MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2506060600F018.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2506060600F018.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 18 hour NAM valid 0Z SAT 7 JUN 25 Station: 36.68,-90.67 Latitude: 36.68 Longitude: -90.67 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 55 SFC 991 137 25.2 22.6 85 2.6 23.3 204 15 299.1 302.4 296.8 350.7 17.66 2 950 504 22.4 21.5 94 1.0 21.8 210 33 300.0 303.1 296.7 350.4 17.22 3 900 974 19.6 19.2 98 0.3 19.4 222 48 301.7 304.6 296.3 348.2 15.79 4 850 1465 16.9 16.3 96 0.6 16.5 238 52 303.9 306.4 295.5 345.1 13.86 5 800 1981 14.2 13.4 95 0.8 13.7 250 45 306.3 308.5 295.0 342.9 12.18 6 750 2525 12.0 10.4 90 1.6 11.0 261 35 309.7 311.7 294.8 342.1 10.64 7 700 3102 9.6 5.6 76 4.0 7.2 272 32 313.2 314.7 294.0 338.6 8.20 8 650 3716 8.1 -1.3 51 9.5 3.1 277 37 318.2 319.2 293.2 335.3 5.35 9 600 4374 6.0 -11.9 26 17.8 -1.8 283 43 323.0 323.5 292.2 331.7 2.57 10 550 5079 1.0 -28.2 9 29.2 -7.6 289 45 325.2 325.4 291.0 327.7 0.68 11 500 5834 -5.5 -29.7 13 24.2 -11.8 297 49 326.4 326.5 291.3 328.8 0.65 12 450 6650 -11.1 -41.0 6 29.9 -16.6 286 58 329.2 329.3 291.7 330.1 0.23 13 400 7542 -17.9 -42.9 9 25.0 -21.8 280 57 331.7 331.7 292.4 332.5 0.22 14 350 8524 -25.2 -49.9 8 24.7 -27.8 275 56 334.8 334.8 293.1 335.2 0.11 15 300 9627 -32.8 -58.3 6 25.5 -34.5 273 59 339.1 339.1 294.1 339.3 0.05 16 250 10886 -41.9 -65.3 6 23.4 -42.8 266 61 343.8 343.8 295.3 343.9 0.02 17 200 12354 -54.2 -68.1 17 13.8 -54.5 269 60 346.9 346.9 296.0 347.0 0.02 18 150 14152 -64.1 -80.6 9 16.6 -64.2 271 56 359.7 359.7 298.7 359.7 0.00 19 100 16609 -66.3 -84.5 6 18.2 -66.5 272 29 399.5 399.5 305.2 399.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5779.54 m Freezing level: 542.50 mb = 5192.59 m = 17035.86 ft Wetbulb zero: 618.47 mb = 4124.43 m = 13531.43 ft Precipitable water: 1.84 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 62.08 % Est. max temperature: 30.34 C = 86.60 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 953.99 mb = 467.28 m = 1533.04 ft T: 22.72 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.52 C/km ThetaE index: 23.04 C Layer 950.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 916.21 mb = 818.61 m = 2685.70 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.79 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.16 C = 80.88 F Cap Strength: 1.44 C Lifted Index: -2.43 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.30 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.88 C Showalter Index: -0.67 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 44.13 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.36 C Cross Totals Index: 21.77 C K Index: 34.68 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 480.35 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.10 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1062.49 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 46.10 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.93 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.35 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 925.71 mb = 728.95 m = 2391.54 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 900.71 mb = 966.83 m = 3171.97 ft Equ Level (EL): 660.71 mb = 3580.40 m = 11746.59 ft B at Equ Level: 82.11 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 120.71 mb = 15468.20 m = 50748.06 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 265.3 at 41.3 knts Storm direction: 295.3 at 31.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 58.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 553.5 neg: -20.7 tot: 532.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 177.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.57 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.8 stream: 7.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.66 Bulk Rich Number: 6.80 Bulk Shear: 156.24 m/s