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: 37.76,-78.62 Latitude: 37.76 Longitude: -78.62 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 39 SFC 985 171 29.7 21.4 61 8.4 23.6 192 9 304.2 307.2 297.3 353.2 16.45 2 950 493 25.9 18.9 66 6.9 21.0 194 14 303.4 306.1 295.9 346.9 14.64 3 900 966 21.2 17.7 81 3.5 18.8 195 16 303.3 306.0 295.7 345.8 14.32 4 850 1459 16.4 16.1 98 0.3 16.3 198 17 303.4 305.9 295.3 344.0 13.71 5 800 1973 13.3 11.6 89 1.8 12.2 219 29 305.4 307.4 293.7 337.7 10.78 6 750 2514 10.2 8.7 90 1.5 9.3 219 35 307.6 309.4 293.4 336.3 9.45 7 700 3086 6.8 4.4 85 2.4 5.4 226 42 310.0 311.4 292.6 333.1 7.51 8 650 3692 3.9 -0.1 75 4.0 1.8 232 44 313.4 314.5 292.2 331.8 5.86 9 600 4337 -1.1 -7.9 60 6.8 -4.1 239 49 314.8 315.5 290.6 326.1 3.51 10 550 5026 -5.7 -7.4 88 1.7 -6.5 239 53 317.3 318.1 291.7 330.1 3.98 11 500 5765 -10.2 -14.3 72 4.2 -11.7 239 49 320.6 321.1 291.5 329.0 2.52 12 450 6571 -14.0 -19.0 66 5.0 -15.6 245 44 325.6 326.0 292.3 332.1 1.89 13 400 7457 -19.1 -25.1 59 6.0 -20.6 242 44 330.2 330.4 293.0 334.6 1.25 14 350 8436 -26.1 -33.3 51 7.2 -27.4 235 43 333.5 333.6 293.3 335.9 0.66 15 300 9532 -34.6 -40.0 58 5.4 -35.3 237 38 336.5 336.6 293.9 338.1 0.39 16 250 10779 -44.6 -52.7 40 8.2 -45.0 231 42 339.8 339.8 294.4 340.3 0.12 17 200 12228 -57.7 -62.0 58 4.3 -57.8 259 54 341.4 341.4 294.7 341.6 0.05 18 150 13997 -65.4 -71.9 40 6.4 -65.5 206 54 357.4 357.4 298.2 357.4 0.02 19 100 16501 -62.1 -86.6 2 24.4 -62.4 239 34 407.6 407.6 306.2 407.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5726.69 m Freezing level: 610.96 mb = 4195.53 m = 13764.69 ft Wetbulb zero: 634.98 mb = 3880.34 m = 12730.62 ft Precipitable water: 1.86 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 79.87 % Est. max temperature: 29.51 C = 85.12 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 873.04 mb = 1228.27 m = 4029.72 ft T: 18.66 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.33 C/km ThetaE index: 27.03 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 861.52 mb = 1342.62 m = 4404.85 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.80 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.93 C = 84.08 F Cap Strength: -0.14 C Lifted Index: -6.34 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.90 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.13 C Showalter Index: -4.99 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.96 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.63 C Cross Totals Index: 26.33 C K Index: 40.37 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 464.40 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.05 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1872.58 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 61.20 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.86 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.64 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 860.04 mb = 1357.47 m = 4453.58 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 855.04 mb = 1407.69 m = 4618.36 ft Equ Level (EL): 175.04 mb = 13047.89 m = 42807.52 ft B at Equ Level: 1857.67 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 105.04 mb = 16197.84 m = 53141.87 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 229.8 at 37.0 knts Storm direction: 259.8 at 27.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 90.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 220.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 220.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 73.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.94 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.6 stream: 6.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.72 Bulk Rich Number: 18.04 Bulk Shear: 103.82 m/s