MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2506060000F069.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2506060000F069.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 69 hour NAM valid 21Z SUN 8 JUN 25 Station: 36.67,-76.88 Latitude: 36.67 Longitude: -76.88 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1004 15 31.4 21.9 57 9.4 24.5 220 8 304.2 307.2 297.5 353.9 16.71 1 1000 51 31.3 20.9 54 10.4 23.8 221 9 304.5 307.4 296.9 351.4 15.74 2 950 509 27.2 19.7 64 7.5 21.8 222 14 304.8 307.6 296.8 350.7 15.40 3 900 985 22.5 18.7 79 3.8 19.8 222 16 304.7 307.5 296.7 350.3 15.29 4 850 1480 17.9 17.6 98 0.3 17.7 222 18 304.9 307.7 296.6 349.9 15.06 5 800 1997 13.9 13.5 98 0.3 13.7 235 26 305.9 308.2 295.0 342.8 12.28 6 750 2538 9.8 6.2 79 3.6 7.6 247 36 307.2 308.7 292.1 331.3 7.96 7 700 3108 6.5 1.5 70 5.1 3.8 246 45 309.7 310.8 291.3 328.5 6.08 8 650 3712 2.2 -0.1 85 2.3 1.0 245 53 311.4 312.5 291.6 329.6 5.85 9 600 4354 -1.5 -2.2 95 0.7 -1.9 247 57 314.4 315.5 292.2 331.6 5.43 10 550 5042 -5.7 -6.3 96 0.5 -6.0 249 55 317.3 318.1 292.1 331.3 4.36 11 500 5785 -9.0 -9.3 98 0.3 -9.2 251 47 322.0 322.8 292.9 334.5 3.77 12 450 6594 -13.4 -13.8 97 0.4 -13.5 241 43 326.4 327.0 293.4 336.4 2.94 13 400 7482 -18.5 -20.6 83 2.1 -19.1 237 45 331.0 331.4 293.7 337.5 1.86 14 350 8465 -25.4 -28.0 79 2.6 -25.9 235 43 334.6 334.8 294.0 338.6 1.09 15 300 9566 -33.9 -37.2 71 3.4 -34.3 233 33 337.7 337.8 294.2 339.7 0.52 16 250 10815 -44.3 -48.5 63 4.2 -44.5 225 37 340.3 340.3 294.6 341.0 0.19 17 200 12271 -55.3 -63.6 35 8.3 -55.4 216 44 345.3 345.3 295.6 345.4 0.04 18 150 14057 -66.3 -72.4 42 6.1 -66.4 227 39 355.8 355.8 297.9 355.9 0.01 19 100 16538 -64.5 -85.3 4 20.8 -64.7 249 27 403.1 403.1 305.6 403.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5734.37 m Freezing level: 620.16 mb = 4095.38 m = 13436.12 ft Wetbulb zero: 632.98 mb = 3925.10 m = 12877.46 ft Precipitable water: 2.12 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 85.16 % Est. max temperature: 32.10 C = 89.78 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 876.14 mb = 1217.76 m = 3995.23 ft T: 20.34 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.80 C/km ThetaE index: 25.41 C Layer 1000.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 851.76 mb = 1462.16 m = 4797.05 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.49 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.11 C = 89.79 F Cap Strength: 0.22 C Lifted Index: -6.40 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.98 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -4.34 C Showalter Index: -6.05 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 53.54 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.93 C Cross Totals Index: 26.61 C K Index: 39.47 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 471.40 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.19 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2284.45 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 67.59 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.82 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.22 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 855.02 mb = 1429.06 m = 4688.46 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 840.02 mb = 1580.75 m = 5186.11 ft Equ Level (EL): 170.02 mb = 13278.93 m = 43565.50 ft B at Equ Level: 2278.27 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 244.2 at 38.0 knts Storm direction: 274.2 at 28.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.7 neg: 1.5 tot: 6.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 99.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 181.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 181.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 60.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.89 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.6 stream: 5.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.52 Bulk Rich Number: 22.12 Bulk Shear: 103.27 m/s