MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2506060000F045.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2506060000F045.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 45 hour NAM valid 21Z SAT 7 JUN 25 Station: 38.48,-90.76 Latitude: 38.48 Longitude: -90.76 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 23.6 20.8 84 2.8 21.6 154 10 298.2 301.1 295.4 344.5 15.94 2 950 488 20.8 19.4 91 1.5 19.8 165 20 298.3 301.1 294.8 342.1 15.06 3 900 955 18.6 14.6 77 4.1 16.0 193 37 300.7 302.8 293.0 334.9 11.65 4 850 1446 16.7 12.7 77 3.9 14.1 216 36 303.6 305.6 293.4 336.2 10.94 5 800 1959 12.8 9.3 79 3.5 10.6 228 35 304.8 306.5 292.4 332.4 9.22 6 750 2499 9.5 6.3 80 3.2 7.6 226 39 306.9 308.4 292.0 331.1 7.99 7 700 3068 5.9 3.5 85 2.4 4.6 236 43 309.0 310.4 291.9 330.7 7.06 8 650 3672 2.7 0.1 83 2.6 1.3 245 46 312.1 313.2 291.9 330.6 5.94 9 600 4315 -1.1 -2.1 93 1.0 -1.6 246 49 314.8 315.8 292.3 332.1 5.47 10 550 5005 -5.2 -5.7 96 0.5 -5.4 246 52 317.9 318.8 292.4 332.5 4.54 11 500 5748 -9.3 -11.5 84 2.2 -10.1 245 55 321.7 322.4 292.3 332.3 3.18 12 450 6557 -12.8 -36.1 12 23.3 -17.4 255 52 327.1 327.2 291.3 328.6 0.39 13 400 7444 -19.1 -38.7 16 19.5 -22.4 263 51 330.1 330.2 292.1 331.4 0.34 14 350 8424 -25.6 -32.6 52 7.0 -26.9 260 57 334.3 334.4 293.6 336.9 0.71 15 300 9524 -34.0 -37.6 69 3.7 -34.4 252 61 337.5 337.6 294.1 339.4 0.50 16 250 10773 -44.7 -48.5 66 3.8 -44.9 248 60 339.6 339.7 294.4 340.4 0.19 17 200 12223 -56.3 -64.7 34 8.4 -56.5 243 73 343.6 343.6 295.2 343.7 0.03 18 150 14028 -60.2 -79.2 7 19.1 -60.3 265 65 366.4 366.4 299.9 366.4 0.01 19 100 16528 -62.9 -87.2 2 24.3 -63.1 265 31 406.2 406.2 306.0 406.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5705.59 m Freezing level: 614.72 mb = 4125.98 m = 13536.51 ft Wetbulb zero: 627.39 mb = 3956.70 m = 12981.15 ft Precipitable water: 1.70 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 85.25 % Est. max temperature: 29.42 C = 84.96 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 944.70 mb = 536.68 m = 1760.76 ft T: 20.60 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.67 C/km ThetaE index: 9.60 C Layer 950.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 841.70 mb = 1528.98 m = 5016.28 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.75 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.24 C = 84.64 F Cap Strength: 1.60 C Lifted Index: -2.31 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.40 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.60 C Showalter Index: -0.84 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.93 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.94 C Cross Totals Index: 21.99 C K Index: 36.28 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 366.05 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.84 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 358.47 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 26.78 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 41.25 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.59 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 897.21 mb = 981.67 m = 3220.65 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 792.21 mb = 2041.11 m = 6696.47 ft Equ Level (EL): 322.21 mb = 9014.29 m = 29574.10 ft B at Equ Level: 357.94 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 172.21 mb = 13161.25 m = 43179.44 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 234.6 at 42.4 knts Storm direction: 264.6 at 31.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 94.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 495.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 495.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 165.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.80 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.6 stream: 9.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.97 Bulk Rich Number: 1.75 Bulk Shear: 205.04 m/s