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: 32.90,-93.82 Latitude: 32.90 Longitude: -93.82 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1005 69 26.3 23.2 83 3.1 24.0 62 6 299.0 302.3 297.0 351.7 18.08 1 1000 117 26.2 22.9 82 3.4 23.8 66 7 299.4 302.6 297.0 351.4 17.80 2 950 572 28.0 19.7 60 8.4 22.1 232 9 305.6 308.5 297.0 351.6 15.35 3 900 1050 23.9 18.1 70 5.8 19.8 254 13 306.1 308.9 296.7 350.2 14.67 4 850 1547 19.1 17.1 88 2.0 17.8 254 13 306.2 308.9 296.7 350.1 14.63 5 800 2065 15.4 14.0 91 1.4 14.5 276 13 307.6 309.9 295.7 345.8 12.67 6 750 2611 12.5 10.5 88 2.0 11.3 317 18 310.2 312.2 295.0 342.9 10.72 7 700 3188 9.4 6.4 81 3.0 7.6 316 22 312.9 314.6 294.3 339.8 8.65 8 650 3800 6.1 3.7 85 2.3 4.7 326 22 315.8 317.3 294.3 340.1 7.73 9 600 4453 2.7 -0.4 80 3.1 1.0 335 25 319.2 320.4 294.1 339.0 6.19 10 550 5152 -1.2 -6.7 66 5.6 -3.8 342 27 322.7 323.5 293.4 336.6 4.21 11 500 5906 -5.7 -15.8 45 10.1 -9.5 325 24 326.0 326.5 292.7 333.7 2.23 12 450 6724 -10.4 -23.9 32 13.5 -14.5 311 35 330.1 330.3 292.9 334.5 1.23 13 400 7619 -16.2 -38.9 12 22.7 -20.3 317 35 333.9 334.0 293.1 335.2 0.33 14 350 8612 -21.9 -59.2 2 37.3 -25.5 305 33 339.2 339.2 294.1 339.3 0.04 15 300 9725 -31.5 -43.0 31 11.5 -32.9 316 35 341.0 341.0 294.8 342.1 0.29 16 250 10985 -42.9 -54.1 28 11.2 -43.5 321 42 342.3 342.3 295.0 342.7 0.10 17 200 12453 -53.1 -60.0 43 6.9 -53.3 317 48 348.6 348.6 296.4 348.9 0.06 18 150 14253 -65.7 -73.8 32 8.1 -65.8 322 42 356.9 356.9 298.1 357.0 0.01 19 100 16676 -70.8 -85.1 10 14.3 -70.9 335 30 391.0 391.0 303.9 391.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5788.29 m Freezing level: 565.14 mb = 4940.58 m = 16209.06 ft Wetbulb zero: 589.92 mb = 4588.97 m = 15055.49 ft Precipitable water: 2.17 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 76.71 % Est. max temperature: 33.49 C = 92.28 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 961.56 mb = 464.83 m = 1525.00 ft T: 27.60 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.58 C/km ThetaE index: 11.83 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 838.67 mb = 1661.51 m = 5451.10 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.95 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.81 C = 92.85 F Cap Strength: 2.21 C Lifted Index: -3.24 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.87 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.55 C Showalter Index: -2.83 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 47.72 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.84 C Cross Totals Index: 22.88 C K Index: 38.96 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 257.02 Risk: None Energy Index: -3.23 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1214.82 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 49.29 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 69.64 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.21 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 870.62 mb = 1338.26 m = 4390.55 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 805.62 mb = 2005.53 m = 6579.74 ft Equ Level (EL): 175.62 mb = 13266.39 m = 43524.38 ft B at Equ Level: 1200.80 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 105.62 mb = 16349.14 m = 53638.27 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 316.9 at 19.1 knts Storm direction: 346.9 at 14.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 132.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 190.0 neg: -2.1 tot: 187.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 62.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.78 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.6 stream: 6.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.15 Bulk Rich Number: 12.57 Bulk Shear: 96.65 m/s