MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2506060000F048.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2506060000F048.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 48 hour NAM valid 0Z SUN 8 JUN 25 Station: 38.34,-90.6 Latitude: 38.34 Longitude: -90.60 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 28 SFC 982 185 24.4 20.1 77 4.3 21.4 202 15 299.1 301.9 295.2 343.6 15.27 2 950 475 21.9 19.0 84 2.9 19.9 207 30 299.4 302.1 294.8 342.3 14.70 3 900 942 17.9 16.9 94 0.9 17.2 217 41 299.9 302.4 294.3 339.7 13.60 4 850 1430 14.9 14.0 95 0.8 14.3 234 51 301.7 303.9 293.6 336.9 11.92 5 800 1941 11.9 10.4 91 1.5 11.0 247 49 303.9 305.7 292.7 333.6 9.97 6 750 2480 9.4 6.8 84 2.5 7.9 248 47 306.7 308.3 292.2 331.9 8.31 7 700 3050 6.6 2.2 73 4.4 4.1 255 47 309.8 311.0 291.6 329.5 6.41 8 650 3655 3.5 -13.6 27 17.2 -3.1 257 50 313.0 313.4 288.6 319.7 2.05 9 600 4300 0.5 -22.9 15 23.3 -6.8 262 60 316.6 316.8 288.8 320.1 1.01 10 550 4991 -3.9 -31.1 10 27.3 -10.6 262 64 319.5 319.6 289.2 321.4 0.52 11 500 5737 -7.5 -42.5 4 35.0 -13.9 261 60 323.9 324.0 290.2 324.6 0.18 12 450 6549 -12.3 -46.2 4 33.9 -17.6 263 53 327.8 327.9 291.2 328.4 0.14 13 400 7436 -19.9 -47.4 7 27.4 -23.4 264 47 329.1 329.1 291.6 329.6 0.13 14 350 8409 -27.9 -62.2 2 34.3 -30.2 266 44 331.1 331.1 292.0 331.2 0.03 15 300 9497 -36.0 -62.7 5 26.7 -37.3 257 53 334.6 334.6 293.0 334.7 0.03 16 250 10739 -44.9 -70.8 4 25.9 -45.6 250 55 339.3 339.3 294.1 339.4 0.01 17 200 12195 -54.4 -69.4 14 15.0 -54.7 261 54 346.6 346.6 295.9 346.7 0.02 18 150 14014 -59.1 -78.9 6 19.8 -59.3 263 59 368.3 368.3 300.2 368.3 0.01 19 100 16530 -61.7 -86.2 2 24.5 -62.0 261 39 408.5 408.5 306.3 408.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5708.87 m Freezing level: 594.73 mb = 4372.61 m = 14345.66 ft Wetbulb zero: 671.64 mb = 3387.41 m = 11113.42 ft Precipitable water: 1.41 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 54.47 % Est. max temperature: 27.77 C = 81.99 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 922.74 mb = 726.48 m = 2383.43 ft T: 19.72 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.22 C/km ThetaE index: 23.92 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 895.12 mb = 988.61 m = 3243.43 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.25 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.39 C = 77.71 F Cap Strength: 0.26 C Lifted Index: -1.22 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.71 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.51 C Showalter Index: 0.63 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 43.82 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.33 C Cross Totals Index: 21.49 C K Index: 31.95 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 411.12 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.36 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 679.91 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 36.88 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.67 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.26 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 901.26 mb = 930.09 m = 3051.45 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 886.26 mb = 1073.46 m = 3521.82 ft Equ Level (EL): 236.26 mb = 11107.75 m = 36442.29 ft B at Equ Level: 674.08 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 156.26 mb = 13755.58 m = 45129.30 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 251.3 at 50.8 knts Storm direction: 281.3 at 38.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 79.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 535.7 neg: -6.9 tot: 528.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 176.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.81 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.9 stream: 8.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.18 Bulk Rich Number: 3.85 Bulk Shear: 176.80 m/s