MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2508030000F024.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2508030000F024.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 24 hour NAM valid 0Z MON 4 AUG 25 Station: 34.38,-102.64 Latitude: 34.38 Longitude: -102.64 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 63 1 950 516 2 900 1006 SFC 882 1192 32.0 18.2 44 13.7 22.0 91 13 316.3 319.2 299.4 363.5 15.12 4 850 1519 28.1 17.1 51 11.1 20.2 96 17 315.6 318.4 298.9 361.0 14.55 5 800 2053 23.0 15.8 64 7.1 17.9 107 16 315.6 318.4 298.7 360.2 14.29 6 750 2612 18.3 13.6 74 4.7 15.1 169 9 316.5 319.0 298.2 357.7 13.17 7 700 3200 14.5 4.8 52 9.7 8.6 249 9 318.6 320.1 295.1 343.1 7.73 8 650 3821 9.9 -6.4 31 16.3 1.9 290 12 320.1 320.8 292.3 332.0 3.63 9 600 4478 3.8 -9.2 38 13.0 -2.1 296 17 320.5 321.2 292.0 331.0 3.17 10 550 5176 -2.8 -12.7 46 9.9 -6.8 293 22 320.8 321.3 291.6 329.5 2.62 11 500 5922 -7.6 -34.9 9 27.3 -13.6 313 28 323.8 323.9 290.3 325.2 0.39 12 450 6735 -11.7 -46.1 4 34.3 -17.2 317 37 328.5 328.5 291.5 329.0 0.14 13 400 7626 -17.8 -50.2 4 32.5 -21.9 323 41 331.9 331.9 292.3 332.3 0.10 14 350 8611 -24.1 -53.4 5 29.3 -27.1 332 55 336.3 336.3 293.4 336.6 0.08 15 300 9716 -32.8 -50.7 15 17.9 -34.3 329 58 339.2 339.2 294.2 339.7 0.12 16 250 10975 -41.4 -65.3 6 23.9 -42.3 327 53 344.5 344.5 295.4 344.6 0.02 17 200 12454 -52.1 -70.9 9 18.9 -52.4 316 43 350.3 350.3 296.7 350.4 0.01 18 150 14267 -63.9 -80.4 9 16.5 -64.0 327 32 360.0 360.0 298.7 360.1 0.00 19 100 16707 -68.3 -85.6 7 17.3 -68.4 13 7 395.8 395.8 304.6 395.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5859.17 m Freezing level: 570.99 mb = 4882.94 m = 16019.94 ft Wetbulb zero: 626.22 mb = 4126.85 m = 13539.36 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 46.17 % Est. max temperature: 32.85 C = 91.12 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 723.04 mb = 2923.91 m = 9592.78 ft T: 16.30 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.12 C/km ThetaE index: 38.31 C Layer 850.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 692.09 mb = 3295.06 m = 10810.43 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.48 g/kg Conv temperature: 34.37 C = 93.86 F Cap Strength: 1.72 C Lifted Index: -8.26 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -9.99 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.13 C Showalter Index: -8.26 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 60.39 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 35.73 C Cross Totals Index: 24.65 C K Index: 43.08 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 494.02 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -6.80 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2922.42 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 76.45 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 39.50 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.72 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 721.44 mb = 2942.80 m = 9654.73 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 666.44 mb = 3611.54 m = 11848.73 ft Equ Level (EL): 146.44 mb = 14411.26 m = 47280.47 ft B at Equ Level: 2904.97 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 307.0 at 19.9 knts Storm direction: 337.0 at 15.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 98.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 211.2 neg: -4.5 tot: 206.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 68.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.77 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.8 stream: 6.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.33 Bulk Rich Number: 18.88 Bulk Shear: 154.82 m/s