MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2506031800F084.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2506031800F084.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 3.5 day NAM valid 6Z SAT 7 JUN 25 Station: 37.96,-84.88 Latitude: 37.96 Longitude: -84.88 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 SFC 978 247 22.6 22.0 96 0.6 22.2 193 15 297.6 300.7 296.1 347.6 17.23 2 950 503 22.2 21.1 93 1.1 21.4 208 32 299.7 302.8 296.4 348.9 16.79 3 900 974 20.3 18.8 91 1.6 19.2 228 51 302.5 305.3 296.1 347.7 15.31 4 850 1466 16.4 16.0 98 0.4 16.2 238 57 303.4 305.9 295.2 343.8 13.62 5 800 1980 13.1 12.6 97 0.5 12.8 245 58 305.1 307.3 294.2 339.6 11.52 6 750 2521 10.6 9.0 90 1.6 9.6 256 55 308.0 309.8 293.7 337.3 9.65 7 700 3095 8.0 5.0 81 3.1 6.2 261 56 311.4 312.9 293.2 335.6 7.83 8 650 3703 4.6 -0.9 67 5.5 1.7 260 57 314.2 315.2 292.1 331.5 5.50 9 600 4350 0.3 -11.1 42 11.4 -4.4 264 52 316.4 317.0 290.4 325.4 2.73 10 550 5041 -4.1 -24.1 19 20.1 -9.9 262 50 319.3 319.5 289.6 322.7 0.99 11 500 5786 -7.9 -40.4 5 32.5 -14.1 258 53 323.4 323.5 290.0 324.3 0.23 12 450 6596 -13.1 -43.6 6 30.5 -18.0 256 52 326.8 326.8 291.0 327.5 0.18 13 400 7483 -18.4 -53.9 3 35.5 -22.4 255 51 331.1 331.1 292.1 331.4 0.06 14 350 8464 -25.7 -49.6 9 23.9 -28.2 254 57 334.1 334.1 292.9 334.5 0.12 15 300 9559 -35.0 -56.7 9 21.7 -36.3 250 49 336.0 336.1 293.4 336.3 0.06 16 250 10810 -43.2 -63.9 8 20.7 -43.9 251 51 341.9 341.9 294.8 342.0 0.03 17 200 12270 -55.4 -63.9 34 8.5 -55.6 249 56 345.0 345.0 295.6 345.1 0.04 18 150 14058 -64.5 -76.3 18 11.8 -64.6 262 59 359.0 359.0 298.5 359.0 0.01 19 100 16545 -63.0 -87.7 2 24.7 -63.2 277 31 406.0 406.0 306.0 406.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5729.41 m Freezing level: 596.83 mb = 4393.69 m = 14414.81 ft Wetbulb zero: 636.38 mb = 3874.15 m = 12710.33 ft Precipitable water: 1.69 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 66.53 % Est. max temperature: 29.07 C = 84.32 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 970.05 mb = 321.16 m = 1053.67 ft T: 22.48 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.91 C/km ThetaE index: 26.19 C Layer 900.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 886.23 mb = 1106.58 m = 3630.47 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.06 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.67 C = 81.81 F Cap Strength: 1.04 C Lifted Index: -4.21 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.54 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.01 C Showalter Index: -2.63 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 48.24 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.31 C Cross Totals Index: 23.93 C K Index: 37.31 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 427.96 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.79 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1541.21 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 55.52 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8.51 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.03 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 911.30 mb = 865.28 m = 2838.81 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 866.30 mb = 1302.20 m = 4272.26 ft Equ Level (EL): 186.30 mb = 12710.96 m = 41702.12 ft B at Equ Level: 1534.28 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 106.30 mb = 16170.36 m = 53051.71 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 252.4 at 51.9 knts Storm direction: 282.4 at 39.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 8.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 100.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 725.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 725.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 241.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.90 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.1 stream: 11.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 6.52 Bulk Rich Number: 8.84 Bulk Shear: 174.39 m/s