MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2506031200F012.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2506031200F012.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 0Z WED 4 JUN 25 Station: 40.01,-91.85 Latitude: 40.01 Longitude: -91.85 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 53 SFC 983 207 25.0 22.9 88 2.1 23.5 227 13 299.7 303.0 297.3 352.9 18.20 2 950 502 23.4 21.2 87 2.2 21.9 226 30 301.0 304.1 296.8 350.8 16.94 3 900 973 19.9 19.0 94 0.9 19.2 226 36 302.0 304.9 296.1 347.8 15.51 4 850 1464 16.6 16.4 99 0.1 16.5 223 37 303.5 306.1 295.5 345.0 13.97 5 800 1979 13.7 13.6 99 0.1 13.6 223 39 305.8 308.1 295.0 342.7 12.32 6 750 2522 10.8 10.6 99 0.2 10.7 227 40 308.3 310.4 294.6 341.1 10.80 7 700 3096 7.7 7.3 97 0.5 7.5 229 41 311.0 312.8 294.1 339.3 9.19 8 650 3704 4.4 3.5 94 0.9 3.9 228 43 314.0 315.4 293.7 337.7 7.60 9 600 4352 0.8 -0.5 91 1.3 0.1 224 44 317.1 318.3 293.5 336.7 6.18 10 550 5047 -2.9 -5.0 85 2.2 -4.0 221 46 320.7 321.6 293.4 336.2 4.78 11 500 5798 -6.4 -9.3 80 3.0 -7.7 220 49 325.3 326.0 293.8 337.9 3.78 12 450 6614 -11.3 -14.0 80 2.7 -12.3 217 46 329.0 329.6 294.0 338.9 2.88 13 400 7507 -17.3 -23.3 60 5.9 -19.0 216 40 332.4 332.7 293.7 337.7 1.47 14 350 8495 -23.5 -28.7 62 5.2 -24.6 227 39 337.1 337.3 294.5 340.9 1.02 15 300 9604 -32.2 -39.3 49 7.1 -33.1 227 46 339.9 340.0 294.7 341.6 0.42 16 250 10861 -43.2 -47.4 63 4.2 -43.5 218 56 341.8 341.8 295.0 342.6 0.21 17 200 12316 -56.9 -64.4 38 7.6 -57.0 225 58 342.7 342.7 295.0 342.8 0.03 18 150 14095 -64.5 -75.9 19 11.4 -64.6 232 47 359.0 359.0 298.5 359.0 0.01 19 100 16569 -64.5 -85.4 4 20.9 -64.6 249 34 403.2 403.2 305.6 403.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5745.25 m Freezing level: 588.88 mb = 4506.91 m = 14786.27 ft Wetbulb zero: 598.33 mb = 4374.53 m = 14351.95 ft Precipitable water: 2.17 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 92.53 % Est. max temperature: 29.61 C = 85.30 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 953.63 mb = 468.56 m = 1537.26 ft T: 23.61 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.22 C/km ThetaE index: 16.72 C Layer 950.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 900.68 mb = 966.08 m = 3169.52 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.47 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.32 C = 81.18 F Cap Strength: 0.51 C Lifted Index: -3.34 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.72 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.77 C Showalter Index: -1.58 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.74 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.94 C Cross Totals Index: 22.80 C K Index: 38.91 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 320.37 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.51 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1549.18 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 55.66 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.58 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.51 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 910.51 mb = 871.57 m = 2859.45 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 885.51 mb = 1112.21 m = 3648.93 ft Equ Level (EL): 175.51 mb = 13123.52 m = 43055.65 ft B at Equ Level: 1543.61 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 105.51 mb = 16241.76 m = 53285.98 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 224.1 at 41.0 knts Storm direction: 254.1 at 30.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.9 neg: 4.3 tot: 5.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 93.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 117.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 117.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 39.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.86 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.4 stream: 4.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.98 Bulk Rich Number: 46.55 Bulk Shear: 33.28 m/s