MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2506061200F054.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2506061200F054.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 54 hour NAM valid 18Z SUN 8 JUN 25 Station: 38.86,-77.09 Latitude: 38.86 Longitude: -77.09 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 42 SFC 998 63 23.8 19.2 75 4.7 20.6 126 13 297.2 299.8 293.9 338.2 14.16 2 950 486 18.9 17.9 94 1.1 18.2 132 22 296.4 298.9 293.3 335.8 13.67 3 900 949 15.7 15.1 96 0.6 15.3 156 27 297.7 299.8 292.4 332.6 12.06 4 850 1435 14.6 14.5 99 0.1 14.6 194 36 301.5 303.7 293.7 337.7 12.28 5 800 1947 12.5 12.3 99 0.2 12.4 219 37 304.5 306.6 293.9 338.3 11.33 6 750 2486 9.1 6.5 84 2.6 7.6 225 37 306.5 308.0 292.0 331.1 8.15 7 700 3056 6.6 -0.6 60 7.2 2.9 230 39 309.8 310.8 290.6 326.1 5.25 8 650 3662 4.2 -16.6 20 20.8 -3.4 234 43 313.7 314.0 288.5 319.1 1.61 9 600 4307 0.5 -25.0 13 25.5 -7.1 237 44 316.8 316.9 288.6 319.7 0.84 10 550 5000 -3.4 -33.2 8 29.8 -10.5 240 42 320.0 320.1 289.2 321.6 0.42 11 500 5745 -8.4 -31.4 14 23.0 -13.8 240 39 322.8 322.9 290.2 324.8 0.55 12 450 6554 -13.6 -35.5 14 21.9 -17.9 243 36 326.1 326.2 291.0 327.7 0.41 13 400 7437 -20.3 -38.5 18 18.2 -23.2 244 38 328.6 328.6 291.7 329.9 0.34 14 350 8410 -27.4 -32.6 61 5.2 -28.3 232 41 331.8 331.9 292.9 334.4 0.70 15 300 9505 -34.3 -38.9 63 4.6 -34.8 224 49 337.1 337.2 294.0 338.8 0.44 16 250 10754 -44.4 -50.1 53 5.7 -44.8 221 46 340.0 340.0 294.5 340.6 0.16 17 200 12206 -57.1 -61.8 55 4.7 -57.2 237 57 342.3 342.3 294.9 342.5 0.05 18 150 13998 -60.5 -78.6 7 18.2 -60.6 230 46 365.9 365.9 299.8 365.9 0.01 19 100 16515 -62.7 -86.2 3 23.5 -62.9 230 32 406.6 406.6 306.1 406.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5703.07 m Freezing level: 593.05 mb = 4403.33 m = 14446.46 ft Wetbulb zero: 677.16 mb = 3327.17 m = 10915.78 ft Precipitable water: 1.47 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 54.92 % Est. max temperature: 28.24 C = 82.83 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 931.91 mb = 650.90 m = 2135.48 ft T: 17.76 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.59 C/km ThetaE index: 19.23 C Layer 750.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 919.73 mb = 763.49 m = 2504.87 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.33 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.79 C = 74.82 F Cap Strength: 1.09 C Lifted Index: 0.29 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.56 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.37 C Showalter Index: -0.64 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.92 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.03 C Cross Totals Index: 22.89 C K Index: 30.33 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 399.40 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.51 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 8.96 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.23 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.06 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 922.87 mb = 734.28 m = 2409.01 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 917.87 mb = 780.76 m = 2561.51 ft Equ Level (EL): 877.87 mb = 1160.47 m = 3807.28 ft B at Equ Level: 5.70 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 837.87 mb = 1556.13 m = 5105.35 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 223.3 at 36.7 knts Storm direction: 253.3 at 27.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 103.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 504.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 504.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 168.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.85 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.4 stream: 9.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 0.04 Bulk Shear: 231.41 m/s