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: 37.22,-76.81 Latitude: 37.22 Longitude: -76.81 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 30.6 22.1 61 8.5 24.3 163 4 303.4 306.5 297.4 353.5 16.87 1 1000 47 30.3 21.0 58 9.3 23.6 166 4 303.4 306.3 296.7 350.4 15.83 2 950 504 26.0 19.4 67 6.6 21.3 200 9 303.5 306.3 296.3 348.3 15.09 3 900 978 21.4 18.4 83 3.0 19.3 204 11 303.5 306.3 296.1 347.9 14.94 4 850 1471 16.9 16.4 97 0.5 16.5 207 15 303.8 306.4 295.6 345.2 13.94 5 800 1985 13.2 12.4 95 0.8 12.7 230 25 305.3 307.4 294.1 339.4 11.39 6 750 2526 9.5 6.7 83 2.8 7.8 241 35 306.9 308.4 292.2 331.8 8.24 7 700 3095 6.2 2.6 78 3.6 4.2 240 45 309.4 310.6 291.6 329.8 6.61 8 650 3699 2.1 1.0 92 1.1 1.5 240 52 311.3 312.5 292.0 331.0 6.33 9 600 4341 -1.5 -2.4 94 0.9 -1.9 243 53 314.4 315.4 292.1 331.3 5.36 10 550 5030 -5.4 -5.9 96 0.6 -5.7 240 48 317.7 318.6 292.3 332.1 4.47 11 500 5773 -8.8 -10.6 87 1.7 -9.5 233 43 322.3 323.0 292.7 333.6 3.42 12 450 6582 -13.3 -16.9 74 3.6 -14.5 229 42 326.6 327.0 292.9 334.3 2.27 13 400 7471 -18.4 -20.4 84 2.0 -19.0 233 41 331.1 331.5 293.7 337.7 1.89 14 350 8454 -25.1 -28.9 71 3.8 -25.9 228 38 334.9 335.1 294.0 338.6 1.01 15 300 9556 -33.6 -38.0 65 4.4 -34.2 232 34 338.0 338.1 294.3 339.8 0.48 16 250 10806 -44.2 -49.5 55 5.3 -44.5 229 39 340.3 340.4 294.6 341.0 0.17 17 200 12260 -55.3 -61.6 46 6.3 -55.4 221 53 345.2 345.2 295.6 345.4 0.05 18 150 14044 -66.7 -73.3 39 6.6 -66.7 225 46 355.2 355.2 297.7 355.3 0.01 19 100 16529 -63.9 -86.3 3 22.3 -64.1 251 29 404.2 404.2 305.7 404.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5726.09 m Freezing level: 620.77 mb = 4074.34 m = 13367.09 ft Wetbulb zero: 628.34 mb = 3970.77 m = 13027.30 ft Precipitable water: 2.07 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 86.67 % Est. max temperature: 30.96 C = 87.72 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 887.92 mb = 1094.25 m = 3590.00 ft T: 20.30 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.63 C/km ThetaE index: 23.70 C Layer 1000.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 863.38 mb = 1335.93 m = 4382.91 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.28 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.91 C = 87.63 F Cap Strength: 0.21 C Lifted Index: -5.50 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.66 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -4.03 C Showalter Index: -4.09 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.90 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.68 C Cross Totals Index: 25.22 C K Index: 38.45 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 388.14 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.43 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1880.10 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 61.32 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.69 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.21 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 866.58 mb = 1303.98 m = 4278.11 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 861.58 mb = 1353.88 m = 4441.80 ft Equ Level (EL): 181.58 mb = 12859.05 m = 42187.97 ft B at Equ Level: 1879.55 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 236.0 at 34.9 knts Storm direction: 266.0 at 26.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.8 neg: 1.6 tot: 7.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 116.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 201.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 201.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 67.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.84 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.9 stream: 6.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.56 Bulk Rich Number: 14.95 Bulk Shear: 125.78 m/s