MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2506051200F054.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2506051200F054.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 54 hour NAM valid 18Z SAT 7 JUN 25 Station: 36.67,-76.40 Latitude: 36.67 Longitude: -76.40 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1002 6 34.9 20.8 44 14.0 24.6 210 17 307.8 310.8 297.7 355.1 15.65 1 1000 26 33.8 20.1 45 13.7 23.9 211 15 306.9 309.7 297.0 351.9 14.94 2 950 487 28.6 18.5 55 10.0 21.5 213 26 306.2 308.9 296.4 349.1 14.29 3 900 964 23.9 17.4 67 6.5 19.4 215 28 306.2 308.8 296.3 348.3 14.03 4 850 1461 19.1 16.1 83 3.0 17.1 217 30 306.2 308.8 296.0 347.3 13.68 5 800 1979 15.3 8.5 64 6.8 11.1 231 40 307.5 309.1 292.7 333.9 8.72 6 750 2523 11.9 3.3 56 8.6 7.1 240 43 309.5 310.7 291.6 329.5 6.49 7 700 3097 9.1 -1.8 46 10.9 3.5 241 46 312.6 313.5 291.0 327.6 4.79 8 650 3708 5.0 -3.3 55 8.3 0.8 240 46 314.6 315.5 291.5 329.2 4.60 9 600 4354 0.7 -14.1 32 14.7 -5.1 243 47 316.9 317.3 290.0 324.0 2.14 10 550 5047 -2.8 -25.8 15 23.0 -9.5 250 46 320.7 320.9 289.9 323.7 0.85 11 500 5796 -6.6 -40.3 5 33.7 -13.3 256 44 325.0 325.1 290.5 325.9 0.23 12 450 6611 -11.8 -46.1 4 34.4 -17.2 260 43 328.5 328.5 291.5 329.0 0.14 13 400 7502 -17.4 -51.0 4 33.6 -21.7 261 44 332.4 332.4 292.4 332.8 0.09 14 350 8485 -26.2 -50.0 9 23.8 -28.6 255 46 333.5 333.5 292.8 333.9 0.11 15 300 9579 -34.6 -57.8 8 23.2 -36.1 256 49 336.5 336.6 293.5 336.8 0.05 16 250 10830 -43.6 -70.0 4 26.4 -44.3 242 50 341.2 341.2 294.6 341.3 0.01 17 200 12286 -55.3 -70.5 14 15.2 -55.5 246 56 345.2 345.2 295.6 345.3 0.01 18 150 14082 -63.8 -79.1 11 15.3 -63.9 257 38 360.2 360.2 298.7 360.2 0.01 19 100 16569 -65.2 -87.3 3 22.1 -65.4 262 21 401.7 401.7 305.5 401.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5770.11 m Freezing level: 590.51 mb = 4485.75 m = 14716.85 ft Wetbulb zero: 643.12 mb = 3793.54 m = 12445.86 ft Precipitable water: 1.55 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 46.37 % Est. max temperature: 33.25 C = 91.85 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 819.46 mb = 1773.80 m = 5819.47 ft T: 16.82 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.81 C/km ThetaE index: 27.48 C Layer 1000.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 811.33 mb = 1858.98 m = 6098.95 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.41 g/kg Conv temperature: 34.22 C = 93.60 F Cap Strength: 0.52 C Lifted Index: -3.56 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.13 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.41 C Showalter Index: -2.63 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 48.44 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.74 C Cross Totals Index: 22.70 C K Index: 30.94 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 400.62 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.13 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1602.24 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 56.61 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6.17 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.43 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 820.60 mb = 1761.86 m = 5780.32 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 795.60 mb = 2025.59 m = 6645.56 ft Equ Level (EL): 175.60 mb = 13098.36 m = 42973.10 ft B at Equ Level: 1577.20 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 105.60 mb = 16234.37 m = 53261.71 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 238.7 at 39.8 knts Storm direction: 268.7 at 29.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 81.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 231.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 231.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 77.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.98 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.2 stream: 6.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.77 Bulk Rich Number: 22.65 Bulk Shear: 70.75 m/s