 25 Station: 35.13,-78.93 Latitude: 35.13 Longitude: -78.93 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 57 SFC 1000 58 33.4 22.5 53 10.9 25.3 213 13 306.6 309.9 298.5 359.1 17.42 2 950 516 27.6 20.3 64 7.3 22.3 216 19 305.2 308.2 297.3 352.9 15.97 3 900 993 22.9 19.3 80 3.7 20.4 217 20 305.2 308.1 297.2 352.5 15.83 4 850 1488 18.3 17.6 96 0.7 17.8 224 22 305.3 308.1 296.7 350.4 15.07 5 800 2006 14.8 11.3 79 3.5 12.6 248 34 307.0 308.9 294.0 338.8 10.57 6 750 2549 11.4 7.5 77 4.0 9.0 249 35 309.0 310.6 293.2 335.5 8.68 7 700 3123 7.9 3.1 72 4.8 5.2 254 37 311.3 312.6 292.4 332.5 6.86 8 650 3732 5.1 -1.4 63 6.5 1.7 259 41 314.7 315.8 292.2 331.6 5.32 9 600 4381 2.1 -10.4 39 12.5 -3.3 262 44 318.6 319.1 291.2 328.1 2.88 10 550 5079 -1.1 -15.7 32 14.5 -6.7 263 45 322.7 323.1 291.6 329.7 2.05 11 500 5832 -6.1 -43.7 3 37.6 -13.1 268 40 325.6 325.6 290.6 326.2 0.16 12 450 6646 -11.9 -51.1 2 39.2 -17.4 270 41 328.3 328.3 291.3 328.6 0.08 13 400 7536 -18.0 -49.0 5 31.1 -22.0 272 45 331.6 331.6 292.3 332.1 0.11 14 350 8518 -25.9 -45.1 15 19.2 -28.2 265 44 333.8 333.9 293.0 334.6 0.20 15 300 9613 -34.8 -51.1 18 16.3 -36.0 262 44 336.4 336.4 293.5 336.8 0.12 16 250 10862 -43.5 -56.9 21 13.5 -44.1 265 47 341.4 341.4 294.7 341.7 0.07 17 200 12322 -54.7 -72.3 10 17.6 -54.9 273 34 346.2 346.2 295.8 346.2 0.01 18 150 14121 -62.7 -80.0 8 17.4 -62.8 278 40 362.1 362.1 299.1 362.1 0.00 19 100 16584 -68.0 -83.6 9 15.6 -68.1 264 24 396.3 396.3 304.7 396.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5774.87 m Freezing level: 567.53 mb = 4834.65 m = 15861.53 ft Wetbulb zero: 632.84 mb = 3948.88 m = 12955.47 ft Precipitable water: 1.82 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 59.46 % Est. max temperature: 32.13 C = 89.84 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 854.46 mb = 1442.78 m = 4733.47 ft T: 18.70 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.19 C/km ThetaE index: 31.00 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 857.23 mb = 1414.80 m = 4641.66 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.29 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.11 C = 89.80 F Cap Strength: -0.23 C Lifted Index: -4.66 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -8.73 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.79 C Showalter Index: -3.29 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 48.10 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.38 C Cross Totals Index: 23.71 C K Index: 37.17 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 407.29 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.67 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2411.72 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 69.45 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5.58 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.09 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 854.58 mb = 1441.56 m = 4729.48 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 849.58 mb = 1492.38 m = 4896.21 ft Equ Level (EL): 169.58 mb = 13353.76 m = 43811.02 ft B at Equ Level: 2398.93 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 253.1 at 34.4 knts Storm direction: 283.1 at 25.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 79.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 177.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 177.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 59.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.96 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.4 stream: 5.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.29 Bulk Rich Number: 31.84 Bulk Shear: 75.75 m/s