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: 37.62,-97.27 Latitude: 37.62 Longitude: -97.27 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 167 SFC 974 398 27.7 18.2 56 9.5 21.1 116 6 303.1 305.6 295.1 343.5 13.60 2 950 620 24.7 16.7 61 7.9 19.2 118 7 302.2 304.6 294.3 339.8 12.73 3 900 1091 20.0 15.7 76 4.3 17.1 124 7 302.1 304.4 294.1 339.1 12.53 4 850 1580 15.5 13.8 90 1.6 14.4 140 6 302.3 304.5 293.6 337.2 11.77 5 800 2096 15.7 -0.7 33 16.4 7.1 232 4 307.9 308.7 289.3 322.0 4.55 6 750 2640 12.2 3.0 53 9.2 7.0 238 6 309.8 311.0 291.6 329.4 6.34 7 700 3214 8.6 2.2 64 6.4 5.0 251 8 312.0 313.2 292.2 331.9 6.40 8 650 3823 4.0 1.1 81 3.0 2.4 278 11 313.5 314.8 292.7 333.5 6.39 9 600 4468 -0.6 -1.5 93 0.9 -1.1 297 12 315.4 316.5 292.6 333.5 5.71 10 550 5159 -4.6 -6.5 87 1.9 -5.5 303 14 318.6 319.4 292.4 332.4 4.27 11 500 5903 -9.4 -15.8 60 6.4 -11.6 306 20 321.6 322.0 291.5 329.1 2.24 12 450 6712 -13.3 -38.2 10 24.9 -17.9 307 31 326.5 326.5 291.0 327.7 0.31 13 400 7596 -19.8 -47.2 7 27.4 -23.3 304 37 329.2 329.3 291.6 329.8 0.13 14 350 8573 -26.2 -56.9 4 30.7 -28.8 305 50 333.4 333.4 292.7 333.6 0.05 15 300 9668 -34.6 -57.5 8 22.9 -36.0 298 58 336.6 336.6 293.5 336.8 0.05 16 250 10918 -43.5 -63.2 10 19.7 -44.2 292 55 341.4 341.4 294.7 341.5 0.03 17 200 12386 -51.3 -71.7 7 20.4 -51.7 285 58 351.5 351.5 297.0 351.5 0.01 18 150 14230 -58.6 -81.9 3 23.3 -58.9 292 36 369.1 369.1 300.4 369.1 0.00 19 100 16723 -65.8 -85.5 5 19.7 -66.0 258 4 400.6 400.6 305.3 400.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5735.84 m Freezing level: 606.59 mb = 4383.23 m = 14380.49 ft Wetbulb zero: 615.55 mb = 4261.87 m = 13982.36 ft Precipitable water: 1.46 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 71.44 % Est. max temperature: 29.73 C = 85.51 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 847.79 mb = 1602.60 m = 5257.80 ft T: 15.47 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.69 C/km ThetaE index: 21.47 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 765.92 mb = 2462.68 m = 8079.55 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.68 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.75 C = 92.76 F Cap Strength: 2.88 C Lifted Index: -2.51 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.41 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.00 C Showalter Index: -1.45 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.10 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.87 C Cross Totals Index: 23.23 C K Index: 32.28 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 199.27 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.60 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 353.37 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 26.58 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 109.36 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.78 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 844.59 mb = 1634.70 m = 5363.13 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 659.59 mb = 3702.36 m = 12146.72 ft Equ Level (EL): 279.59 mb = 10151.25 m = 33304.23 ft B at Equ Level: 349.27 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 199.59 mb = 12399.13 m = 40679.06 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 286.7 at 11.0 knts Storm direction: 316.7 at 8.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 2.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 74.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 44.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 44.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 15.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.80 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.1 stream: 2.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.07 Bulk Rich Number: 8.44 Bulk Shear: 41.88 m/s