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: 37.39,-76.98 Latitude: 37.39 Longitude: -76.98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1001 20 28.2 22.7 72 5.6 24.2 141 8 301.3 304.5 297.3 353.0 17.56 1 1000 29 28.3 22.4 70 5.9 24.0 139 6 301.5 304.7 297.2 352.6 17.34 2 950 484 25.2 21.0 78 4.2 22.2 164 18 302.7 305.8 297.1 352.1 16.67 3 900 957 21.3 19.7 91 1.6 20.2 192 30 303.5 306.5 297.0 351.8 16.26 4 850 1451 17.9 17.7 99 0.2 17.8 205 37 304.9 307.7 296.7 350.1 15.14 5 800 1968 13.8 13.6 99 0.2 13.6 220 42 305.8 308.1 295.0 342.7 12.30 6 750 2509 9.9 5.6 74 4.3 7.4 237 44 307.4 308.8 291.9 330.6 7.63 7 700 3082 9.0 -9.7 26 18.7 0.8 245 49 312.4 312.9 289.0 320.8 2.61 8 650 3691 5.1 -23.8 10 28.9 -4.1 247 52 314.8 314.9 288.0 317.7 0.86 9 600 4337 0.8 -32.3 6 33.1 -7.6 250 51 317.0 317.1 288.3 318.5 0.42 10 550 5029 -3.7 -31.0 10 27.3 -10.5 249 48 319.7 319.8 289.2 321.6 0.52 11 500 5774 -7.9 -44.4 3 36.6 -14.2 251 39 323.4 323.5 290.0 324.0 0.15 12 450 6583 -14.1 -36.5 13 22.4 -18.3 243 26 325.6 325.6 290.9 327.0 0.37 13 400 7462 -21.2 -28.5 52 7.3 -22.8 238 24 327.4 327.6 291.9 330.7 0.91 14 350 8439 -26.9 -30.9 69 4.0 -27.7 233 37 332.4 332.6 293.2 335.5 0.83 15 300 9535 -34.0 -37.8 69 3.8 -34.5 234 49 337.4 337.5 294.1 339.3 0.49 16 250 10785 -44.3 -48.4 64 4.1 -44.6 225 51 340.2 340.2 294.6 340.9 0.19 17 200 12235 -57.5 -62.1 56 4.6 -57.6 241 56 341.7 341.7 294.8 341.9 0.04 18 150 14025 -61.2 -78.1 9 16.9 -61.3 230 50 364.7 364.7 299.6 364.7 0.01 19 100 16533 -64.7 -86.9 3 22.2 -64.9 239 26 402.7 402.7 305.6 402.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5745.50 m Freezing level: 591.26 mb = 4457.85 m = 14625.32 ft Wetbulb zero: 691.97 mb = 3176.68 m = 10422.06 ft Precipitable water: 1.66 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 46.34 % Est. max temperature: 31.81 C = 89.25 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 923.49 mb = 731.70 m = 2400.56 ft T: 23.14 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.25 C/km ThetaE index: 35.29 C Layer 1000.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 876.95 mb = 1181.57 m = 3876.49 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.74 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.06 C = 87.91 F Cap Strength: 0.94 C Lifted Index: -5.67 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.80 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.22 C Showalter Index: -4.96 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.33 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.78 C Cross Totals Index: 25.55 C K Index: 24.75 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 486.57 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -5.10 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2574.73 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 71.76 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 13.76 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.94 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 896.78 mb = 988.26 m = 3242.27 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 861.78 mb = 1332.44 m = 4371.47 ft Equ Level (EL): 171.78 mb = 13180.89 m = 43243.88 ft B at Equ Level: 2556.80 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 235.9 at 40.7 knts Storm direction: 265.9 at 30.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 8.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 117.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 576.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 576.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 192.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.94 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.0 stream: 11.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 7.58 Bulk Rich Number: 12.14 Bulk Shear: 212.16 m/s