MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2508270600F003.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2508270600F003.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 3 hour NAM valid 9Z WED 27 AUG 25 Station: 31.19,-70.79 Latitude: 31.19 Longitude: -70.79 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1019 -1 25.9 25.6 98 0.3 25.7 195 13 297.4 301.2 298.2 357.6 20.69 1 1000 163 24.4 24.4 100 0.0 24.4 198 18 297.6 301.1 297.5 354.4 19.57 2 950 615 22.5 19.6 84 2.9 20.5 211 21 300.0 302.8 295.4 344.7 15.27 3 900 1084 19.7 16.1 80 3.6 17.2 214 21 301.8 304.1 294.3 339.7 12.88 4 850 1575 17.1 11.4 69 5.7 13.4 217 21 304.1 305.9 292.7 333.9 9.99 5 800 2090 14.8 5.6 54 9.2 9.4 216 21 306.9 308.3 291.3 328.7 7.15 6 750 2634 12.0 1.8 50 10.1 6.4 217 22 309.6 310.7 291.0 327.6 5.82 7 700 3207 8.2 -1.6 50 9.9 3.2 216 24 311.6 312.5 290.8 326.9 4.86 8 650 3815 4.1 -2.7 61 6.8 0.7 209 26 313.6 314.6 291.4 328.9 4.82 9 600 4460 -0.5 -2.5 86 2.0 -1.5 206 27 315.6 316.6 292.4 332.4 5.31 10 550 5152 -3.1 -3.6 96 0.5 -3.3 218 26 320.5 321.5 293.7 337.7 5.34 11 500 5900 -8.6 -9.0 97 0.4 -8.8 227 24 322.6 323.3 293.2 335.3 3.87 12 450 6712 -11.8 -14.0 84 2.1 -12.6 220 21 328.4 328.9 293.9 338.2 2.89 13 400 7606 -16.6 -21.1 68 4.4 -18.0 228 16 333.4 333.7 294.3 339.7 1.78 14 350 8596 -23.0 -30.0 53 6.9 -24.5 243 15 337.7 337.9 294.6 341.1 0.91 15 300 9707 -31.6 -38.3 52 6.7 -32.5 255 18 340.8 340.9 295.0 342.6 0.47 16 250 10968 -42.1 -48.3 50 6.3 -42.5 259 22 343.5 343.6 295.4 344.3 0.19 17 200 12438 -53.5 -60.4 43 6.9 -53.7 267 25 348.0 348.0 296.3 348.3 0.06 18 150 14231 -66.4 -72.5 42 6.1 -66.5 244 19 355.6 355.6 297.8 355.7 0.01 19 100 16664 -69.4 -85.2 8 15.8 -69.5 201 14 393.6 393.6 304.3 393.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5737.48 m Freezing level: 605.24 mb = 4392.73 m = 14411.67 ft Wetbulb zero: 634.68 mb = 4007.02 m = 13146.22 ft Precipitable water: 1.95 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 74.25 % Est. max temperature: 31.65 C = 88.97 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 1015.40 mb = 29.16 m = 95.67 ft T: 25.61 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.26 C/km ThetaE index: 30.70 C Layer 1000.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 918.75 mb = 905.15 m = 2969.60 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.97 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.56 C = 85.20 F Cap Strength: 1.01 C Lifted Index: -5.16 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.50 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.97 C Showalter Index: 0.82 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.66 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.69 C Cross Totals Index: 19.97 C K Index: 27.20 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 251.53 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.25 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1099.23 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 46.89 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 10.26 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.01 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 945.73 mb = 653.91 m = 2145.35 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 870.73 mb = 1368.01 m = 4488.16 ft Equ Level (EL): 190.73 mb = 12733.64 m = 41776.52 ft B at Equ Level: 1089.40 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 110.73 mb = 16052.43 m = 52664.82 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 214.0 at 23.4 knts Storm direction: 244.0 at 17.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.9 neg: 0.2 tot: 2.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 57.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 40.3 neg: -0.2 tot: 40.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 13.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.86 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 2.5 stream: 2.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.24 Bulk Rich Number: 167.43 Bulk Shear: 6.57 m/s