MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2506040600F072.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2506040600F072.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 3 day NAM valid 6Z SAT 7 JUN 25 Station: 36.91,-87.17 Latitude: 36.91 Longitude: -87.17 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 82 SFC 988 187 21.1 20.9 99 0.2 21.0 146 8 295.3 298.2 294.6 341.0 15.94 2 950 526 21.7 18.2 81 3.5 19.3 182 18 299.2 301.7 294.3 340.0 14.00 3 900 995 19.6 18.9 96 0.7 19.1 226 28 301.7 304.6 296.0 347.3 15.48 4 850 1487 17.1 16.1 94 1.0 16.5 237 33 304.1 306.6 295.5 344.9 13.69 5 800 2003 14.1 12.5 90 1.6 13.0 244 32 306.1 308.3 294.4 340.6 11.45 6 750 2545 10.9 9.6 92 1.3 10.1 262 34 308.4 310.3 294.1 339.0 10.07 7 700 3119 7.4 5.7 89 1.7 6.4 263 35 310.7 312.2 293.3 336.0 8.23 8 650 3726 4.2 1.6 83 2.7 2.8 266 40 313.8 315.0 292.9 334.5 6.62 9 600 4373 0.4 -4.1 72 4.5 -1.8 264 46 316.6 317.5 292.2 331.7 4.70 10 550 5066 -3.8 -19.8 28 16.0 -9.1 262 43 319.6 319.9 290.1 324.5 1.45 11 500 5811 -8.1 -22.1 32 13.9 -12.4 266 46 323.1 323.4 291.0 327.7 1.30 12 450 6622 -12.6 -23.6 39 11.0 -15.7 271 56 327.4 327.6 292.2 331.8 1.26 13 400 7512 -18.1 -41.8 11 23.7 -21.8 267 64 331.5 331.6 292.4 332.5 0.24 14 350 8493 -25.7 -41.8 21 16.0 -27.9 263 61 334.1 334.1 293.1 335.1 0.28 15 300 9592 -33.1 -38.3 60 5.1 -33.8 276 59 338.7 338.8 294.4 340.5 0.47 16 250 10847 -43.6 -47.9 62 4.3 -43.9 279 59 341.2 341.2 294.8 342.0 0.20 17 200 12305 -55.7 -65.0 31 9.2 -55.9 261 65 344.5 344.5 295.4 344.6 0.03 18 150 14088 -64.7 -77.3 16 12.6 -64.8 262 71 358.7 358.7 298.4 358.7 0.01 19 100 16555 -68.2 -85.0 7 16.8 -68.3 280 48 395.9 395.9 304.6 395.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5729.52 m Freezing level: 595.00 mb = 4442.76 m = 14575.79 ft Wetbulb zero: 619.66 mb = 4112.67 m = 13492.84 ft Precipitable water: 1.85 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 74.98 % Est. max temperature: 30.38 C = 86.68 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 985.07 mb = 211.79 m = 694.83 ft T: 21.15 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.77 C/km ThetaE index: 22.81 C Layer 850.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 859.18 mb = 1394.16 m = 4573.96 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.89 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.44 C = 85.00 F Cap Strength: 1.55 C Lifted Index: -2.55 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.81 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.17 C Showalter Index: -3.28 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.51 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.26 C Cross Totals Index: 24.25 C K Index: 39.68 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 401.02 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.41 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 549.34 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 33.15 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 50.05 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.55 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 912.58 mb = 874.26 m = 2868.27 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 767.58 mb = 2350.55 m = 7711.70 ft Equ Level (EL): 237.58 mb = 11180.00 m = 36679.33 ft B at Equ Level: 548.88 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 147.58 mb = 14186.77 m = 46543.97 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 256.3 at 36.6 knts Storm direction: 286.3 at 27.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 103.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 381.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 381.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 127.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.85 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.9 stream: 8.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.21 Bulk Rich Number: 3.18 Bulk Shear: 172.67 m/s