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: 38.43,-90.12 Latitude: 38.43 Longitude: -90.12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 29 SFC 986 154 23.9 20.7 82 3.2 21.6 186 17 298.3 301.1 295.3 344.2 15.79 2 950 475 21.3 19.3 88 2.1 19.9 192 31 298.8 301.6 294.9 342.4 14.95 3 900 942 18.7 16.2 85 2.5 17.1 212 45 300.8 303.2 294.1 339.0 13.01 4 850 1432 16.0 11.6 75 4.4 13.2 225 45 303.0 304.8 292.6 333.1 10.16 5 800 1945 12.6 9.6 82 3.0 10.7 238 42 304.5 306.3 292.4 332.7 9.40 6 750 2484 9.7 6.7 81 3.0 7.9 242 41 307.1 308.7 292.3 332.1 8.23 7 700 3055 6.6 4.0 83 2.6 5.1 247 43 309.8 311.2 292.3 332.3 7.31 8 650 3660 3.4 -7.8 44 11.2 -1.6 249 45 312.8 313.4 289.8 323.3 3.27 9 600 4304 -0.0 -22.2 17 22.2 -7.0 258 54 316.1 316.3 288.6 319.8 1.08 10 550 4994 -4.5 -27.8 14 23.3 -10.7 262 61 318.7 318.8 289.1 321.2 0.70 11 500 5737 -8.4 -49.9 2 41.4 -14.7 262 61 322.7 322.8 289.7 323.1 0.08 12 450 6547 -12.9 -49.3 3 36.5 -18.0 261 55 327.1 327.1 291.0 327.5 0.09 13 400 7432 -19.9 -48.8 6 28.9 -23.5 262 47 329.1 329.1 291.6 329.5 0.11 14 350 8406 -27.7 -50.6 9 22.8 -29.9 262 46 331.3 331.4 292.2 331.8 0.11 15 300 9497 -35.4 -59.9 6 24.5 -36.8 251 55 335.4 335.4 293.2 335.6 0.04 16 250 10741 -44.7 -62.9 11 18.2 -45.3 237 60 339.6 339.6 294.3 339.7 0.03 17 200 12198 -54.3 -70.5 12 16.2 -54.6 257 52 346.8 346.8 295.9 346.8 0.01 18 150 14015 -59.5 -78.9 6 19.5 -59.7 263 58 367.6 367.6 300.1 367.6 0.01 19 100 16529 -61.8 -86.9 2 25.0 -62.1 259 36 408.3 408.3 306.3 408.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5708.43 m Freezing level: 600.29 mb = 4300.08 m = 14107.69 ft Wetbulb zero: 661.69 mb = 3514.13 m = 11529.16 ft Precipitable water: 1.42 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 55.07 % Est. max temperature: 29.01 C = 84.22 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 941.02 mb = 557.25 m = 1828.22 ft T: 20.89 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.63 C/km ThetaE index: 12.08 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 869.34 mb = 1239.30 m = 4065.91 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.25 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.74 C = 81.93 F Cap Strength: 1.13 C Lifted Index: -2.19 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.12 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.40 C Showalter Index: 1.32 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.55 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.49 C Cross Totals Index: 20.06 C K Index: 33.47 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 389.12 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.88 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 683.54 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 36.97 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 19.07 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.13 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 901.87 mb = 924.44 m = 3032.90 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 826.87 mb = 1665.32 m = 5463.59 ft Equ Level (EL): 236.87 mb = 11093.46 m = 36395.41 ft B at Equ Level: 675.83 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 156.87 mb = 13732.39 m = 45053.22 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 246.0 at 47.7 knts Storm direction: 276.0 at 35.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 70.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 496.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 496.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 165.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.76 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.6 stream: 8.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.01 Bulk Rich Number: 3.51 Bulk Shear: 194.93 m/s