MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2508020000F027.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2508020000F027.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 27 hour NAM valid 3Z SUN 3 AUG 25 Station: 38.33,-102.08 Latitude: 38.33 Longitude: -102.08 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 127 1 950 583 2 900 1055 SFC 889 1166 20.3 19.6 96 0.7 19.8 177 12 303.5 306.6 297.1 352.1 16.34 4 850 1548 17.4 16.6 95 0.8 16.9 186 25 304.4 307.0 295.8 346.5 14.15 5 800 2066 15.2 13.9 92 1.3 14.4 187 27 307.4 309.7 295.6 345.4 12.59 6 750 2612 12.8 10.9 88 2.0 11.6 191 26 310.5 312.6 295.3 344.0 10.96 7 700 3190 9.9 7.6 86 2.3 8.5 197 24 313.5 315.3 295.0 342.7 9.42 8 650 3803 6.2 3.8 85 2.4 4.8 203 21 316.0 317.5 294.4 340.5 7.79 9 600 4455 1.8 0.2 90 1.5 0.9 208 18 318.2 319.4 294.0 338.9 6.50 10 550 5151 -2.7 -3.5 94 0.8 -3.1 215 16 320.9 321.9 293.9 338.3 5.37 11 500 5901 -7.1 -7.9 94 0.8 -7.5 221 14 324.4 325.2 293.9 338.3 4.22 12 450 6716 -11.6 -12.8 91 1.1 -12.1 228 14 328.6 329.2 294.2 339.4 3.18 13 400 7609 -16.7 -18.3 88 1.5 -17.3 235 14 333.2 333.7 294.6 341.2 2.26 14 350 8599 -23.1 -25.1 84 2.0 -23.6 240 16 337.6 337.9 295.0 342.8 1.43 15 300 9710 -31.3 -33.7 80 2.3 -31.7 246 19 341.2 341.4 295.3 344.0 0.74 16 250 10974 -41.5 -44.4 74 2.8 -41.8 257 24 344.3 344.4 295.6 345.5 0.30 17 200 12445 -53.9 -57.6 64 3.7 -54.1 270 33 347.4 347.4 296.1 347.7 0.08 18 150 14257 -57.0 -70.7 16 13.7 -57.3 299 57 371.9 371.9 300.9 371.9 0.02 19 100 16779 -65.7 -85.8 4 20.1 -65.8 227 3 400.9 400.9 305.3 400.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5773.88 m Freezing level: 580.39 mb = 4727.71 m = 15510.66 ft Wetbulb zero: 588.89 mb = 4604.24 m = 15105.61 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 90.38 % Est. max temperature: 27.66 C = 81.79 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 879.38 mb = 1255.73 m = 4119.81 ft T: 19.62 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.29 C/km ThetaE index: 13.83 C Layer 850.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 809.77 mb = 1962.32 m = 6437.98 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.95 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.44 C = 74.18 F Cap Strength: 0.41 C Lifted Index: -3.15 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.37 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.12 C Showalter Index: -2.89 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 48.26 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.51 C Cross Totals Index: 23.74 C K Index: 38.84 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 262.77 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.68 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 604.87 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 34.78 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 16.57 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.44 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 826.10 mb = 1791.85 m = 5878.71 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 691.10 mb = 3295.57 m = 10812.11 ft Equ Level (EL): 211.10 mb = 12089.25 m = 39662.42 ft B at Equ Level: 602.70 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 151.10 mb = 14211.14 m = 46623.91 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 203.1 at 19.4 knts Storm direction: 233.1 at 14.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 1.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 55.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 65.6 neg: -1.3 tot: 64.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 21.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.58 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.5 stream: 2.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.25 Bulk Rich Number: 105.38 Bulk Shear: 5.74 m/s