MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2506060600F036.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2506060600F036.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 36 hour NAM valid 18Z SAT 7 JUN 25 Station: 38.22,-78.15 Latitude: 38.22 Longitude: -78.15 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 66 SFC 991 143 19.4 19.0 98 0.3 19.2 46 4 293.3 295.8 292.6 333.4 14.12 2 950 506 17.0 16.4 96 0.6 16.6 6 11 294.5 296.7 291.7 330.1 12.43 3 900 967 15.6 14.4 93 1.2 14.8 312 4 297.6 299.7 292.0 331.1 11.56 4 850 1452 13.8 12.6 92 1.2 13.0 189 7 300.6 302.6 292.4 332.5 10.84 5 800 1961 10.6 9.6 94 1.0 10.0 214 13 302.4 304.2 291.8 330.4 9.41 6 750 2498 8.2 7.7 97 0.5 7.9 208 22 305.5 307.2 292.3 332.1 8.84 7 700 3066 5.6 5.2 97 0.4 5.4 227 31 308.6 310.1 292.5 332.9 7.94 8 650 3670 3.1 2.8 98 0.3 2.9 238 39 312.4 313.8 293.0 334.8 7.21 9 600 4316 0.0 -0.3 98 0.3 -0.2 251 46 316.1 317.3 293.3 336.0 6.26 10 550 5010 -3.3 -3.6 98 0.3 -3.4 259 46 320.2 321.2 293.7 337.5 5.35 11 500 5759 -7.4 -8.4 92 1.1 -7.8 264 43 324.0 324.8 293.7 337.5 4.05 12 450 6571 -13.1 -14.8 87 1.7 -13.7 264 34 326.8 327.4 293.3 336.0 2.71 13 400 7460 -18.2 -29.3 37 11.0 -20.8 248 32 331.3 331.4 292.9 334.4 0.85 14 350 8441 -25.4 -53.8 5 28.4 -28.1 251 49 334.5 334.5 293.0 334.8 0.07 15 300 9538 -34.1 -46.3 28 12.1 -35.3 240 55 337.3 337.3 293.9 338.1 0.20 16 250 10790 -43.2 -46.9 67 3.7 -43.5 229 53 341.9 341.9 295.0 342.8 0.22 17 200 12250 -56.3 -60.1 62 3.8 -56.4 220 52 343.6 343.6 295.3 343.9 0.06 18 150 14043 -61.5 -79.0 8 17.5 -61.6 263 61 364.2 364.2 299.5 364.2 0.01 19 100 16548 -64.4 -82.8 6 18.3 -64.6 257 36 403.2 403.2 305.6 403.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5693.10 m Freezing level: 599.84 mb = 4318.05 m = 14166.66 ft Wetbulb zero: 602.56 mb = 4281.54 m = 14046.88 ft Precipitable water: 1.83 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 95.87 % Est. max temperature: 27.03 C = 80.66 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 986.60 mb = 181.62 m = 595.85 ft T: 19.12 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.80 C/km ThetaE index: 3.38 C Layer 950.0- 900.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 899.22 mb = 974.50 m = 3197.15 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.46 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.72 C = 74.69 F Cap Strength: 2.75 C Lifted Index: 3.33 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.39 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.85 C Showalter Index: 2.68 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 41.18 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.21 C Cross Totals Index: 19.97 C K Index: 33.42 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 207.29 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.88 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 19.41 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.23 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5207.09 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.17 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 929.91 mb = 688.39 m = 2258.47 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 247.2 at 28.3 knts Storm direction: 277.2 at 21.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.3 neg: 2.2 tot: 6.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 97.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 240.6 neg: -57.0 tot: 183.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 61.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.56 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.4 stream: 5.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.13 Bulk Shear: 150.27 m/s