MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2506050600F066.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2506050600F066.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 66 hour NAM valid 0Z SUN 8 JUN 25 Station: 37.15,-89.73 Latitude: 37.15 Longitude: -89.73 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 71 SFC 995 115 24.0 22.4 91 1.6 22.9 136 6 297.6 300.7 296.2 348.1 17.40 2 950 519 22.1 19.5 85 2.6 20.2 173 18 299.6 302.4 295.3 343.9 15.15 3 900 988 18.7 18.6 99 0.1 18.7 189 24 300.8 303.6 295.6 345.2 15.13 4 850 1477 16.2 14.6 90 1.6 15.1 234 32 303.1 305.4 294.3 339.8 12.39 5 800 1992 14.7 6.6 58 8.0 9.9 248 43 306.8 308.2 291.7 330.1 7.68 6 750 2535 11.2 5.4 67 5.8 7.8 255 44 308.7 310.1 292.2 331.7 7.50 7 700 3108 8.0 3.7 74 4.4 5.5 266 45 311.4 312.7 292.6 333.4 7.12 8 650 3717 4.8 -1.5 64 6.3 1.5 274 46 314.4 315.4 292.0 331.1 5.28 9 600 4364 0.7 -14.4 31 15.1 -5.1 276 48 317.0 317.4 289.9 323.9 2.09 10 550 5056 -4.6 -12.0 56 7.4 -7.5 281 52 318.7 319.2 291.1 327.8 2.78 11 500 5798 -10.2 -22.1 37 11.9 -13.7 279 54 320.6 320.9 290.3 325.1 1.30 12 450 6601 -15.2 -35.9 15 20.6 -19.1 275 56 324.1 324.1 290.5 325.5 0.40 13 400 7481 -20.7 -58.4 2 37.6 -24.2 269 56 328.0 328.0 291.2 328.2 0.04 14 350 8453 -27.6 -46.6 15 19.1 -29.6 261 57 331.6 331.6 292.3 332.2 0.16 15 300 9545 -35.1 -41.3 53 6.2 -35.8 253 57 335.9 336.0 293.6 337.2 0.34 16 250 10793 -44.3 -47.7 69 3.4 -44.5 238 61 340.2 340.3 294.6 341.1 0.21 17 200 12242 -57.7 -62.0 58 4.3 -57.8 237 59 341.4 341.4 294.7 341.6 0.05 18 150 14036 -60.6 -77.6 9 16.9 -60.8 270 64 365.6 365.6 299.8 365.6 0.01 19 100 16537 -63.2 -87.4 2 24.2 -63.4 265 46 405.7 405.7 306.0 405.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5726.43 m Freezing level: 593.02 mb = 4460.99 m = 14635.63 ft Wetbulb zero: 638.69 mb = 3858.97 m = 12660.49 ft Precipitable water: 1.67 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 65.48 % Est. max temperature: 29.85 C = 85.73 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 972.28 mb = 316.73 m = 1039.12 ft T: 23.05 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.78 C/km ThetaE index: 15.13 C Layer 850.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 907.42 mb = 916.33 m = 3006.30 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.63 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.04 C = 80.68 F Cap Strength: 0.71 C Lifted Index: -5.48 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.06 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.23 C Showalter Index: -3.37 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.17 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.37 C Cross Totals Index: 24.81 C K Index: 36.60 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 449.65 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.90 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1422.34 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 53.34 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6.35 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.71 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 922.13 mb = 777.01 m = 2549.23 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 887.13 mb = 1110.92 m = 3644.71 ft Equ Level (EL): 817.13 mb = 1812.27 m = 5945.68 ft B at Equ Level: 16.52 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 117.13 mb = 15561.98 m = 51055.73 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 263.5 at 41.4 knts Storm direction: 293.5 at 31.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 8.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 110.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 633.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 633.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 211.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.89 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.8 stream: 11.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 4.96 Bulk Rich Number: 5.31 Bulk Shear: 267.62 m/s