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: 32.89,-97.00 Latitude: 32.89 Longitude: -97.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 96 SFC 992 167 37.9 19.3 34 18.7 24.5 205 9 311.8 314.5 297.8 355.8 14.33 2 950 560 32.0 18.3 44 13.6 22.2 208 10 309.6 312.3 297.2 352.5 14.10 3 900 1043 27.2 17.4 55 9.9 20.3 211 10 309.6 312.2 297.1 352.1 13.99 4 850 1546 22.3 16.4 69 5.9 18.2 214 10 309.5 312.2 297.1 352.1 13.98 5 800 2069 17.3 14.7 85 2.6 15.5 222 10 309.6 312.1 296.6 350.0 13.27 6 750 2618 13.5 10.5 82 3.1 11.6 277 9 311.3 313.3 295.3 344.0 10.67 7 700 3196 9.8 7.2 84 2.6 8.2 283 16 313.4 315.1 294.7 341.7 9.14 8 650 3808 5.8 0.3 68 5.5 2.8 292 18 315.5 316.7 292.9 334.5 6.01 9 600 4460 3.2 -9.4 39 12.6 -2.4 295 21 319.9 320.5 291.7 330.2 3.14 10 550 5159 -0.8 -13.4 38 12.6 -5.9 298 22 323.2 323.6 292.1 331.5 2.47 11 500 5914 -4.6 -19.5 30 14.9 -9.8 307 21 327.4 327.8 292.6 333.1 1.63 12 450 6735 -9.7 -29.0 19 19.3 -14.7 312 24 331.0 331.2 292.7 333.8 0.77 13 400 7633 -15.8 -39.3 11 23.5 -20.1 321 27 334.4 334.5 293.2 335.6 0.32 14 350 8623 -23.5 -33.5 40 10.0 -25.4 292 23 337.1 337.2 294.2 339.5 0.65 15 300 9736 -30.7 -58.1 5 27.4 -32.7 315 26 342.1 342.1 294.8 342.3 0.05 16 250 11000 -41.3 -55.5 20 14.2 -42.1 333 31 344.7 344.7 295.5 345.0 0.08 17 200 12475 -53.0 -60.1 42 7.2 -53.2 324 36 348.9 348.9 296.4 349.1 0.06 18 150 14276 -65.1 -75.2 23 10.1 -65.1 334 34 358.0 358.0 298.3 358.0 0.01 19 100 16695 -71.8 -85.2 12 13.5 -71.8 342 20 389.1 389.1 303.6 389.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5818.14 m Freezing level: 559.66 mb = 5023.96 m = 16482.60 ft Wetbulb zero: 623.10 mb = 4152.04 m = 13622.01 ft Precipitable water: 1.88 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 58.54 % Est. max temperature: 35.72 C = 96.30 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 759.96 mb = 2505.64 m = 8220.49 ft T: 14.31 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.30 C/km ThetaE index: 25.57 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 769.73 mb = 2397.18 m = 7864.66 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.11 g/kg Conv temperature: 36.76 C = 98.18 F Cap Strength: 0.32 C Lifted Index: -2.74 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.00 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.63 C Showalter Index: -2.39 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 47.97 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.93 C Cross Totals Index: 21.04 C K Index: 40.76 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 238.38 Risk: None Energy Index: -3.68 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1333.54 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 51.64 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8.83 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.72 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 775.84 mb = 2329.97 m = 7644.16 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 760.84 mb = 2495.86 m = 8188.43 ft Equ Level (EL): 170.84 mb = 13461.50 m = 44164.47 ft B at Equ Level: 1321.85 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 279.6 at 15.4 knts Storm direction: 309.6 at 11.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 2.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 79.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 32.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 32.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 10.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.62 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.3 stream: 2.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.13 Bulk Rich Number: 42.83 Bulk Shear: 31.14 m/s