MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2506031800F060.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2506031800F060.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 60 hour NAM valid 6Z FRI 6 JUN 25 Station: 36.25,-98.8 Latitude: 36.25 Longitude: -98.80 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 57 1 950 503 SFC 950 506 23.3 22.1 93 1.2 22.4 149 17 300.8 304.1 297.4 353.4 17.89 3 900 976 22.6 19.0 80 3.6 20.1 174 45 304.8 307.7 296.9 351.3 15.58 4 850 1472 18.9 17.5 92 1.4 17.9 185 46 306.0 308.8 296.8 350.9 14.99 5 800 1992 16.1 13.9 87 2.2 14.7 201 44 308.4 310.7 295.8 346.6 12.61 6 750 2541 15.0 9.3 69 5.7 11.3 220 44 312.9 314.7 295.1 343.3 9.85 7 700 3122 11.7 0.7 47 11.0 5.6 223 38 315.5 316.6 292.7 333.8 5.78 8 650 3737 7.6 -9.8 28 17.4 -0.2 231 40 317.5 318.1 290.7 326.7 2.80 9 600 4389 2.1 -16.0 25 18.0 -4.7 236 40 318.5 318.9 290.2 324.7 1.84 10 550 5084 -2.1 -28.9 11 26.8 -9.4 236 40 321.6 321.7 289.9 323.9 0.64 11 500 5833 -7.1 -35.1 9 28.0 -13.3 244 46 324.4 324.5 290.5 325.9 0.39 12 450 6645 -13.3 -43.5 6 30.2 -18.2 249 48 326.5 326.6 290.9 327.2 0.18 13 400 7529 -19.2 -51.5 4 32.4 -22.9 263 54 330.1 330.1 291.8 330.4 0.08 14 350 8510 -25.2 -41.5 20 16.3 -27.5 274 69 334.8 334.8 293.3 335.9 0.29 15 300 9615 -31.7 -38.2 53 6.4 -32.6 288 70 340.6 340.7 294.9 342.5 0.47 16 250 10878 -41.9 -46.8 59 4.9 -42.3 288 68 343.7 343.7 295.4 344.6 0.23 17 200 12345 -54.7 -59.3 57 4.6 -54.9 281 69 346.1 346.1 295.8 346.4 0.06 18 150 14132 -65.3 -76.5 20 11.2 -65.4 279 74 357.6 357.6 298.2 357.6 0.01 19 100 16602 -69.0 -87.1 6 18.1 -69.1 251 45 394.4 394.4 304.4 394.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5776.83 m Freezing level: 575.31 mb = 4732.10 m = 15525.06 ft Wetbulb zero: 651.34 mb = 3719.87 m = 12204.16 ft Precipitable water: 1.47 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 48.85 % Est. max temperature: 30.72 C = 87.30 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 933.77 mb = 654.13 m = 2146.06 ft T: 23.06 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.94 C/km ThetaE index: 29.57 C Layer 900.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 839.06 mb = 1583.43 m = 5194.91 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.98 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.84 C = 83.92 F Cap Strength: 1.38 C Lifted Index: -4.74 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.34 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.65 C Showalter Index: -4.44 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.56 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.98 C Cross Totals Index: 24.58 C K Index: 32.50 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 511.83 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.82 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1644.81 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 57.36 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 62.56 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.36 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 867.75 mb = 1293.07 m = 4242.31 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 672.75 mb = 3451.40 m = 11323.37 ft Equ Level (EL): 172.75 mb = 13254.72 m = 43486.08 ft B at Equ Level: 1639.89 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 221.3 at 41.9 knts Storm direction: 251.3 at 31.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 81.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 607.8 neg: -15.5 tot: 592.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 197.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.71 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.2 stream: 9.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 6.07 Bulk Rich Number: 10.54 Bulk Shear: 156.06 m/s