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: 37.01,-76.73 Latitude: 37.01 Longitude: -76.73 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 14 31.5 22.0 57 9.5 24.6 192 5 304.4 307.5 297.6 354.5 16.82 1 1000 49 30.9 21.1 56 9.8 23.8 199 5 304.1 307.0 297.0 351.5 15.95 2 950 506 26.3 19.7 67 6.6 21.6 210 10 303.9 306.7 296.5 349.6 15.38 3 900 980 21.7 18.7 83 3.0 19.6 211 12 303.9 306.7 296.5 349.4 15.28 4 850 1474 17.2 16.8 98 0.4 17.0 216 16 304.2 306.8 295.9 346.8 14.32 5 800 1990 13.5 12.7 95 0.7 13.0 239 27 305.5 307.7 294.4 340.4 11.64 6 750 2530 9.8 6.6 80 3.2 7.9 244 37 307.2 308.7 292.2 331.9 8.16 7 700 3100 6.4 2.1 74 4.3 4.0 243 46 309.6 310.8 291.5 329.2 6.36 8 650 3704 2.2 0.9 91 1.3 1.5 242 53 311.5 312.7 292.0 331.0 6.29 9 600 4347 -1.4 -2.5 92 1.1 -2.0 244 56 314.5 315.5 292.0 331.2 5.30 10 550 5036 -5.6 -6.7 92 1.1 -6.1 242 51 317.5 318.3 292.0 331.0 4.21 11 500 5778 -8.9 -12.3 76 3.5 -10.2 234 43 322.2 322.8 292.3 332.1 2.97 12 450 6587 -13.1 -18.4 65 5.2 -14.9 229 44 326.7 327.1 292.7 333.6 2.00 13 400 7475 -18.6 -23.0 68 4.4 -19.8 234 43 330.8 331.1 293.4 336.2 1.50 14 350 8458 -25.3 -29.0 71 3.7 -26.1 230 39 334.6 334.8 293.9 338.3 0.99 15 300 9560 -33.7 -37.9 66 4.2 -34.3 232 33 337.9 338.0 294.3 339.7 0.49 16 250 10810 -44.1 -48.9 58 4.9 -44.4 228 38 340.5 340.6 294.6 341.2 0.18 17 200 12264 -55.3 -63.2 37 7.9 -55.4 219 47 345.3 345.3 295.6 345.4 0.04 18 150 14049 -66.8 -73.0 41 6.2 -66.8 226 43 355.1 355.1 297.7 355.1 0.01 19 100 16531 -64.2 -86.5 3 22.3 -64.4 252 28 403.7 403.7 305.7 403.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5729.41 m Freezing level: 619.66 mb = 4094.04 m = 13431.73 ft Wetbulb zero: 628.53 mb = 3973.87 m = 13037.47 ft Precipitable water: 2.06 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 84.46 % Est. max temperature: 31.32 C = 88.38 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 874.97 mb = 1224.03 m = 4015.79 ft T: 19.50 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.69 C/km ThetaE index: 25.35 C Layer 1000.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 862.11 mb = 1351.84 m = 4435.11 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.54 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.29 C = 88.32 F Cap Strength: 0.13 C Lifted Index: -6.00 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.42 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -4.24 C Showalter Index: -4.72 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.72 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.05 C Cross Totals Index: 25.67 C K Index: 38.54 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 395.85 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.02 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2131.39 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 65.29 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.25 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.41 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 864.29 mb = 1330.02 m = 4363.54 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 859.29 mb = 1380.12 m = 4527.91 ft Equ Level (EL): 169.29 mb = 13298.71 m = 43630.42 ft B at Equ Level: 2120.84 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 238.9 at 36.6 knts Storm direction: 268.9 at 27.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.8 neg: 1.4 tot: 7.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 114.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 185.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 185.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 61.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.83 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.6 stream: 6.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.68 Bulk Rich Number: 17.29 Bulk Shear: 123.27 m/s