MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2508271200F018.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2508271200F018.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 18 hour NAM valid 6Z THU 28 AUG 25 Station: 37.62,-97.27 Latitude: 37.62 Longitude: -97.27 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 147 SFC 971 398 15.8 15.3 96 0.6 15.5 135 11 291.4 293.4 289.8 323.4 11.29 2 950 584 14.9 14.6 98 0.3 14.7 142 21 292.3 294.2 289.9 323.6 11.05 3 900 1047 18.3 18.0 98 0.3 18.1 196 21 300.4 303.1 295.1 343.2 14.60 4 850 1539 17.8 17.1 96 0.7 17.4 235 22 304.8 307.5 296.3 348.4 14.61 5 800 2057 15.1 13.7 91 1.4 14.2 250 24 307.3 309.6 295.5 344.8 12.46 6 750 2601 11.6 10.6 93 1.0 10.9 261 21 309.2 311.2 294.8 341.9 10.74 7 700 3176 8.2 7.5 96 0.7 7.8 255 23 311.6 313.4 294.4 340.4 9.36 8 650 3786 4.9 4.1 94 0.9 4.4 261 22 314.5 316.0 294.1 339.3 7.91 9 600 4436 1.2 0.2 93 1.0 0.6 281 18 317.5 318.7 293.9 338.0 6.47 10 550 5131 -2.7 -3.8 92 1.1 -3.3 291 17 320.8 321.9 293.8 337.9 5.26 11 500 5882 -6.2 -6.9 95 0.7 -6.5 310 15 325.5 326.4 294.5 340.6 4.57 12 450 6701 -10.8 -11.7 93 0.9 -11.2 305 20 329.6 330.3 294.7 341.4 3.47 13 400 7596 -16.4 -17.9 89 1.5 -16.9 300 28 333.6 334.1 294.8 341.9 2.34 14 350 8586 -23.5 -25.9 81 2.3 -24.1 291 35 337.0 337.3 294.8 341.9 1.33 15 300 9694 -32.3 -35.8 71 3.4 -32.9 295 33 339.8 339.9 294.8 342.1 0.60 16 250 10951 -43.5 -46.8 70 3.3 -43.7 312 42 341.4 341.5 294.8 342.3 0.23 17 200 12413 -52.2 -67.6 14 15.4 -52.5 303 76 350.1 350.1 296.7 350.2 0.02 18 150 14236 -62.0 -80.2 7 18.2 -62.1 312 49 363.2 363.2 299.3 363.3 0.00 19 100 16691 -68.2 -86.4 6 18.2 -68.2 319 31 396.0 396.0 304.6 396.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5735.53 m Freezing level: 584.93 mb = 4645.20 m = 15239.98 ft Wetbulb zero: 592.17 mb = 4540.64 m = 14896.94 ft Precipitable water: 2.06 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 94.34 % Est. max temperature: 30.50 C = 86.90 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 962.98 mb = 468.02 m = 1535.47 ft T: 15.46 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.32 C/km ThetaE index: 10.54 C Layer 800.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 970.98 mb = 397.64 m = 1304.59 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.03 g/kg Conv temperature: 17.48 C = 63.46 F Cap Strength: 4.09 C Lifted Index: 2.88 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.97 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.21 C Showalter Index: -2.63 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 47.30 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.00 C Cross Totals Index: 23.30 C K Index: 40.45 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 263.49 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.65 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 53.92 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 10.38 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5124.28 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.09 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 916.63 mb = 889.80 m = 2919.27 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 259.9 at 19.9 knts Storm direction: 289.9 at 14.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.1 neg: 0.1 tot: 5.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 99.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 285.3 neg: -1.1 tot: 284.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 94.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.70 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.1 stream: 7.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.10 Bulk Rich Number: 0.43 Bulk Shear: 126.81 m/s