MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2508010600F063.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2508010600F063.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 63 hour NAM valid 21Z SUN 3 AUG 25 Station: 29.57,-98.47 Latitude: 29.57 Longitude: -98.47 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 87 SFC 979 280 37.6 18.2 32 19.4 23.6 154 4 312.6 315.2 297.5 354.2 13.51 2 950 552 32.6 17.2 40 15.4 21.8 156 4 310.3 312.8 296.7 350.4 13.14 3 900 1035 27.7 16.4 50 11.4 19.8 158 4 310.1 312.6 296.7 350.1 13.11 4 850 1538 22.8 15.5 63 7.3 17.8 160 3 310.0 312.5 296.7 350.1 13.14 5 800 2063 17.7 14.4 81 3.3 15.4 161 2 310.0 312.5 296.5 349.6 13.00 6 750 2611 13.0 10.2 83 2.9 11.2 0 7 310.7 312.7 295.0 342.7 10.45 7 700 3188 9.7 -0.2 50 9.9 4.4 354 13 313.2 314.2 291.7 330.1 5.39 8 650 3801 8.0 -13.6 20 21.7 -0.9 344 12 318.0 318.4 290.2 324.9 2.05 9 600 4455 3.6 -10.4 35 14.0 -2.6 333 14 320.3 320.8 291.7 329.8 2.89 10 550 5155 -0.4 -22.6 17 22.1 -7.7 332 15 323.6 323.8 291.0 327.6 1.14 11 500 5910 -3.9 -37.8 5 33.9 -11.5 335 18 328.2 328.3 291.5 329.4 0.29 12 450 6732 -9.4 -42.1 5 32.7 -15.6 326 19 331.4 331.5 292.3 332.2 0.21 13 400 7631 -15.2 -49.6 4 34.4 -20.1 328 18 335.2 335.2 293.2 335.6 0.10 14 350 8623 -23.6 -47.2 10 23.6 -26.5 330 22 337.0 337.0 293.7 337.6 0.16 15 300 9729 -32.6 -53.7 10 21.1 -34.3 312 15 339.4 339.4 294.3 339.8 0.09 16 250 10989 -41.7 -58.2 15 16.5 -42.5 274 10 344.0 344.0 295.3 344.3 0.06 17 200 12459 -53.9 -65.9 22 11.9 -54.2 60 8 347.4 347.4 296.1 347.5 0.03 18 150 14256 -65.3 -76.5 20 11.2 -65.4 39 5 357.6 357.6 298.2 357.6 0.01 19 100 16677 -71.9 -83.9 15 12.1 -71.9 90 12 388.8 388.8 303.6 388.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5823.27 m Freezing level: 555.27 mb = 5081.26 m = 16670.61 ft Wetbulb zero: 658.70 mb = 3690.59 m = 12108.09 ft Precipitable water: 1.51 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 43.35 % Est. max temperature: 35.02 C = 95.03 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 741.22 mb = 2709.70 m = 8890.00 ft T: 12.45 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.99 C/km ThetaE index: 25.18 C Layer 800.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 757.91 mb = 2522.22 m = 8274.90 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.18 g/kg Conv temperature: 35.58 C = 96.04 F Cap Strength: 0.06 C Lifted Index: -1.26 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.69 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.14 C Showalter Index: -1.03 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.17 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.74 C Cross Totals Index: 19.43 C K Index: 32.36 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 209.90 Risk: None Energy Index: -3.92 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 976.49 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 44.19 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8.05 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.09 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 759.06 mb = 2509.28 m = 8232.44 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 754.06 mb = 2565.44 m = 8416.71 ft Equ Level (EL): 174.06 mb = 13326.72 m = 43722.31 ft B at Equ Level: 957.99 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 114.06 mb = 15890.98 m = 52135.12 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 339.8 at 10.2 knts Storm direction: 9.8 at 7.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.3 neg: 2.7 tot: 3.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 153.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 6.2 neg: -13.3 tot: -7.2 m^2/s^2 ave: -2.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.05 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.9 stream: 0.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 35.33 Bulk Shear: 27.64 m/s