MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2508261200F009.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2508261200F009.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 9 hour NAM valid 21Z TUE 26 AUG 25 Station: 30.35,-95.95 Latitude: 30.35 Longitude: -95.95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1006 88 34.1 22.6 51 11.5 25.6 112 8 306.7 310.0 298.5 359.1 17.41 1 1000 143 32.8 22.2 54 10.5 25.0 112 8 305.9 309.1 298.2 357.4 17.14 2 950 603 28.1 21.2 66 7.0 23.0 112 9 305.7 308.9 298.0 356.3 16.87 3 900 1080 23.4 20.3 82 3.2 21.2 112 9 305.6 308.8 297.9 356.1 16.85 4 850 1577 19.0 18.8 99 0.2 18.9 113 9 306.1 309.1 297.7 354.8 16.25 5 800 2096 15.0 14.2 95 0.7 14.5 150 2 307.1 309.5 295.7 345.8 12.85 6 750 2640 11.1 7.1 76 4.1 8.7 6 0 308.7 310.3 292.9 334.5 8.46 7 700 3213 9.7 -6.0 32 15.7 2.2 83 5 313.2 313.9 290.1 324.4 3.49 8 650 3825 6.7 -12.1 25 18.8 -1.2 141 5 316.6 317.0 290.0 324.3 2.33 9 600 4477 2.9 -14.5 27 17.3 -4.0 199 7 319.5 319.9 290.7 326.4 2.08 10 550 5175 -0.7 -26.9 12 26.2 -8.4 272 6 323.2 323.4 290.6 326.0 0.77 11 500 5930 -4.4 -22.9 22 18.5 -10.3 302 9 327.7 327.9 292.3 332.0 1.21 12 450 6752 -9.7 -24.5 29 14.9 -14.0 295 12 331.1 331.3 293.2 335.3 1.16 13 400 7650 -16.0 -29.0 32 13.0 -19.1 302 11 334.2 334.4 293.7 337.5 0.87 14 350 8640 -23.1 -46.2 10 23.1 -26.1 286 9 337.6 337.7 293.9 338.3 0.17 15 300 9750 -32.0 -54.1 9 22.1 -33.7 299 13 340.2 340.3 294.4 340.6 0.08 16 250 11009 -42.2 -53.6 28 11.4 -42.9 320 1 343.3 343.3 295.2 343.7 0.10 17 200 12476 -54.3 -64.3 28 10.0 -54.5 306 3 346.7 346.7 295.9 346.9 0.03 18 150 14273 -64.8 -79.9 11 15.2 -64.9 344 13 358.5 358.5 298.4 358.5 0.00 19 100 16694 -72.4 -85.3 13 12.8 -72.5 12 12 387.8 387.8 303.5 387.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5787.64 m Freezing level: 559.87 mb = 5037.18 m = 16525.97 ft Wetbulb zero: 667.53 mb = 3605.26 m = 11828.15 ft Precipitable water: 1.85 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 50.32 % Est. max temperature: 33.39 C = 92.11 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 853.16 mb = 1545.17 m = 5069.40 ft T: 19.30 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.19 C/km ThetaE index: 34.85 C Layer 1000.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 856.25 mb = 1513.73 m = 4966.25 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.96 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.39 C = 92.11 F Cap Strength: 0.19 C Lifted Index: -3.70 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -7.14 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.61 C Showalter Index: -3.11 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 46.55 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.39 C Cross Totals Index: 23.16 C K Index: 26.44 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 252.41 Risk: None Energy Index: -4.48 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2271.32 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 67.40 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.70 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.91 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 859.32 mb = 1482.66 m = 4864.30 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 854.32 mb = 1533.40 m = 5030.78 ft Equ Level (EL): 154.32 mb = 14096.06 m = 46246.34 ft B at Equ Level: 2261.54 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 140.9 at 6.3 knts Storm direction: 170.9 at 4.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.6 neg: 0.4 tot: 1.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -50.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 7.8 neg: -4.8 tot: 3.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 1.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.04 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 2.9 stream: -0.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 928.68 Bulk Shear: 2.45 m/s