MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2506051200F027.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2506051200F027.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 27 hour NAM valid 15Z FRI 6 JUN 25 Station: 40.38,-77.14 Latitude: 40.38 Longitude: -77.14 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 112 SFC 990 200 24.9 20.4 76 4.5 21.7 256 1 298.9 301.7 295.3 343.9 15.42 2 950 559 20.6 18.2 86 2.3 19.0 242 2 298.1 300.6 294.0 338.8 14.01 3 900 1025 18.4 15.4 83 3.0 16.4 222 8 300.5 302.7 293.5 336.6 12.33 4 850 1514 15.2 12.1 82 3.0 13.3 240 9 302.0 304.0 292.6 333.2 10.52 5 800 2025 11.9 7.9 76 4.1 9.5 226 12 303.9 305.4 291.4 329.0 8.38 6 750 2563 8.6 4.8 77 3.8 6.4 228 15 305.9 307.2 291.0 327.7 7.21 7 700 3130 5.6 -0.6 64 6.2 2.4 235 19 308.6 309.6 290.2 324.8 5.23 8 650 3732 1.6 -8.7 46 10.3 -2.8 224 23 310.8 311.3 288.9 320.5 3.05 9 600 4371 -2.8 -11.2 52 8.5 -6.1 223 22 312.9 313.4 289.2 321.6 2.70 10 550 5058 -5.8 -6.9 92 1.1 -6.4 248 18 317.1 317.9 291.9 330.5 4.13 11 500 5799 -9.7 -12.4 81 2.7 -10.7 259 19 321.2 321.8 292.0 331.1 2.96 12 450 6603 -15.6 -18.6 78 3.0 -16.5 247 22 323.6 324.0 291.8 330.3 1.96 13 400 7483 -20.8 -23.4 80 2.6 -21.5 239 29 327.9 328.2 292.5 333.0 1.45 14 350 8455 -27.7 -30.5 77 2.7 -28.3 232 34 331.3 331.5 292.9 334.5 0.86 15 300 9544 -36.5 -39.6 73 3.1 -36.9 228 37 333.9 333.9 293.2 335.4 0.41 16 250 10777 -48.0 -51.5 67 3.5 -48.1 235 40 334.8 334.8 293.2 335.3 0.13 17 200 12217 -55.7 -73.3 9 17.6 -55.9 257 37 344.6 344.6 295.4 344.7 0.01 18 150 14024 -60.1 -79.4 6 19.3 -60.3 268 44 366.5 366.5 299.9 366.5 0.00 19 100 16537 -62.7 -87.0 2 24.3 -63.0 263 20 406.5 406.5 306.0 406.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5687.06 m Freezing level: 631.68 mb = 3966.25 m = 13012.49 ft Wetbulb zero: 677.08 mb = 3400.73 m = 11157.12 ft Precipitable water: 1.59 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 72.91 % Est. max temperature: 28.38 C = 83.08 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 926.99 mb = 770.43 m = 2527.62 ft T: 19.59 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.71 C/km ThetaE index: 23.38 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 869.92 mb = 1315.73 m = 4316.64 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.66 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.38 C = 81.28 F Cap Strength: 1.33 C Lifted Index: -2.50 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.85 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.78 C Showalter Index: 0.08 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.69 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.85 C Cross Totals Index: 21.83 C K Index: 30.81 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 183.25 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.50 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 841.16 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 41.02 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 16.09 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.33 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 899.29 mb = 1032.09 m = 3386.07 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 834.29 mb = 1671.02 m = 5482.28 ft Equ Level (EL): 224.29 mb = 11477.39 m = 37655.01 ft B at Equ Level: 831.69 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 154.29 mb = 13846.70 m = 45428.24 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 235.7 at 15.4 knts Storm direction: 265.7 at 11.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.5 neg: 1.7 tot: 3.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 113.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 35.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 35.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 11.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.77 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.6 stream: 2.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.11 Bulk Rich Number: 33.92 Bulk Shear: 24.80 m/s