MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2508031800F042.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2508031800F042.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 42 hour NAM valid 12Z TUE 5 AUG 25 Station: 31.03,-81.50 Latitude: 31.03 Longitude: -81.50 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1019 1 27.3 24.9 87 2.4 25.5 92 4 298.9 302.5 298.0 356.7 19.80 1 1000 167 25.9 23.8 89 2.0 24.4 99 5 299.0 302.5 297.5 354.3 18.92 2 950 620 22.9 21.6 92 1.4 22.0 151 11 300.5 303.6 296.9 351.3 17.30 3 900 1091 20.7 16.5 77 4.3 17.8 184 12 302.9 305.3 294.8 341.9 13.19 4 850 1584 17.9 16.3 91 1.5 16.8 193 9 304.9 307.5 295.8 346.4 13.89 5 800 2101 14.4 11.1 81 3.3 12.3 214 12 306.5 308.4 293.8 337.8 10.41 6 750 2644 12.2 2.0 50 10.2 6.6 216 15 309.8 310.9 291.2 328.1 5.90 7 700 3220 9.9 -3.9 37 13.9 3.0 208 15 313.5 314.3 290.7 326.5 4.09 8 650 3831 5.9 -1.1 61 7.0 2.2 201 13 315.6 316.7 292.5 333.0 5.45 9 600 4482 2.1 -5.8 56 7.9 -1.7 190 13 318.5 319.3 292.2 331.9 4.13 10 550 5178 -1.9 -12.2 45 10.3 -6.2 188 12 321.8 322.3 291.9 330.9 2.72 11 500 5930 -6.8 -12.6 63 5.8 -9.1 170 12 324.8 325.3 292.9 334.5 2.91 12 450 6743 -12.1 -17.9 62 5.8 -14.0 167 11 328.1 328.5 293.2 335.3 2.08 13 400 7636 -16.8 -23.4 56 6.6 -18.7 181 18 333.2 333.5 293.9 338.4 1.45 14 350 8626 -23.2 -28.9 60 5.7 -24.5 192 20 337.5 337.7 294.6 341.2 1.01 15 300 9736 -31.5 -35.7 66 4.2 -32.1 191 20 341.0 341.1 295.1 343.3 0.61 16 250 11000 -41.6 -52.2 31 10.6 -42.2 175 22 344.2 344.2 295.4 344.7 0.12 17 200 12467 -54.7 -63.9 31 9.2 -54.9 172 20 346.2 346.2 295.8 346.4 0.04 18 150 14255 -65.4 -72.5 37 7.0 -65.5 156 22 357.3 357.3 298.2 357.4 0.01 19 100 16704 -68.6 -85.7 7 17.1 -68.7 85 16 395.2 395.2 304.5 395.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5762.37 m Freezing level: 574.21 mb = 4841.09 m = 15882.66 ft Wetbulb zero: 621.81 mb = 4191.36 m = 13751.01 ft Precipitable water: 2.01 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 64.47 % Est. max temperature: 32.59 C = 90.67 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 984.08 mb = 309.00 m = 1013.78 ft T: 24.95 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.18 C/km ThetaE index: 19.87 C Layer 800.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 911.33 mb = 982.14 m = 3222.21 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.66 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.80 C = 87.44 F Cap Strength: 0.78 C Lifted Index: -4.53 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.15 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.15 C Showalter Index: -2.54 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 47.83 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.68 C Cross Totals Index: 23.15 C K Index: 27.17 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 226.40 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.38 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1526.84 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 55.26 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 12.61 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.78 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 941.67 mb = 697.03 m = 2286.82 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 866.67 mb = 1416.47 m = 4647.15 ft Equ Level (EL): 166.67 mb = 13599.79 m = 44618.19 ft B at Equ Level: 1509.74 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 192.8 at 12.1 knts Storm direction: 222.8 at 9.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.8 neg: 0.2 tot: 3.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 137.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 52.8 neg: -4.0 tot: 48.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 16.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.63 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.0 stream: 3.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.48 Bulk Rich Number: 77.56 Bulk Shear: 19.69 m/s