MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2506060000F036.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2506060000F036.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 36 hour NAM valid 12Z SAT 7 JUN 25 Station: 38.46,-97.03 Latitude: 38.46 Longitude: -97.03 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 12 SFC 952 432 19.9 19.7 99 0.2 19.8 120 10 297.2 299.9 294.7 341.5 15.33 2 950 452 19.8 19.6 99 0.1 19.7 122 11 297.3 300.0 294.7 341.6 15.33 3 900 918 18.1 18.0 99 0.1 18.1 147 32 300.2 302.8 295.0 342.8 14.56 4 850 1408 16.6 16.4 99 0.1 16.5 169 41 303.5 306.1 295.5 344.9 13.96 5 800 1924 14.2 14.0 99 0.1 14.1 195 39 306.3 308.6 295.4 344.4 12.71 6 750 2467 10.8 10.3 97 0.4 10.5 221 37 308.3 310.3 294.4 340.4 10.58 7 700 3040 7.3 5.6 89 1.7 6.3 233 37 310.6 312.1 293.2 335.7 8.16 8 650 3647 3.7 1.8 88 1.9 2.6 238 40 313.1 314.4 292.8 334.1 6.72 9 600 4293 -0.4 -0.8 97 0.4 -0.6 241 41 315.6 316.8 293.0 334.7 6.03 10 550 4985 -3.6 -4.3 95 0.7 -3.9 246 40 319.8 320.8 293.4 336.2 5.07 11 500 5734 -6.9 -7.9 93 1.0 -7.4 254 39 324.6 325.5 294.0 338.6 4.23 12 450 6551 -11.2 -12.6 89 1.4 -11.8 258 40 329.1 329.8 294.3 340.1 3.22 13 400 7445 -16.7 -18.7 84 2.0 -17.4 262 42 333.3 333.7 294.6 341.0 2.19 14 350 8435 -23.5 -26.1 80 2.5 -24.1 263 43 337.0 337.3 294.7 341.8 1.30 15 300 9543 -32.5 -35.3 76 2.9 -32.9 266 45 339.6 339.7 294.8 342.0 0.63 16 250 10798 -43.5 -46.8 70 3.3 -43.7 270 44 341.4 341.4 294.8 342.3 0.23 17 200 12254 -56.3 -60.3 61 4.0 -56.4 271 42 343.6 343.6 295.3 343.8 0.06 18 150 14036 -62.4 -78.7 10 16.3 -62.6 261 80 362.6 362.6 299.2 362.6 0.01 19 100 16557 -62.3 -89.2 2 26.9 -62.6 284 32 407.3 407.3 306.2 407.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5722.24 m Freezing level: 605.17 mb = 4225.83 m = 13864.11 ft Wetbulb zero: 609.61 mb = 4164.48 m = 13662.82 ft Precipitable water: 1.94 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 95.07 % Est. max temperature: 28.74 C = 83.74 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 949.58 mb = 455.56 m = 1494.60 ft T: 19.78 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.27 C/km ThetaE index: 10.86 C Layer 800.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 895.31 mb = 962.61 m = 3158.12 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.63 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.16 C = 73.69 F Cap Strength: 0.55 C Lifted Index: -1.34 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.20 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.33 C Showalter Index: -2.04 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 46.76 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.45 C Cross Totals Index: 23.31 C K Index: 38.14 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 467.33 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.37 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 332.80 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 25.80 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 15.60 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.58 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 899.48 mb = 922.78 m = 3027.47 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 774.48 mb = 2196.72 m = 7206.99 ft Equ Level (EL): 224.48 mb = 11500.51 m = 37730.89 ft B at Equ Level: 330.87 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 154.48 mb = 13853.78 m = 45451.48 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 226.4 at 37.5 knts Storm direction: 256.4 at 28.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 110.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 695.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 695.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 231.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.78 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 14.8 stream: 11.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.36 Bulk Rich Number: 1.44 Bulk Shear: 230.77 m/s