MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2508261200F036.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2508261200F036.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 36 hour NAM valid 0Z THU 28 AUG 25 Station: 34.60,-98.50 Latitude: 34.60 Longitude: -98.50 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 110 SFC 971 377 32.9 19.4 45 13.5 23.2 170 9 308.7 311.4 297.4 353.3 14.74 2 950 571 31.0 18.4 47 12.7 22.0 173 12 308.7 311.3 297.0 351.5 14.12 3 900 1053 26.4 17.5 58 8.9 20.1 178 13 308.7 311.3 297.0 351.4 14.11 4 850 1554 21.5 16.6 73 5.0 18.1 182 13 308.7 311.4 297.0 351.5 14.10 5 800 2076 16.8 14.2 84 2.6 15.1 197 14 309.1 311.5 296.2 348.1 12.83 6 750 2624 14.0 2.7 47 11.3 7.6 237 16 311.7 312.9 292.0 331.0 6.20 7 700 3202 10.2 -0.1 49 10.3 4.6 228 17 313.8 314.9 292.0 331.0 5.44 8 650 3814 6.6 -0.1 62 6.7 2.9 223 17 316.5 317.6 293.1 335.0 5.85 9 600 4467 3.1 -6.9 48 10.1 -1.6 260 17 319.8 320.5 292.3 332.1 3.79 10 550 5167 -0.8 -13.2 39 12.3 -5.9 283 19 323.1 323.6 292.2 331.6 2.52 11 500 5922 -4.2 -28.1 14 23.9 -10.9 277 26 327.9 328.1 291.9 330.7 0.76 12 450 6744 -9.8 -32.4 14 22.5 -15.2 274 30 330.9 331.0 292.5 332.9 0.56 13 400 7640 -16.3 -41.3 10 24.9 -20.5 276 31 333.8 333.8 293.0 334.8 0.26 14 350 8627 -24.3 -45.4 12 21.1 -27.0 273 31 335.9 336.0 293.5 336.7 0.19 15 300 9733 -31.7 -58.1 6 26.4 -33.6 279 31 340.7 340.7 294.6 340.9 0.05 16 250 10997 -40.9 -60.6 10 19.7 -41.8 300 30 345.2 345.2 295.6 345.4 0.04 17 200 12477 -52.0 -72.4 7 20.4 -52.4 323 35 350.3 350.3 296.7 350.4 0.01 18 150 14282 -65.2 -78.4 14 13.2 -65.3 318 34 357.7 357.7 298.2 357.7 0.01 19 100 16711 -70.4 -84.9 10 14.6 -70.4 336 15 391.8 391.8 304.0 391.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5811.69 m Freezing level: 560.64 mb = 5018.09 m = 16463.33 ft Wetbulb zero: 617.73 mb = 4229.77 m = 13877.02 ft Precipitable water: 1.58 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 52.18 % Est. max temperature: 33.20 C = 91.75 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 798.82 mb = 2088.84 m = 6853.08 ft T: 16.78 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.30 C/km ThetaE index: 20.50 C Layer 800.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 769.92 mb = 2401.70 m = 7879.48 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.18 g/kg Conv temperature: 34.89 C = 94.80 F Cap Strength: 0.80 C Lifted Index: -1.82 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.25 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.80 C Showalter Index: -1.73 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.47 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.72 C Cross Totals Index: 20.75 C K Index: 32.00 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 250.54 Risk: None Energy Index: -3.99 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1056.61 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 45.97 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 15.57 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.80 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 791.72 mb = 2164.63 m = 7101.71 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 726.72 mb = 2888.15 m = 9475.43 ft Equ Level (EL): 186.72 mb = 12907.79 m = 42347.87 ft B at Equ Level: 1047.88 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 106.72 mb = 16321.33 m = 53547.01 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 242.0 at 17.2 knts Storm direction: 272.0 at 12.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.5 neg: 0.3 tot: 2.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 54.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 62.5 neg: -2.6 tot: 59.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 20.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.65 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.8 stream: 2.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.35 Bulk Rich Number: 28.80 Bulk Shear: 36.69 m/s