MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2508031200F054.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2508031200F054.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 54 hour NAM valid 18Z TUE 5 AUG 25 Station: 32.34,-101.68 Latitude: 32.34 Longitude: -101.68 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 105 1 950 569 SFC 926 805 35.9 16.9 33 19.0 22.3 194 14 316.0 318.5 298.1 357.2 13.20 3 900 1058 30.9 15.8 40 15.0 20.4 195 16 313.3 315.7 297.1 352.5 12.67 4 850 1566 25.9 14.3 49 11.5 17.9 196 18 313.3 315.6 296.8 350.9 12.18 5 800 2096 21.8 9.5 46 12.3 13.8 190 19 314.3 316.1 295.1 343.5 9.36 6 750 2653 18.9 5.3 41 13.6 10.6 228 14 317.1 318.5 294.5 340.7 7.47 7 700 3241 14.3 4.4 51 9.9 8.4 269 11 318.3 319.8 294.8 342.3 7.54 8 650 3861 8.9 2.1 63 6.7 5.0 294 7 319.0 320.3 294.6 340.9 6.87 9 600 4517 3.2 -4.5 57 7.6 -0.6 359 6 319.8 320.7 293.0 334.6 4.58 10 550 5215 -1.9 -15.4 35 13.4 -7.0 47 9 321.8 322.2 291.4 328.9 2.11 11 500 5965 -6.3 -24.9 21 18.7 -11.7 10 9 325.4 325.6 291.5 329.0 1.01 12 450 6782 -10.6 -42.1 6 31.5 -16.3 8 18 329.9 329.9 291.9 330.7 0.21 13 400 7676 -17.0 -46.9 6 29.9 -21.2 2 25 332.9 332.9 292.6 333.4 0.14 14 350 8662 -24.7 -46.2 12 21.5 -27.3 0 28 335.4 335.5 293.3 336.1 0.17 15 300 9761 -34.6 -45.2 33 10.6 -35.6 5 25 336.6 336.6 293.7 337.5 0.23 16 250 11011 -42.8 -67.1 5 24.3 -43.6 328 11 342.4 342.4 294.9 342.5 0.02 17 200 12477 -54.4 -64.3 29 9.9 -54.6 334 11 346.6 346.6 295.9 346.8 0.03 18 150 14267 -66.0 -75.5 25 9.5 -66.1 4 17 356.4 356.4 298.0 356.4 0.01 19 100 16693 -68.7 -85.2 7 16.6 -68.8 164 6 395.0 395.0 304.5 395.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5859.08 m Freezing level: 568.77 mb = 4952.56 m = 16248.36 ft Wetbulb zero: 605.58 mb = 4440.67 m = 14568.94 ft Precipitable water: 1.28 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 45.66 % Est. max temperature: 35.59 C = 96.07 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 704.48 mb = 3186.44 m = 10454.07 ft T: 14.74 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.55 C/km ThetaE index: 16.46 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 667.58 mb = 3637.52 m = 11933.97 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.31 g/kg Conv temperature: 38.65 C = 101.56 F Cap Strength: 3.87 C Lifted Index: -3.93 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -7.20 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.22 C Showalter Index: -3.63 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.72 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 32.12 C Cross Totals Index: 20.60 C K Index: 36.60 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 291.01 Risk: None Energy Index: -4.15 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1549.18 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 55.66 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 156.33 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.87 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 715.51 mb = 3054.11 m = 10019.93 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 630.51 mb = 4110.25 m = 13484.90 ft Equ Level (EL): 170.51 mb = 13469.53 m = 44190.82 ft B at Equ Level: 1543.16 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 254.6 at 11.9 knts Storm direction: 284.6 at 8.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.1 neg: 0.2 tot: 3.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -81.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 48.0 neg: -5.5 tot: 42.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 14.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.31 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.5 stream: 1.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.42 Bulk Rich Number: 57.13 Bulk Shear: 27.12 m/s