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: 37.26,-77.01 Latitude: 37.26 Longitude: -77.01 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 19 28.7 23.1 72 5.6 24.6 105 6 301.5 304.8 297.6 354.6 17.99 1 1000 47 28.4 22.5 70 5.9 24.1 100 6 301.6 304.8 297.3 352.9 17.43 2 950 502 24.3 20.7 80 3.6 21.8 136 9 301.9 304.9 296.7 350.4 16.43 3 900 974 20.5 19.0 91 1.5 19.4 190 15 302.6 305.5 296.3 348.5 15.53 4 850 1466 16.6 16.3 98 0.3 16.4 197 21 303.5 306.1 295.4 344.7 13.88 5 800 1980 13.1 12.4 95 0.7 12.6 224 30 305.1 307.2 294.1 339.1 11.35 6 750 2521 10.1 8.1 87 2.0 8.9 241 37 307.5 309.2 293.0 335.0 9.05 7 700 3092 7.0 4.4 83 2.7 5.5 245 42 310.3 311.7 292.6 333.3 7.50 8 650 3700 4.0 -0.6 72 4.6 1.6 252 47 313.5 314.6 292.0 331.3 5.66 9 600 4345 -0.5 -2.4 87 1.9 -1.4 259 51 315.6 316.6 292.4 332.6 5.37 10 550 5035 -5.4 -12.0 60 6.6 -7.9 262 54 317.7 318.3 290.8 326.9 2.78 11 500 5777 -8.9 -21.4 36 12.5 -12.7 258 43 322.2 322.5 290.9 327.0 1.39 12 450 6585 -14.4 -23.2 47 8.8 -16.9 257 30 325.1 325.4 291.6 329.7 1.31 13 400 7464 -21.8 -25.6 71 3.8 -22.7 255 30 326.6 326.9 291.9 330.8 1.19 14 350 8436 -27.6 -30.0 80 2.4 -28.0 245 32 331.5 331.7 293.0 334.8 0.90 15 300 9529 -35.3 -39.1 68 3.8 -35.8 226 43 335.6 335.7 293.6 337.3 0.43 16 250 10776 -44.1 -50.9 47 6.8 -44.5 208 53 340.4 340.5 294.6 341.0 0.14 17 200 12227 -57.1 -60.8 63 3.7 -57.2 224 64 342.3 342.3 294.9 342.5 0.05 18 150 14004 -62.8 -77.6 12 14.7 -63.0 238 49 361.9 361.9 299.1 361.9 0.01 19 100 16515 -62.9 -87.2 2 24.3 -63.1 245 31 406.2 406.2 306.0 406.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5729.95 m Freezing level: 605.46 mb = 4274.66 m = 14024.30 ft Wetbulb zero: 623.71 mb = 4032.52 m = 13229.90 ft Precipitable water: 2.03 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 78.75 % Est. max temperature: 30.60 C = 87.09 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 925.33 mb = 731.45 m = 2399.74 ft T: 22.46 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.92 C/km ThetaE index: 23.31 C Layer 1000.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 891.21 mb = 1058.24 m = 3471.86 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.51 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.89 C = 85.80 F Cap Strength: 0.60 C Lifted Index: -6.18 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -7.32 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.77 C Showalter Index: -3.95 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.65 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.46 C Cross Totals Index: 25.19 C K Index: 39.13 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 448.99 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.54 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2581.82 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 71.86 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5.39 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.60 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 901.90 mb = 955.36 m = 3134.33 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 876.90 mb = 1197.52 m = 3928.83 ft Equ Level (EL): 176.90 mb = 12985.03 m = 42601.28 ft B at Equ Level: 2580.98 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 246.7 at 35.9 knts Storm direction: 276.7 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): 108.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 401.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 401.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 133.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.93 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.7 stream: 9.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 5.01 Bulk Rich Number: 11.92 Bulk Shear: 216.59 m/s