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: 38.09,-75.77 Latitude: 38.09 Longitude: -75.77 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2 25.6 19.6 69 6.0 21.5 146 16 298.7 301.3 294.6 340.9 14.51 1 1000 16 24.8 19.3 71 5.6 20.9 146 13 298.0 300.5 294.1 339.1 14.19 2 950 465 24.4 20.4 79 4.0 21.5 171 38 301.9 304.9 296.5 349.3 16.08 3 900 938 22.2 17.8 76 4.4 19.1 194 35 304.4 307.0 296.0 347.3 14.41 4 850 1433 18.9 13.3 70 5.7 15.2 212 35 306.0 308.1 294.3 340.1 11.35 5 800 1951 15.4 9.1 66 6.3 11.5 224 41 307.6 309.3 293.1 335.2 9.11 6 750 2495 11.9 3.0 55 8.8 6.9 226 47 309.4 310.6 291.5 329.1 6.36 7 700 3069 8.9 -3.1 43 11.9 2.9 227 49 312.3 313.1 290.6 326.1 4.36 8 650 3678 4.3 -1.6 66 5.9 1.3 230 50 313.8 314.8 291.8 330.4 5.25 9 600 4324 0.4 -7.4 56 7.8 -3.1 235 50 316.6 317.3 291.3 328.4 3.66 10 550 5018 -3.2 -15.3 39 12.0 -7.7 238 47 320.3 320.7 291.0 327.4 2.12 11 500 5765 -6.9 -32.3 11 25.4 -13.0 242 42 324.6 324.7 290.7 326.4 0.51 12 450 6578 -12.4 -28.6 25 16.2 -16.4 245 40 327.7 327.9 291.9 330.6 0.80 13 400 7467 -18.3 -35.9 20 17.6 -21.6 247 43 331.2 331.3 292.5 332.8 0.45 14 350 8448 -26.3 -43.9 18 17.5 -28.5 242 46 333.3 333.3 292.8 334.1 0.22 15 300 9542 -35.0 -59.9 6 24.9 -36.4 242 45 336.0 336.0 293.4 336.2 0.04 16 250 10789 -43.9 -66.7 6 22.8 -44.6 238 50 340.8 340.8 294.6 340.9 0.02 17 200 12250 -54.3 -72.4 9 18.0 -54.6 245 52 346.7 346.7 295.9 346.8 0.01 18 150 14052 -62.7 -78.8 10 16.1 -62.9 259 45 362.1 362.1 299.1 362.1 0.01 19 100 16550 -64.3 -86.5 3 22.3 -64.5 255 26 403.5 403.5 305.7 403.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5749.14 m Freezing level: 594.38 mb = 4402.05 m = 14442.25 ft Wetbulb zero: 635.78 mb = 3856.81 m = 12653.41 ft Precipitable water: 1.63 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 56.25 % Est. max temperature: 32.93 C = 91.27 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 917.64 mb = 768.26 m = 2520.52 ft T: 22.95 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.86 C/km ThetaE index: 23.24 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 826.56 mb = 1672.09 m = 5485.80 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.19 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.71 C = 92.67 F Cap Strength: 3.07 C Lifted Index: -2.61 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.56 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.63 C Showalter Index: -0.15 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.06 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.86 C Cross Totals Index: 20.20 C K Index: 27.20 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 357.84 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.60 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1097.31 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 46.85 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 100.10 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.07 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 890.89 mb = 1026.41 m = 3367.44 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 755.89 mb = 2429.15 m = 7969.55 ft Equ Level (EL): 205.89 mb = 12060.08 m = 39566.71 ft B at Equ Level: 1094.71 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 125.89 mb = 15131.88 m = 49644.67 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 224.4 at 43.0 knts Storm direction: 254.4 at 32.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 8.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 94.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 498.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 498.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 166.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.78 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.8 stream: 9.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.14 Bulk Rich Number: 5.94 Bulk Shear: 184.72 m/s