MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2506060600F018.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2506060600F018.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 18 hour NAM valid 0Z SAT 7 JUN 25 Station: 41.87,-72.65 Latitude: 41.87 Longitude: -72.65 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 85 SFC 999 90 23.6 20.2 82 3.3 21.2 155 4 296.8 299.5 294.4 340.4 15.11 2 950 531 19.6 18.8 95 0.8 19.1 180 9 297.0 299.7 294.1 339.0 14.51 3 900 997 17.8 17.2 96 0.6 17.4 220 15 299.9 302.4 294.4 340.5 13.87 4 850 1485 15.1 13.8 92 1.3 14.2 227 18 301.9 304.1 293.4 336.6 11.71 5 800 1997 12.4 7.0 69 5.5 9.2 232 24 304.4 305.9 291.2 328.0 7.86 6 750 2535 9.7 -0.9 48 10.6 4.2 228 29 307.1 308.0 289.3 321.7 4.76 7 700 3104 6.0 -5.2 44 11.2 0.7 221 30 309.1 309.8 289.0 320.7 3.70 8 650 3706 1.9 -12.2 34 14.1 -3.7 210 29 311.1 311.5 288.3 318.5 2.30 9 600 4345 -2.6 -16.6 33 14.0 -7.5 199 34 313.1 313.4 288.3 318.8 1.73 10 550 5028 -8.0 -13.4 65 5.4 -10.0 198 32 314.6 315.1 289.6 322.7 2.47 11 500 5765 -10.5 -12.2 87 1.8 -11.1 211 26 320.3 320.9 291.7 330.2 2.99 12 450 6569 -15.2 -17.3 84 2.1 -15.9 229 26 324.1 324.6 292.2 331.6 2.19 13 400 7448 -21.1 -23.5 81 2.4 -21.7 233 26 327.6 327.8 292.4 332.6 1.44 14 350 8421 -27.5 -30.5 76 2.9 -28.1 247 23 331.6 331.8 293.0 334.8 0.87 15 300 9511 -36.1 -39.2 73 3.1 -36.5 258 23 334.4 334.5 293.3 336.0 0.42 16 250 10748 -47.0 -50.5 67 3.5 -47.1 262 27 336.2 336.2 293.5 336.8 0.15 17 200 12182 -60.0 -64.0 59 4.0 -60.0 264 37 337.8 337.8 293.8 338.0 0.04 18 150 13974 -58.3 -77.7 7 19.4 -58.5 279 52 369.6 369.6 300.5 369.7 0.01 19 100 16512 -58.9 -86.5 2 27.6 -59.3 280 28 413.8 413.8 307.0 413.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5679.57 m Freezing level: 628.99 mb = 3974.83 m = 13040.62 ft Wetbulb zero: 691.78 mb = 3200.03 m = 10498.66 ft Precipitable water: 1.55 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 63.49 % Est. max temperature: 28.78 C = 83.80 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 952.22 mb = 510.79 m = 1675.79 ft T: 19.75 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.18 C/km ThetaE index: 21.93 C Layer 850.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 903.91 mb = 959.38 m = 3147.53 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.48 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.47 C = 79.65 F Cap Strength: 0.60 C Lifted Index: -3.56 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.89 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.59 C Showalter Index: -2.21 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.75 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.54 C Cross Totals Index: 24.21 C K Index: 28.10 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 243.02 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.38 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1003.63 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 44.80 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 9.52 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.60 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 930.07 mb = 713.68 m = 2341.43 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 845.07 mb = 1533.85 m = 5032.25 ft Equ Level (EL): 195.07 mb = 12337.26 m = 40476.08 ft B at Equ Level: 994.52 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 145.07 mb = 14183.82 m = 46534.29 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 212.2 at 24.9 knts Storm direction: 242.2 at 18.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.1 neg: 1.2 tot: 5.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 117.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 53.0 neg: -10.8 tot: 42.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 14.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.44 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.0 stream: 2.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.32 Bulk Rich Number: 19.03 Bulk Shear: 52.75 m/s