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: 38.53,-90.27 Latitude: 38.53 Longitude: -90.27 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 24 SFC 985 158 24.3 20.5 80 3.8 21.6 186 18 298.7 301.6 295.3 344.3 15.63 2 950 471 21.7 19.1 85 2.6 19.9 193 32 299.3 302.0 294.9 342.5 14.83 3 900 938 18.3 16.7 90 1.6 17.2 208 44 300.4 302.8 294.2 339.6 13.39 4 850 1427 15.4 13.2 87 2.2 14.0 225 48 302.3 304.4 293.2 335.6 11.28 5 800 1939 12.2 10.7 90 1.6 11.2 238 46 304.2 306.0 292.9 334.4 10.12 6 750 2479 9.5 7.1 85 2.4 8.1 242 43 306.9 308.5 292.4 332.6 8.48 7 700 3049 6.6 2.7 76 3.9 4.5 246 44 309.8 311.1 291.8 330.4 6.67 8 650 3654 3.5 -8.1 42 11.6 -1.6 251 45 312.9 313.5 289.7 323.2 3.20 9 600 4298 0.1 -21.3 18 21.4 -6.8 258 53 316.3 316.5 288.8 320.2 1.16 10 550 4989 -4.2 -29.4 12 25.2 -10.7 261 61 319.1 319.2 289.1 321.2 0.61 11 500 5733 -8.3 -43.6 4 35.3 -14.5 261 61 323.0 323.0 289.8 323.6 0.16 12 450 6544 -12.6 -49.8 3 37.1 -17.9 260 54 327.4 327.4 291.0 327.7 0.09 13 400 7429 -19.9 -50.2 5 30.3 -23.5 260 48 329.1 329.1 291.6 329.4 0.10 14 350 8403 -27.8 -52.3 8 24.4 -30.0 262 45 331.2 331.3 292.2 331.6 0.09 15 300 9493 -35.7 -60.1 6 24.4 -37.0 253 54 335.0 335.0 293.1 335.2 0.04 16 250 10736 -44.8 -66.6 7 21.8 -45.4 241 58 339.5 339.5 294.2 339.6 0.02 17 200 12193 -54.4 -70.9 11 16.5 -54.7 259 51 346.6 346.6 295.9 346.6 0.01 18 150 14011 -59.3 -78.8 6 19.5 -59.5 262 58 367.9 367.9 300.2 367.9 0.01 19 100 16527 -61.6 -88.3 2 26.7 -61.9 259 35 408.7 408.7 306.3 408.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5708.79 m Freezing level: 598.58 mb = 4317.97 m = 14166.38 ft Wetbulb zero: 663.30 mb = 3488.45 m = 11444.92 ft Precipitable water: 1.45 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 56.38 % Est. max temperature: 28.38 C = 83.08 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 932.37 mb = 633.00 m = 2076.75 ft T: 20.55 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.54 C/km ThetaE index: 24.04 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 885.74 mb = 1074.92 m = 3526.58 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.32 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.43 C = 79.57 F Cap Strength: 0.63 C Lifted Index: -2.14 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.57 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.55 C Showalter Index: 0.38 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.13 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.68 C Cross Totals Index: 21.45 C K Index: 32.97 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 412.31 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.31 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 733.93 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 38.31 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5.56 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.63 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 901.81 mb = 921.00 m = 3021.60 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 856.81 mb = 1358.79 m = 4457.91 ft Equ Level (EL): 236.81 mb = 11089.54 m = 36382.58 ft B at Equ Level: 729.39 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 156.81 mb = 13729.87 m = 45044.95 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 245.4 at 48.6 knts Storm direction: 275.4 at 36.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 71.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 531.7 neg: -0.0 tot: 531.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 177.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.78 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.8 stream: 8.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.36 Bulk Rich Number: 3.73 Bulk Shear: 196.52 m/s