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: 41.45,-90.38 Latitude: 41.45 Longitude: -90.38 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 31 SFC 980 209 26.9 21.4 72 5.5 23.0 175 16 301.8 304.9 296.8 350.8 16.61 2 950 483 25.6 19.9 71 5.7 21.5 178 30 303.1 306.0 296.5 349.3 15.56 3 900 956 21.1 18.9 87 2.2 19.6 182 36 303.3 306.1 296.4 349.2 15.45 4 850 1450 17.6 16.2 91 1.4 16.6 197 42 304.5 307.1 295.6 345.4 13.71 5 800 1966 14.7 11.7 82 3.0 12.7 214 45 306.8 308.8 294.2 339.5 10.84 6 750 2510 11.7 7.1 74 4.5 8.9 226 56 309.2 310.8 293.1 335.2 8.49 7 700 3085 8.8 2.3 64 6.5 5.1 223 58 312.2 313.4 292.3 332.3 6.46 8 650 3695 5.4 -2.0 59 7.4 1.6 221 55 315.1 316.0 292.0 331.2 5.09 9 600 4344 1.3 -5.0 63 6.3 -1.8 222 51 317.6 318.4 292.2 331.7 4.39 10 550 5040 -2.7 -9.0 62 6.3 -5.5 219 53 320.8 321.5 292.4 332.4 3.52 11 500 5787 -8.1 -13.0 67 5.0 -10.0 219 56 323.2 323.8 292.4 332.6 2.80 12 450 6599 -12.6 -18.3 62 5.7 -14.5 218 51 327.4 327.8 292.9 334.4 2.01 13 400 7489 -17.5 -26.6 45 9.1 -19.8 223 46 332.3 332.5 293.4 336.2 1.09 14 350 8475 -24.3 -32.1 48 7.8 -25.8 228 48 336.0 336.2 294.0 338.8 0.74 15 300 9580 -32.4 -36.5 67 4.1 -33.0 231 54 339.7 339.8 294.7 341.8 0.56 16 250 10838 -43.2 -46.6 68 3.5 -43.4 233 55 341.9 342.0 295.0 342.8 0.23 17 200 12297 -55.9 -59.9 61 3.9 -56.1 242 54 344.2 344.2 295.4 344.4 0.06 18 150 14068 -65.4 -73.2 33 7.8 -65.5 234 61 357.4 357.4 298.2 357.4 0.01 19 100 16548 -64.5 -88.5 2 24.0 -64.7 252 38 403.1 403.1 305.6 403.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5755.55 m Freezing level: 584.21 mb = 4563.44 m = 14971.72 ft Wetbulb zero: 626.43 mb = 3993.99 m = 13103.50 ft Precipitable water: 1.83 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 70.80 % Est. max temperature: 30.53 C = 86.95 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 904.70 mb = 910.87 m = 2988.37 ft T: 21.57 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.22 C/km ThetaE index: 19.59 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 860.74 mb = 1341.20 m = 4400.20 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.59 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.38 C = 84.88 F Cap Strength: 0.79 C Lifted Index: -4.85 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.68 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.63 C Showalter Index: -3.44 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.82 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.62 C Cross Totals Index: 24.20 C K Index: 35.28 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 424.23 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.57 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1426.17 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 53.41 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 9.56 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.79 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 876.01 mb = 1189.54 m = 3902.63 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 841.01 mb = 1540.18 m = 5053.04 ft Equ Level (EL): 171.01 mb = 13260.83 m = 43506.14 ft B at Equ Level: 1403.58 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 111.01 mb = 15908.97 m = 52194.16 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 215.2 at 49.2 knts Storm direction: 245.2 at 36.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.3 neg: 0.4 tot: 8.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 100.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 463.6 neg: -17.3 tot: 446.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 148.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.83 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.1 stream: 9.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.66 Bulk Rich Number: 10.55 Bulk Shear: 135.21 m/s