MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2508011200F033.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2508011200F033.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 33 hour NAM valid 21Z SAT 2 AUG 25 Station: 34.60,-98.47 Latitude: 34.60 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 147 SFC 975 372 33.3 20.1 46 13.2 23.7 67 5 308.7 311.5 297.7 355.2 15.34 2 950 606 29.0 19.1 55 9.9 21.9 65 5 306.6 309.4 296.9 351.1 14.79 3 900 1084 24.2 18.1 69 6.1 19.9 59 4 306.5 309.2 296.7 350.5 14.66 4 850 1582 19.4 17.1 87 2.3 17.8 53 4 306.5 309.2 296.7 350.4 14.61 5 800 2102 16.5 11.8 74 4.7 13.4 342 14 308.8 310.8 294.8 342.1 10.95 6 750 2649 13.1 6.0 62 7.2 8.9 327 13 310.9 312.3 293.0 335.0 7.83 7 700 3226 9.5 3.4 65 6.2 6.0 312 14 313.0 314.4 293.0 334.8 6.98 8 650 3837 6.1 -3.4 50 9.5 1.3 314 14 315.9 316.8 291.9 330.5 4.58 9 600 4489 2.8 -17.5 21 20.4 -4.7 318 15 319.4 319.7 290.2 324.8 1.61 10 550 5186 -1.8 -19.2 25 17.4 -7.8 325 16 322.0 322.3 290.9 327.2 1.52 11 500 5938 -5.4 -31.2 11 25.8 -11.9 327 23 326.5 326.6 291.3 328.5 0.56 12 450 6755 -11.2 -40.4 7 29.1 -16.7 323 31 329.1 329.1 291.7 330.1 0.25 13 400 7648 -16.6 -55.5 2 38.9 -21.2 315 30 333.4 333.4 292.7 333.6 0.05 14 350 8637 -23.4 -54.2 4 30.8 -26.5 302 26 337.2 337.2 293.7 337.5 0.07 15 300 9743 -32.7 -55.5 8 22.8 -34.4 296 30 339.2 339.2 294.2 339.5 0.07 16 250 10999 -42.7 -51.5 37 8.8 -43.2 275 36 342.7 342.7 295.1 343.2 0.13 17 200 12468 -52.3 -67.9 14 15.6 -52.6 294 36 350.0 350.0 296.7 350.1 0.02 18 150 14288 -63.7 -79.5 10 15.9 -63.8 273 23 360.4 360.4 298.8 360.4 0.00 19 100 16729 -69.2 -85.7 7 16.5 -69.3 17 1 394.1 394.1 304.4 394.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5790.53 m Freezing level: 569.41 mb = 4915.30 m = 16126.11 ft Wetbulb zero: 639.05 mb = 3975.10 m = 13041.52 ft Precipitable water: 1.56 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 50.24 % Est. max temperature: 32.25 C = 90.06 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 806.14 mb = 2036.30 m = 6680.69 ft T: 16.91 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.50 C/km ThetaE index: 30.34 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 796.09 mb = 2143.33 m = 7031.83 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.79 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.59 C = 92.47 F Cap Strength: 0.95 C Lifted Index: -2.88 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.11 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.45 C Showalter Index: -2.53 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 47.28 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.78 C Cross Totals Index: 22.51 C K Index: 35.75 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 236.69 Risk: None Energy Index: -4.21 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1277.29 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 50.54 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 19.72 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.85 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 820.77 mb = 1882.08 m = 6174.73 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 765.77 mb = 2472.59 m = 8112.07 ft Equ Level (EL): 195.77 mb = 12603.37 m = 41349.15 ft B at Equ Level: 1276.93 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 105.77 mb = 16391.58 m = 53777.48 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 328.4 at 13.5 knts Storm direction: 358.4 at 10.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 2.8 tot: 2.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 115.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 0.9 neg: -18.8 tot: -17.9 m^2/s^2 ave: -6.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.65 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.3 stream: -2.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 44.97 Bulk Shear: 28.40 m/s