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: 38.41,-76.85 Latitude: 38.41 Longitude: -76.85 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -12 SFC 996 25 29.5 23.5 70 6.1 25.0 162 13 303.0 306.5 298.4 358.2 18.58 2 950 441 25.4 21.4 78 4.0 22.5 176 27 303.0 306.2 297.4 353.8 17.13 3 900 915 21.2 20.2 94 1.0 20.5 190 35 303.4 306.5 297.4 353.3 16.82 4 850 1408 17.8 17.5 99 0.2 17.6 203 43 304.8 307.5 296.5 349.5 15.00 5 800 1925 14.2 14.0 99 0.2 14.1 219 51 306.3 308.7 295.4 344.3 12.66 6 750 2468 10.6 9.8 95 0.8 10.1 232 53 308.1 310.0 294.0 338.9 10.17 7 700 3041 7.9 4.9 82 3.0 6.1 234 55 311.2 312.7 293.1 335.3 7.80 8 650 3651 5.1 0.2 71 4.9 2.4 240 55 314.7 315.9 292.7 333.6 5.98 9 600 4299 1.6 -5.1 61 6.7 -1.7 246 53 317.9 318.8 292.3 332.1 4.37 10 550 4996 -1.9 -17.5 29 15.7 -7.5 250 50 321.9 322.2 291.1 327.8 1.75 11 500 5746 -6.7 -35.4 8 28.7 -13.1 253 45 324.9 324.9 290.6 326.2 0.37 12 450 6559 -12.2 -37.5 10 25.3 -17.1 250 42 327.9 328.0 291.5 329.2 0.34 13 400 7450 -17.7 -52.3 3 34.6 -21.9 246 43 332.0 332.1 292.3 332.3 0.08 14 350 8432 -25.2 -60.5 2 35.3 -28.0 247 42 334.8 334.8 293.0 334.9 0.03 15 300 9530 -34.5 -58.4 7 23.9 -35.9 244 39 336.8 336.8 293.6 337.0 0.05 16 250 10778 -44.0 -65.8 7 21.8 -44.7 242 42 340.7 340.7 294.5 340.8 0.02 17 200 12237 -54.9 -69.0 16 14.1 -55.1 244 49 345.9 345.9 295.7 345.9 0.02 18 150 14040 -61.5 -79.5 7 18.0 -61.7 257 50 364.1 364.1 299.5 364.1 0.00 19 100 16542 -63.5 -87.7 2 24.2 -63.7 262 27 405.0 405.0 305.9 405.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5757.90 m Freezing level: 577.14 mb = 4617.73 m = 15149.83 ft Wetbulb zero: 620.47 mb = 4027.38 m = 13213.04 ft Precipitable water: 1.97 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 70.49 % Est. max temperature: 31.37 C = 88.46 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 912.50 mb = 793.69 m = 2603.94 ft T: 22.30 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.39 C/km ThetaE index: 31.96 C Layer 950.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 890.43 mb = 1006.90 m = 3303.44 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.36 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.13 C = 86.24 F Cap Strength: 0.32 C Lifted Index: -5.38 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -8.59 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.99 C Showalter Index: -3.57 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 48.72 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.47 C Cross Totals Index: 24.24 C K Index: 39.05 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 462.55 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.53 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2545.38 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 71.35 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.72 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.32 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 897.47 mb = 938.88 m = 3080.28 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 882.47 mb = 1084.49 m = 3558.00 ft Equ Level (EL): 172.47 mb = 13165.41 m = 43193.06 ft B at Equ Level: 2537.10 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 231.8 at 46.7 knts Storm direction: 261.8 at 35.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 9.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 9.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 99.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 650.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 650.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 216.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.96 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.6 stream: 11.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 8.82 Bulk Rich Number: 11.96 Bulk Shear: 212.82 m/s