MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2506051800F078.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2506051800F078.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 78 hour NAM valid 0Z MON 9 JUN 25 Station: 37.78,-77.95 Latitude: 37.78 Longitude: -77.95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 28 SFC 993 93 25.8 22.7 83 3.1 23.5 140 7 299.6 302.8 296.9 351.4 17.72 2 950 479 23.8 21.0 84 2.9 21.8 151 22 301.4 304.4 296.7 350.5 16.67 3 900 950 20.5 19.0 91 1.5 19.4 180 32 302.6 305.5 296.3 348.6 15.53 4 850 1443 17.0 16.6 98 0.3 16.8 195 39 303.9 306.5 295.7 346.0 14.16 5 800 1959 13.7 13.5 99 0.2 13.6 206 43 305.8 308.1 295.0 342.6 12.28 6 750 2501 10.4 10.2 98 0.2 10.3 222 46 307.9 309.9 294.2 339.6 10.48 7 700 3073 6.9 6.6 98 0.3 6.8 233 47 310.2 311.8 293.6 337.1 8.78 8 650 3679 3.4 2.6 95 0.8 2.9 237 45 312.8 314.1 293.0 335.0 7.13 9 600 4325 -0.3 -1.5 91 1.2 -0.9 240 43 315.8 316.9 292.7 333.9 5.70 10 550 5018 -3.5 -5.5 86 2.0 -4.4 245 42 319.9 320.8 293.0 334.9 4.62 11 500 5765 -7.9 -11.8 73 3.9 -9.5 251 42 323.4 324.0 292.7 333.7 3.09 12 450 6575 -13.6 -17.1 75 3.5 -14.8 249 41 326.1 326.5 292.7 333.7 2.22 13 400 7460 -19.2 -22.1 77 2.9 -20.0 253 36 330.1 330.4 293.3 335.8 1.62 14 350 8443 -24.9 -27.8 77 2.9 -25.5 264 30 335.2 335.5 294.1 339.3 1.11 15 300 9546 -33.3 -36.6 72 3.3 -33.7 265 28 338.5 338.6 294.4 340.6 0.56 16 250 10797 -44.4 -47.9 68 3.5 -44.6 264 31 340.1 340.2 294.6 340.9 0.20 17 200 12245 -58.0 -60.8 70 2.8 -58.0 246 40 340.9 340.9 294.6 341.1 0.05 18 150 14007 -66.1 -75.1 27 9.0 -66.2 239 58 356.1 356.1 298.0 356.2 0.01 19 100 16507 -61.6 -88.6 2 27.0 -61.8 248 39 408.8 408.8 306.3 408.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5737.19 m Freezing level: 604.08 mb = 4271.97 m = 14015.49 ft Wetbulb zero: 612.15 mb = 4162.90 m = 13657.64 ft Precipitable water: 2.18 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 91.53 % Est. max temperature: 30.39 C = 86.70 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 948.92 mb = 488.57 m = 1602.90 ft T: 23.77 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.51 C/km ThetaE index: 17.53 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 889.26 mb = 1053.83 m = 3457.42 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.50 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.13 C = 84.43 F Cap Strength: 0.96 C Lifted Index: -4.99 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.95 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.69 C Showalter Index: -3.47 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.40 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.86 C Cross Totals Index: 24.55 C K Index: 41.18 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 455.90 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.52 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2142.77 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 65.46 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 10.84 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.96 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 908.76 mb = 865.92 m = 2840.91 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 873.76 mb = 1205.33 m = 3954.44 ft Equ Level (EL): 163.76 mb = 13469.71 m = 44191.44 ft B at Equ Level: 2126.54 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 225.9 at 40.0 knts Storm direction: 255.9 at 30.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 8.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 115.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 637.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 637.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 212.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.92 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.8 stream: 11.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 6.95 Bulk Rich Number: 10.49 Bulk Shear: 204.25 m/s