MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2508270000F024.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2508270000F024.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 24 hour NAM valid 0Z THU 28 AUG 25 Station: 36.27,-100.83 Latitude: 36.27 Longitude: -100.83 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 81 1 950 538 SFC 913 894 29.9 16.7 45 13.2 20.6 186 13 311.1 313.6 297.0 351.6 13.25 3 900 1023 28.8 15.7 45 13.1 19.7 189 19 311.2 313.6 296.6 349.8 12.59 4 850 1527 24.0 14.7 56 9.3 17.7 196 23 311.3 313.7 296.5 349.6 12.49 5 800 2054 19.0 13.7 71 5.3 15.4 203 24 311.4 313.7 296.5 349.3 12.38 6 750 2605 15.3 8.5 64 6.8 11.0 232 21 313.2 315.0 294.8 342.2 9.35 7 700 3187 11.6 4.3 61 7.3 7.3 258 23 315.3 316.7 294.0 338.7 7.46 8 650 3802 7.0 2.7 74 4.3 4.5 272 25 316.9 318.3 294.2 339.6 7.17 9 600 4455 2.8 -0.1 81 2.9 1.2 279 25 319.3 320.6 294.2 339.6 6.33 10 550 5155 -1.5 -3.8 84 2.4 -2.7 286 26 322.4 323.4 294.2 339.5 5.25 11 500 5909 -5.4 -11.4 63 5.9 -7.9 285 26 326.4 327.0 293.6 337.2 3.21 12 450 6729 -10.4 -13.7 77 3.2 -11.7 275 25 330.1 330.7 294.4 340.2 2.96 13 400 7624 -16.5 -23.5 55 7.0 -18.5 274 31 333.5 333.8 294.0 338.7 1.44 14 350 8615 -23.6 -28.2 66 4.6 -24.6 269 29 337.0 337.2 294.6 341.0 1.07 15 300 9722 -31.7 -44.9 26 13.2 -33.1 277 30 340.8 340.8 294.7 341.7 0.23 16 250 10989 -40.5 -65.9 5 25.4 -41.5 306 39 345.9 345.9 295.7 346.0 0.02 17 200 12469 -52.0 -68.2 12 16.3 -52.3 308 44 350.5 350.5 296.8 350.6 0.02 18 150 14279 -64.5 -80.2 10 15.8 -64.6 297 35 359.0 359.0 298.5 359.1 0.00 19 100 16712 -69.4 -85.8 7 16.5 -69.4 326 14 393.7 393.7 304.3 393.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5828.10 m Freezing level: 567.19 mb = 4914.63 m = 16123.90 ft Wetbulb zero: 584.59 mb = 4664.67 m = 15303.83 ft Precipitable water: 1.57 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 68.79 % Est. max temperature: 31.56 C = 88.81 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 754.06 mb = 2559.05 m = 8395.72 ft T: 15.64 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.24 C/km ThetaE index: 12.92 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 704.88 mb = 3128.21 m = 10263.04 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.55 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.83 C = 92.90 F Cap Strength: 2.05 C Lifted Index: -2.42 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.14 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.05 C Showalter Index: -2.36 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.63 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.46 C Cross Totals Index: 20.17 C K Index: 36.92 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 410.69 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.41 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 751.44 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 38.77 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 56.71 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.05 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 742.75 mb = 2687.08 m = 8815.76 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 667.75 mb = 3578.11 m = 11739.07 ft Equ Level (EL): 217.75 mb = 11905.14 m = 39058.37 ft B at Equ Level: 750.97 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 127.75 mb = 15242.55 m = 50007.75 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 259.1 at 24.1 knts Storm direction: 289.1 at 18.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 98.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 174.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 174.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 58.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.74 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.2 stream: 5.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.68 Bulk Rich Number: 9.49 Bulk Shear: 79.22 m/s