MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2506051200F030.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2506051200F030.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 30 hour NAM valid 18Z FRI 6 JUN 25 Station: 42.41,-71.93 Latitude: 42.41 Longitude: -71.93 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 80 SFC 981 252 24.1 21.7 86 2.5 22.4 87 6 299.0 302.0 296.2 348.2 16.87 2 950 529 21.8 20.3 91 1.5 20.7 93 10 299.3 302.2 295.7 345.8 15.94 3 900 997 18.6 18.4 99 0.1 18.5 120 11 300.6 303.4 295.4 344.6 14.98 4 850 1487 16.0 15.9 99 0.1 16.0 168 15 302.9 305.4 295.0 342.9 13.48 5 800 2001 13.0 12.8 98 0.3 12.9 186 17 305.0 307.2 294.3 340.0 11.68 6 750 2542 9.7 8.8 94 0.8 9.2 199 17 307.1 308.9 293.3 336.0 9.55 7 700 3113 6.5 4.9 89 1.6 5.5 208 16 309.7 311.1 292.7 333.5 7.76 8 650 3717 2.7 1.1 89 1.6 1.8 235 18 312.0 313.2 292.2 331.9 6.40 9 600 4360 -1.6 -3.9 85 2.2 -2.7 242 24 314.2 315.1 291.5 329.4 4.79 10 550 5048 -5.8 -9.0 78 3.2 -7.2 238 30 317.2 317.9 291.3 328.6 3.51 11 500 5789 -9.8 -10.8 92 1.1 -10.2 242 28 321.1 321.8 292.3 332.2 3.35 12 450 6595 -14.9 -16.2 90 1.3 -15.3 242 24 324.5 325.0 292.4 332.6 2.40 13 400 7475 -20.9 -23.3 81 2.4 -21.5 243 26 327.8 328.1 292.5 332.9 1.46 14 350 8448 -27.5 -34.0 54 6.5 -28.5 243 36 331.7 331.8 292.8 334.0 0.62 15 300 9537 -37.0 -43.9 49 6.9 -37.7 237 35 333.2 333.2 292.9 334.2 0.26 16 250 10767 -48.1 -51.4 69 3.2 -48.3 250 42 334.5 334.5 293.1 335.0 0.13 17 200 12194 -58.8 -65.0 44 6.2 -58.9 248 43 339.6 339.6 294.3 339.8 0.03 18 150 13978 -61.8 -77.0 12 15.2 -62.0 262 39 363.6 363.6 299.4 363.6 0.01 19 100 16501 -60.6 -87.8 2 27.2 -60.9 267 26 410.7 410.7 306.6 410.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5708.70 m Freezing level: 619.01 mb = 4115.69 m = 13502.76 ft Wetbulb zero: 629.91 mb = 3969.39 m = 13022.78 ft Precipitable water: 1.94 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 90.47 % Est. max temperature: 28.90 C = 84.02 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 946.30 mb = 563.05 m = 1847.26 ft T: 21.53 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.07 C/km ThetaE index: 19.56 C Layer 950.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 910.35 mb = 898.31 m = 2947.19 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.58 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.52 C = 77.94 F Cap Strength: 0.25 C Lifted Index: -5.21 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.21 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.85 C Showalter Index: -4.16 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.45 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.80 C Cross Totals Index: 25.65 C K Index: 40.05 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 442.69 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.23 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2066.55 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 64.29 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.39 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.25 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 916.20 mb = 842.85 m = 2765.22 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 901.20 mb = 985.74 m = 3234.02 ft Equ Level (EL): 181.20 mb = 12806.51 m = 42015.61 ft B at Equ Level: 2044.09 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 111.20 mb = 15840.25 m = 51968.68 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 220.6 at 19.7 knts Storm direction: 250.6 at 14.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 78.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 143.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 143.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 47.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.78 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.9 stream: 4.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.71 Bulk Rich Number: 23.25 Bulk Shear: 88.89 m/s