MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2506051800F045.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2506051800F045.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 45 hour NAM valid 15Z SAT 7 JUN 25 Station: 37.3,-77.48 Latitude: 37.30 Longitude: -77.48 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1000 46 27.1 22.3 75 4.8 23.6 4 3 300.2 303.4 296.7 350.5 17.17 1 1000 50 26.8 21.8 74 5.0 23.2 1 2 299.9 302.9 296.3 348.7 16.66 2 950 502 22.4 20.3 88 2.1 20.9 1 2 300.0 302.9 295.9 346.8 15.99 3 900 971 19.3 17.3 88 2.0 17.9 207 8 301.4 303.9 294.9 342.3 13.92 4 850 1461 16.5 14.2 86 2.4 15.0 219 22 303.5 305.7 294.1 339.3 12.05 5 800 1976 13.3 10.8 85 2.5 11.7 228 29 305.3 307.2 293.3 336.1 10.26 6 750 2516 10.0 7.9 87 2.1 8.7 226 36 307.4 309.1 292.9 334.6 8.95 7 700 3087 6.7 3.4 80 3.3 4.8 228 43 309.9 311.2 292.1 331.4 6.99 8 650 3693 3.3 0.8 83 2.5 2.0 233 47 312.7 313.9 292.3 332.2 6.24 9 600 4339 -0.2 -0.9 95 0.7 -0.6 242 49 315.9 317.0 293.0 334.8 5.98 10 550 5032 -3.2 -3.9 95 0.7 -3.6 249 49 320.2 321.2 293.6 337.1 5.20 11 500 5781 -7.8 -9.4 88 1.6 -8.5 251 48 323.5 324.2 293.3 335.9 3.74 12 450 6592 -12.4 -19.9 53 7.5 -14.8 251 47 327.7 328.0 292.7 333.7 1.75 13 400 7482 -18.1 -42.9 9 24.8 -21.9 257 53 331.4 331.5 292.3 332.3 0.22 14 350 8463 -26.0 -45.8 14 19.9 -28.3 258 52 333.8 333.8 292.9 334.5 0.18 15 300 9560 -34.4 -51.1 17 16.7 -35.7 256 43 336.9 336.9 293.6 337.3 0.12 16 250 10811 -43.4 -49.3 52 5.9 -43.7 248 35 341.6 341.6 294.8 342.3 0.17 17 200 12269 -56.0 -64.6 33 8.6 -56.2 238 43 344.1 344.1 295.3 344.3 0.03 18 150 14065 -61.5 -79.2 8 17.7 -61.7 274 45 364.1 364.1 299.5 364.1 0.01 19 100 16558 -65.5 -87.5 3 22.1 -65.6 261 26 401.2 401.2 305.4 401.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5730.39 m Freezing level: 602.88 mb = 4301.51 m = 14112.41 ft Wetbulb zero: 611.24 mb = 4189.03 m = 13743.37 ft Precipitable water: 1.98 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 87.31 % Est. max temperature: 30.35 C = 86.63 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 932.75 mb = 660.79 m = 2167.92 ft T: 21.36 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.37 C/km ThetaE index: 19.16 C Layer 1000.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 895.51 mb = 1013.63 m = 3325.51 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.63 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.44 C = 83.19 F Cap Strength: 0.70 C Lifted Index: -3.44 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.92 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.86 C Showalter Index: -0.75 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.36 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.36 C Cross Totals Index: 22.00 C K Index: 35.28 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 353.73 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.75 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1206.60 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 49.12 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6.41 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.70 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 912.10 mb = 854.85 m = 2804.59 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 867.10 mb = 1290.37 m = 4233.44 ft Equ Level (EL): 187.10 mb = 12685.44 m = 41618.40 ft B at Equ Level: 1180.14 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 127.10 mb = 15083.57 m = 49486.18 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 237.7 at 34.9 knts Storm direction: 267.7 at 26.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.7 neg: 3.1 tot: 7.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 109.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 236.1 neg: -6.1 tot: 230.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 76.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.80 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.7 stream: 7.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.35 Bulk Rich Number: 6.97 Bulk Shear: 173.02 m/s