MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2506061200F030.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2506061200F030.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 30 hour NAM valid 18Z SAT 7 JUN 25 Station: 37.55,-77.76 Latitude: 37.55 Longitude: -77.76 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 47 SFC 997 76 27.0 22.5 77 4.4 23.8 16 2 300.4 303.6 297.0 351.8 17.52 2 950 499 23.0 20.9 88 2.1 21.5 51 2 300.5 303.6 296.5 349.3 16.61 3 900 969 19.6 17.2 86 2.4 17.9 161 7 301.7 304.2 294.9 342.5 13.85 4 850 1459 16.2 11.9 76 4.2 13.4 191 16 303.1 305.0 292.7 333.9 10.38 5 800 1972 12.7 12.3 97 0.4 12.4 208 24 304.7 306.8 294.0 338.5 11.31 6 750 2512 9.7 8.8 94 0.9 9.2 231 29 307.1 308.9 293.3 335.9 9.51 7 700 3083 6.9 4.6 85 2.3 5.6 235 39 310.2 311.6 292.7 333.7 7.64 8 650 3690 3.6 0.8 82 2.7 2.1 244 40 313.0 314.2 292.4 332.6 6.26 9 600 4336 -0.2 -1.3 92 1.2 -0.8 250 41 315.9 317.0 292.9 334.3 5.79 10 550 5029 -3.9 -5.6 88 1.7 -4.7 249 45 319.4 320.3 292.9 334.3 4.58 11 500 5774 -9.2 -12.0 80 2.9 -10.3 247 49 321.9 322.5 292.3 332.0 3.04 12 450 6582 -12.5 -14.4 86 1.9 -13.2 254 52 327.5 328.1 293.6 337.0 2.79 13 400 7474 -18.0 -20.0 85 1.9 -18.6 262 55 331.5 331.9 293.9 338.4 1.96 14 350 8457 -25.4 -28.0 79 2.6 -25.9 265 52 334.5 334.8 294.0 338.5 1.09 15 300 9557 -33.7 -36.8 74 3.1 -34.1 268 46 337.9 338.0 294.3 340.0 0.55 16 250 10808 -44.6 -48.0 69 3.4 -44.8 258 33 339.7 339.8 294.4 340.5 0.20 17 200 12261 -54.5 -71.0 11 16.5 -54.8 251 44 346.4 346.4 295.8 346.5 0.01 18 150 14070 -60.7 -81.0 5 20.3 -60.9 267 52 365.5 365.5 299.8 365.5 0.00 19 100 16556 -65.9 -86.5 4 20.6 -66.0 249 32 400.4 400.4 305.3 400.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5726.31 m Freezing level: 602.12 mb = 4308.07 m = 14133.92 ft Wetbulb zero: 613.94 mb = 4150.18 m = 13615.91 ft Precipitable water: 2.04 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 86.81 % Est. max temperature: 29.75 C = 85.55 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 934.95 mb = 637.51 m = 2091.54 ft T: 21.98 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.98 C/km ThetaE index: 17.88 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 898.24 mb = 985.33 m = 3232.68 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.01 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.29 C = 82.92 F Cap Strength: 0.59 C Lifted Index: -5.46 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.18 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.11 C Showalter Index: 0.25 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.43 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.33 C Cross Totals Index: 21.10 C K Index: 34.97 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 351.81 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.41 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1565.83 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 55.96 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.70 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.59 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 910.23 mb = 870.41 m = 2855.64 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 885.23 mb = 1110.49 m = 3643.31 ft Equ Level (EL): 195.23 mb = 12413.01 m = 40724.62 ft B at Equ Level: 1560.80 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 115.23 mb = 15686.71 m = 51464.95 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 238.9 at 30.9 knts Storm direction: 268.9 at 23.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 118.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 306.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 306.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 102.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.91 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.2 stream: 8.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.12 Bulk Rich Number: 10.70 Bulk Shear: 146.31 m/s