MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2506051800F048.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2506051800F048.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 48 hour NAM valid 18Z SAT 7 JUN 25 Station: 37.14,-76.95 Latitude: 37.14 Longitude: -76.95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 20 28.6 23.0 72 5.6 24.5 324 4 301.6 304.9 297.6 354.6 17.97 1 1000 36 28.6 22.5 70 6.1 24.2 333 4 301.8 305.0 297.3 353.1 17.40 2 950 490 24.7 20.5 77 4.2 21.6 259 5 302.2 305.2 296.6 349.9 16.14 3 900 963 20.9 18.8 88 2.1 19.5 215 15 303.1 305.9 296.3 348.6 15.37 4 850 1456 16.9 16.7 99 0.1 16.8 210 20 303.8 306.4 295.8 346.1 14.24 5 800 1971 13.4 13.1 98 0.3 13.2 228 32 305.4 307.6 294.6 341.1 11.92 6 750 2513 10.7 8.6 87 2.1 9.4 242 44 308.2 309.9 293.5 336.6 9.38 7 700 3086 8.0 5.2 83 2.8 6.3 250 46 311.3 312.8 293.3 335.9 7.96 8 650 3695 4.7 1.1 78 3.6 2.7 257 44 314.3 315.5 292.9 334.4 6.41 9 600 4343 0.8 -2.3 80 3.1 -0.8 262 44 317.0 318.1 292.9 334.3 5.40 10 550 5037 -3.4 -6.4 80 3.0 -4.8 264 44 320.1 320.9 292.9 334.2 4.32 11 500 5785 -7.7 -10.4 81 2.7 -8.8 265 45 323.7 324.4 293.1 335.2 3.46 12 450 6596 -13.4 -17.9 68 4.6 -14.9 266 42 326.4 326.8 292.7 333.5 2.07 13 400 7482 -19.1 -24.4 63 5.3 -20.5 264 41 330.2 330.5 293.0 334.9 1.33 14 350 8462 -25.9 -30.4 65 4.6 -26.8 248 46 333.9 334.0 293.6 337.1 0.87 15 300 9558 -35.0 -39.2 66 4.2 -35.5 246 52 336.0 336.1 293.7 337.7 0.43 16 250 10803 -44.4 -60.8 14 16.4 -45.0 248 48 340.1 340.1 294.4 340.3 0.04 17 200 12261 -55.0 -67.2 21 12.2 -55.2 242 48 345.7 345.7 295.7 345.8 0.02 18 150 14063 -61.4 -80.2 6 18.9 -61.6 258 42 364.3 364.3 299.5 364.3 0.00 19 100 16558 -65.4 -87.5 3 22.1 -65.5 262 25 401.3 401.3 305.4 401.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5749.17 m Freezing level: 590.65 mb = 4472.63 m = 14673.80 ft Wetbulb zero: 611.39 mb = 4190.70 m = 13748.84 ft Precipitable water: 2.14 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 83.97 % Est. max temperature: 30.79 C = 87.42 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 923.76 mb = 735.30 m = 2412.36 ft T: 22.73 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.80 C/km ThetaE index: 20.49 C Layer 1000.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 881.05 mb = 1146.51 m = 3761.47 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.29 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.35 C = 86.63 F Cap Strength: 0.81 C Lifted Index: -4.89 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.91 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.77 C Showalter Index: -3.31 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 48.95 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.55 C Cross Totals Index: 24.41 C K Index: 38.52 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 413.63 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.26 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2037.17 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 63.83 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 9.09 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.81 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 894.60 mb = 1015.03 m = 3330.10 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 869.60 mb = 1259.27 m = 4131.42 ft Equ Level (EL): 179.60 mb = 12934.66 m = 42436.03 ft B at Equ Level: 2013.77 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 251.9 at 34.6 knts Storm direction: 281.9 at 26.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.3 neg: 4.0 tot: 9.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 123.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 370.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 370.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 123.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.93 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.0 stream: 9.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.87 Bulk Rich Number: 15.61 Bulk Shear: 130.49 m/s