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: 32.04,-100.45 Latitude: 32.04 Longitude: -100.45 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1 950 598 SFC 943 665 32.0 19.5 48 12.5 22.9 168 9 310.3 313.2 298.1 356.9 15.28 3 900 1079 25.4 18.3 65 7.1 20.4 168 10 307.7 310.5 297.2 352.6 14.87 4 850 1578 20.4 17.2 82 3.2 18.2 169 10 307.5 310.3 297.0 351.8 14.68 5 800 2099 15.6 14.9 96 0.7 15.1 174 10 307.7 310.3 296.3 348.3 13.42 6 750 2644 12.0 7.5 74 4.5 9.2 212 8 309.6 311.2 293.4 336.2 8.71 7 700 3220 10.0 3.6 65 6.3 6.3 232 8 313.5 314.9 293.3 335.7 7.12 8 650 3833 6.8 -6.2 39 12.9 0.5 210 9 316.6 317.3 291.3 328.6 3.71 9 600 4485 3.1 -15.3 25 18.4 -4.1 226 8 319.7 320.1 290.6 326.2 1.94 10 550 5184 -0.2 -25.7 13 25.5 -7.9 256 9 323.9 324.1 290.8 326.9 0.86 11 500 5940 -4.9 -20.1 29 15.2 -10.1 244 9 327.1 327.4 292.4 332.5 1.55 12 450 6760 -10.0 -32.6 14 22.5 -15.3 232 11 330.6 330.7 292.4 332.6 0.55 13 400 7655 -16.9 -32.7 24 15.8 -20.3 220 13 333.0 333.1 293.1 335.2 0.61 14 350 8643 -23.4 -46.5 10 23.0 -26.3 215 12 337.2 337.2 293.8 337.8 0.17 15 300 9753 -31.4 -53.6 9 22.2 -33.2 228 8 341.1 341.1 294.7 341.5 0.09 16 250 11017 -41.8 -54.9 23 13.0 -42.5 277 7 343.9 343.9 295.3 344.3 0.09 17 200 12491 -51.3 -66.4 15 15.1 -51.7 8 18 351.5 351.5 297.0 351.6 0.03 18 150 14297 -65.3 -81.0 10 15.7 -65.4 348 19 357.6 357.6 298.2 357.6 0.00 19 100 16710 -70.9 -85.0 11 14.0 -71.0 44 11 390.7 390.7 303.9 390.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5798.96 m Freezing level: 552.57 mb = 5148.57 m = 16891.43 ft Wetbulb zero: 644.09 mb = 3907.41 m = 12819.42 ft Precipitable water: 1.46 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 51.15 % Est. max temperature: 29.72 C = 85.50 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 787.23 mb = 2234.82 m = 7332.01 ft T: 14.68 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.45 C/km ThetaE index: 30.67 C Layer 900.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 811.33 mb = 1978.13 m = 6489.85 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.89 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.43 C = 84.98 F Cap Strength: -0.42 C Lifted Index: -3.07 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.76 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.49 C Showalter Index: -2.54 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 47.33 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.27 C Cross Totals Index: 22.06 C K Index: 36.15 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 234.56 Risk: None Energy Index: -3.77 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1388.82 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 52.70 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 10.80 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.08 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 806.32 mb = 2031.34 m = 6664.41 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 801.32 mb = 2084.76 m = 6839.69 ft Equ Level (EL): 181.32 mb = 13106.70 m = 43000.46 ft B at Equ Level: 1380.18 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 214.6 at 8.9 knts Storm direction: 244.6 at 6.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.5 neg: 0.3 tot: 1.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 36.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 9.2 neg: -0.5 tot: 8.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 2.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.34 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 2.1 stream: 0.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.07 Bulk Rich Number: 200.12 Bulk Shear: 6.94 m/s