MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2506051200F081.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2506051200F081.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 81 hour NAM valid 21Z SUN 8 JUN 25 Station: 38.61,-77.40 Latitude: 38.61 Longitude: -77.40 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 61 19.8 18.2 90 1.7 18.7 20 5 292.8 295.1 291.8 330.3 13.21 1 1000 82 19.7 18.0 90 1.7 18.5 20 5 292.8 295.1 291.7 329.9 13.05 2 950 522 16.8 16.1 96 0.7 16.4 91 13 294.3 296.5 291.5 329.2 12.23 3 900 982 13.6 12.8 95 0.8 13.1 121 15 295.5 297.4 290.4 325.4 10.38 4 850 1461 11.1 10.8 98 0.3 10.9 146 18 297.7 299.5 290.5 325.7 9.60 5 800 1970 11.6 11.4 99 0.1 11.4 196 31 303.5 305.4 293.1 335.2 10.66 6 750 2508 8.7 8.5 99 0.1 8.6 237 31 306.0 307.7 292.8 334.1 9.33 7 700 3076 5.2 4.8 98 0.3 4.9 245 22 308.2 309.7 292.2 331.8 7.74 8 650 3679 1.8 1.4 97 0.4 1.6 234 22 311.0 312.3 292.0 331.2 6.52 9 600 4321 -1.3 -3.5 85 2.2 -2.4 241 30 314.6 315.5 291.7 330.1 4.91 10 550 5010 -4.9 -20.5 28 15.6 -9.8 252 35 318.3 318.6 289.6 322.9 1.36 11 500 5752 -9.4 -35.5 10 26.1 -14.8 251 39 321.5 321.6 289.6 322.9 0.37 12 450 6556 -15.3 -46.5 5 31.2 -19.7 246 42 324.0 324.0 290.1 324.5 0.13 13 400 7432 -22.6 -43.8 13 21.2 -25.3 247 44 325.6 325.6 290.6 326.3 0.20 14 350 8394 -30.6 -53.8 8 23.2 -32.3 249 49 327.5 327.6 291.1 327.8 0.07 15 300 9469 -39.4 -55.1 17 15.7 -40.2 248 51 329.8 329.9 291.7 330.1 0.07 16 250 10692 -47.9 -62.5 17 14.6 -48.3 238 64 334.9 334.9 293.0 335.0 0.03 17 200 12133 -57.3 -68.9 21 11.7 -57.5 231 70 342.1 342.1 294.8 342.1 0.02 18 150 13940 -59.0 -80.0 5 21.0 -59.2 232 46 368.5 368.5 300.3 368.5 0.00 19 100 16479 -60.1 -87.4 2 27.3 -60.3 243 26 411.7 411.7 306.7 411.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5670.07 m Freezing level: 621.28 mb = 4047.36 m = 13278.56 ft Wetbulb zero: 630.19 mb = 3926.89 m = 12883.35 ft Precipitable water: 1.60 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 80.60 % Est. max temperature: 24.68 C = 76.42 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 978.40 mb = 269.32 m = 883.58 ft T: 18.45 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.45 C/km ThetaE index: 12.27 C Layer 750.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 930.08 mb = 702.38 m = 2304.36 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.02 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.81 C = 71.25 F Cap Strength: 2.31 C Lifted Index: 2.50 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.84 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.39 C Showalter Index: 3.91 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 40.71 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 20.49 C Cross Totals Index: 20.22 C K Index: 30.94 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 349.43 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.45 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 23.94 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.92 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.77 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.48 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 938.38 mb = 626.83 m = 2056.51 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 913.38 mb = 856.29 m = 2809.31 ft Equ Level (EL): 833.38 mb = 1626.85 m = 5337.38 ft B at Equ Level: 23.29 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 783.38 mb = 2144.93 m = 7037.08 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 231.6 at 26.1 knts Storm direction: 261.6 at 19.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 120.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 498.7 neg: -7.4 tot: 491.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 163.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.73 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 14.8 stream: 10.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.06 Bulk Rich Number: 0.15 Bulk Shear: 158.91 m/s