MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2506041200F006.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2506041200F006.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 6 hour NAM valid 18Z WED 4 JUN 25 Station: 42.21,-83.58 Latitude: 42.21 Longitude: -83.58 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 116 SFC 988 226 28.6 20.2 60 8.4 22.6 221 16 302.8 305.6 296.2 348.0 15.25 2 950 567 24.6 17.8 66 6.7 19.9 221 23 302.1 304.7 294.9 342.5 13.66 3 900 1038 20.0 16.9 82 3.1 17.9 221 25 302.1 304.6 294.8 342.3 13.61 4 850 1528 15.4 15.2 99 0.2 15.3 221 26 302.2 304.6 294.4 340.3 12.90 5 800 2040 11.8 11.1 95 0.7 11.3 234 35 303.7 305.7 293.0 334.8 10.41 6 750 2579 9.0 7.6 91 1.4 8.2 235 36 306.3 308.0 292.5 332.8 8.78 7 700 3148 6.1 4.4 89 1.7 5.1 241 37 309.2 310.7 292.3 332.3 7.51 8 650 3753 3.3 -1.1 73 4.4 1.0 235 43 312.7 313.7 291.6 329.8 5.44 9 600 4398 -0.1 -20.0 21 19.9 -6.7 234 46 316.0 316.3 288.9 320.5 1.30 10 550 5089 -3.8 -31.1 10 27.3 -10.6 231 49 319.6 319.7 289.2 321.5 0.52 11 500 5833 -8.7 -32.7 12 24.0 -14.2 226 51 322.4 322.5 290.0 324.2 0.49 12 450 6640 -14.0 -39.1 10 25.1 -18.5 223 51 325.6 325.7 290.7 326.7 0.29 13 400 7523 -20.0 -44.2 10 24.1 -23.4 218 56 328.9 329.0 291.6 329.7 0.19 14 350 8496 -28.0 -40.0 31 12.0 -29.6 220 52 331.0 331.1 292.3 332.3 0.34 15 300 9586 -35.5 -38.9 71 3.4 -35.9 224 47 335.4 335.5 293.6 337.0 0.44 16 250 10834 -43.3 -56.7 21 13.5 -43.9 214 51 341.8 341.8 294.8 342.1 0.07 17 200 12294 -55.3 -61.9 44 6.6 -55.5 206 53 345.1 345.2 295.6 345.3 0.05 18 150 14078 -64.7 -79.7 11 15.0 -64.8 222 46 358.7 358.7 298.4 358.7 0.00 19 100 16561 -63.3 -87.5 2 24.2 -63.6 253 28 405.3 405.3 305.9 405.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5717.41 m Freezing level: 600.88 mb = 4386.21 m = 14390.28 ft Wetbulb zero: 643.41 mb = 3834.95 m = 12581.70 ft Precipitable water: 1.58 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 61.54 % Est. max temperature: 28.39 C = 83.10 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 874.26 mb = 1287.17 m = 4222.96 ft T: 17.66 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.53 C/km ThetaE index: 27.52 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 863.38 mb = 1394.52 m = 4575.15 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.92 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.00 C = 82.41 F Cap Strength: -0.04 C Lifted Index: -3.31 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.39 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.58 C Showalter Index: -2.08 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 48.06 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.11 C Cross Totals Index: 23.95 C K Index: 37.61 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 322.27 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.19 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1060.94 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 46.06 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.44 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.56 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 863.15 mb = 1396.77 m = 4582.51 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 858.15 mb = 1446.58 m = 4745.94 ft Equ Level (EL): 238.15 mb = 11151.80 m = 36586.83 ft B at Equ Level: 1059.22 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 128.15 mb = 15041.98 m = 49349.72 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 230.9 at 38.4 knts Storm direction: 260.9 at 28.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.7 neg: 0.3 tot: 4.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 84.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 116.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 116.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 38.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.93 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.7 stream: 4.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.66 Bulk Rich Number: 24.19 Bulk Shear: 43.86 m/s