MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2508260600F039.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2508260600F039.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 39 hour NAM valid 21Z WED 27 AUG 25 Station: 30.71,-96.28 Latitude: 30.71 Longitude: -96.28 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 89 32.8 22.6 55 10.2 25.3 150 6 305.3 308.6 298.2 357.4 17.41 1 1000 149 31.3 22.0 58 9.2 24.5 150 7 304.4 307.5 297.7 354.8 16.91 2 950 607 26.6 21.1 72 5.6 22.6 151 7 304.2 307.3 297.5 354.2 16.78 3 900 1082 22.0 20.3 90 1.8 20.8 153 7 304.2 307.3 297.6 354.5 16.86 4 850 1577 17.8 17.5 98 0.4 17.6 177 5 304.8 307.6 296.5 349.4 14.94 5 800 2094 14.7 12.8 88 1.9 13.5 246 8 306.8 309.0 294.8 342.1 11.71 6 750 2638 11.9 7.5 75 4.4 9.2 247 8 309.5 311.1 293.4 336.2 8.73 7 700 3214 9.6 2.4 61 7.2 5.5 254 6 313.1 314.4 292.6 333.5 6.50 8 650 3827 7.1 -2.8 49 9.9 2.0 224 4 317.0 317.9 292.3 332.3 4.79 9 600 4479 2.4 -2.6 69 5.0 -0.2 282 2 318.9 319.9 293.3 335.8 5.26 10 550 5178 -1.4 -8.8 57 7.3 -4.7 318 7 322.4 323.1 292.9 334.2 3.58 11 500 5931 -5.2 -18.4 35 13.1 -9.9 315 8 326.7 327.0 292.5 332.9 1.80 12 450 6752 -9.9 -19.5 45 9.6 -13.1 337 8 330.8 331.2 293.6 337.2 1.82 13 400 7650 -15.8 -27.2 37 11.3 -18.8 13 8 334.4 334.6 293.9 338.2 1.03 14 350 8640 -23.3 -36.1 30 12.7 -25.6 33 4 337.3 337.4 294.1 339.2 0.50 15 300 9751 -31.8 -45.6 24 13.9 -33.2 223 3 340.6 340.7 294.7 341.5 0.21 16 250 11009 -43.1 -50.1 46 7.0 -43.5 335 7 342.0 342.0 295.0 342.7 0.16 17 200 12471 -53.9 -63.6 29 9.7 -54.1 297 8 347.4 347.5 296.1 347.6 0.04 18 150 14274 -64.9 -77.7 16 12.8 -65.0 344 26 358.3 358.3 298.4 358.3 0.01 19 100 16692 -72.0 -85.4 12 13.5 -72.0 17 12 388.7 388.7 303.6 388.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5782.15 m Freezing level: 568.80 mb = 4915.31 m = 16126.15 ft Wetbulb zero: 604.95 mb = 4412.48 m = 14476.47 ft Precipitable water: 2.08 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 68.20 % Est. max temperature: 32.18 C = 89.92 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 869.95 mb = 1376.11 m = 4514.75 ft T: 19.53 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.47 C/km ThetaE index: 22.15 C Layer 850.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 873.05 mb = 1345.38 m = 4413.91 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.85 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.98 C = 89.56 F Cap Strength: 0.18 C Lifted Index: -3.85 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.81 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.18 C Showalter Index: -2.09 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 45.77 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.06 C Cross Totals Index: 22.71 C K Index: 33.29 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 228.59 Risk: None Energy Index: -3.26 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1916.33 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 61.91 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.54 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.01 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 876.30 mb = 1313.16 m = 4308.20 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 871.30 mb = 1362.67 m = 4470.64 ft Equ Level (EL): 161.30 mb = 13818.46 m = 45335.60 ft B at Equ Level: 1903.10 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 244.1 at 6.2 knts Storm direction: 274.1 at 4.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 1.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 87.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 17.0 neg: -0.3 tot: 16.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 5.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.67 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 2.5 stream: 1.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.20 Bulk Rich Number: 159.62 Bulk Shear: 12.01 m/s