MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2508270600F012.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2508270600F012.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 18Z WED 27 AUG 25 Station: 38.17,-98.50 Latitude: 38.17 Longitude: -98.50 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 167 SFC 957 545 16.6 16.2 97 0.4 16.4 133 11 293.5 295.6 291.2 328.2 12.20 2 950 606 16.1 16.0 99 0.2 16.0 136 15 293.5 295.7 291.2 328.0 12.08 3 900 1066 14.9 14.7 99 0.2 14.8 167 28 296.9 299.0 291.9 330.8 11.75 4 850 1552 15.4 15.1 98 0.3 15.2 196 22 302.2 304.6 294.3 340.0 12.78 5 800 2066 13.4 13.1 98 0.3 13.3 204 11 305.5 307.7 294.6 341.3 11.96 6 750 2608 11.1 11.0 99 0.1 11.0 227 18 308.7 310.7 294.8 342.2 11.05 7 700 3183 8.3 8.1 99 0.2 8.2 243 24 311.7 313.5 294.7 341.6 9.72 8 650 3793 5.1 4.8 98 0.3 4.9 252 26 314.8 316.4 294.6 340.9 8.36 9 600 4443 1.0 0.8 98 0.2 0.9 257 29 317.3 318.6 294.0 338.8 6.78 10 550 5139 -2.3 -2.7 97 0.4 -2.5 268 31 321.4 322.5 294.3 339.8 5.70 11 500 5891 -5.7 -6.4 95 0.7 -6.1 276 32 326.1 327.0 294.7 341.8 4.74 12 450 6712 -10.1 -11.2 92 1.1 -10.6 284 34 330.5 331.2 295.0 342.8 3.62 13 400 7609 -16.0 -17.5 88 1.5 -16.5 285 34 334.2 334.7 295.0 342.7 2.42 14 350 8600 -23.6 -25.8 82 2.2 -24.1 289 32 337.0 337.2 294.8 341.8 1.34 15 300 9708 -32.3 -35.1 76 2.8 -32.7 286 32 339.9 340.0 294.9 342.3 0.65 16 250 10964 -43.9 -47.2 70 3.3 -44.2 268 36 340.8 340.8 294.7 341.6 0.22 17 200 12426 -53.4 -67.7 16 14.3 -53.7 300 57 348.2 348.2 296.3 348.3 0.02 18 150 14234 -63.3 -84.7 4 21.4 -63.4 308 54 361.0 361.0 298.9 361.0 0.00 19 100 16690 -68.2 -86.1 6 17.9 -68.3 324 25 395.9 395.9 304.6 395.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5724.72 m Freezing level: 584.39 mb = 4660.05 m = 15288.70 ft Wetbulb zero: 586.78 mb = 4620.96 m = 15160.46 ft Precipitable water: 1.95 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 97.94 % Est. max temperature: 28.04 C = 82.47 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 951.15 mb = 595.71 m = 1954.40 ft T: 16.19 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.18 C/km ThetaE index: 3.35 C Layer 700.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 925.00 mb = 832.79 m = 2732.22 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.05 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.32 C = 64.97 F Cap Strength: 3.48 C Lifted Index: 4.69 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.90 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.36 C Showalter Index: 1.06 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 41.89 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.09 C Cross Totals Index: 20.80 C K Index: 35.95 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 405.04 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.24 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 32.36 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.04 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6145.05 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.62 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 902.70 mb = 1040.28 m = 3412.95 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 246.1 at 25.3 knts Storm direction: 276.1 at 19.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 92.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 299.3 neg: -40.5 tot: 258.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 86.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.56 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.1 stream: 6.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.05 Bulk Rich Number: 0.23 Bulk Shear: 142.95 m/s