MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2506050600F084.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2506050600F084.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 3.5 day NAM valid 18Z SUN 8 JUN 25 Station: 36.92,-77.22 Latitude: 36.92 Longitude: -77.22 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1003 25 33.1 20.8 49 12.2 24.2 207 10 306.0 308.9 297.3 352.9 15.65 1 1000 51 31.9 19.9 49 12.0 23.3 207 9 305.0 307.8 296.4 349.1 14.76 2 950 509 26.9 18.4 60 8.4 20.9 209 14 304.4 307.1 295.9 346.7 14.19 3 900 984 22.3 17.4 74 4.9 18.9 211 15 304.5 307.1 295.8 346.3 14.05 4 850 1478 18.2 13.4 74 4.8 15.0 226 19 305.2 307.4 294.2 339.5 11.45 5 800 1996 15.3 7.9 61 7.4 10.7 234 26 307.4 309.0 292.5 332.8 8.37 6 750 2539 11.6 4.0 60 7.6 7.2 230 31 309.2 310.4 291.7 330.1 6.80 7 700 3112 8.0 3.4 73 4.6 5.4 236 38 311.3 312.6 292.5 333.0 7.00 8 650 3721 5.2 -7.1 41 12.3 -0.5 244 45 314.8 315.5 290.5 325.9 3.45 9 600 4368 0.2 -10.8 43 11.0 -4.4 246 50 316.4 316.9 290.4 325.5 2.79 10 550 5059 -5.0 -8.6 75 3.7 -6.5 244 52 318.2 318.9 291.7 330.0 3.62 11 500 5801 -10.0 -15.7 63 5.8 -12.0 248 50 320.9 321.3 291.3 328.4 2.24 12 450 6605 -15.2 -27.3 35 12.1 -18.1 245 48 324.1 324.3 290.9 327.3 0.90 13 400 7486 -19.9 -39.2 16 19.3 -22.9 236 47 329.1 329.2 291.8 330.4 0.32 14 350 8463 -26.0 -48.4 10 22.3 -28.5 231 47 333.7 333.7 292.9 334.2 0.14 15 300 9558 -35.5 -44.0 41 8.5 -36.2 225 42 335.4 335.4 293.4 336.4 0.26 16 250 10799 -44.1 -53.5 34 9.5 -44.6 231 28 340.6 340.6 294.6 341.0 0.10 17 200 12259 -56.4 -68.1 22 11.7 -56.6 266 38 343.5 343.5 295.2 343.6 0.02 18 150 14031 -66.0 -71.1 49 5.1 -66.1 222 35 356.4 356.4 298.0 356.4 0.02 19 100 16521 -65.0 -87.2 3 22.1 -65.2 247 32 402.1 402.1 305.5 402.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5749.76 m Freezing level: 598.01 mb = 4395.63 m = 14421.17 ft Wetbulb zero: 654.33 mb = 3666.42 m = 12028.81 ft Precipitable water: 1.66 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 61.24 % Est. max temperature: 32.29 C = 90.12 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 841.11 mb = 1567.93 m = 5144.07 ft T: 17.70 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.67 C/km ThetaE index: 22.83 C Layer 1000.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 815.23 mb = 1834.57 m = 6018.85 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.33 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.84 C = 92.92 F Cap Strength: 0.97 C Lifted Index: -6.06 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.65 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.89 C Showalter Index: -2.95 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.56 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.18 C Cross Totals Index: 23.38 C K Index: 37.01 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 371.62 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.20 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1673.33 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 57.85 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 18.94 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.34 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 840.26 mb = 1576.55 m = 5172.36 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 775.26 mb = 2260.01 m = 7414.64 ft Equ Level (EL): 175.26 mb = 13072.15 m = 42887.12 ft B at Equ Level: 1650.91 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 105.26 mb = 16206.21 m = 53169.34 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 239.1 at 35.2 knts Storm direction: 269.1 at 26.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.2 neg: 0.8 tot: 5.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 79.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 136.9 neg: -1.5 tot: 135.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 45.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.85 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.3 stream: 4.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.90 Bulk Rich Number: 18.66 Bulk Shear: 89.67 m/s