MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2506061200F057.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2506061200F057.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 57 hour NAM valid 21Z SUN 8 JUN 25 Station: 37.26,-76.72 Latitude: 37.26 Longitude: -76.72 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1002 11 28.5 22.4 69 6.2 24.0 124 11 301.5 304.6 297.1 352.2 17.21 1 1000 32 28.2 21.9 69 6.2 23.6 122 9 301.3 304.4 296.8 350.7 16.78 2 950 486 24.4 20.8 81 3.5 21.8 155 19 301.9 304.9 296.8 350.6 16.52 3 900 959 21.4 20.0 92 1.4 20.4 190 29 303.5 306.6 297.2 352.6 16.52 4 850 1453 17.9 17.5 98 0.4 17.6 212 38 304.9 307.6 296.5 349.6 14.98 5 800 1970 13.8 11.9 88 2.0 12.6 229 43 305.9 307.9 294.0 338.9 10.98 6 750 2512 11.3 0.0 46 11.3 5.4 242 49 308.9 309.8 290.2 324.7 5.12 7 700 3086 9.4 -14.5 17 23.9 -0.1 244 51 312.9 313.2 288.3 318.8 1.78 8 650 3695 5.0 -14.5 23 19.5 -2.6 245 51 314.7 315.0 289.0 321.0 1.91 9 600 4341 0.6 -20.4 19 21.0 -6.4 246 49 316.8 317.0 289.0 321.1 1.26 10 550 5034 -3.8 -19.8 28 16.1 -9.1 246 43 319.6 319.9 290.1 324.5 1.44 11 500 5779 -7.9 -35.4 9 27.5 -13.8 251 35 323.4 323.5 290.2 324.8 0.38 12 450 6588 -14.4 -26.0 37 11.6 -17.4 238 27 325.1 325.3 291.3 328.7 1.02 13 400 7467 -21.2 -25.1 71 3.9 -22.1 232 27 327.5 327.7 292.2 331.9 1.25 14 350 8443 -26.3 -28.7 80 2.4 -26.8 232 39 333.3 333.5 293.6 337.0 1.02 15 300 9540 -34.1 -37.3 73 3.1 -34.6 233 47 337.3 337.4 294.1 339.3 0.52 16 250 10791 -44.3 -47.9 67 3.6 -44.6 227 47 340.1 340.2 294.6 340.9 0.20 17 200 12241 -57.2 -62.6 50 5.4 -57.3 239 48 342.2 342.3 294.9 342.4 0.04 18 150 14029 -62.0 -78.9 9 16.9 -62.1 231 51 363.2 363.2 299.3 363.3 0.01 19 100 16536 -65.0 -87.1 3 22.1 -65.1 236 24 402.1 402.1 305.5 402.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5746.83 m Freezing level: 593.33 mb = 4433.86 m = 14546.61 ft Wetbulb zero: 700.89 mb = 3075.39 m = 10089.73 ft Precipitable water: 1.66 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 47.56 % Est. max temperature: 31.85 C = 89.34 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 916.72 mb = 798.09 m = 2618.38 ft T: 22.38 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.43 C/km ThetaE index: 33.83 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 874.22 mb = 1210.46 m = 3971.27 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.59 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.26 C = 88.26 F Cap Strength: 1.32 C Lifted Index: -5.38 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.37 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.50 C Showalter Index: -4.83 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.19 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.78 C Cross Totals Index: 25.42 C K Index: 19.40 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 469.40 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.85 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2326.89 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 68.22 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 18.25 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.32 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 900.90 mb = 950.37 m = 3117.98 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 845.90 mb = 1494.63 m = 4903.59 ft Equ Level (EL): 175.90 mb = 13039.41 m = 42779.69 ft B at Equ Level: 2321.18 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 235.7 at 40.5 knts Storm direction: 265.7 at 30.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 9.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 9.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 121.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 611.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 611.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 203.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.95 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.4 stream: 11.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 7.63 Bulk Rich Number: 9.46 Bulk Shear: 245.94 m/s