MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2506051800F030.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2506051800F030.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 30 hour NAM valid 0Z SAT 7 JUN 25 Station: 36.78,-87.53 Latitude: 36.78 Longitude: -87.53 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 74 SFC 989 173 26.2 24.1 88 2.1 24.6 191 9 300.3 303.9 298.2 357.4 19.43 2 950 526 24.6 22.4 87 2.3 23.0 203 21 302.2 305.5 297.9 356.0 18.19 3 900 1000 21.2 20.7 97 0.4 20.9 218 28 303.3 306.5 297.7 354.9 17.36 4 850 1494 18.2 18.1 99 0.1 18.2 227 35 305.3 308.2 297.0 351.8 15.57 5 800 2012 14.7 14.4 98 0.3 14.6 237 41 306.8 309.3 295.8 346.1 13.05 6 750 2556 10.6 9.8 95 0.8 10.1 249 47 308.1 310.0 294.1 339.0 10.19 7 700 3129 7.9 3.4 73 4.5 5.4 255 54 311.3 312.6 292.5 333.0 7.02 8 650 3737 4.7 -1.6 64 6.3 1.4 254 55 314.3 315.3 292.0 330.9 5.24 9 600 4385 1.2 -8.1 50 9.4 -3.0 261 51 317.5 318.2 291.4 328.8 3.45 10 550 5081 -1.7 -19.0 25 17.3 -7.7 272 51 322.1 322.4 291.0 327.4 1.55 11 500 5834 -4.9 -38.4 5 33.5 -12.2 268 44 327.0 327.1 291.2 328.1 0.28 12 450 6653 -10.6 -22.1 38 11.5 -14.2 274 43 329.9 330.2 293.1 335.1 1.45 13 400 7546 -18.0 -26.1 49 8.2 -20.0 268 42 331.7 331.9 293.3 335.7 1.13 14 350 8530 -25.2 -42.1 19 17.0 -27.5 275 38 334.8 334.9 293.3 335.9 0.27 15 300 9631 -33.3 -64.0 3 30.7 -35.0 278 50 338.4 338.4 294.0 338.5 0.02 16 250 10887 -42.3 -67.9 4 25.6 -43.2 266 54 343.2 343.2 295.1 343.2 0.02 17 200 12352 -54.9 -70.8 12 15.9 -55.2 270 55 345.8 345.8 295.7 345.8 0.01 18 150 14143 -64.4 -79.4 11 15.0 -64.6 281 52 359.1 359.1 298.5 359.1 0.00 19 100 16599 -68.2 -87.6 5 19.4 -68.3 282 37 396.0 396.0 304.6 396.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5759.72 m Freezing level: 578.99 mb = 4677.59 m = 15346.22 ft Wetbulb zero: 633.78 mb = 3941.71 m = 12931.98 ft Precipitable water: 1.97 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 68.09 % Est. max temperature: 31.48 C = 88.67 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 959.16 mb = 441.91 m = 1449.81 ft T: 25.01 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.76 C/km ThetaE index: 30.02 C Layer 950.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 904.88 mb = 952.26 m = 3124.19 ft Mean mixing ratio: 18.09 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.08 C = 84.34 F Cap Strength: 0.63 C Lifted Index: -3.98 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -8.02 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -4.20 C Showalter Index: -2.60 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 46.21 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.18 C Cross Totals Index: 23.03 C K Index: 36.78 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 437.28 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.61 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2585.35 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 71.91 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4.79 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.63 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 917.34 mb = 832.59 m = 2731.57 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 892.34 mb = 1073.56 m = 3522.14 ft Equ Level (EL): 152.34 mb = 14047.05 m = 46085.55 ft B at Equ Level: 2552.07 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 252.5 at 43.3 knts Storm direction: 282.5 at 32.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 8.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 106.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 476.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 476.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 158.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.97 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.1 stream: 9.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 5.79 Bulk Rich Number: 15.87 Bulk Shear: 162.93 m/s