MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2508271200F015.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2508271200F015.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 15 hour NAM valid 3Z THU 28 AUG 25 Station: 34.57,-98.56 Latitude: 34.57 Longitude: -98.56 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 128 SFC 972 375 26.9 20.9 70 6.0 22.6 118 11 302.5 305.5 296.7 350.4 16.19 2 950 582 26.3 20.0 68 6.3 21.8 129 23 303.9 306.8 296.7 350.3 15.63 3 900 1059 25.0 18.3 66 6.7 20.2 168 26 307.3 310.1 297.1 352.0 14.83 4 850 1559 20.6 17.2 81 3.4 18.2 187 26 307.7 310.5 297.1 352.1 14.70 5 800 2080 16.4 16.2 99 0.2 16.3 197 26 308.6 311.4 297.3 353.1 14.67 6 750 2627 12.4 8.3 76 4.1 9.9 240 20 310.1 311.8 293.9 338.4 9.23 7 700 3204 10.8 -2.5 39 13.3 3.9 243 16 314.5 315.3 291.4 329.0 4.56 8 650 3817 7.2 -1.3 55 8.5 2.7 246 16 317.1 318.2 292.9 334.3 5.36 9 600 4471 3.7 -14.8 24 18.5 -3.6 264 16 320.4 320.8 290.9 327.3 2.03 10 550 5172 0.1 -32.3 7 32.3 -8.4 275 16 324.2 324.3 290.5 325.9 0.46 11 500 5928 -4.7 -15.0 45 10.2 -8.7 291 19 327.3 327.8 293.2 335.5 2.39 12 450 6749 -10.0 -25.3 27 15.3 -14.3 287 25 330.7 330.9 293.0 334.6 1.09 13 400 7645 -16.3 -31.4 26 15.1 -19.7 284 28 333.7 333.9 293.4 336.3 0.69 14 350 8633 -24.0 -33.2 43 9.2 -25.8 289 30 336.4 336.5 294.0 338.9 0.67 15 300 9742 -30.9 -50.6 13 19.8 -32.7 295 28 341.9 341.9 294.9 342.4 0.12 16 250 11009 -40.9 -60.9 10 20.0 -41.8 307 31 345.2 345.2 295.6 345.4 0.04 17 200 12488 -51.7 -70.4 9 18.7 -52.1 314 34 350.9 350.9 296.8 351.0 0.01 18 150 14296 -65.5 -78.3 15 12.8 -65.5 314 29 357.3 357.3 298.2 357.3 0.01 19 100 16720 -71.0 -85.5 10 14.5 -71.0 341 20 390.6 390.6 303.9 390.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5799.62 m Freezing level: 549.15 mb = 5185.17 m = 17011.50 ft Wetbulb zero: 628.55 mb = 4091.58 m = 13423.65 ft Precipitable water: 1.69 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 52.59 % Est. max temperature: 32.61 C = 90.69 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 890.68 mb = 1150.39 m = 3774.20 ft T: 24.20 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.71 C/km ThetaE index: 24.16 C Layer 750.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 806.84 mb = 2007.12 m = 6584.95 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.25 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.90 C = 91.21 F Cap Strength: 2.18 C Lifted Index: -2.22 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.16 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.09 C Showalter Index: -2.51 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 47.22 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.29 C Cross Totals Index: 21.93 C K Index: 29.21 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 425.03 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.26 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 914.67 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 42.77 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 58.02 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.18 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 841.00 mb = 1650.37 m = 5414.54 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 776.00 mb = 2338.47 m = 7672.07 ft Equ Level (EL): 196.00 mb = 12615.39 m = 41388.56 ft B at Equ Level: 908.60 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 116.00 mb = 15832.88 m = 51944.50 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 231.2 at 19.8 knts Storm direction: 261.2 at 14.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 81.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 325.1 neg: -4.2 tot: 320.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 107.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.65 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.2 stream: 7.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.79 Bulk Rich Number: 7.60 Bulk Shear: 120.42 m/s