MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2506051800F072.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2506051800F072.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 3 day NAM valid 18Z SUN 8 JUN 25 Station: 37.05,-79.87 Latitude: 37.05 Longitude: -79.87 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 48 SFC 964 374 23.6 20.6 83 3.0 21.5 188 8 299.9 302.8 295.9 346.8 16.01 2 950 497 21.6 19.4 88 2.1 20.1 191 12 299.1 301.8 295.1 343.1 15.11 3 900 964 18.4 17.6 95 0.8 17.9 211 29 300.5 303.1 294.8 342.2 14.23 4 850 1455 17.6 13.6 77 4.0 14.9 239 35 304.6 306.7 294.1 339.1 11.57 5 800 1970 13.6 10.2 80 3.4 11.4 248 40 305.7 307.5 293.1 335.2 9.82 6 750 2511 10.8 4.9 67 5.9 7.3 246 42 308.3 309.6 291.8 330.4 7.26 7 700 3084 9.3 -18.4 12 27.6 -0.9 253 44 312.7 313.0 287.8 317.0 1.28 8 650 3693 4.9 -6.4 44 11.3 -0.4 256 53 314.5 315.2 290.6 326.2 3.65 9 600 4340 -0.1 -4.9 70 4.9 -2.4 252 58 316.0 316.9 291.7 330.2 4.42 10 550 5029 -5.5 -15.9 44 10.4 -9.2 251 59 317.5 317.9 290.0 324.2 2.01 11 500 5771 -9.2 -21.0 38 11.8 -12.9 249 47 321.8 322.0 290.7 326.7 1.43 12 450 6579 -14.0 -46.6 4 32.6 -18.7 261 32 325.7 325.7 290.6 326.2 0.13 13 400 7459 -21.4 -47.0 8 25.6 -24.5 260 27 327.2 327.2 291.0 327.7 0.14 14 350 8428 -28.3 -44.4 20 16.1 -30.1 252 36 330.6 330.7 292.1 331.4 0.21 15 300 9520 -35.1 -38.3 72 3.3 -35.4 238 44 336.0 336.1 293.7 337.8 0.47 16 250 10766 -44.8 -48.5 66 3.7 -45.0 214 49 339.5 339.5 294.4 340.2 0.19 17 200 12215 -57.6 -61.3 62 3.7 -57.6 223 64 341.6 341.6 294.7 341.8 0.05 18 150 13996 -63.5 -76.4 16 13.0 -63.6 239 51 360.8 360.8 298.8 360.8 0.01 19 100 16503 -63.4 -87.6 2 24.2 -63.6 243 34 405.3 405.3 305.9 405.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5723.01 m Freezing level: 600.61 mb = 4332.18 m = 14213.03 ft Wetbulb zero: 705.24 mb = 3022.49 m = 9916.20 ft Precipitable water: 1.36 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 59.12 % Est. max temperature: 28.98 C = 84.16 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 921.85 mb = 756.93 m = 2483.32 ft T: 19.81 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.89 C/km ThetaE index: 29.75 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 836.13 mb = 1594.40 m = 5230.92 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.25 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.48 C = 83.27 F Cap Strength: 1.73 C Lifted Index: -3.41 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.37 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.85 C Showalter Index: -2.06 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.64 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.82 C Cross Totals Index: 22.82 C K Index: 12.78 Risk: None Sweat Index: 339.49 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.45 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 937.01 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 43.29 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 33.26 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.74 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 889.31 mb = 1066.65 m = 3499.45 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 784.31 mb = 2135.99 m = 7007.76 ft Equ Level (EL): 734.31 mb = 2686.69 m = 8814.49 ft B at Equ Level: 19.83 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 134.31 mb = 14679.08 m = 48159.11 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 247.9 at 44.2 knts Storm direction: 277.9 at 33.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 105.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 386.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 386.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 128.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.9 stream: 8.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.98 Bulk Rich Number: 5.73 Bulk Shear: 163.56 m/s