MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2506031200F015.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2506031200F015.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 15 hour NAM valid 3Z WED 4 JUN 25 Station: 41.14,-89.84 Latitude: 41.14 Longitude: -89.84 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 63 SFC 981 229 23.3 21.2 88 2.2 21.8 215 14 298.1 301.1 295.6 345.6 16.33 2 950 510 22.3 20.1 87 2.2 20.8 216 31 299.9 302.7 295.7 346.0 15.79 3 900 979 19.3 18.5 95 0.8 18.8 216 43 301.4 304.2 295.7 345.8 15.08 4 850 1470 16.2 16.0 99 0.1 16.1 219 47 303.1 305.6 295.1 343.4 13.60 5 800 1984 13.3 13.2 99 0.1 13.3 220 49 305.4 307.6 294.6 341.3 12.00 6 750 2526 10.3 10.2 99 0.1 10.3 220 48 307.8 309.8 294.2 339.6 10.50 7 700 3099 7.1 6.8 98 0.3 6.9 217 49 310.4 312.1 293.7 337.8 8.92 8 650 3706 3.8 3.0 94 0.9 3.4 215 50 313.3 314.7 293.3 336.1 7.30 9 600 4352 -0.2 -1.8 89 1.7 -1.0 217 48 315.9 317.0 292.7 333.7 5.59 10 550 5045 -3.6 -6.0 83 2.4 -4.7 215 48 319.8 320.7 292.9 334.2 4.43 11 500 5793 -7.4 -11.7 71 4.3 -9.2 214 48 324.0 324.6 292.9 334.5 3.13 12 450 6606 -12.1 -15.0 79 2.9 -13.2 215 43 328.0 328.5 293.6 337.0 2.64 13 400 7497 -18.1 -24.4 58 6.3 -19.8 216 38 331.5 331.7 293.4 336.2 1.32 14 350 8480 -24.3 -27.4 76 3.0 -25.0 225 37 335.9 336.2 294.4 340.2 1.16 15 300 9586 -32.4 -35.5 74 3.1 -32.9 226 39 339.7 339.8 294.8 342.0 0.62 16 250 10845 -42.6 -46.1 69 3.4 -42.9 216 44 342.7 342.7 295.2 343.7 0.25 17 200 12306 -55.9 -59.9 61 3.9 -56.1 221 54 344.2 344.2 295.4 344.4 0.06 18 150 14078 -63.5 -75.6 18 12.1 -63.6 244 51 360.7 360.7 298.8 360.8 0.01 19 100 16552 -64.8 -83.5 6 18.7 -65.0 260 37 402.5 402.5 305.5 402.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5729.59 m Freezing level: 602.03 mb = 4325.65 m = 14191.58 ft Wetbulb zero: 611.78 mb = 4194.95 m = 13762.79 ft Precipitable water: 2.06 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 91.61 % Est. max temperature: 29.12 C = 84.42 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 950.65 mb = 503.89 m = 1653.16 ft T: 22.36 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.40 C/km ThetaE index: 12.37 C Layer 900.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 891.60 mb = 1059.65 m = 3476.49 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.49 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.92 C = 80.45 F Cap Strength: 0.75 C Lifted Index: -2.93 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.76 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.26 C Showalter Index: -1.99 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.02 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.58 C Cross Totals Index: 23.44 C K Index: 39.31 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 334.31 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.85 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 909.14 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 42.64 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5.62 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.75 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 909.35 mb = 889.49 m = 2918.25 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 874.35 mb = 1227.36 m = 4026.72 ft Equ Level (EL): 194.35 mb = 12482.11 m = 40951.30 ft B at Equ Level: 906.28 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 124.35 mb = 15222.37 m = 49941.55 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 216.8 at 46.0 knts Storm direction: 246.8 at 34.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.9 neg: 0.5 tot: 6.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 90.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 177.5 neg: -12.3 tot: 165.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 55.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.79 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.8 stream: 5.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.01 Bulk Rich Number: 20.00 Bulk Shear: 45.45 m/s