MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2508011800F000.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2508011800F000.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: NAM analysis for 1800Z 1 AUG 25 Station: 32.72,-97.82 Latitude: 32.72 Longitude: -97.82 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 175 SFC 987 295 29.7 22.7 66 7.0 24.5 354 5 304.0 307.3 298.1 357.1 17.83 2 950 630 24.8 22.3 86 2.5 23.0 1 9 302.3 305.7 297.9 356.0 18.12 3 900 1104 23.9 15.5 59 8.4 18.2 340 9 306.1 308.5 295.1 343.4 12.39 4 850 1603 21.7 13.4 59 8.4 16.1 273 10 308.9 311.1 295.2 343.6 11.42 5 800 2126 17.6 11.5 67 6.1 13.6 261 12 309.9 312.0 295.0 342.7 10.71 6 750 2674 13.2 9.4 78 3.8 10.7 258 10 310.9 312.8 294.6 341.2 9.90 7 700 3251 8.9 8.3 96 0.6 8.5 250 8 312.3 314.2 295.0 342.8 9.88 8 650 3861 5.2 5.0 99 0.2 5.1 293 4 314.8 316.4 294.6 341.2 8.45 9 600 4511 1.1 0.8 98 0.3 0.9 319 4 317.4 318.7 294.0 338.9 6.78 10 550 5208 -2.4 -2.5 99 0.2 -2.4 291 2 321.3 322.4 294.3 340.0 5.79 11 500 5959 -6.6 -7.1 97 0.4 -6.8 281 6 324.9 325.8 294.3 339.9 4.51 12 450 6775 -11.2 -15.2 73 3.9 -12.7 249 2 329.1 329.6 293.9 338.1 2.61 13 400 7670 -16.4 -23.3 55 6.9 -18.4 158 3 333.6 333.9 294.0 338.9 1.46 14 350 8662 -22.3 -33.9 34 11.6 -24.5 2 3 338.7 338.8 294.6 341.0 0.62 15 300 9775 -30.9 -48.2 17 17.3 -32.6 15 3 341.8 341.9 294.9 342.5 0.16 16 250 11041 -41.1 -52.0 30 10.8 -41.8 254 1 344.9 344.9 295.6 345.4 0.13 17 200 12516 -52.9 -58.1 53 5.3 -53.0 212 7 349.1 349.1 296.5 349.4 0.07 18 150 14319 -64.4 -78.6 13 14.2 -64.6 46 13 359.1 359.1 298.5 359.1 0.01 19 100 16742 -70.9 -84.9 11 14.0 -70.9 94 8 390.8 390.8 303.9 390.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5783.98 m Freezing level: 584.22 mb = 4730.95 m = 15521.32 ft Wetbulb zero: 586.55 mb = 4692.65 m = 15395.65 ft Precipitable water: 2.11 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 84.89 % Est. max temperature: 34.85 C = 94.73 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 891.66 mb = 1185.22 m = 3888.47 ft T: 23.55 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.73 C/km ThetaE index: 13.74 C Layer 950.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 796.29 mb = 2165.06 m = 7103.12 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.80 g/kg Conv temperature: 35.68 C = 96.23 F Cap Strength: 3.73 C Lifted Index: -4.15 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.20 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.06 C Showalter Index: -1.33 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.40 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.38 C Cross Totals Index: 20.02 C K Index: 41.20 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 186.02 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.79 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1191.31 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 48.81 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 113.28 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.73 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 865.07 mb = 1449.31 m = 4754.88 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 750.07 mb = 2672.79 m = 8768.89 ft Equ Level (EL): 190.07 mb = 12835.14 m = 42109.52 ft B at Equ Level: 1190.11 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 110.07 mb = 16168.35 m = 53045.11 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 285.5 at 6.8 knts Storm direction: 315.5 at 5.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 1.7 tot: 1.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 141.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: -30.8 tot: -30.8 m^2/s^2 ave: -10.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.78 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.5 stream: -3.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 122.72 Bulk Shear: 9.71 m/s