MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2506051200F027.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2506051200F027.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 27 hour NAM valid 15Z FRI 6 JUN 25 Station: 37.01,-94.63 Latitude: 37.01 Longitude: -94.63 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 83 SFC 977 288 22.9 22.3 97 0.6 22.5 201 20 298.0 301.2 296.4 349.1 17.60 2 950 529 21.3 21.2 99 0.2 21.2 208 35 298.8 301.9 296.2 348.0 16.87 3 900 997 18.6 18.3 98 0.3 18.4 224 47 300.7 303.4 295.4 344.4 14.90 4 850 1488 16.6 15.4 92 1.2 15.8 225 40 303.6 306.0 294.8 342.3 13.05 5 800 2003 14.6 12.0 84 2.6 12.9 227 40 306.7 308.8 294.3 340.0 11.06 6 750 2548 12.4 8.4 77 4.0 9.9 237 41 310.0 311.8 293.9 338.4 9.27 7 700 3124 9.1 5.0 75 4.2 6.7 249 46 312.6 314.1 293.6 336.9 7.83 8 650 3734 4.7 3.1 90 1.5 3.8 256 54 314.3 315.7 293.7 337.4 7.40 9 600 4383 0.4 -0.1 97 0.5 0.1 254 57 316.5 317.7 293.4 336.6 6.34 10 550 5076 -3.4 -4.0 96 0.6 -3.7 250 58 320.1 321.1 293.5 336.8 5.19 11 500 5825 -7.6 -9.2 88 1.6 -8.3 247 62 323.8 324.5 293.4 336.4 3.81 12 450 6638 -12.3 -13.9 87 1.7 -12.9 260 58 327.8 328.4 293.7 337.7 2.90 13 400 7530 -17.6 -19.5 85 1.9 -18.2 272 60 332.1 332.5 294.1 339.2 2.03 14 350 8515 -24.3 -26.7 80 2.4 -24.9 280 63 335.9 336.2 294.4 340.4 1.23 15 300 9620 -33.1 -36.0 75 2.9 -33.5 285 62 338.8 338.9 294.6 341.0 0.59 16 250 10874 -43.3 -46.7 69 3.4 -43.6 287 49 341.6 341.7 294.9 342.6 0.23 17 200 12334 -55.3 -59.2 61 4.0 -55.4 287 37 345.2 345.2 295.6 345.5 0.06 18 150 14109 -67.6 -73.1 45 5.5 -67.6 273 61 353.7 353.7 297.4 353.7 0.01 19 100 16595 -65.5 -88.7 3 23.2 -65.6 256 21 401.2 401.2 305.3 401.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5741.84 m Freezing level: 595.31 mb = 4447.94 m = 14592.80 ft Wetbulb zero: 598.96 mb = 4396.79 m = 14424.97 ft Precipitable water: 2.04 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 89.57 % Est. max temperature: 29.80 C = 85.64 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 968.90 mb = 358.28 m = 1175.46 ft T: 22.41 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.20 C/km ThetaE index: 12.20 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 920.31 mb = 804.27 m = 2638.64 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.89 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.74 C = 76.54 F Cap Strength: 0.19 C Lifted Index: -3.28 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.62 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.42 C Showalter Index: -1.76 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.19 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.21 C Cross Totals Index: 22.98 C K Index: 35.44 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 396.50 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.23 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 899.97 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 42.43 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.18 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 922.22 mb = 786.36 m = 2579.89 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 917.22 mb = 833.42 m = 2734.29 ft Equ Level (EL): 787.22 mb = 2139.41 m = 7018.99 ft B at Equ Level: 21.78 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 117.22 mb = 15621.15 m = 51249.87 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 242.9 at 49.4 knts Storm direction: 272.9 at 37.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 81.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 414.0 neg: -45.7 tot: 368.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 122.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.71 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.4 stream: 7.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.88 Bulk Rich Number: 8.56 Bulk Shear: 105.09 m/s