MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2508261200F027.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2508261200F027.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 27 hour NAM valid 15Z WED 27 AUG 25 Station: 37.96,-99.57 Latitude: 37.96 Longitude: -99.57 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 168 1 950 606 SFC 940 692 16.6 15.9 96 0.6 16.1 140 8 294.8 297.0 291.6 329.8 12.20 3 900 1066 15.3 15.2 100 0.0 15.3 190 15 297.2 299.4 292.4 332.5 12.18 4 850 1553 15.9 15.6 98 0.3 15.7 243 28 302.8 305.2 294.8 342.0 13.23 5 800 2069 14.5 14.4 99 0.1 14.4 251 31 306.6 309.0 295.7 345.6 12.98 6 750 2614 11.5 11.3 98 0.3 11.3 262 31 309.1 311.2 295.1 343.3 11.26 7 700 3189 8.4 8.1 98 0.3 8.2 275 27 311.8 313.6 294.7 341.7 9.72 8 650 3799 5.5 4.2 91 1.3 4.8 281 26 315.2 316.8 294.4 340.3 7.99 9 600 4450 1.8 0.5 91 1.3 1.1 283 27 318.2 319.5 294.1 339.4 6.64 10 550 5147 -2.5 -3.6 92 1.1 -3.0 282 24 321.1 322.2 293.9 338.5 5.35 11 500 5900 -6.2 -6.5 98 0.3 -6.4 278 25 325.4 326.4 294.6 341.0 4.70 12 450 6716 -11.8 -16.7 67 4.9 -13.6 276 25 328.4 328.8 293.4 336.3 2.30 13 400 7607 -17.5 -21.8 69 4.2 -18.8 281 25 332.2 332.6 293.9 338.2 1.68 14 350 8593 -24.2 -29.6 61 5.4 -25.3 286 28 336.2 336.4 294.3 339.7 0.94 15 300 9701 -32.6 -36.8 66 4.2 -33.1 293 33 339.5 339.6 294.7 341.6 0.55 16 250 10954 -43.8 -50.0 50 6.2 -44.2 284 36 341.0 341.0 294.7 341.6 0.16 17 200 12420 -52.2 -69.6 11 17.3 -52.6 302 50 350.0 350.0 296.7 350.1 0.02 18 150 14233 -63.0 -80.4 8 17.5 -63.1 308 44 361.6 361.6 299.0 361.6 0.00 19 100 16680 -67.8 -87.0 5 19.2 -67.9 332 26 396.7 396.7 304.8 396.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5731.63 m Freezing level: 578.92 mb = 4744.15 m = 15564.62 ft Wetbulb zero: 586.90 mb = 4627.18 m = 15180.86 ft Precipitable water: 1.85 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 95.66 % Est. max temperature: 28.55 C = 83.40 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 932.01 mb = 769.08 m = 2523.19 ft T: 16.29 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.40 C/km ThetaE index: 7.13 C Layer 750.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 929.72 mb = 790.02 m = 2591.90 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.55 g/kg Conv temperature: 17.17 C = 62.90 F Cap Strength: 2.97 C Lifted Index: 2.52 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.34 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.21 C Showalter Index: -0.29 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 44.00 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.14 C Cross Totals Index: 21.86 C K Index: 37.44 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 363.88 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.30 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 37.42 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.65 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4710.71 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.93 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 886.27 mb = 1197.23 m = 3927.86 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 268.1 at 25.6 knts Storm direction: 298.1 at 19.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 118.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 324.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 324.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 108.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.85 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.9 stream: 8.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.07 Bulk Rich Number: 0.36 Bulk Shear: 103.72 m/s