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: 37.85,-76.82 Latitude: 37.85 Longitude: -76.82 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 3 SFC 997 26 32.6 22.9 57 9.7 25.4 193 14 306.0 309.3 298.7 359.8 17.92 2 950 459 27.4 20.6 66 6.9 22.5 200 26 305.0 308.0 297.4 353.6 16.26 3 900 935 22.7 19.3 81 3.4 20.3 205 31 304.9 307.8 297.1 352.2 15.83 4 850 1431 18.0 17.8 98 0.3 17.9 212 36 305.0 307.9 296.8 350.6 15.25 5 800 1948 13.9 13.6 98 0.4 13.7 228 44 306.0 308.3 295.0 342.9 12.31 6 750 2490 10.8 7.9 82 2.9 9.0 240 51 308.3 310.0 293.2 335.5 8.94 7 700 3063 7.9 4.8 81 3.1 6.1 238 53 311.2 312.7 293.1 335.1 7.74 8 650 3672 4.5 1.2 79 3.3 2.7 242 52 314.1 315.3 292.9 334.2 6.42 9 600 4320 1.2 -3.5 71 4.7 -1.2 248 48 317.5 318.5 292.6 333.3 4.93 10 550 5014 -2.9 -7.8 69 4.9 -5.1 255 47 320.6 321.4 292.6 333.3 3.86 11 500 5764 -6.9 -13.9 57 7.0 -9.6 260 47 324.6 325.1 292.6 333.5 2.61 12 450 6576 -12.7 -24.2 38 11.5 -15.9 254 48 327.3 327.5 292.2 331.6 1.20 13 400 7465 -18.5 -32.2 29 13.7 -21.3 251 49 331.0 331.1 292.6 333.4 0.64 14 350 8446 -25.9 -59.2 3 33.4 -28.5 249 47 333.9 333.9 292.8 334.0 0.04 15 300 9542 -34.4 -61.9 4 27.5 -35.9 245 44 336.9 336.9 293.6 337.0 0.03 16 250 10792 -43.8 -65.9 7 22.1 -44.5 240 47 341.0 341.0 294.6 341.1 0.02 17 200 12251 -54.6 -68.9 15 14.3 -54.8 242 52 346.3 346.3 295.8 346.4 0.02 18 150 14054 -62.2 -79.6 8 17.4 -62.3 257 44 362.9 362.9 299.2 363.0 0.00 19 100 16551 -64.3 -86.6 3 22.2 -64.5 260 23 403.4 403.4 305.6 403.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5761.28 m Freezing level: 585.28 mb = 4524.20 m = 14843.01 ft Wetbulb zero: 615.13 mb = 4118.18 m = 13510.93 ft Precipitable water: 2.05 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 77.45 % Est. max temperature: 31.72 C = 89.10 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 867.67 mb = 1252.32 m = 4108.60 ft T: 19.72 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.48 C/km ThetaE index: 26.55 C Layer 950.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 863.18 mb = 1297.24 m = 4255.99 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.52 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.65 C = 88.97 F Cap Strength: -0.18 C Lifted Index: -5.57 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -8.55 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.96 C Showalter Index: -4.16 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.62 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.94 C Cross Totals Index: 24.68 C K Index: 39.65 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 461.84 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.45 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2646.79 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 72.76 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4.11 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.78 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 861.19 mb = 1317.26 m = 4321.68 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 856.19 mb = 1367.73 m = 4487.23 ft Equ Level (EL): 166.19 mb = 13411.93 m = 44001.87 ft B at Equ Level: 2620.31 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 238.7 at 43.6 knts Storm direction: 268.7 at 32.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.3 neg: 0.4 tot: 7.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 91.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 406.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 406.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 135.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.95 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.9 stream: 8.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 5.51 Bulk Rich Number: 21.03 Bulk Shear: 125.87 m/s