MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2506060000F018.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2506060000F018.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 18 hour NAM valid 18Z FRI 6 JUN 25 Station: 42.43,-71.59 Latitude: 42.43 Longitude: -71.59 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 107 SFC 1000 111 25.2 20.3 74 4.9 21.8 102 5 298.4 301.1 294.9 342.5 15.18 2 950 555 20.2 17.8 86 2.4 18.6 108 5 297.7 300.2 293.6 337.3 13.65 3 900 1019 16.2 15.3 94 0.9 15.6 146 4 298.2 300.4 292.7 333.7 12.21 4 850 1504 14.0 12.7 92 1.3 13.2 202 12 300.8 302.8 292.5 333.0 10.94 5 800 2015 11.5 9.5 88 2.0 10.2 220 15 303.4 305.1 292.0 331.2 9.35 6 750 2552 8.2 6.4 89 1.8 7.1 215 16 305.4 306.9 291.6 329.8 8.06 7 700 3119 4.9 3.0 88 1.9 3.8 239 14 307.9 309.2 291.3 328.7 6.80 8 650 3720 1.6 -1.0 83 2.6 0.3 244 18 310.8 311.8 291.1 327.9 5.49 9 600 4361 -2.0 -8.7 60 6.6 -4.9 241 26 313.8 314.4 290.1 324.4 3.31 10 550 5046 -7.1 -10.2 78 3.1 -8.4 246 24 315.6 316.2 290.6 326.0 3.19 11 500 5783 -11.1 -13.0 86 1.9 -11.8 258 19 319.5 320.0 291.3 328.8 2.80 12 450 6585 -15.9 -18.6 79 2.8 -16.7 267 19 323.3 323.7 291.7 329.9 1.95 13 400 7463 -21.9 -30.5 46 8.6 -23.7 266 18 326.5 326.6 291.5 329.2 0.75 14 350 8430 -29.3 -41.2 31 11.9 -30.7 256 23 329.3 329.4 291.8 330.4 0.30 15 300 9512 -37.9 -45.7 44 7.8 -38.5 248 28 331.9 332.0 292.4 332.8 0.21 16 250 10739 -48.6 -52.1 67 3.5 -48.8 239 34 333.8 333.8 292.9 334.3 0.12 17 200 12170 -57.7 -67.3 29 9.5 -57.9 240 38 341.3 341.3 294.7 341.4 0.02 18 150 13964 -60.5 -78.1 8 17.6 -60.6 255 35 365.9 365.9 299.8 366.0 0.01 19 100 16497 -59.6 -87.0 2 27.5 -59.9 265 16 412.6 412.6 306.8 412.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5675.84 m Freezing level: 627.85 mb = 4004.31 m = 13137.35 ft Wetbulb zero: 646.98 mb = 3757.63 m = 12328.02 ft Precipitable water: 1.71 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 82.86 % Est. max temperature: 27.64 C = 81.75 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 930.91 mb = 728.98 m = 2391.64 ft T: 18.73 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.01 C/km ThetaE index: 18.10 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 911.91 mb = 906.07 m = 2972.63 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.65 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.92 C = 76.86 F Cap Strength: 0.07 C Lifted Index: -3.34 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.41 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.04 C Showalter Index: -1.29 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.95 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.10 C Cross Totals Index: 23.84 C K Index: 35.95 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 195.80 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.93 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 926.48 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 43.05 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.65 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.37 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 913.38 mb = 892.29 m = 2927.44 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 908.38 mb = 939.43 m = 3082.09 ft Equ Level (EL): 218.38 mb = 11606.29 m = 38077.93 ft B at Equ Level: 916.59 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 148.38 mb = 14032.24 m = 46036.96 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 235.6 at 16.0 knts Storm direction: 265.6 at 12.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.8 neg: 0.2 tot: 3.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 86.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 70.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 70.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 23.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.68 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.0 stream: 3.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.38 Bulk Rich Number: 18.16 Bulk Shear: 51.01 m/s