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: 37.28,-77.01 Latitude: 37.28 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 28.6 23.2 73 5.4 24.6 106 6 301.5 304.8 297.7 354.8 18.08 1 1000 48 28.3 22.5 71 5.7 24.1 101 6 301.4 304.6 297.3 352.8 17.46 2 950 502 24.2 20.8 81 3.4 21.8 134 9 301.7 304.7 296.7 350.3 16.48 3 900 974 20.3 19.0 92 1.4 19.4 189 15 302.5 305.3 296.3 348.3 15.51 4 850 1465 16.6 16.3 98 0.3 16.4 198 22 303.5 306.1 295.4 344.5 13.81 5 800 1980 13.1 12.2 94 0.9 12.6 226 31 305.1 307.2 294.0 338.9 11.27 6 750 2520 10.1 8.0 87 2.1 8.8 242 37 307.5 309.2 293.0 334.9 9.03 7 700 3092 7.0 4.3 82 2.8 5.5 245 42 310.3 311.7 292.6 333.2 7.45 8 650 3699 4.0 -1.1 69 5.1 1.3 252 47 313.5 314.5 291.9 330.6 5.43 9 600 4345 -0.5 -2.6 85 2.1 -1.6 259 52 315.6 316.6 292.3 332.3 5.27 10 550 5035 -5.3 -12.6 56 7.3 -8.2 262 54 317.8 318.3 290.7 326.5 2.64 11 500 5777 -8.8 -21.7 35 12.8 -12.8 258 43 322.3 322.5 290.9 326.9 1.35 12 450 6585 -14.4 -23.7 45 9.3 -16.9 258 30 325.1 325.4 291.6 329.5 1.26 13 400 7463 -21.8 -26.0 68 4.2 -22.8 255 30 326.6 326.9 291.9 330.7 1.14 14 350 8435 -27.6 -30.1 80 2.5 -28.1 245 32 331.5 331.7 293.0 334.8 0.90 15 300 9528 -35.3 -39.2 68 3.8 -35.8 226 44 335.6 335.7 293.6 337.2 0.43 16 250 10775 -44.1 -50.8 47 6.7 -44.5 209 53 340.4 340.5 294.6 341.0 0.14 17 200 12226 -57.2 -60.8 63 3.7 -57.2 223 64 342.2 342.3 294.9 342.5 0.05 18 150 14004 -62.8 -77.7 12 14.9 -62.9 238 49 361.9 361.9 299.1 361.9 0.01 19 100 16514 -62.9 -87.1 2 24.3 -63.1 245 32 406.3 406.3 306.0 406.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5729.29 m Freezing level: 605.20 mb = 4277.59 m = 14033.92 ft Wetbulb zero: 627.21 mb = 3987.08 m = 13080.82 ft Precipitable water: 2.01 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 77.70 % Est. max temperature: 30.57 C = 87.03 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 927.67 mb = 709.34 m = 2327.19 ft T: 22.48 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.92 C/km ThetaE index: 24.17 C Layer 1000.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 893.75 mb = 1033.47 m = 3390.60 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.54 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.72 C = 85.50 F Cap Strength: 0.58 C Lifted Index: -6.10 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -7.27 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.69 C Showalter Index: -3.84 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.50 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.41 C Cross Totals Index: 25.09 C K Index: 38.89 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 444.62 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.51 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2561.91 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 71.58 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4.94 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.58 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 904.42 mb = 930.80 m = 3053.75 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 879.42 mb = 1172.54 m = 3846.87 ft Equ Level (EL): 169.42 mb = 13251.66 m = 43476.06 ft B at Equ Level: 2531.00 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 246.7 at 36.1 knts Storm direction: 276.7 at 27.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 108.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 405.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 405.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 135.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.94 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.8 stream: 9.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 5.09 Bulk Rich Number: 11.66 Bulk Shear: 219.63 m/s