MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2508261800F051.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2508261800F051.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 51 hour NAM valid 21Z THU 28 AUG 25 Station: 32.85,-100.14 Latitude: 32.85 Longitude: -100.14 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 71 1 950 537 SFC 949 542 37.5 17.0 30 20.5 22.9 194 6 315.3 317.8 297.8 355.6 12.94 3 900 1025 30.8 15.7 40 15.1 20.2 199 6 313.2 315.6 297.0 351.9 12.53 4 850 1533 25.8 14.6 50 11.2 18.1 204 6 313.1 315.5 296.9 351.3 12.36 5 800 2063 20.6 13.6 64 7.0 15.8 209 6 313.1 315.5 296.9 351.2 12.32 6 750 2616 15.9 10.4 70 5.6 12.3 341 4 313.9 315.9 295.9 346.7 10.60 7 700 3199 11.2 8.4 83 2.8 9.4 344 8 314.9 316.8 295.7 345.8 9.92 8 650 3814 7.7 0.7 61 7.0 3.8 328 13 317.7 318.9 293.7 337.5 6.21 9 600 4470 3.8 -0.4 74 4.2 1.5 320 15 320.5 321.7 294.4 340.5 6.19 10 550 5172 -0.2 -4.2 75 4.0 -2.3 315 14 323.8 324.8 294.4 340.5 5.10 11 500 5928 -5.4 -9.2 75 3.8 -7.1 293 17 326.4 327.2 294.1 339.2 3.81 12 450 6750 -8.9 -22.4 33 13.5 -13.2 292 15 332.0 332.3 293.6 337.0 1.40 13 400 7650 -15.4 -21.8 58 6.4 -17.4 322 18 334.9 335.3 294.6 340.9 1.67 14 350 8642 -23.6 -27.8 68 4.3 -24.5 327 26 337.0 337.2 294.6 341.1 1.11 15 300 9754 -30.8 -50.3 13 19.5 -32.7 331 17 341.9 341.9 294.9 342.4 0.13 16 250 11020 -41.0 -52.8 27 11.7 -41.8 330 20 345.0 345.1 295.6 345.5 0.11 17 200 12496 -52.7 -63.2 27 10.5 -52.9 319 28 349.3 349.4 296.5 349.5 0.04 18 150 14297 -65.1 -73.1 32 7.9 -65.2 313 26 357.9 357.9 298.3 358.0 0.01 19 100 16710 -71.9 -84.2 14 12.3 -71.9 356 12 388.8 388.8 303.6 388.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5857.47 m Freezing level: 552.93 mb = 5131.00 m = 16833.78 ft Wetbulb zero: 580.21 mb = 4740.62 m = 15553.03 ft Precipitable water: 1.78 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 65.16 % Est. max temperature: 35.38 C = 95.69 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 707.38 mb = 3110.08 m = 10203.54 ft T: 11.89 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.08 C/km ThetaE index: 18.14 C Layer 900.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 709.18 mb = 3088.64 m = 10133.21 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.58 g/kg Conv temperature: 36.89 C = 98.40 F Cap Strength: 0.71 C Lifted Index: -3.39 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.90 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.16 C Showalter Index: -2.92 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.18 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 31.19 C Cross Totals Index: 19.99 C K Index: 42.96 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 247.44 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.36 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1108.38 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 47.08 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 15.94 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.59 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 718.85 mb = 2974.37 m = 9758.31 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 693.85 mb = 3271.85 m = 10734.30 ft Equ Level (EL): 173.85 mb = 13373.50 m = 43875.77 ft B at Equ Level: 1095.50 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 303.7 at 10.6 knts Storm direction: 333.7 at 8.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.1 neg: 0.7 tot: 2.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 166.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 11.2 neg: -6.7 tot: 4.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 1.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.25 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.4 stream: -0.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.08 Bulk Rich Number: 45.44 Bulk Shear: 24.39 m/s