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: 38.37,-77.79 Latitude: 38.37 Longitude: -77.79 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 38 SFC 994 93 30.3 22.2 62 8.1 24.3 152 7 304.0 307.2 297.7 355.1 17.17 2 950 492 24.9 20.1 74 4.9 21.5 159 10 302.5 305.4 296.4 349.0 15.74 3 900 964 20.4 18.9 91 1.5 19.3 169 12 302.5 305.3 296.2 348.1 15.42 4 850 1455 16.5 14.9 90 1.6 15.4 207 20 303.4 305.7 294.6 340.9 12.62 5 800 1970 13.4 10.3 82 3.1 11.5 231 25 305.4 307.3 293.1 335.2 9.91 6 750 2510 10.1 5.6 74 4.5 7.5 227 32 307.5 309.0 291.9 330.8 7.63 7 700 3081 7.1 -0.9 57 8.0 2.9 230 36 310.3 311.3 290.6 326.2 5.11 8 650 3687 3.7 -1.2 70 4.9 1.1 234 42 313.1 314.1 291.7 330.1 5.39 9 600 4332 -0.8 -6.8 64 6.0 -3.6 236 50 315.2 315.9 291.0 327.5 3.84 10 550 5021 -5.3 -13.0 54 7.7 -8.2 237 55 317.8 318.3 290.6 326.2 2.55 11 500 5762 -10.2 -16.0 63 5.7 -12.2 238 54 320.6 321.0 291.1 328.0 2.20 12 450 6567 -14.4 -21.2 56 6.8 -16.4 231 52 325.1 325.4 291.9 330.5 1.57 13 400 7450 -20.0 -25.1 64 5.1 -21.3 229 50 329.0 329.2 292.6 333.4 1.25 14 350 8427 -26.3 -30.2 70 3.9 -27.1 232 45 333.2 333.4 293.4 336.5 0.89 15 300 9523 -34.6 -41.1 52 6.4 -35.4 233 42 336.5 336.6 293.8 337.9 0.35 16 250 10770 -44.7 -53.2 38 8.5 -45.1 233 50 339.6 339.7 294.3 340.1 0.11 17 200 12218 -57.8 -62.9 53 5.0 -57.9 242 42 341.2 341.2 294.6 341.3 0.04 18 150 13987 -66.7 -71.4 51 4.8 -66.7 206 48 355.3 355.3 297.8 355.3 0.02 19 100 16498 -61.8 -86.3 2 24.5 -62.0 241 31 408.4 408.4 306.3 408.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5724.59 m Freezing level: 609.10 mb = 4214.95 m = 13828.41 ft Wetbulb zero: 637.91 mb = 3838.66 m = 12593.89 ft Precipitable water: 1.80 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 70.29 % Est. max temperature: 29.95 C = 85.91 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 883.54 mb = 1122.48 m = 3682.64 ft T: 19.10 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.45 C/km ThetaE index: 28.89 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 883.59 mb = 1121.99 m = 3681.01 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.93 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.09 C = 84.37 F Cap Strength: -0.03 C Lifted Index: -7.28 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.30 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.57 C Showalter Index: -3.80 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.79 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.68 C Cross Totals Index: 25.11 C K Index: 33.58 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 417.33 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.61 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2456.20 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 70.09 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5.66 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.20 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 883.64 mb = 1121.54 m = 3679.54 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 878.64 mb = 1170.34 m = 3839.64 ft Equ Level (EL): 158.64 mb = 13642.61 m = 44758.67 ft B at Equ Level: 2427.86 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 230.5 at 35.5 knts Storm direction: 260.5 at 26.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.2 neg: 1.0 tot: 6.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 91.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 194.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 194.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 64.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.80 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.1 stream: 5.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.38 Bulk Rich Number: 15.99 Bulk Shear: 153.61 m/s