MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2508261800F024.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2508261800F024.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 24 hour NAM valid 18Z WED 27 AUG 25 Station: 31.78,-100.43 Latitude: 31.78 Longitude: -100.43 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 141 1 950 599 SFC 948 619 32.3 19.6 47 12.8 23.1 160 9 310.2 313.1 298.1 356.8 15.28 3 900 1079 25.3 18.3 65 7.0 20.4 161 9 307.6 310.4 297.2 352.5 14.87 4 850 1578 20.4 17.2 82 3.2 18.2 162 10 307.5 310.3 297.1 352.0 14.73 5 800 2099 15.5 15.1 97 0.4 15.3 167 10 307.7 310.3 296.4 348.9 13.65 6 750 2644 12.3 8.9 80 3.3 10.2 200 8 309.9 311.7 294.1 339.2 9.59 7 700 3221 9.6 7.2 85 2.3 8.1 246 8 313.1 314.8 294.7 341.4 9.16 8 650 3833 6.6 -2.5 52 9.1 1.9 229 7 316.5 317.4 292.3 332.1 4.90 9 600 4486 2.9 -8.3 43 11.3 -2.2 241 8 319.5 320.1 291.9 330.6 3.39 10 550 5185 -0.3 -18.1 25 17.8 -6.8 256 8 323.7 324.1 291.6 329.5 1.67 11 500 5941 -4.9 -19.7 30 14.8 -10.0 241 7 327.0 327.4 292.4 332.6 1.60 12 450 6761 -10.0 -33.8 12 23.7 -15.4 224 9 330.6 330.7 292.4 332.4 0.49 13 400 7656 -16.8 -33.2 23 16.4 -20.3 214 12 333.2 333.3 293.2 335.3 0.58 14 350 8644 -23.2 -47.9 8 24.7 -26.2 216 11 337.4 337.5 293.8 338.0 0.14 15 300 9754 -31.5 -53.3 10 21.8 -33.3 227 7 341.0 341.0 294.6 341.4 0.09 16 250 11017 -41.8 -58.9 14 17.1 -42.6 272 3 343.9 343.9 295.3 344.1 0.05 17 200 12491 -51.3 -70.3 9 18.9 -51.7 7 17 351.5 351.5 297.0 351.5 0.01 18 150 14297 -65.3 -80.7 10 15.4 -65.4 350 18 357.7 357.7 298.2 357.7 0.00 19 100 16711 -70.8 -84.9 11 14.1 -70.9 51 10 390.9 390.9 303.9 390.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5799.42 m Freezing level: 554.59 mb = 5121.04 m = 16801.12 ft Wetbulb zero: 626.90 mb = 4128.28 m = 13544.08 ft Precipitable water: 1.62 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 60.14 % Est. max temperature: 29.97 C = 85.95 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 788.25 mb = 2223.93 m = 7296.26 ft T: 14.78 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.32 C/km ThetaE index: 17.59 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 812.21 mb = 1968.78 m = 6459.17 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.92 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.84 C = 85.72 F Cap Strength: -0.47 C Lifted Index: -3.13 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.92 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.95 C Showalter Index: -2.66 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 47.50 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.33 C Cross Totals Index: 22.17 C K Index: 40.24 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 233.58 Risk: None Energy Index: -3.77 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1423.32 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 53.35 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 10.62 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.98 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 806.59 mb = 2028.42 m = 6654.84 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 801.59 mb = 2081.81 m = 6830.01 ft Equ Level (EL): 181.59 mb = 13097.65 m = 42970.76 ft B at Equ Level: 1416.15 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 213.9 at 8.3 knts Storm direction: 243.9 at 6.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.8 neg: 0.1 tot: 1.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 77.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 14.5 neg: -0.6 tot: 13.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 4.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.47 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 2.7 stream: 1.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.10 Bulk Rich Number: 176.32 Bulk Shear: 8.07 m/s