MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2506040000F006.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2506040000F006.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 6 hour NAM valid 6Z WED 4 JUN 25 Station: 41.50,-88.25 Latitude: 41.50 Longitude: -88.25 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 88 SFC 989 186 22.8 17.3 71 5.5 19.1 214 11 296.9 299.2 292.6 333.4 12.66 2 950 533 20.9 16.2 74 4.7 17.8 215 29 298.4 300.7 292.9 334.2 12.30 3 900 1000 18.6 14.7 78 3.8 16.0 216 48 300.6 302.8 293.1 335.2 11.78 4 850 1488 14.5 14.0 97 0.5 14.2 222 50 301.4 303.6 293.4 336.5 11.93 5 800 2000 12.4 11.7 96 0.7 12.0 222 43 304.4 306.4 293.5 336.8 10.87 6 750 2540 9.6 7.4 86 2.2 8.3 214 37 307.0 308.6 292.6 333.2 8.64 7 700 3110 6.6 -1.1 58 7.7 2.7 212 39 309.8 310.7 290.4 325.5 5.05 8 650 3714 3.2 -6.1 50 9.3 -1.1 214 43 312.6 313.3 290.1 324.4 3.72 9 600 4359 -0.1 -7.0 60 6.9 -3.3 214 47 316.0 316.7 291.2 328.2 3.77 10 550 5051 -3.9 -13.1 49 9.2 -7.5 212 51 319.4 319.9 291.1 327.8 2.53 11 500 5795 -9.2 -17.4 52 8.1 -12.0 211 53 321.8 322.1 291.3 328.4 1.96 12 450 6603 -12.9 -15.4 82 2.4 -13.8 219 50 327.0 327.5 293.3 335.8 2.57 13 400 7495 -17.3 -19.2 85 1.9 -17.9 229 47 332.5 333.0 294.3 339.9 2.10 14 350 8482 -24.5 -27.1 79 2.6 -25.1 227 45 335.7 336.0 294.3 340.1 1.18 15 300 9586 -32.5 -35.7 73 3.2 -33.0 220 47 339.5 339.7 294.8 341.9 0.61 16 250 10842 -43.3 -47.1 66 3.7 -43.6 215 59 341.6 341.7 294.9 342.5 0.22 17 200 12299 -56.4 -60.9 57 4.5 -56.5 217 57 343.4 343.4 295.2 343.6 0.05 18 150 14077 -65.3 -73.3 32 8.0 -65.4 239 42 357.5 357.5 298.2 357.6 0.01 19 100 16546 -63.9 -88.0 2 24.1 -64.1 239 20 404.3 404.3 305.7 404.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5707.29 m Freezing level: 601.30 mb = 4341.96 m = 14245.09 ft Wetbulb zero: 664.58 mb = 3533.12 m = 11591.46 ft Precipitable water: 1.64 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 68.40 % Est. max temperature: 27.89 C = 82.21 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 912.59 mb = 879.84 m = 2886.57 ft T: 19.16 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.90 C/km ThetaE index: 12.37 C Layer 750.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 842.58 mb = 1561.70 m = 5123.61 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.17 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.67 C = 81.80 F Cap Strength: 1.92 C Lifted Index: -0.07 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.93 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.72 C Showalter Index: -1.01 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.05 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.77 C Cross Totals Index: 23.28 C K Index: 30.13 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 322.46 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.64 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 15.13 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.50 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 134.68 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.92 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 877.73 mb = 1213.63 m = 3981.68 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 502.73 mb = 5752.49 m = 18872.77 ft Equ Level (EL): 492.73 mb = 5907.33 m = 19380.76 ft B at Equ Level: 14.60 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 452.73 mb = 6556.69 m = 21511.20 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 214.9 at 44.1 knts Storm direction: 244.9 at 33.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.2 neg: 1.9 tot: 8.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 76.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 202.3 neg: -63.4 tot: 139.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 46.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.44 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.4 stream: 4.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.28 Bulk Shear: 54.55 m/s