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: 38.59,-77.11 Latitude: 38.59 Longitude: -77.11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -21 SFC 994 36 28.3 22.8 72 5.4 24.3 172 12 302.0 305.3 297.7 354.9 17.91 2 950 432 25.6 21.0 76 4.6 22.3 184 30 303.2 306.3 297.3 352.8 16.74 3 900 905 21.2 19.8 91 1.5 20.2 191 38 303.4 306.4 297.0 351.8 16.32 4 850 1399 17.7 17.6 99 0.1 17.7 199 45 304.7 307.5 296.5 349.6 15.04 5 800 1916 14.2 14.0 99 0.1 14.1 211 53 306.2 308.6 295.4 344.3 12.68 6 750 2458 10.1 9.9 99 0.2 10.0 228 51 307.6 309.5 294.0 338.7 10.28 7 700 3030 7.5 4.9 83 2.6 6.0 236 50 310.8 312.3 293.0 334.8 7.78 8 650 3639 5.2 0.2 70 4.9 2.5 242 52 314.8 316.0 292.7 333.7 6.00 9 600 4289 2.2 -5.2 58 7.4 -1.4 248 53 318.7 319.5 292.4 332.7 4.34 10 550 4986 -1.6 -17.2 29 15.6 -7.3 252 50 322.2 322.6 291.3 328.4 1.81 11 500 5738 -6.3 -42.8 4 36.5 -13.2 254 46 325.3 325.4 290.6 326.0 0.18 12 450 6552 -11.9 -48.8 3 36.9 -17.4 255 42 328.2 328.2 291.3 328.6 0.10 13 400 7443 -17.3 -55.9 2 38.7 -21.7 253 41 332.6 332.6 292.4 332.8 0.05 14 350 8426 -24.9 -61.3 2 36.4 -27.8 250 39 335.2 335.2 293.2 335.3 0.03 15 300 9526 -34.2 -52.0 15 17.8 -35.6 246 31 337.1 337.1 293.7 337.5 0.10 16 250 10774 -44.1 -63.3 10 19.2 -44.7 247 34 340.5 340.5 294.5 340.6 0.03 17 200 12233 -55.1 -69.5 15 14.4 -55.4 245 47 345.5 345.5 295.6 345.5 0.02 18 150 14035 -61.2 -78.2 9 17.0 -61.3 259 52 364.7 364.7 299.6 364.7 0.01 19 100 16539 -63.2 -87.4 2 24.2 -63.4 269 28 405.6 405.6 305.9 405.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5758.81 m Freezing level: 570.65 mb = 4698.37 m = 15414.42 ft Wetbulb zero: 617.93 mb = 4050.12 m = 13287.63 ft Precipitable water: 1.93 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 70.13 % Est. max temperature: 31.19 C = 88.14 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 918.56 mb = 726.51 m = 2383.52 ft T: 22.88 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.11 C/km ThetaE index: 28.89 C Layer 950.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 881.25 mb = 1087.17 m = 3566.78 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.85 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.17 C = 86.30 F Cap Strength: 0.56 C Lifted Index: -4.40 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -7.49 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.86 C Showalter Index: -3.23 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 47.92 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.03 C Cross Totals Index: 23.89 C K Index: 38.98 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 475.76 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.56 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2176.37 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 65.98 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7.23 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.56 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 892.87 mb = 974.05 m = 3195.65 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 867.87 mb = 1219.31 m = 4000.32 ft Equ Level (EL): 177.87 mb = 12967.37 m = 42543.34 ft B at Equ Level: 2170.69 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 231.2 at 46.5 knts Storm direction: 261.2 at 34.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 97.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 653.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 653.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 217.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.5 stream: 11.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 7.49 Bulk Rich Number: 12.66 Bulk Shear: 171.93 m/s