MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2506061200F051.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2506061200F051.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 51 hour NAM valid 15Z SUN 8 JUN 25 Station: 35.63,-78.66 Latitude: 35.63 Longitude: -78.66 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 59 SFC 996 91 29.5 22.1 65 7.4 24.1 183 12 303.0 306.1 297.4 353.6 17.08 2 950 512 24.2 19.6 76 4.5 20.9 200 19 301.7 304.5 295.9 346.8 15.31 3 900 985 22.2 15.6 67 6.5 17.7 240 27 304.4 306.7 294.7 341.7 12.52 4 850 1479 18.7 12.2 66 6.6 14.4 236 37 305.8 307.7 293.7 337.4 10.53 5 800 1997 15.1 7.8 62 7.3 10.6 238 40 307.2 308.8 292.4 332.5 8.32 6 750 2541 13.1 -1.5 36 14.6 5.5 250 34 310.8 311.7 290.3 325.1 4.57 7 700 3117 9.6 -1.2 47 10.8 3.9 247 38 313.1 314.1 291.4 328.9 5.01 8 650 3728 5.2 -1.5 62 6.7 1.7 242 40 314.9 315.9 292.2 331.6 5.29 9 600 4375 0.2 -7.3 57 7.5 -3.2 244 41 316.4 317.1 291.2 328.3 3.68 10 550 5066 -4.8 -17.4 37 12.6 -9.2 248 42 318.4 318.7 290.0 324.3 1.77 11 500 5808 -8.7 -36.6 8 27.9 -14.4 247 39 322.4 322.5 289.9 323.7 0.33 12 450 6616 -13.9 -43.7 6 29.8 -18.6 249 44 325.7 325.8 290.7 326.4 0.18 13 400 7499 -19.8 -50.0 5 30.1 -23.4 248 47 329.2 329.2 291.6 329.6 0.10 14 350 8475 -26.7 -45.3 15 18.7 -28.8 248 43 332.8 332.8 292.7 333.5 0.19 15 300 9569 -35.5 -53.8 14 18.2 -36.7 240 37 335.3 335.3 293.2 335.6 0.08 16 250 10813 -44.0 -67.5 6 23.5 -44.7 246 39 340.6 340.6 294.5 340.7 0.02 17 200 12273 -54.7 -69.0 16 14.2 -55.0 247 42 346.1 346.1 295.8 346.2 0.02 18 150 14066 -63.3 -77.0 14 13.6 -63.4 247 39 361.0 361.0 298.9 361.0 0.01 19 100 16553 -67.0 -88.5 3 21.5 -67.2 236 19 398.2 398.2 305.0 398.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5749.23 m Freezing level: 597.85 mb = 4404.70 m = 14450.92 ft Wetbulb zero: 632.54 mb = 3947.90 m = 12952.29 ft Precipitable water: 1.49 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 52.06 % Est. max temperature: 32.41 C = 90.33 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 895.88 mb = 1024.58 m = 3361.44 ft T: 21.89 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.79 C/km ThetaE index: 28.46 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 825.59 mb = 1727.84 m = 5668.71 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.89 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.01 C = 91.42 F Cap Strength: 2.32 C Lifted Index: -4.62 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.44 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.16 C Showalter Index: -0.81 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.28 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.43 C Cross Totals Index: 20.86 C K Index: 28.82 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 306.80 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.60 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1410.64 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 53.12 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 70.83 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.32 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 870.49 mb = 1273.15 m = 4176.97 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 705.49 mb = 3051.59 m = 10011.67 ft Equ Level (EL): 195.49 mb = 12415.17 m = 40731.69 ft B at Equ Level: 1403.32 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 115.49 mb = 15669.92 m = 51409.86 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 242.1 at 35.9 knts Storm direction: 272.1 at 26.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.5 neg: 2.1 tot: 6.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 92.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 202.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 202.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 67.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.63 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.3 stream: 5.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.69 Bulk Rich Number: 14.19 Bulk Shear: 99.43 m/s