MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2508261200F084.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2508261200F084.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 3.5 day NAM valid 0Z SAT 30 AUG 25 Station: 29.75,-95.44 Latitude: 29.75 Longitude: -95.44 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1009 19 34.2 22.5 50 11.8 25.6 136 6 306.6 309.8 298.4 358.4 17.22 1 1000 101 33.3 21.9 51 11.4 24.9 138 7 306.5 309.6 298.1 356.9 16.78 2 950 563 28.9 20.9 62 8.0 23.1 141 7 306.5 309.6 298.0 356.6 16.63 3 900 1042 24.5 19.5 74 5.0 20.9 132 1 306.8 309.8 297.7 355.1 16.06 4 850 1541 19.8 18.8 94 1.0 19.1 95 0 306.9 309.9 297.9 355.9 16.29 5 800 2062 16.1 15.8 98 0.2 15.9 335 6 308.3 310.9 297.0 351.5 14.28 6 750 2607 12.1 7.7 74 4.4 9.4 335 12 309.7 311.3 293.5 336.6 8.81 7 700 3184 10.5 -0.1 48 10.6 4.8 320 17 314.1 315.1 292.0 331.2 5.43 8 650 3797 6.5 0.7 66 5.9 3.3 316 16 316.4 317.6 293.3 336.0 6.20 9 600 4449 2.7 -0.3 80 3.0 1.1 315 15 319.3 320.5 294.1 339.3 6.25 10 550 5150 -0.8 -4.7 75 3.8 -2.8 313 15 323.1 324.1 294.1 339.2 4.92 11 500 5905 -4.9 -9.2 72 4.3 -6.9 318 14 327.1 327.8 294.3 339.8 3.80 12 450 6727 -9.3 -17.6 51 8.3 -12.3 334 17 331.5 331.9 294.0 338.9 2.13 13 400 7627 -15.4 -25.1 43 9.6 -18.1 329 21 334.9 335.2 294.2 339.5 1.25 14 350 8620 -22.8 -37.6 25 14.8 -25.3 326 16 338.0 338.1 294.2 339.7 0.43 15 300 9732 -31.4 -47.5 19 16.1 -33.0 346 20 341.2 341.2 294.8 341.9 0.17 16 250 10994 -41.9 -46.3 62 4.4 -42.2 332 26 343.8 343.9 295.4 344.8 0.24 17 200 12460 -55.2 -59.5 58 4.4 -55.3 327 31 345.4 345.4 295.7 345.7 0.06 18 150 14256 -64.2 -77.4 15 13.2 -64.3 0 28 359.5 359.5 298.6 359.5 0.01 19 100 16667 -71.8 -84.8 12 13.1 -71.8 22 20 389.1 389.1 303.6 389.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5804.33 m Freezing level: 561.75 mb = 4985.05 m = 16354.94 ft Wetbulb zero: 586.00 mb = 4639.32 m = 15220.68 ft Precipitable water: 2.25 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 73.10 % Est. max temperature: 34.49 C = 94.08 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 852.40 mb = 1515.90 m = 4973.37 ft T: 20.01 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.66 C/km ThetaE index: 24.68 C Layer 800.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 838.09 mb = 1661.92 m = 5452.42 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.60 g/kg Conv temperature: 34.83 C = 94.70 F Cap Strength: 0.39 C Lifted Index: -4.17 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.42 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.84 C Showalter Index: -3.99 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 48.41 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.68 C Cross Totals Index: 23.72 C K Index: 32.91 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 240.57 Risk: None Energy Index: -3.24 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2152.29 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 65.61 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6.52 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.39 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 845.89 mb = 1582.24 m = 5191.02 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 830.89 mb = 1736.09 m = 5695.77 ft Equ Level (EL): 150.89 mb = 14219.35 m = 46650.86 ft B at Equ Level: 2118.01 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 319.6 at 10.8 knts Storm direction: 349.6 at 8.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.1 neg: 3.8 tot: 3.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 145.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 11.3 neg: -6.7 tot: 4.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 1.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.23 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.5 stream: 1.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.10 Bulk Rich Number: 53.66 Bulk Shear: 40.11 m/s