MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2506061200F033.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2506061200F033.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 33 hour NAM valid 21Z 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 43 SFC 998 59 32.6 22.1 54 10.5 24.9 230 11 305.9 309.1 298.1 356.9 16.99 2 950 503 29.0 19.7 57 9.3 22.3 236 21 306.6 309.4 297.2 352.7 15.35 3 900 982 24.4 18.6 70 5.8 20.3 239 23 306.7 309.5 297.1 352.3 15.18 4 850 1480 19.6 17.8 89 1.8 18.3 240 24 306.6 309.5 297.1 352.5 15.24 5 800 2000 15.5 15.4 99 0.1 15.4 243 28 307.7 310.3 296.5 349.6 13.86 6 750 2544 11.0 9.9 93 1.1 10.3 261 27 308.6 310.5 294.3 339.8 10.27 7 700 3116 7.1 1.7 68 5.4 4.2 271 30 310.4 311.6 291.6 329.6 6.19 8 650 3724 5.7 -12.7 25 18.5 -1.9 276 34 315.4 315.8 289.6 322.7 2.20 9 600 4375 3.5 -29.4 7 32.9 -5.9 277 36 320.2 320.3 289.4 322.2 0.56 10 550 5074 -1.1 -35.1 5 34.0 -9.3 268 36 322.8 322.9 290.0 324.1 0.35 11 500 5825 -6.7 -45.0 3 38.3 -13.5 274 35 324.9 324.9 290.4 325.4 0.14 12 450 6639 -11.5 -48.4 3 36.9 -17.1 283 32 328.8 328.8 291.5 329.2 0.11 13 400 7531 -17.4 -53.2 3 35.8 -21.7 292 35 332.3 332.3 292.4 332.6 0.07 14 350 8516 -24.3 -58.2 3 34.0 -27.2 307 40 336.1 336.1 293.4 336.2 0.04 15 300 9621 -32.8 -56.1 8 23.3 -34.5 321 44 339.1 339.1 294.1 339.4 0.06 16 250 10875 -43.9 -60.6 14 16.7 -44.5 337 55 340.8 340.8 294.6 341.0 0.04 17 200 12330 -56.0 -62.4 45 6.4 -56.1 344 60 344.1 344.1 295.3 344.3 0.04 18 150 14121 -63.0 -80.4 8 17.4 -63.1 281 55 361.5 361.5 299.0 361.6 0.00 19 100 16582 -69.4 -84.0 10 14.6 -69.5 282 25 393.6 393.6 304.3 393.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5782.16 m Freezing level: 561.58 mb = 4912.51 m = 16116.96 ft Wetbulb zero: 665.37 mb = 3532.35 m = 11588.92 ft Precipitable water: 1.72 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 49.03 % Est. max temperature: 33.36 C = 92.05 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 857.65 mb = 1401.59 m = 4598.35 ft T: 20.31 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.10 C/km ThetaE index: 30.26 C Layer 800.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 828.32 mb = 1701.26 m = 5581.50 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.69 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.78 C = 92.81 F Cap Strength: 0.45 C Lifted Index: -5.01 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.37 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -4.43 C Showalter Index: -4.60 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.71 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.24 C Cross Totals Index: 24.47 C K Index: 38.59 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 425.48 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -5.22 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2155.80 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 65.66 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8.09 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.45 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 836.13 mb = 1620.80 m = 5317.52 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 821.13 mb = 1776.05 m = 5826.88 ft Equ Level (EL): 171.13 mb = 13300.87 m = 43637.48 ft B at Equ Level: 2154.36 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 262.9 at 29.6 knts Storm direction: 292.9 at 22.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 83.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 134.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 134.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 44.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.84 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.5 stream: 4.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.36 Bulk Rich Number: 55.35 Bulk Shear: 38.95 m/s