MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2506051800F024.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2506051800F024.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 24 hour NAM valid 18Z FRI 6 JUN 25 Station: 42.38,-72.09 Latitude: 42.38 Longitude: -72.09 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 90 SFC 981 256 25.8 22.2 80 3.6 23.2 90 4 300.6 303.8 297.0 351.8 17.43 2 950 540 22.3 21.0 92 1.4 21.4 95 5 299.9 302.9 296.4 348.7 16.69 3 900 1009 18.8 18.6 99 0.1 18.7 166 10 300.9 303.6 295.6 345.5 15.19 4 850 1498 14.8 14.3 97 0.5 14.5 189 16 301.7 303.9 293.7 337.5 12.15 5 800 2008 10.8 7.3 79 3.5 8.7 189 16 302.7 304.1 290.7 326.6 8.03 6 750 2544 8.8 -4.6 39 13.3 2.5 191 16 306.1 306.8 287.9 317.4 3.63 7 700 3111 5.5 -2.4 57 7.9 1.6 216 18 308.6 309.4 289.6 322.8 4.58 8 650 3712 1.2 -3.8 69 5.0 -1.2 234 25 310.3 311.2 290.0 324.3 4.46 9 600 4351 -2.9 -11.4 52 8.5 -6.2 230 29 312.7 313.2 289.2 321.3 2.67 10 550 5035 -7.1 -11.9 68 4.8 -9.0 236 26 315.7 316.2 290.2 324.7 2.78 11 500 5774 -10.1 -12.9 80 2.8 -11.2 268 14 320.7 321.3 291.7 330.2 2.83 12 450 6579 -14.8 -18.1 76 3.3 -15.9 254 17 324.6 325.0 292.2 331.6 2.04 13 400 7460 -20.7 -23.5 78 2.8 -21.4 238 25 328.1 328.4 292.6 333.2 1.44 14 350 8433 -27.5 -34.7 50 7.2 -28.6 244 35 331.7 331.8 292.7 333.8 0.57 15 300 9522 -36.9 -51.9 20 15.0 -37.9 240 38 333.4 333.4 292.7 333.8 0.11 16 250 10751 -48.7 -55.3 46 6.7 -48.9 241 41 333.7 333.8 292.8 334.1 0.08 17 200 12181 -57.8 -66.7 32 8.8 -58.0 248 42 341.2 341.2 294.6 341.3 0.02 18 150 13974 -60.8 -78.4 8 17.6 -61.0 255 34 365.3 365.3 299.7 365.3 0.01 19 100 16500 -59.3 -86.8 2 27.5 -59.7 274 21 413.1 413.1 306.9 413.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5683.24 m Freezing level: 635.23 mb = 3900.92 m = 12798.15 ft Wetbulb zero: 670.92 mb = 3455.33 m = 11336.24 ft Precipitable water: 1.57 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 70.87 % Est. max temperature: 27.26 C = 81.07 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 931.23 mb = 713.06 m = 2339.41 ft T: 21.03 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.85 C/km ThetaE index: 34.39 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 912.89 mb = 885.56 m = 2905.35 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.02 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.83 C = 78.50 F Cap Strength: 0.10 C Lifted Index: -6.24 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -7.15 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -4.37 C Showalter Index: -2.25 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.29 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.89 C Cross Totals Index: 24.39 C K Index: 31.31 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 224.61 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.59 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2608.57 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 72.23 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.14 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 915.29 mb = 862.80 m = 2830.68 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 910.29 mb = 910.31 m = 2986.53 ft Equ Level (EL): 180.29 mb = 12827.81 m = 42085.47 ft B at Equ Level: 2584.40 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 221.7 at 18.5 knts Storm direction: 251.7 at 13.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 101.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 114.2 neg: -0.2 tot: 114.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 38.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.90 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.2 stream: 4.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.43 Bulk Rich Number: 41.70 Bulk Shear: 62.56 m/s