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: 38.73,-77.16 Latitude: 38.73 Longitude: -77.16 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -25 SFC 991 54 26.4 23.1 82 3.3 24.0 154 11 300.3 303.7 297.5 354.0 18.28 2 950 425 24.0 21.6 87 2.3 22.3 171 26 301.5 304.7 297.3 352.8 17.40 3 900 897 20.4 20.0 98 0.4 20.1 184 38 302.5 305.6 297.0 351.6 16.58 4 850 1390 17.7 17.6 99 0.1 17.7 192 46 304.7 307.5 296.5 349.7 15.07 5 800 1908 14.5 14.4 99 0.1 14.5 205 55 306.7 309.1 295.7 345.8 13.01 6 750 2451 10.7 10.6 99 0.1 10.6 220 52 308.2 310.2 294.5 340.8 10.74 7 700 3024 7.4 6.8 96 0.6 7.0 232 48 310.7 312.4 293.8 337.9 8.87 8 650 3632 5.0 2.7 85 2.3 3.7 238 48 314.6 315.9 293.6 337.0 7.16 9 600 4282 2.2 -1.8 75 4.0 0.1 245 49 318.6 319.7 293.4 336.6 5.60 10 550 4980 -1.5 -8.7 58 7.1 -4.8 249 47 322.2 323.0 292.9 334.2 3.61 11 500 5733 -5.8 -21.6 27 15.8 -10.9 254 46 325.9 326.2 291.9 330.7 1.36 12 450 6549 -11.9 -38.8 9 27.0 -17.0 256 43 328.3 328.4 291.6 329.4 0.30 13 400 7440 -17.1 -55.9 2 38.7 -21.5 255 39 332.7 332.7 292.5 332.9 0.05 14 350 8424 -24.7 -61.1 2 36.5 -27.6 250 35 335.5 335.5 293.2 335.6 0.03 15 300 9525 -34.0 -45.1 32 11.1 -35.0 249 28 337.5 337.5 293.9 338.4 0.23 16 250 10774 -44.3 -56.4 25 12.1 -44.9 252 29 340.1 340.2 294.4 340.5 0.07 17 200 12230 -55.3 -69.6 15 14.4 -55.5 246 46 345.2 345.2 295.6 345.3 0.02 18 150 14031 -61.0 -78.0 9 17.0 -61.2 259 53 364.9 364.9 299.7 365.0 0.01 19 100 16537 -63.1 -87.3 2 24.2 -63.3 270 28 405.9 405.9 306.0 405.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5757.75 m Freezing level: 570.85 mb = 4689.28 m = 15384.59 ft Wetbulb zero: 599.19 mb = 4293.22 m = 14085.20 ft Precipitable water: 2.09 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 82.29 % Est. max temperature: 31.14 C = 88.06 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 945.30 mb = 468.11 m = 1535.78 ft T: 23.63 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.88 C/km ThetaE index: 24.55 C Layer 950.0- 400.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 905.08 mb = 847.63 m = 2780.89 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.28 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.51 C = 83.31 F Cap Strength: 0.55 C Lifted Index: -3.79 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -7.03 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.94 C Showalter Index: -2.77 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 47.00 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.57 C Cross Totals Index: 23.43 C K Index: 40.54 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 484.14 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.75 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2081.95 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 64.53 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.70 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.55 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 915.69 mb = 745.88 m = 2447.07 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 890.69 mb = 986.47 m = 3236.40 ft Equ Level (EL): 170.69 mb = 13222.40 m = 43380.04 ft B at Equ Level: 2045.53 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 226.6 at 45.1 knts Storm direction: 256.6 at 33.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 8.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 99.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 720.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 720.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 240.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.86 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.6 stream: 11.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 8.02 Bulk Rich Number: 10.68 Bulk Shear: 194.87 m/s