MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2508261800F057.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2508261800F057.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 57 hour NAM valid 3Z FRI 29 AUG 25 Station: 32.27,-90.15 Latitude: 32.27 Longitude: -90.15 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1004 100 22.9 18.8 78 4.1 20.1 108 8 295.7 298.2 293.1 335.1 13.71 1 1000 137 22.6 18.5 78 4.0 19.8 109 8 295.7 298.2 293.0 334.7 13.55 2 950 584 23.2 20.4 85 2.7 21.2 164 23 300.7 303.6 296.2 347.9 16.10 3 900 1056 20.3 19.2 93 1.2 19.5 200 21 302.5 305.3 296.4 348.9 15.70 4 850 1549 17.9 17.6 98 0.3 17.7 217 22 304.9 307.7 296.6 349.8 15.06 5 800 2067 15.0 14.9 99 0.2 15.0 226 23 307.2 309.7 296.1 347.7 13.44 6 750 2611 11.1 9.2 88 1.8 9.9 262 21 308.6 310.4 293.9 338.4 9.80 7 700 3184 7.8 2.6 70 5.2 4.9 281 20 311.1 312.4 292.2 331.7 6.63 8 650 3792 4.7 -1.4 64 6.1 1.5 286 26 314.3 315.3 292.0 331.1 5.31 9 600 4440 0.9 -8.2 51 9.1 -3.1 293 25 317.2 317.8 291.2 328.4 3.45 10 550 5135 -2.4 -6.9 71 4.5 -4.5 307 20 321.3 322.1 293.0 334.9 4.15 11 500 5887 -6.2 -7.4 91 1.2 -6.8 319 22 325.4 326.3 294.3 340.0 4.39 12 450 6704 -11.2 -13.5 83 2.3 -12.1 314 22 329.2 329.8 294.2 339.5 3.01 13 400 7600 -16.5 -17.9 89 1.3 -17.0 317 25 333.5 334.0 294.7 341.7 2.34 14 350 8589 -23.2 -25.5 81 2.3 -23.8 305 31 337.5 337.8 294.9 342.5 1.37 15 300 9700 -31.6 -34.5 75 2.9 -32.1 300 40 340.8 341.0 295.1 343.4 0.68 16 250 10963 -41.9 -45.4 68 3.5 -42.2 292 46 343.8 343.9 295.5 344.9 0.26 17 200 12428 -55.5 -59.5 61 4.0 -55.6 286 49 344.9 344.9 295.6 345.1 0.06 18 150 14210 -66.0 -76.5 22 10.5 -66.1 321 60 356.4 356.4 298.0 356.4 0.01 19 100 16658 -68.8 -86.1 7 17.3 -68.9 319 26 394.8 394.8 304.5 394.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5749.87 m Freezing level: 586.28 mb = 4630.78 m = 15192.68 ft Wetbulb zero: 633.54 mb = 3999.91 m = 13122.90 ft Precipitable water: 2.16 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 78.71 % Est. max temperature: 31.87 C = 89.36 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 945.37 mb = 627.02 m = 2057.14 ft T: 22.90 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.20 C/km ThetaE index: 21.46 C Layer 800.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 849.61 mb = 1552.59 m = 5093.73 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.29 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.10 C = 89.77 F Cap Strength: 2.18 C Lifted Index: -1.22 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.09 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.17 C Showalter Index: -3.21 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 47.93 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.10 C Cross Totals Index: 23.83 C K Index: 36.53 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 276.79 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.06 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 305.76 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 24.73 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 82.74 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.18 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 915.90 mb = 903.00 m = 2962.56 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 760.90 mb = 2489.45 m = 8167.38 ft Equ Level (EL): 290.90 mb = 9913.28 m = 32523.48 ft B at Equ Level: 305.66 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 150.90 mb = 14173.17 m = 46499.33 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 266.8 at 21.7 knts Storm direction: 296.8 at 16.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 118.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 344.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 344.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 114.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.75 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.0 stream: 8.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.58 Bulk Rich Number: 2.34 Bulk Shear: 130.44 m/s