MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2508271200F003.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2508271200F003.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 3 hour NAM valid 15Z WED 27 AUG 25 Station: 32.94,-112.24 Latitude: 32.94 Longitude: -112.24 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 130 SFC 959 502 27.5 20.0 64 7.5 22.1 110 2 304.3 307.2 296.7 350.5 15.50 2 950 583 26.0 19.7 68 6.4 21.5 113 2 303.6 306.4 296.4 349.2 15.35 3 900 1058 23.5 16.7 66 6.8 18.8 20 2 305.7 308.2 295.7 345.9 13.42 4 850 1556 20.5 15.8 74 4.7 17.2 66 3 307.6 310.1 296.2 347.9 13.36 5 800 2077 16.5 12.8 79 3.7 14.0 155 2 308.8 311.0 295.3 344.2 11.68 6 750 2624 13.0 7.7 70 5.3 9.7 263 2 310.7 312.4 293.7 337.8 8.81 7 700 3200 9.4 -3.4 40 12.9 2.9 320 6 312.9 313.8 290.7 326.4 4.24 8 650 3810 5.4 -10.7 30 16.1 -1.5 271 7 315.1 315.6 289.8 323.5 2.60 9 600 4458 1.0 -13.1 34 14.1 -4.6 248 17 317.3 317.8 290.3 325.0 2.33 10 550 5152 -2.6 -12.7 46 10.1 -6.7 244 25 321.0 321.5 291.6 329.7 2.62 11 500 5902 -6.0 -28.0 16 22.0 -11.9 249 28 325.8 325.9 291.3 328.5 0.77 12 450 6720 -10.4 -18.7 51 8.3 -13.3 248 32 330.1 330.5 293.6 336.9 1.94 13 400 7616 -16.4 -21.3 66 4.9 -17.9 241 39 333.6 334.0 294.3 339.8 1.74 14 350 8605 -23.6 -32.0 46 8.3 -25.3 238 48 336.9 337.0 294.3 339.7 0.75 15 300 9717 -30.0 -52.8 9 22.8 -32.0 235 45 343.1 343.1 295.1 343.5 0.09 16 250 10992 -39.0 -65.3 4 26.4 -40.1 240 40 348.2 348.2 296.3 348.3 0.02 17 200 12482 -50.4 -66.8 13 16.4 -50.8 249 38 353.0 353.0 297.3 353.1 0.02 18 150 14299 -64.0 -75.8 18 11.8 -64.1 252 27 359.8 359.8 298.7 359.9 0.01 19 100 16721 -72.7 -82.9 20 10.3 -72.7 203 6 387.4 387.4 303.4 387.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5772.64 m Freezing level: 585.77 mb = 4655.09 m = 15272.43 ft Wetbulb zero: 666.88 mb = 3598.62 m = 11806.36 ft Precipitable water: 1.48 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 50.72 % Est. max temperature: 31.71 C = 89.08 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 859.25 mb = 1461.62 m = 4795.27 ft T: 21.04 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.70 C/km ThetaE index: 24.37 C Layer 800.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 780.86 mb = 2282.21 m = 7487.48 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.05 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.64 C = 90.75 F Cap Strength: 2.59 C Lifted Index: -2.08 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.21 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.42 C Showalter Index: -2.22 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 48.13 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.42 C Cross Totals Index: 21.71 C K Index: 29.29 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 223.10 Risk: None Energy Index: -3.76 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 502.90 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 31.71 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 81.45 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.59 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 827.55 mb = 1785.95 m = 5859.34 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 712.55 mb = 3051.57 m = 10011.59 ft Equ Level (EL): 292.55 mb = 9893.09 m = 32457.24 ft B at Equ Level: 502.72 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 162.55 mb = 13791.67 m = 45247.73 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 251.7 at 12.2 knts Storm direction: 281.7 at 9.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.0 neg: 0.6 tot: 1.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -31.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 18.7 neg: -16.7 tot: 2.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 0.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.08 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.0 stream: -0.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.06 Bulk Rich Number: 18.98 Bulk Shear: 26.50 m/s