MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2508261800F030.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2508261800F030.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 30 hour NAM valid 0Z THU 28 AUG 25 Station: 35.87,-100.67 Latitude: 35.87 Longitude: -100.67 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 85 1 950 543 SFC 920 835 30.1 18.3 49 11.9 21.6 187 12 310.6 313.4 297.7 355.0 14.50 3 900 1027 28.7 17.0 49 11.7 20.5 191 19 311.1 313.7 297.3 353.0 13.68 4 850 1532 23.9 15.8 60 8.1 18.2 199 23 311.2 313.7 297.1 352.2 13.39 5 800 2059 19.8 11.8 60 8.1 14.5 221 23 312.3 314.4 295.7 345.9 10.92 6 750 2612 16.2 5.9 50 10.3 10.0 251 17 314.2 315.7 294.0 338.6 7.81 7 700 3194 11.3 0.8 48 10.5 5.5 259 18 315.0 316.1 292.6 333.4 5.81 8 650 3808 7.5 -4.5 42 12.1 1.5 265 19 317.5 318.3 292.0 331.0 4.20 9 600 4461 2.5 -3.8 63 6.4 -0.7 281 21 319.0 320.0 292.9 334.5 4.80 10 550 5160 -1.7 -6.2 71 4.5 -3.8 287 22 322.1 323.0 293.4 336.5 4.38 11 500 5913 -5.3 -11.1 64 5.8 -7.8 294 19 326.6 327.3 293.7 337.7 3.28 12 450 6734 -9.9 -17.7 53 7.7 -12.7 293 19 330.7 331.2 293.9 338.1 2.12 13 400 7631 -16.1 -21.5 63 5.4 -17.8 287 23 334.0 334.3 294.3 340.1 1.71 14 350 8621 -23.8 -29.6 59 5.7 -25.1 284 24 336.6 336.8 294.3 340.1 0.94 15 300 9727 -31.8 -44.4 28 12.5 -33.2 280 26 340.5 340.5 294.7 341.5 0.25 16 250 10994 -40.1 -65.9 5 25.8 -41.2 307 33 346.4 346.4 295.8 346.5 0.02 17 200 12476 -52.0 -67.7 14 15.7 -52.4 306 38 350.4 350.4 296.7 350.5 0.02 18 150 14283 -65.0 -78.7 13 13.7 -65.1 307 36 358.0 358.0 298.3 358.0 0.01 19 100 16714 -69.3 -85.4 8 16.1 -69.4 337 11 393.8 393.8 304.3 393.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5828.58 m Freezing level: 569.87 mb = 4882.10 m = 16017.20 ft Wetbulb zero: 615.76 mb = 4249.59 m = 13942.05 ft Precipitable water: 1.43 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 56.76 % Est. max temperature: 32.86 C = 91.16 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 774.11 mb = 2340.95 m = 7680.19 ft T: 18.00 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.10 C/km ThetaE index: 23.92 C Layer 900.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 718.16 mb = 2977.65 m = 9769.08 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.35 g/kg Conv temperature: 34.11 C = 93.40 F Cap Strength: 2.61 C Lifted Index: -3.08 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.62 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.16 C Showalter Index: -3.08 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.26 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.20 C Cross Totals Index: 21.06 C K Index: 34.50 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 427.96 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.85 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1096.30 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 46.83 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 69.91 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.61 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 753.80 mb = 2568.77 m = 8427.64 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 688.80 mb = 3327.22 m = 10915.95 ft Equ Level (EL): 188.80 mb = 12837.72 m = 42117.99 ft B at Equ Level: 1092.73 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 108.80 mb = 16208.19 m = 53175.83 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 261.3 at 19.8 knts Storm direction: 291.3 at 14.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 74.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 136.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 136.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 45.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.65 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.4 stream: 4.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.87 Bulk Rich Number: 17.54 Bulk Shear: 62.50 m/s