MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2506051800F075.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2506051800F075.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 75 hour NAM valid 21Z SUN 8 JUN 25 Station: 37.23,-76.95 Latitude: 37.23 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 1003 18 28.4 23.0 72 5.5 24.5 103 6 301.3 304.6 297.5 353.9 17.86 1 1000 48 28.2 22.5 71 5.7 24.0 98 6 301.4 304.5 297.2 352.7 17.43 2 950 502 24.3 20.7 81 3.5 21.7 138 9 301.8 304.8 296.7 350.2 16.41 3 900 974 20.4 19.0 91 1.5 19.4 189 15 302.5 305.4 296.3 348.4 15.50 4 850 1466 16.7 16.6 99 0.2 16.6 196 21 303.7 306.3 295.6 345.5 14.09 5 800 1981 13.2 12.7 97 0.5 12.9 223 30 305.2 307.3 294.3 339.8 11.58 6 750 2522 10.0 8.2 88 1.9 8.9 241 36 307.5 309.2 293.1 335.1 9.13 7 700 3093 7.1 4.6 84 2.5 5.6 246 42 310.3 311.8 292.7 333.7 7.60 8 650 3700 3.9 -0.0 76 3.9 1.8 252 46 313.3 314.5 292.2 331.8 5.89 9 600 4346 -0.5 -2.2 88 1.7 -1.4 259 51 315.5 316.5 292.4 332.7 5.43 10 550 5036 -5.3 -10.3 68 5.0 -7.4 262 54 317.8 318.4 291.2 328.2 3.18 11 500 5779 -8.8 -18.8 44 10.0 -12.1 259 44 322.3 322.7 291.2 328.3 1.73 12 450 6586 -14.5 -23.0 48 8.6 -16.9 257 30 325.1 325.3 291.6 329.7 1.33 13 400 7465 -21.8 -25.4 73 3.6 -22.7 254 30 326.6 326.8 291.9 330.9 1.21 14 350 8437 -27.6 -29.7 82 2.1 -28.0 246 32 331.6 331.7 293.0 335.0 0.93 15 300 9530 -35.2 -39.3 67 4.0 -35.7 226 43 335.7 335.8 293.6 337.3 0.42 16 250 10777 -44.1 -51.1 46 7.0 -44.5 208 51 340.5 340.5 294.6 341.0 0.14 17 200 12228 -57.1 -60.8 63 3.7 -57.2 224 64 342.3 342.3 294.9 342.5 0.05 18 150 14006 -63.0 -77.2 13 14.2 -63.1 239 48 361.6 361.6 299.0 361.7 0.01 19 100 16516 -63.1 -87.3 2 24.2 -63.3 245 31 405.9 405.9 306.0 405.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5730.61 m Freezing level: 606.15 mb = 4266.15 m = 13996.40 ft Wetbulb zero: 621.91 mb = 4056.33 m = 13308.01 ft Precipitable water: 2.06 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 81.36 % Est. max temperature: 30.75 C = 87.35 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 927.26 mb = 713.47 m = 2340.74 ft T: 22.53 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.90 C/km ThetaE index: 22.07 C Layer 1000.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 891.21 mb = 1058.37 m = 3472.30 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.49 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.89 C = 85.80 F Cap Strength: 0.64 C Lifted Index: -6.03 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -7.17 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.66 C Showalter Index: -4.16 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.84 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.51 C Cross Totals Index: 25.33 C K Index: 39.55 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 457.35 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.47 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2540.93 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 71.29 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6.25 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.64 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 903.26 mb = 942.32 m = 3091.57 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 878.26 mb = 1184.36 m = 3885.65 ft Equ Level (EL): 168.26 mb = 13295.81 m = 43620.91 ft B at Equ Level: 2505.51 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 246.8 at 36.0 knts Storm direction: 276.8 at 27.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 109.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 404.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 404.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 135.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.93 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.8 stream: 9.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 4.92 Bulk Rich Number: 11.56 Bulk Shear: 219.80 m/s