MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2506061200F054.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2506061200F054.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 54 hour NAM valid 18Z SUN 8 JUN 25 Station: 35.97,-80.39 Latitude: 35.97 Longitude: -80.39 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 45 SFC 979 236 30.6 22.8 63 7.8 24.8 228 13 305.6 309.0 298.7 359.8 18.08 2 950 501 26.6 20.9 71 5.8 22.5 229 18 304.2 307.3 297.4 353.5 16.55 3 900 976 22.0 19.7 86 2.4 20.4 231 20 304.2 307.2 297.2 352.5 16.22 4 850 1470 17.6 16.9 95 0.7 17.1 241 26 304.6 307.3 296.1 347.5 14.38 5 800 1987 14.0 10.7 81 3.2 11.9 254 40 306.0 307.9 293.5 336.7 10.18 6 750 2528 11.9 1.6 49 10.3 6.2 256 49 309.5 310.6 290.9 327.2 5.73 7 700 3104 8.8 0.7 57 8.1 4.4 250 50 312.2 313.3 291.7 330.2 5.75 8 650 3712 4.0 0.1 76 3.9 1.9 246 50 313.5 314.6 292.3 332.1 5.94 9 600 4358 -0.9 -3.1 85 2.2 -2.0 246 50 315.1 316.1 292.0 331.2 5.08 10 550 5047 -5.5 -10.8 66 5.3 -7.7 250 49 317.6 318.2 291.0 327.6 3.06 11 500 5787 -9.6 -22.7 34 13.1 -13.4 255 39 321.3 321.6 290.5 325.6 1.24 12 450 6593 -14.8 -28.1 31 13.4 -17.9 261 31 324.7 324.9 291.0 327.7 0.84 13 400 7473 -20.9 -32.1 36 11.2 -23.0 251 32 327.9 328.0 291.8 330.2 0.65 14 350 8447 -26.3 -32.1 58 5.8 -27.4 246 45 333.2 333.4 293.3 336.0 0.74 15 300 9544 -34.3 -38.2 68 3.9 -34.8 252 48 337.0 337.1 294.0 338.8 0.47 16 250 10793 -44.3 -50.0 53 5.7 -44.6 231 48 340.2 340.2 294.5 340.9 0.16 17 200 12243 -57.5 -61.9 58 4.3 -57.6 251 56 341.6 341.7 294.8 341.8 0.05 18 150 14044 -60.5 -76.1 11 15.6 -60.7 239 47 365.8 365.8 299.8 365.8 0.01 19 100 16547 -64.0 -86.3 3 22.3 -64.2 253 24 404.1 404.1 305.7 404.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5742.21 m Freezing level: 609.10 mb = 4240.01 m = 13910.61 ft Wetbulb zero: 625.50 mb = 4021.68 m = 13194.33 ft Precipitable water: 1.75 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 70.44 % Est. max temperature: 30.20 C = 86.36 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 874.25 mb = 1227.02 m = 4025.60 ft T: 19.80 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.85 C/km ThetaE index: 32.60 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 870.02 mb = 1269.01 m = 4163.37 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.52 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.46 C = 85.02 F Cap Strength: 0.03 C Lifted Index: -7.93 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -7.89 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.78 C Showalter Index: -5.76 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.73 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.24 C Cross Totals Index: 26.49 C K Index: 36.03 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 441.36 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.35 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2997.75 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 77.43 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4.15 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.17 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 870.83 mb = 1260.97 m = 4136.99 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 865.83 mb = 1310.77 m = 4300.37 ft Equ Level (EL): 165.83 mb = 13415.84 m = 44014.67 ft B at Equ Level: 2959.48 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 248.9 at 40.2 knts Storm direction: 278.9 at 30.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.7 neg: 1.3 tot: 7.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 93.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 178.6 neg: -32.9 tot: 145.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 48.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.66 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.8 stream: 5.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.99 Bulk Rich Number: 35.90 Bulk Shear: 83.51 m/s