MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2506051800F078.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2506051800F078.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 78 hour NAM valid 0Z MON 9 JUN 25 Station: 40.34,-89.45 Latitude: 40.34 Longitude: -89.45 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 42 SFC 984 185 24.0 18.3 70 5.8 20.1 213 9 298.6 301.0 293.8 338.0 13.54 2 950 489 21.7 16.7 73 5.0 18.3 216 17 299.2 301.5 293.3 336.1 12.68 3 900 955 17.2 15.5 90 1.7 16.1 223 20 299.3 301.5 293.2 335.5 12.41 4 850 1441 14.5 14.2 98 0.3 14.3 246 26 301.4 303.6 293.6 337.0 12.09 5 800 1953 11.7 10.0 89 1.7 10.6 259 33 303.6 305.4 292.4 332.5 9.69 6 750 2490 8.3 4.2 75 4.1 6.1 264 38 305.6 306.9 290.7 326.6 6.92 7 700 3057 4.9 -0.8 66 5.7 2.0 268 44 307.9 308.9 289.9 323.9 5.15 8 650 3657 0.6 -2.8 78 3.4 -1.1 275 48 309.6 310.5 290.1 324.5 4.78 9 600 4295 -3.2 -4.6 90 1.4 -3.8 278 52 312.4 313.3 290.7 326.7 4.54 10 550 4980 -6.7 -9.2 83 2.4 -7.8 278 57 316.1 316.8 291.0 327.3 3.48 11 500 5717 -11.3 -15.3 72 4.0 -12.7 275 56 319.3 319.8 290.9 327.1 2.33 12 450 6518 -16.3 -24.8 48 8.6 -18.4 269 51 322.8 323.0 290.8 326.7 1.13 13 400 7392 -23.3 -35.0 33 11.7 -25.2 264 52 324.7 324.8 290.7 326.4 0.49 14 350 8352 -31.4 -39.9 43 8.5 -32.4 261 56 326.4 326.4 291.0 327.6 0.34 15 300 9424 -39.8 -52.3 25 12.5 -40.5 264 62 329.3 329.3 291.6 329.7 0.10 16 250 10646 -49.0 -57.8 35 8.7 -49.3 266 64 333.2 333.2 292.6 333.4 0.06 17 200 12075 -58.1 -66.4 34 8.2 -58.3 274 66 340.7 340.7 294.5 340.8 0.03 18 150 13876 -58.3 -81.7 3 23.3 -58.6 277 56 369.6 369.6 300.5 369.6 0.00 19 100 16432 -58.4 -86.1 2 27.7 -58.8 265 29 414.8 414.8 307.1 414.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5675.19 m Freezing level: 642.61 mb = 3750.90 m = 12305.96 ft Wetbulb zero: 667.61 mb = 3440.29 m = 11286.92 ft Precipitable water: 1.56 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 81.50 % Est. max temperature: 27.51 C = 81.52 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 904.07 mb = 915.86 m = 3004.76 ft T: 17.61 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.09 C/km ThetaE index: 13.11 C Layer 800.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 862.30 mb = 1318.78 m = 4326.66 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.70 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.29 C = 79.31 F Cap Strength: 0.75 C Lifted Index: -2.91 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.39 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.53 C Showalter Index: -3.20 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.30 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.79 C Cross Totals Index: 25.50 C K Index: 34.28 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 411.99 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.07 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 963.35 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 43.89 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 11.71 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.75 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 883.42 mb = 1112.96 m = 3651.40 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 808.42 mb = 1864.19 m = 6116.03 ft Equ Level (EL): 228.42 mb = 11223.96 m = 36823.56 ft B at Equ Level: 959.11 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 148.42 mb = 13942.68 m = 45743.16 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 268.3 at 41.3 knts Storm direction: 298.3 at 31.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 93.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 299.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 299.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 99.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.92 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.0 stream: 7.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.42 Bulk Rich Number: 6.24 Bulk Shear: 154.34 m/s