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: 41.36,-90.83 Latitude: 41.36 Longitude: -90.83 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 24 SFC 979 208 25.9 21.9 79 4.0 23.0 177 13 300.9 304.0 296.9 351.2 17.12 2 950 475 25.7 20.4 73 5.3 21.9 180 30 303.2 306.2 296.8 350.8 16.05 3 900 949 21.4 19.0 86 2.4 19.7 183 37 303.5 306.4 296.5 349.7 15.54 4 850 1442 17.5 17.4 99 0.1 17.4 188 40 304.5 307.2 296.4 348.7 14.84 5 800 1959 14.4 14.0 98 0.3 14.1 205 44 306.5 308.8 295.4 344.6 12.69 6 750 2503 11.3 10.1 93 1.1 10.6 223 55 308.8 310.8 294.4 340.5 10.43 7 700 3077 8.4 5.7 83 2.7 6.8 228 64 311.8 313.4 293.6 337.3 8.25 8 650 3687 5.3 1.5 76 3.8 3.2 226 63 314.9 316.2 293.2 335.6 6.56 9 600 4337 1.3 -2.3 77 3.6 -0.5 223 61 317.6 318.7 293.0 334.9 5.41 10 550 5032 -2.9 -5.5 82 2.6 -4.1 221 60 320.6 321.5 293.2 335.6 4.61 11 500 5782 -7.2 -9.4 84 2.2 -8.2 222 63 324.2 324.9 293.5 336.6 3.74 12 450 6597 -11.6 -14.0 82 2.4 -12.5 221 61 328.7 329.3 294.0 338.6 2.88 13 400 7491 -16.8 -19.5 79 2.7 -17.7 223 60 333.2 333.6 294.4 340.4 2.04 14 350 8480 -23.4 -26.1 78 2.7 -24.1 228 59 337.2 337.5 294.8 341.9 1.29 15 300 9589 -31.8 -34.8 75 2.9 -32.3 232 58 340.5 340.7 295.1 343.1 0.67 16 250 10850 -42.5 -45.9 70 3.3 -42.8 235 57 342.8 342.9 295.3 343.8 0.25 17 200 12311 -55.6 -59.5 61 4.0 -55.6 240 55 344.8 344.8 295.5 345.0 0.06 18 150 14079 -67.5 -72.5 49 5.0 -67.5 236 63 353.8 353.8 297.4 353.8 0.01 19 100 16556 -64.2 -88.3 2 24.0 -64.4 251 38 403.6 403.6 305.7 403.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5757.41 m Freezing level: 584.48 mb = 4552.91 m = 14937.19 ft Wetbulb zero: 606.93 mb = 4243.73 m = 13922.82 ft Precipitable water: 2.11 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 84.76 % Est. max temperature: 30.33 C = 86.59 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 923.85 mb = 719.70 m = 2361.20 ft T: 23.45 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.80 C/km ThetaE index: 16.22 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 866.21 mb = 1279.20 m = 4196.80 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.93 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.21 C = 84.58 F Cap Strength: 0.80 C Lifted Index: -4.40 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.66 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.24 C Showalter Index: -3.84 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.37 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.76 C Cross Totals Index: 24.61 C K Index: 39.40 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 453.99 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.48 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1483.39 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 54.47 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 11.54 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.80 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 880.18 mb = 1141.10 m = 3743.72 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 855.18 mb = 1389.84 m = 4559.80 ft Equ Level (EL): 165.18 mb = 13486.35 m = 44246.01 ft B at Equ Level: 1476.31 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 105.18 mb = 16247.71 m = 53305.48 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 216.6 at 53.2 knts Storm direction: 246.6 at 39.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 9.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 9.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 114.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 566.9 neg: -2.7 tot: 564.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 188.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.90 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.2 stream: 11.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 4.06 Bulk Rich Number: 8.80 Bulk Shear: 168.61 m/s