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: 34.62,-98.53 Latitude: 34.62 Longitude: -98.53 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 973 390 33.3 20.0 46 13.4 23.6 69 5 308.9 311.7 297.7 355.2 15.27 2 950 606 29.2 19.1 54 10.2 22.0 67 4 306.8 309.6 296.9 351.3 14.78 3 900 1084 24.4 18.0 67 6.4 19.9 61 4 306.7 309.4 296.7 350.5 14.57 4 850 1582 19.6 17.1 85 2.5 17.8 53 4 306.7 309.4 296.7 350.5 14.57 5 800 2102 16.5 12.3 77 4.1 13.7 341 13 308.7 310.8 295.1 343.1 11.34 6 750 2649 13.0 7.2 68 5.8 9.5 326 12 310.7 312.3 293.6 337.0 8.56 7 700 3226 9.4 4.4 71 4.9 6.5 310 14 312.9 314.3 293.4 336.3 7.53 8 650 3837 6.1 -3.0 52 9.0 1.5 316 15 315.8 316.7 292.0 330.9 4.73 9 600 4489 2.9 -17.5 21 20.4 -4.6 320 15 319.5 319.8 290.3 325.0 1.62 10 550 5186 -1.7 -19.1 25 17.4 -7.8 325 16 322.0 322.3 290.9 327.3 1.53 11 500 5938 -5.4 -31.5 11 26.1 -12.0 327 22 326.5 326.6 291.3 328.5 0.55 12 450 6755 -11.3 -40.4 7 29.2 -16.7 323 31 329.1 329.1 291.7 330.0 0.25 13 400 7648 -16.7 -53.9 2 37.2 -21.2 315 31 333.3 333.3 292.7 333.5 0.06 14 350 8637 -23.4 -54.4 4 31.0 -26.5 303 26 337.2 337.2 293.7 337.5 0.07 15 300 9743 -32.8 -55.8 8 23.1 -34.4 296 30 339.2 339.2 294.2 339.5 0.07 16 250 10999 -42.6 -52.0 35 9.4 -43.2 275 36 342.7 342.7 295.1 343.2 0.12 17 200 12468 -52.3 -68.1 13 15.8 -52.7 294 37 349.9 349.9 296.6 350.0 0.02 18 150 14287 -63.6 -79.5 10 15.9 -63.7 271 24 360.5 360.5 298.8 360.6 0.00 19 100 16729 -69.2 -85.7 7 16.5 -69.2 8 1 394.1 394.1 304.4 394.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5791.31 m Freezing level: 568.73 mb = 4924.96 m = 16157.82 ft Wetbulb zero: 638.00 mb = 3988.54 m = 13085.61 ft Precipitable water: 1.58 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 51.73 % Est. max temperature: 32.21 C = 89.97 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 802.89 mb = 2071.20 m = 6795.19 ft T: 16.64 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.44 C/km ThetaE index: 30.23 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 796.88 mb = 2135.34 m = 7005.64 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.72 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.28 C = 91.90 F Cap Strength: 0.92 C Lifted Index: -2.88 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.13 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.61 C Showalter Index: -2.59 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 47.42 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.96 C Cross Totals Index: 22.46 C K Index: 37.10 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 235.67 Risk: None Energy Index: -4.24 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1291.18 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 50.82 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 17.12 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.88 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 817.94 mb = 1912.03 m = 6272.99 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 762.94 mb = 2504.29 m = 8216.07 ft Equ Level (EL): 192.94 mb = 12695.25 m = 41650.57 ft B at Equ Level: 1286.93 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 112.94 mb = 15996.72 m = 52482.05 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 328.1 at 13.4 knts Storm direction: 358.1 at 10.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 2.9 tot: 2.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 115.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 1.4 neg: -14.6 tot: -13.2 m^2/s^2 ave: -4.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.56 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.2 stream: -2.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 45.10 Bulk Shear: 28.63 m/s