MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2506060000F042.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2506060000F042.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 42 hour NAM valid 18Z SAT 7 JUN 25 Station: 38.71,-90.47 Latitude: 38.71 Longitude: -90.47 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 991 156 21.9 19.6 87 2.3 20.4 133 9 295.8 298.5 293.9 338.1 14.68 2 950 516 17.8 17.6 99 0.2 17.7 137 17 295.2 297.6 292.7 333.8 13.45 3 900 979 16.7 14.2 85 2.5 15.1 143 20 298.7 300.8 292.2 331.9 11.38 4 850 1466 16.1 8.7 61 7.4 11.6 167 14 303.0 304.5 291.1 327.8 8.32 5 800 1980 13.9 8.1 68 5.8 10.3 204 13 305.9 307.5 292.1 331.5 8.48 6 750 2522 11.4 4.1 61 7.3 7.2 238 22 309.0 310.3 291.7 330.0 6.85 7 700 3094 7.0 2.7 74 4.3 4.6 240 34 310.2 311.5 291.9 330.8 6.66 8 650 3699 2.5 1.4 92 1.1 1.9 243 35 311.8 313.1 292.3 332.1 6.53 9 600 4342 -1.5 -2.0 96 0.5 -1.8 249 39 314.4 315.4 292.2 331.7 5.50 10 550 5030 -5.9 -7.7 87 1.8 -6.7 260 43 317.1 317.9 291.6 329.7 3.90 11 500 5770 -10.4 -15.3 67 4.9 -12.1 261 44 320.4 320.8 291.2 328.2 2.34 12 450 6574 -15.3 -20.7 63 5.4 -16.9 257 53 324.0 324.3 291.6 329.6 1.63 13 400 7453 -20.8 -35.2 26 14.5 -23.3 258 56 328.0 328.1 291.6 329.8 0.48 14 350 8429 -25.8 -43.1 18 17.3 -28.0 255 56 334.0 334.1 293.0 334.9 0.24 15 300 9529 -33.5 -38.7 60 5.2 -34.2 262 63 338.1 338.2 294.3 339.9 0.45 16 250 10784 -43.2 -46.5 70 3.3 -43.5 265 63 341.8 341.9 295.0 342.8 0.23 17 200 12239 -56.9 -60.2 66 3.4 -56.9 251 56 342.7 342.7 295.0 342.9 0.06 18 150 14027 -61.8 -78.3 9 16.5 -61.9 285 56 363.7 363.7 299.4 363.7 0.01 19 100 16537 -62.4 -86.8 2 24.4 -62.7 252 27 407.1 407.1 306.2 407.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5696.28 m Freezing level: 618.82 mb = 4099.85 m = 13450.78 ft Wetbulb zero: 624.34 mb = 4022.54 m = 13197.14 ft Precipitable water: 1.61 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 80.19 % Est. max temperature: 29.57 C = 85.22 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 958.62 mb = 438.41 m = 1438.34 ft T: 18.65 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.48 C/km ThetaE index: 10.25 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 817.58 mb = 1795.52 m = 5890.74 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.93 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.90 C = 87.62 F Cap Strength: 2.89 C Lifted Index: -1.00 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.26 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.27 C Showalter Index: 1.91 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.53 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.47 C Cross Totals Index: 19.06 C K Index: 30.89 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 176.23 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.10 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 107.71 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 14.68 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 187.92 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.87 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 920.62 mb = 785.05 m = 2575.59 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 645.62 mb = 3753.24 m = 12313.64 ft Equ Level (EL): 405.62 mb = 7348.89 m = 24110.24 ft B at Equ Level: 106.91 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 325.62 mb = 8944.58 m = 29345.39 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 240.3 at 29.9 knts Storm direction: 270.3 at 22.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 99.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 196.2 neg: -0.6 tot: 195.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 65.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.61 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.5 stream: 5.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.08 Bulk Rich Number: 0.63 Bulk Shear: 171.75 m/s