MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2508260600F015.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2508260600F015.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 15 hour NAM valid 21Z TUE 26 AUG 25 Station: 30.58,-96.37 Latitude: 30.58 Longitude: -96.37 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1007 80 35.4 20.2 41 15.3 24.4 97 7 307.9 310.7 297.3 353.1 14.92 1 1000 144 33.2 19.5 45 13.6 23.4 98 7 306.3 309.0 296.5 349.7 14.44 2 950 603 28.4 18.6 55 9.8 21.5 98 7 306.0 308.7 296.4 348.9 14.32 3 900 1081 23.7 17.6 69 6.1 19.5 98 7 305.9 308.6 296.3 348.6 14.24 4 850 1577 18.9 16.6 87 2.2 17.4 98 7 305.9 308.6 296.3 348.4 14.17 5 800 2095 14.5 12.3 87 2.2 13.1 112 4 306.6 308.7 294.5 340.7 11.33 6 750 2639 12.9 -2.7 34 15.6 5.0 253 0 310.6 311.4 289.9 323.7 4.18 7 700 3214 9.7 -7.6 29 17.3 1.7 221 3 313.3 313.8 289.7 323.2 3.08 8 650 3826 7.4 -26.1 7 33.5 -3.1 192 5 317.4 317.5 288.7 319.8 0.70 9 600 4479 3.5 -13.3 28 16.8 -3.4 233 5 320.2 320.7 291.1 327.9 2.29 10 550 5179 -0.3 -15.8 30 15.5 -6.3 312 5 323.7 324.1 291.9 330.6 2.03 11 500 5935 -4.6 -16.6 39 11.9 -9.1 314 9 327.4 327.8 292.9 334.6 2.09 12 450 6755 -10.2 -23.8 32 13.5 -14.3 307 15 330.4 330.6 293.0 334.8 1.25 13 400 7651 -16.4 -27.3 38 10.9 -19.2 327 12 333.6 333.8 293.7 337.3 1.01 14 350 8641 -23.3 -34.6 35 11.3 -25.4 320 11 337.3 337.4 294.2 339.5 0.58 15 300 9750 -32.0 -51.6 13 19.5 -33.7 295 12 340.2 340.2 294.5 340.7 0.11 16 250 11008 -42.6 -50.8 40 8.2 -43.1 19 4 342.8 342.8 295.1 343.4 0.14 17 200 12474 -54.6 -62.2 39 7.5 -54.8 163 3 346.3 346.3 295.8 346.5 0.04 18 150 14267 -64.5 -80.9 9 16.4 -64.6 352 11 359.0 359.0 298.5 359.0 0.00 19 100 16689 -71.2 -84.7 12 13.5 -71.2 36 12 390.2 390.2 303.8 390.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5791.78 m Freezing level: 554.16 mb = 5121.13 m = 16801.39 ft Wetbulb zero: 682.11 mb = 3427.97 m = 11246.48 ft Precipitable water: 1.60 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 43.56 % Est. max temperature: 33.41 C = 92.13 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 809.06 mb = 1998.71 m = 6557.37 ft T: 15.30 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.28 C/km ThetaE index: 33.23 C Layer 1000.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 820.41 mb = 1879.77 m = 6167.16 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.36 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.80 C = 92.83 F Cap Strength: 0.13 C Lifted Index: -1.44 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.29 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.67 C Showalter Index: -1.09 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 44.83 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.53 C Cross Totals Index: 21.29 C K Index: 22.87 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 223.35 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.72 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 837.42 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 40.92 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.27 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.80 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 822.73 mb = 1855.64 m = 6087.97 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 817.73 mb = 1907.70 m = 6258.77 ft Equ Level (EL): 187.73 mb = 12868.32 m = 42218.39 ft B at Equ Level: 835.77 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 117.73 mb = 15713.59 m = 51553.13 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 140.3 at 5.3 knts Storm direction: 170.3 at 4.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.3 neg: 0.3 tot: 1.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -109.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 1.3 neg: -4.0 tot: -2.8 m^2/s^2 ave: -0.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.33 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 2.2 stream: -0.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 288.89 Bulk Shear: 2.90 m/s