MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2506050000F027.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2506050000F027.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 27 hour NAM valid 3Z FRI 6 JUN 25 Station: 36.38,-99.97 Latitude: 36.38 Longitude: -99.97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 78 1 950 525 SFC 928 733 23.0 20.0 83 3.0 20.9 171 14 302.6 305.5 296.7 350.1 16.06 3 900 997 20.6 19.5 94 1.0 19.8 174 25 302.7 305.7 296.7 350.3 16.09 4 850 1490 19.1 17.0 88 2.1 17.7 191 40 306.1 308.8 296.5 349.6 14.49 5 800 2012 17.5 17.1 98 0.4 17.2 204 45 309.8 312.7 298.1 357.2 15.55 6 750 2563 14.8 10.7 77 4.1 12.1 226 36 312.6 314.7 295.8 346.2 10.87 7 700 3143 11.4 1.2 50 10.2 5.7 249 34 315.1 316.2 292.8 333.9 5.97 8 650 3757 6.9 -6.0 39 12.9 0.7 253 36 316.8 317.5 291.4 328.9 3.77 9 600 4408 1.9 -21.0 16 22.9 -5.8 256 35 318.3 318.5 289.5 322.3 1.19 10 550 5102 -2.7 -33.7 7 31.0 -10.1 265 36 320.9 320.9 289.5 322.3 0.40 11 500 5850 -7.5 -35.8 8 28.2 -13.6 268 43 323.8 323.9 290.3 325.2 0.36 12 450 6659 -14.1 -35.4 15 21.3 -18.3 268 47 325.5 325.6 290.9 327.0 0.42 13 400 7540 -20.8 -41.9 13 21.1 -23.8 275 57 328.0 328.0 291.4 328.9 0.24 14 350 8512 -28.1 -36.5 45 8.4 -29.3 280 71 330.8 330.9 292.4 332.6 0.48 15 300 9601 -35.4 -39.4 67 3.9 -35.9 282 79 335.4 335.5 293.6 337.0 0.42 16 250 10852 -41.9 -45.5 68 3.6 -42.2 274 86 343.8 343.8 295.5 344.8 0.26 17 200 12327 -52.9 -56.9 61 4.0 -53.1 266 89 349.0 349.0 296.5 349.3 0.09 18 150 14130 -63.2 -68.8 46 5.7 -63.3 271 81 361.2 361.3 299.0 361.4 0.02 19 100 16592 -69.6 -88.6 5 18.9 -69.7 234 46 393.2 393.2 304.3 393.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5771.80 m Freezing level: 579.70 mb = 4689.91 m = 15386.65 ft Wetbulb zero: 644.47 mb = 3826.94 m = 12555.41 ft Precipitable water: 1.41 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 49.78 % Est. max temperature: 31.28 C = 88.31 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 887.79 mb = 1115.05 m = 3658.26 ft T: 20.20 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.99 C/km ThetaE index: 34.84 C Layer 750.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 783.98 mb = 2184.63 m = 7167.34 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.37 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.94 C = 87.68 F Cap Strength: 1.86 C Lifted Index: -4.76 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -7.28 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.69 C Showalter Index: -4.46 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.17 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.62 C Cross Totals Index: 24.55 C K Index: 33.44 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 516.15 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.70 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1733.49 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 58.88 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 84.90 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.81 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 855.13 mb = 1438.54 m = 4719.55 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 670.13 mb = 3504.73 m = 11498.31 ft Equ Level (EL): 190.13 mb = 12644.69 m = 41484.69 ft B at Equ Level: 1721.98 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 243.6 at 37.5 knts Storm direction: 273.6 at 28.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 88.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 496.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 496.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 165.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.69 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.6 stream: 8.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 5.01 Bulk Rich Number: 10.30 Bulk Shear: 168.35 m/s