MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2506050600F033.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2506050600F033.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 33 hour NAM valid 15Z FRI 6 JUN 25 Station: 38.03,-90.45 Latitude: 38.03 Longitude: -90.45 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 127 SFC 990 218 22.2 21.1 94 1.1 21.4 167 1 296.2 299.1 295.0 342.7 16.12 2 950 571 20.4 18.8 90 1.7 19.3 186 9 297.9 300.5 294.3 339.9 14.48 3 900 1038 17.9 16.7 93 1.2 17.1 251 9 299.9 302.4 294.1 339.2 13.41 4 850 1526 15.1 14.2 94 0.9 14.5 245 11 302.0 304.2 293.7 337.6 12.06 5 800 2038 12.5 11.9 96 0.7 12.1 246 20 304.5 306.6 293.6 337.3 10.98 6 750 2578 10.0 8.8 92 1.2 9.3 239 25 307.5 309.2 293.4 336.3 9.53 7 700 3150 6.9 4.4 84 2.4 5.5 233 18 310.1 311.5 292.6 333.2 7.52 8 650 3755 2.6 0.3 85 2.3 1.4 236 20 311.9 313.1 291.9 330.7 6.03 9 600 4398 -1.2 -4.4 79 3.2 -2.7 249 23 314.7 315.6 291.5 329.4 4.61 10 550 5088 -5.1 -8.8 75 3.7 -6.7 252 24 318.1 318.8 291.6 329.7 3.58 11 500 5830 -10.2 -17.6 54 7.4 -12.6 253 25 320.6 321.0 290.9 327.1 1.91 12 450 6631 -16.3 -19.5 76 3.3 -17.3 252 25 322.8 323.1 291.4 328.9 1.81 13 400 7511 -20.3 -22.6 82 2.3 -21.0 273 20 328.6 328.9 292.8 334.0 1.56 14 350 8484 -27.6 -30.6 76 2.9 -28.2 284 29 331.5 331.7 293.0 334.6 0.86 15 300 9574 -35.8 -39.0 72 3.2 -36.2 281 45 334.9 335.0 293.4 336.5 0.43 16 250 10815 -46.0 -49.6 67 3.5 -46.2 277 64 337.6 337.6 293.9 338.3 0.17 17 200 12258 -57.5 -61.6 59 4.2 -57.6 268 91 341.7 341.7 294.8 341.9 0.05 18 150 14069 -56.7 -83.1 2 26.4 -57.0 283 20 372.4 372.4 301.0 372.4 0.00 19 100 16581 -64.7 -88.6 2 23.9 -64.8 275 23 402.7 402.7 305.6 402.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5702.62 m Freezing level: 615.59 mb = 4197.61 m = 13771.53 ft Wetbulb zero: 633.33 mb = 3963.68 m = 13004.04 ft Precipitable water: 1.85 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 84.44 % Est. max temperature: 28.43 C = 83.17 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 974.43 mb = 351.51 m = 1153.22 ft T: 21.52 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.36 C/km ThetaE index: 13.25 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 898.44 mb = 1052.44 m = 3452.83 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.39 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.94 C = 78.69 F Cap Strength: 0.73 C Lifted Index: -3.47 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.85 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.90 C Showalter Index: -2.35 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.65 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.28 C Cross Totals Index: 24.38 C K Index: 37.03 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 230.50 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.11 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 815.09 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 40.38 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8.80 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.73 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 920.36 mb = 844.67 m = 2771.21 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 855.36 mb = 1472.07 m = 4829.58 ft Equ Level (EL): 225.36 mb = 11485.90 m = 37682.93 ft B at Equ Level: 814.87 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 155.36 mb = 13848.11 m = 45432.89 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 243.9 at 19.0 knts Storm direction: 273.9 at 14.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.7 neg: 1.6 tot: 3.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 83.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 57.4 neg: -23.0 tot: 34.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 11.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.32 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.7 stream: 2.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.29 Bulk Rich Number: 23.16 Bulk Shear: 35.20 m/s