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: 37.91,-77.56 Latitude: 37.91 Longitude: -77.56 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 41 SFC 997 66 31.6 20.8 53 10.9 23.8 186 8 305.0 307.9 297.0 351.8 15.66 2 950 496 26.0 18.3 63 7.7 20.6 190 12 303.6 306.2 295.6 345.4 14.09 3 900 970 21.3 17.3 78 4.1 18.5 191 13 303.5 306.1 295.4 344.8 13.91 4 850 1462 16.9 15.0 89 1.9 15.6 203 16 303.8 306.2 294.7 341.6 12.70 5 800 1978 13.9 10.8 81 3.1 11.9 231 26 306.0 307.9 293.4 336.6 10.19 6 750 2519 10.4 6.0 74 4.4 7.8 227 31 307.9 309.4 292.2 331.8 7.85 7 700 3091 7.4 2.0 68 5.5 4.4 227 37 310.7 311.9 291.8 330.3 6.33 8 650 3698 4.3 -2.5 61 6.8 0.9 235 42 313.9 314.8 291.5 329.4 4.91 9 600 4345 -0.0 -7.9 55 7.9 -3.6 238 47 316.1 316.8 291.0 327.5 3.51 10 550 5035 -4.9 -14.5 47 9.6 -8.5 237 51 318.3 318.8 290.5 325.8 2.26 11 500 5776 -10.1 -14.2 72 4.0 -11.6 240 54 320.7 321.2 291.5 329.2 2.56 12 450 6581 -15.0 -26.5 37 11.5 -17.9 233 50 324.4 324.5 291.1 327.8 0.97 13 400 7462 -20.0 -30.8 38 10.8 -22.2 227 48 329.0 329.2 292.2 331.7 0.74 14 350 8439 -26.1 -34.1 47 8.0 -27.5 228 43 333.5 333.6 293.3 335.8 0.61 15 300 9535 -34.8 -42.4 46 7.6 -35.6 232 38 336.3 336.4 293.7 337.5 0.31 16 250 10781 -44.7 -52.6 41 8.0 -45.0 231 39 339.7 339.7 294.4 340.2 0.12 17 200 12232 -57.3 -63.1 48 5.8 -57.5 249 49 342.0 342.0 294.8 342.1 0.04 18 150 14002 -67.2 -71.0 58 3.8 -67.2 204 40 354.4 354.4 297.6 354.5 0.02 19 100 16506 -62.8 -87.1 2 24.3 -63.0 245 32 406.3 406.3 306.0 406.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5735.86 m Freezing level: 600.12 mb = 4342.92 m = 14248.24 ft Wetbulb zero: 639.91 mb = 3824.47 m = 12547.34 ft Precipitable water: 1.74 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 66.61 % Est. max temperature: 30.54 C = 86.98 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 852.49 mb = 1437.15 m = 4715.01 ft T: 17.10 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.55 C/km ThetaE index: 25.97 C Layer 950.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 850.59 mb = 1456.41 m = 4778.19 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.40 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.43 C = 86.77 F Cap Strength: -0.06 C Lifted Index: -5.99 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.63 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.24 C Showalter Index: -4.00 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.11 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.00 C Cross Totals Index: 25.11 C K Index: 36.53 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 428.36 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.50 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1689.02 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 58.12 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5.86 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.15 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 850.15 mb = 1460.84 m = 4792.72 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 845.15 mb = 1510.99 m = 4957.25 ft Equ Level (EL): 175.15 mb = 13048.35 m = 42809.04 ft B at Equ Level: 1677.03 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 105.15 mb = 16195.63 m = 53134.62 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 231.1 at 34.6 knts Storm direction: 261.1 at 25.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.5 neg: 0.9 tot: 5.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 84.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 147.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 147.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 49.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.82 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.9 stream: 4.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.19 Bulk Rich Number: 16.26 Bulk Shear: 103.90 m/s