MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2508271200F012.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2508271200F012.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 0Z THU 28 AUG 25 Station: 37.60,-97.20 Latitude: 37.60 Longitude: -97.20 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 155 SFC 973 393 17.1 16.5 96 0.6 16.7 130 11 292.6 294.8 290.9 327.2 12.21 2 950 593 15.7 15.5 99 0.1 15.6 134 22 293.1 295.2 290.7 326.5 11.75 3 900 1053 16.9 16.8 100 0.1 16.9 176 18 298.9 301.4 293.9 338.4 13.53 4 850 1542 16.7 15.7 94 0.9 16.0 246 17 303.6 306.1 295.1 343.3 13.35 5 800 2058 14.1 13.7 97 0.4 13.8 266 19 306.2 308.5 295.1 343.4 12.38 6 750 2602 12.1 10.3 89 1.7 11.0 276 25 309.7 311.7 294.8 341.9 10.57 7 700 3178 8.5 7.9 96 0.6 8.1 280 30 311.9 313.7 294.7 341.4 9.59 8 650 3788 5.1 4.9 98 0.3 5.0 283 32 314.8 316.4 294.6 340.9 8.36 9 600 4438 1.3 0.6 95 0.7 0.8 284 35 317.6 318.9 294.0 338.7 6.66 10 550 5135 -2.7 -3.1 97 0.4 -3.0 293 30 320.8 321.9 294.0 338.7 5.52 11 500 5885 -6.2 -8.6 83 2.4 -7.3 307 30 325.4 326.2 294.0 338.7 3.99 12 450 6703 -11.0 -14.8 74 3.8 -12.5 303 33 329.4 329.9 294.0 338.7 2.70 13 400 7598 -16.4 -21.8 63 5.4 -18.1 302 37 333.6 333.9 294.2 339.6 1.67 14 350 8588 -23.6 -28.7 63 5.1 -24.8 299 36 336.9 337.1 294.5 340.7 1.02 15 300 9694 -32.8 -34.3 87 1.4 -33.0 284 42 339.1 339.2 294.7 341.8 0.70 16 250 10949 -42.8 -53.7 29 10.9 -43.3 289 47 342.5 342.5 295.0 342.9 0.10 17 200 12419 -52.5 -68.6 12 16.2 -52.8 298 58 349.7 349.7 296.6 349.8 0.02 18 150 14231 -63.5 -78.3 12 14.8 -63.7 310 54 360.6 360.6 298.8 360.6 0.01 19 100 16681 -68.3 -86.5 6 18.2 -68.4 318 27 395.7 395.7 304.6 395.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5730.38 m Freezing level: 584.28 mb = 4657.27 m = 15279.57 ft Wetbulb zero: 588.97 mb = 4586.79 m = 15048.36 ft Precipitable water: 2.01 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 95.08 % Est. max temperature: 29.42 C = 84.96 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 963.58 mb = 472.01 m = 1548.58 ft T: 16.54 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.44 C/km ThetaE index: 4.62 C Layer 750.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 972.51 mb = 393.30 m = 1290.34 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.74 g/kg Conv temperature: 17.15 C = 62.87 F Cap Strength: 3.72 C Lifted Index: 3.46 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.35 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.01 C Showalter Index: -0.75 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 44.88 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.89 C Cross Totals Index: 21.99 C K Index: 38.04 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 386.26 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.98 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 40.19 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.97 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5217.10 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.76 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 918.78 mb = 877.67 m = 2879.45 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 280.1 at 26.8 knts Storm direction: 310.1 at 20.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 115.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 330.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 330.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 110.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.69 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.5 stream: 7.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.07 Bulk Rich Number: 0.17 Bulk Shear: 243.46 m/s