MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2506051200F051.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2506051200F051.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 51 hour NAM valid 15Z SAT 7 JUN 25 Station: 36.94,-77.14 Latitude: 36.94 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1003 24 29.7 23.7 70 6.0 25.3 172 9 302.6 306.1 298.3 358.0 18.69 1 1000 49 28.7 23.0 71 5.7 24.5 172 8 301.9 305.2 297.7 354.8 17.94 2 950 503 24.6 20.4 77 4.3 21.6 198 21 302.2 305.1 296.5 349.6 16.05 3 900 977 22.5 16.9 70 5.6 18.6 224 30 304.7 307.2 295.6 345.1 13.55 4 850 1472 18.9 13.2 69 5.7 15.1 233 34 306.0 308.1 294.3 339.8 11.27 5 800 1990 14.5 11.5 82 3.0 12.6 229 39 306.6 308.6 294.0 338.9 10.72 6 750 2533 11.1 7.8 80 3.3 9.0 233 41 308.6 310.3 293.2 335.6 8.86 7 700 3106 7.5 5.6 88 1.9 6.3 234 40 310.8 312.3 293.3 336.0 8.19 8 650 3713 3.7 -1.1 71 4.8 1.2 236 39 313.1 314.2 291.7 330.2 5.44 9 600 4357 -1.1 -3.5 84 2.4 -2.3 234 38 314.8 315.8 291.8 330.5 4.92 10 550 5048 -4.2 -18.5 32 14.3 -9.0 241 40 319.2 319.5 290.2 324.6 1.62 11 500 5794 -7.2 -29.4 15 22.2 -12.9 252 40 324.2 324.3 290.7 326.6 0.67 12 450 6606 -11.8 -48.2 3 36.5 -17.3 259 42 328.5 328.5 291.4 328.9 0.11 13 400 7498 -17.5 -52.7 3 35.2 -21.8 263 44 332.2 332.2 292.4 332.5 0.07 14 350 8481 -25.7 -51.5 7 25.9 -28.2 255 43 334.2 334.2 292.9 334.5 0.09 15 300 9576 -34.7 -55.7 10 21.0 -36.0 252 44 336.5 336.5 293.5 336.8 0.07 16 250 10829 -43.0 -62.6 10 19.6 -43.7 247 45 342.1 342.1 294.8 342.3 0.03 17 200 12289 -55.0 -66.7 22 11.7 -55.3 245 42 345.6 345.6 295.7 345.7 0.02 18 150 14081 -65.0 -78.3 14 13.3 -65.1 262 41 358.0 358.0 298.3 358.1 0.01 19 100 16559 -64.7 -88.5 2 23.8 -64.9 265 19 402.6 402.6 305.6 402.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5744.92 m Freezing level: 611.63 mb = 4207.23 m = 13803.09 ft Wetbulb zero: 633.05 mb = 3925.54 m = 12878.92 ft Precipitable water: 1.81 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 67.45 % Est. max temperature: 32.98 C = 91.36 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 919.46 mb = 789.56 m = 2590.40 ft T: 23.34 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.47 C/km ThetaE index: 22.43 C Layer 1000.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 844.63 mb = 1526.36 m = 5007.69 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.00 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.12 C = 91.62 F Cap Strength: 2.28 C Lifted Index: -4.33 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.33 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.15 C Showalter Index: -0.35 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.56 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.15 C Cross Totals Index: 20.41 C K Index: 37.46 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 333.17 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.55 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1805.76 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 60.10 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 46.78 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.28 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 886.19 mb = 1111.03 m = 3645.07 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 821.19 mb = 1766.59 m = 5795.84 ft Equ Level (EL): 181.19 mb = 12904.52 m = 42337.16 ft B at Equ Level: 1804.51 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 234.2 at 35.8 knts Storm direction: 264.2 at 26.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.6 neg: 0.9 tot: 6.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 92.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 239.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 239.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 79.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.87 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.4 stream: 6.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.50 Bulk Rich Number: 18.37 Bulk Shear: 98.30 m/s