MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2506060000F018.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2506060000F018.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 18 hour NAM valid 18Z FRI 6 JUN 25 Station: 38.20,-90.61 Latitude: 38.20 Longitude: -90.61 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 123 SFC 991 202 23.0 21.6 92 1.4 22.1 276 1 297.0 300.0 295.6 345.1 16.65 2 950 568 20.2 18.2 88 2.0 18.8 278 9 297.6 300.2 293.9 338.1 13.95 3 900 1034 17.8 12.3 70 5.6 14.3 282 16 299.9 301.7 291.5 329.2 10.01 4 850 1522 15.9 10.6 71 5.3 12.6 248 21 302.8 304.6 292.0 331.0 9.47 5 800 2034 12.6 7.9 73 4.7 9.7 236 29 304.5 306.1 291.6 329.7 8.38 6 750 2573 8.6 5.5 81 3.1 6.8 231 32 306.0 307.4 291.4 328.9 7.57 7 700 3140 4.9 3.2 89 1.7 4.0 233 33 307.9 309.2 291.5 329.1 6.92 8 650 3741 1.1 0.3 95 0.7 0.7 241 35 310.2 311.3 291.4 328.9 6.04 9 600 4382 -1.8 -2.2 97 0.4 -2.0 247 42 314.0 315.1 292.0 331.2 5.44 10 550 5071 -4.8 -5.4 96 0.6 -5.1 244 36 318.4 319.3 292.6 333.4 4.66 11 500 5816 -8.8 -9.8 92 1.0 -9.2 244 33 322.3 323.0 292.9 334.4 3.64 12 450 6626 -13.3 -14.8 89 1.4 -13.9 240 35 326.5 327.0 293.2 335.7 2.70 13 400 7513 -18.8 -20.7 85 1.9 -19.4 232 34 330.5 330.9 293.6 336.9 1.83 14 350 8494 -25.9 -28.5 78 2.7 -26.4 232 36 333.9 334.1 293.7 337.7 1.04 15 300 9594 -33.5 -36.5 74 3.0 -33.9 248 51 338.2 338.3 294.4 340.3 0.56 16 250 10845 -44.3 -48.4 64 4.1 -44.6 264 70 340.2 340.2 294.6 341.0 0.19 17 200 12297 -56.8 -63.4 43 6.5 -57.0 267 78 342.7 342.7 295.0 342.9 0.04 18 150 14087 -61.9 -78.5 9 16.6 -62.1 283 73 363.4 363.4 299.4 363.4 0.01 19 100 16579 -68.3 -87.4 5 19.1 -68.4 273 41 395.8 395.8 304.6 395.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5692.71 m Freezing level: 631.60 mb = 3976.69 m = 13046.74 ft Wetbulb zero: 637.68 mb = 3894.14 m = 12775.89 ft Precipitable water: 1.74 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 86.45 % Est. max temperature: 29.18 C = 84.53 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 971.42 mb = 375.01 m = 1230.32 ft T: 21.68 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.12 C/km ThetaE index: 15.86 C Layer 950.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 840.82 mb = 1613.50 m = 5293.56 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.11 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.19 C = 84.54 F Cap Strength: 1.71 C Lifted Index: -0.49 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.75 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.60 C Showalter Index: 1.97 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.07 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.69 C Cross Totals Index: 19.37 C K Index: 33.59 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 202.27 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.59 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 194.02 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 19.70 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 57.29 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.70 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 901.20 mb = 1022.35 m = 3354.13 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 766.20 mb = 2394.40 m = 7855.55 ft Equ Level (EL): 456.20 mb = 6520.68 m = 21393.04 ft B at Equ Level: 193.79 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 276.20 mb = 10160.83 m = 33335.66 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 243.3 at 29.5 knts Storm direction: 273.3 at 22.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.1 neg: 4.5 tot: 6.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 100.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 42.3 neg: -10.4 tot: 31.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 10.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.28 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.4 stream: 2.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 2.46 Bulk Shear: 79.00 m/s