MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2508040000F048.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2508040000F048.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 48 hour NAM valid 0Z WED 6 AUG 25 Station: 36.8,-98.93 Latitude: 36.80 Longitude: -98.93 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 97 SFC 956 498 31.3 22.6 60 8.7 24.9 113 14 308.4 311.8 299.5 364.1 18.38 2 950 555 30.4 22.2 62 8.2 24.3 114 16 308.1 311.5 299.2 362.7 18.03 3 900 1037 26.1 21.0 73 5.1 22.3 139 22 308.4 311.7 299.0 361.7 17.61 4 850 1539 22.4 19.3 83 3.1 20.1 167 28 309.6 312.7 298.8 360.6 16.77 5 800 2066 19.3 17.3 88 2.0 17.9 196 31 311.8 314.8 298.7 360.1 15.75 6 750 2619 15.5 13.5 88 2.0 14.1 224 32 313.4 315.9 297.4 353.7 13.06 7 700 3204 16.1 -7.3 19 23.5 4.6 292 26 320.4 321.0 291.9 330.7 3.14 8 650 3827 11.5 -18.9 10 30.3 -0.3 311 21 321.9 322.2 290.7 326.5 1.32 9 600 4488 5.7 -22.5 11 28.2 -4.0 322 20 322.8 323.0 290.7 326.4 1.05 10 550 5190 -0.4 -25.4 13 25.0 -8.0 326 22 323.7 323.8 290.8 326.8 0.88 11 500 5944 -5.9 -25.0 21 19.0 -11.5 328 28 325.8 326.0 291.6 329.4 1.01 12 450 6759 -11.9 -25.6 31 13.6 -15.7 326 33 328.2 328.4 292.3 332.0 1.06 13 400 7649 -17.7 -31.4 29 13.6 -20.7 320 38 331.9 332.1 292.9 334.5 0.69 14 350 8634 -24.1 -39.6 23 15.5 -26.5 321 35 336.2 336.3 293.7 337.6 0.35 15 300 9740 -32.2 -49.8 16 17.6 -33.8 318 30 339.9 340.0 294.4 340.5 0.13 16 250 11002 -41.5 -58.8 14 17.3 -42.3 279 20 344.3 344.3 295.4 344.6 0.05 17 200 12476 -53.3 -57.1 63 3.8 -53.4 235 22 348.4 348.4 296.4 348.7 0.08 18 150 14263 -66.3 -72.7 40 6.4 -66.4 302 25 355.9 355.9 297.9 355.9 0.01 19 100 16716 -66.1 -85.9 5 19.8 -66.2 203 15 400.1 400.1 305.2 400.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5846.61 m Freezing level: 552.87 mb = 5149.68 m = 16895.07 ft Wetbulb zero: 652.81 mb = 3790.91 m = 12437.21 ft Precipitable water: 1.65 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 42.62 % Est. max temperature: 34.36 C = 93.86 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 843.78 mb = 1603.01 m = 5259.15 ft T: 21.99 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.05 C/km ThetaE index: 37.68 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 794.73 mb = 2122.65 m = 6963.99 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.58 g/kg Conv temperature: 34.80 C = 94.64 F Cap Strength: 2.52 C Lifted Index: -6.87 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -9.88 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.52 C Showalter Index: -6.46 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 53.45 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.27 C Cross Totals Index: 25.18 C K Index: 24.05 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 403.69 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -5.96 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3129.91 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 79.12 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 36.40 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.30 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 833.68 mb = 1707.63 m = 5602.41 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 758.68 mb = 2520.51 m = 8269.29 ft Equ Level (EL): 738.68 mb = 2748.05 m = 9015.80 ft B at Equ Level: 7.15 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 718.68 mb = 2980.70 m = 9779.09 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 281.6 at 25.1 knts Storm direction: 311.6 at 18.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 144.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 700.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 700.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 233.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.79 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 16.5 stream: 12.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 10.09 Bulk Rich Number: 13.06 Bulk Shear: 239.61 m/s