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: 37.15,-77.21 Latitude: 37.15 Longitude: -77.21 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1002 26 30.5 21.8 60 8.6 24.2 212 6 303.4 306.5 297.3 352.9 16.67 1 1000 46 30.5 21.0 57 9.5 23.6 212 6 303.6 306.5 296.8 350.6 15.82 2 950 503 26.2 19.2 65 7.0 21.2 211 12 303.7 306.5 296.2 347.9 14.87 3 900 977 21.6 18.3 81 3.3 19.3 210 14 303.8 306.5 296.1 347.8 14.84 4 850 1471 16.9 16.6 98 0.3 16.7 211 17 303.8 306.5 295.7 345.9 14.15 5 800 1985 12.9 11.7 92 1.2 12.1 225 28 304.9 306.9 293.6 337.3 10.84 6 750 2525 9.5 5.2 74 4.3 7.0 237 38 306.9 308.3 291.5 329.4 7.40 7 700 3094 6.1 2.7 79 3.4 4.2 242 48 309.3 310.5 291.6 329.7 6.66 8 650 3699 2.4 0.2 86 2.1 1.3 248 53 311.7 312.8 291.8 330.4 6.00 9 600 4340 -1.8 -3.0 92 1.2 -2.4 249 56 314.0 315.0 291.7 330.1 5.11 10 550 5029 -5.4 -6.4 93 1.0 -5.8 248 50 317.7 318.6 292.2 331.7 4.32 11 500 5772 -9.2 -10.4 91 1.3 -9.7 250 45 321.9 322.5 292.6 333.3 3.46 12 450 6581 -13.4 -15.1 87 1.7 -14.0 246 42 326.4 326.9 293.2 335.3 2.62 13 400 7469 -18.2 -20.3 83 2.2 -18.8 246 40 331.4 331.8 293.9 338.1 1.90 14 350 8453 -25.2 -27.9 78 2.7 -25.8 235 37 334.7 334.9 294.0 338.7 1.10 15 300 9555 -33.5 -36.3 76 2.8 -33.9 232 35 338.2 338.3 294.4 340.3 0.57 16 250 10805 -44.3 -49.2 58 4.9 -44.6 227 36 340.1 340.2 294.5 340.8 0.17 17 200 12259 -55.3 -62.3 41 7.0 -55.4 222 53 345.3 345.3 295.6 345.4 0.04 18 150 14043 -66.0 -73.9 32 7.9 -66.1 224 46 356.4 356.4 298.0 356.4 0.01 19 100 16530 -63.9 -84.8 4 20.9 -64.1 246 29 404.3 404.3 305.7 404.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5725.20 m Freezing level: 621.70 mb = 4061.88 m = 13326.20 ft Wetbulb zero: 633.07 mb = 3910.29 m = 12828.87 ft Precipitable water: 2.03 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 84.48 % Est. max temperature: 30.88 C = 87.59 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 884.79 mb = 1124.44 m = 3689.06 ft T: 20.19 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.71 C/km ThetaE index: 23.55 C Layer 1000.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 860.16 mb = 1368.11 m = 4488.48 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.12 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.87 C = 87.57 F Cap Strength: 0.12 C Lifted Index: -5.73 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.39 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -4.10 C Showalter Index: -4.73 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.86 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.05 C Cross Totals Index: 25.80 C K Index: 39.28 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 439.35 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.63 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1856.10 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 60.93 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.73 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.12 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 861.96 mb = 1350.04 m = 4429.20 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 856.96 mb = 1400.23 m = 4593.88 ft Equ Level (EL): 176.96 mb = 13017.82 m = 42708.87 ft B at Equ Level: 1840.35 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 106.96 mb = 16116.93 m = 52876.43 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 241.7 at 37.4 knts Storm direction: 271.7 at 28.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.1 neg: 1.4 tot: 7.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 106.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 264.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 264.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 88.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.96 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.7 stream: 7.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.72 Bulk Rich Number: 15.81 Bulk Shear: 117.37 m/s