MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2508260600F063.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2508260600F063.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 63 hour NAM valid 21Z THU 28 AUG 25 Station: 29.83,-95.50 Latitude: 29.83 Longitude: -95.50 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1011 25 35.2 21.4 45 13.9 25.1 184 7 307.5 310.5 297.9 355.9 16.06 1 1000 121 32.6 20.9 50 11.7 24.1 186 7 305.8 308.7 297.3 353.0 15.75 2 950 582 27.9 19.7 61 8.2 22.1 187 7 305.5 308.4 297.0 351.7 15.43 3 900 1059 23.2 18.9 76 4.4 20.1 189 7 305.5 308.3 297.0 351.6 15.41 4 850 1555 18.5 17.5 94 1.1 17.8 190 7 305.5 308.3 296.7 350.2 14.93 5 800 2074 16.7 5.8 49 10.9 10.2 272 10 309.0 310.3 292.0 331.2 7.26 6 750 2621 13.9 3.7 50 10.3 8.0 308 10 311.7 313.0 292.4 332.4 6.65 7 700 3199 11.1 0.1 47 11.0 5.1 273 9 314.8 315.8 292.3 332.2 5.51 8 650 3814 7.5 -1.9 51 9.4 2.5 257 8 317.5 318.4 292.7 333.8 5.12 9 600 4468 3.0 -4.7 57 7.7 -0.8 268 8 319.6 320.5 292.9 334.2 4.50 10 550 5167 -0.4 -23.9 15 23.5 -7.8 304 9 323.6 323.8 290.9 327.2 1.01 11 500 5922 -4.8 -26.9 16 22.1 -11.1 317 9 327.2 327.4 291.8 330.2 0.85 12 450 6743 -10.1 -33.6 13 23.4 -15.5 306 9 330.5 330.6 292.3 332.3 0.50 13 400 7638 -16.6 -38.6 13 22.0 -20.5 289 8 333.5 333.5 293.0 334.8 0.34 14 350 8627 -23.1 -41.0 18 17.9 -25.8 295 11 337.6 337.6 294.0 338.7 0.30 15 300 9737 -31.9 -50.8 14 18.8 -33.6 298 16 340.4 340.4 294.5 340.9 0.12 16 250 10997 -41.7 -60.8 11 19.1 -42.6 313 15 344.0 344.0 295.3 344.2 0.04 17 200 12470 -53.3 -70.7 10 17.4 -53.7 346 19 348.3 348.3 296.3 348.4 0.01 18 150 14266 -66.1 -74.7 29 8.6 -66.2 338 17 356.2 356.2 298.0 356.3 0.01 19 100 16672 -72.1 -85.2 12 13.0 -72.2 8 14 388.3 388.3 303.5 388.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5801.06 m Freezing level: 555.77 mb = 5086.46 m = 16687.66 ft Wetbulb zero: 611.98 mb = 4306.11 m = 14127.49 ft Precipitable water: 1.76 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 50.16 % Est. max temperature: 33.31 C = 91.95 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 828.52 mb = 1773.97 m = 5820.06 ft T: 17.75 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.83 C/km ThetaE index: 24.69 C Layer 1000.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 825.78 mb = 1802.29 m = 5912.95 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.55 g/kg Conv temperature: 34.95 C = 94.92 F Cap Strength: 0.57 C Lifted Index: -2.65 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.83 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.13 C Showalter Index: -1.95 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.55 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.30 C Cross Totals Index: 22.25 C K Index: 29.78 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 232.90 Risk: None Energy Index: -3.85 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1245.49 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 49.91 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 17.03 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.77 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 843.43 mb = 1621.37 m = 5319.39 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 718.43 mb = 2981.24 m = 9780.85 ft Equ Level (EL): 168.43 mb = 13542.59 m = 44430.52 ft B at Equ Level: 1234.54 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 265.1 at 8.3 knts Storm direction: 295.1 at 6.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.4 neg: 0.5 tot: 2.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 109.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 29.7 neg: -3.3 tot: 26.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 8.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.56 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.1 stream: 2.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.18 Bulk Rich Number: 100.15 Bulk Shear: 12.44 m/s