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: 38.64,-78.19 Latitude: 38.64 Longitude: -78.19 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 20 SFC 968 306 24.0 22.4 91 1.6 22.8 179 6 299.9 303.2 297.1 352.3 17.87 2 950 468 22.6 21.4 93 1.2 21.8 183 13 300.1 303.2 296.7 350.3 17.15 3 900 938 19.5 18.5 94 1.0 18.8 200 21 301.6 304.4 295.7 346.0 15.04 4 850 1429 16.5 15.8 96 0.7 16.0 213 31 303.4 305.9 295.1 343.2 13.40 5 800 1943 13.0 12.2 95 0.7 12.5 228 39 305.0 307.1 294.0 338.6 11.26 6 750 2484 10.0 8.3 89 1.7 9.0 245 39 307.5 309.2 293.2 335.5 9.23 7 700 3055 7.1 4.9 86 2.2 5.8 253 37 310.4 311.8 292.9 334.3 7.77 8 650 3662 4.8 1.1 77 3.7 2.8 255 33 314.3 315.6 292.9 334.4 6.39 9 600 4310 0.8 -10.8 41 11.6 -4.1 253 32 317.1 317.6 290.6 326.2 2.79 10 550 5003 -3.4 -37.0 5 33.6 -10.8 249 34 320.1 320.1 289.1 321.1 0.29 11 500 5750 -7.0 -48.9 2 41.9 -13.8 249 35 324.5 324.5 290.2 324.8 0.09 12 450 6561 -14.3 -40.3 9 26.0 -18.7 240 35 325.3 325.3 290.6 326.2 0.25 13 400 7438 -22.5 -40.4 18 17.9 -25.1 236 35 325.7 325.8 290.8 326.8 0.28 14 350 8401 -30.1 -49.0 14 18.9 -31.8 227 36 328.1 328.1 291.3 328.6 0.13 15 300 9482 -36.9 -47.0 34 10.2 -37.7 224 52 333.4 333.4 292.8 334.1 0.18 16 250 10728 -43.8 -50.1 50 6.3 -44.2 220 74 340.9 341.0 294.7 341.6 0.16 17 200 12179 -57.7 -61.3 63 3.6 -57.8 228 76 341.4 341.4 294.7 341.6 0.05 18 150 13980 -59.7 -77.8 8 18.0 -59.9 224 55 367.2 367.2 300.1 367.2 0.01 19 100 16513 -61.2 -88.3 2 27.1 -61.4 235 29 409.6 409.6 306.5 409.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5730.66 m Freezing level: 590.27 mb = 4445.10 m = 14583.47 ft Wetbulb zero: 629.77 mb = 3918.41 m = 12855.52 ft Precipitable water: 1.62 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 65.27 % Est. max temperature: 28.42 C = 83.16 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 945.52 mb = 509.05 m = 1670.11 ft T: 22.31 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.25 C/km ThetaE index: 18.01 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 893.95 mb = 995.55 m = 3266.21 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.81 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.88 C = 78.59 F Cap Strength: 0.36 C Lifted Index: -3.25 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -7.25 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.86 C Showalter Index: -1.55 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.38 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.54 C Cross Totals Index: 22.83 C K Index: 37.10 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 383.49 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.55 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2038.70 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 63.85 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.10 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.36 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 902.97 mb = 909.00 m = 2982.26 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 877.97 mb = 1150.50 m = 3774.56 ft Equ Level (EL): 177.97 mb = 12909.72 m = 42354.22 ft B at Equ Level: 1997.79 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 107.97 mb = 16033.92 m = 52604.07 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 241.4 at 32.4 knts Storm direction: 271.4 at 24.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 117.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 358.9 neg: -1.1 tot: 357.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 119.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.89 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.1 stream: 9.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 4.14 Bulk Rich Number: 22.04 Bulk Shear: 92.50 m/s