MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2506060000F006.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2506060000F006.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 6 hour NAM valid 6Z FRI 6 JUN 25 Station: 38.81,-90.92 Latitude: 38.81 Longitude: -90.92 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 137 SFC 994 190 16.8 16.4 98 0.4 16.5 214 1 290.4 292.5 289.9 323.8 11.88 2 950 578 17.8 15.3 85 2.5 16.2 98 5 295.3 297.3 291.3 328.5 11.59 3 900 1040 16.3 14.3 88 2.1 15.0 275 7 298.3 300.4 292.2 331.6 11.43 4 850 1525 13.9 12.3 90 1.6 12.9 262 14 300.7 302.6 292.2 331.9 10.60 5 800 2035 11.4 8.8 84 2.6 9.9 256 18 303.3 305.0 291.7 330.0 8.95 6 750 2574 10.4 -1.3 44 11.6 4.4 251 15 307.8 308.7 289.4 322.2 4.64 7 700 3144 6.6 -1.1 58 7.6 2.7 273 18 309.8 310.7 290.4 325.5 5.06 8 650 3748 2.9 -2.9 66 5.8 0.0 278 32 312.3 313.2 290.9 327.2 4.76 9 600 4391 -1.5 -6.8 67 5.4 -3.9 270 39 314.4 315.2 290.7 326.7 3.82 10 550 5079 -6.2 -12.0 63 5.8 -8.5 271 39 316.7 317.3 290.5 325.8 2.77 11 500 5817 -10.6 -23.0 35 12.4 -14.0 269 36 320.2 320.4 290.0 324.3 1.21 12 450 6620 -15.1 -42.9 7 27.7 -19.4 263 44 324.2 324.2 290.2 324.9 0.19 13 400 7500 -20.8 -44.2 10 23.4 -23.9 264 48 328.0 328.0 291.3 328.7 0.19 14 350 8472 -28.0 -44.4 19 16.5 -29.8 271 42 331.1 331.1 292.2 331.9 0.21 15 300 9560 -36.5 -48.6 27 12.2 -37.4 272 42 334.0 334.0 293.0 334.6 0.15 16 250 10800 -44.8 -56.8 25 11.9 -45.3 276 51 339.4 339.4 294.3 339.7 0.07 17 200 12255 -54.2 -65.0 25 10.8 -54.5 273 62 346.9 346.9 296.0 347.0 0.03 18 150 14066 -59.7 -78.8 7 19.1 -59.9 270 60 367.1 367.1 300.1 367.2 0.01 19 100 16562 -66.1 -86.6 4 20.6 -66.2 269 40 400.1 400.1 305.2 400.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5679.99 m Freezing level: 616.69 mb = 4176.64 m = 13702.72 ft Wetbulb zero: 649.75 mb = 3751.45 m = 12307.76 ft Precipitable water: 1.39 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 68.54 % Est. max temperature: 27.31 C = 81.16 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 988.85 mb = 233.33 m = 765.51 ft T: 16.88 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.41 C/km ThetaE index: 9.68 C Layer 800.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 841.21 mb = 1612.55 m = 5290.46 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.60 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.45 C = 81.41 F Cap Strength: 3.66 C Lifted Index: 1.38 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.78 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.80 C Showalter Index: -0.20 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.23 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.42 C Cross Totals Index: 22.81 C K Index: 29.05 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 212.39 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.49 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 31.13 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.89 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6041.18 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.57 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 916.38 mb = 885.82 m = 2906.20 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 268.6 at 24.1 knts Storm direction: 298.6 at 18.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.1 neg: 1.4 tot: 4.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 77.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 95.2 neg: -34.3 tot: 60.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 20.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.36 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.9 stream: 2.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.32 Bulk Shear: 97.33 m/s