MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2508271200F033.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2508271200F033.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 33 hour NAM valid 21Z THU 28 AUG 25 Station: 34.54,-98.47 Latitude: 34.54 Longitude: -98.47 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 65 SFC 969 355 38.3 19.4 33 19.0 24.5 249 10 314.3 317.2 298.7 360.1 14.75 2 950 529 35.0 18.3 37 16.7 23.0 249 12 312.7 315.4 297.9 356.1 14.07 3 900 1017 30.2 17.2 46 12.9 21.0 253 13 312.6 315.2 297.8 355.3 13.88 4 850 1524 25.2 16.3 58 8.9 18.9 256 14 312.6 315.2 297.7 355.3 13.87 5 800 2053 20.0 15.3 74 4.7 16.7 259 14 312.4 315.1 297.7 354.9 13.80 6 750 2606 14.8 13.5 92 1.3 13.9 269 16 312.7 315.1 297.3 353.0 13.08 7 700 3187 10.6 9.1 90 1.5 9.6 283 24 314.3 316.3 295.9 346.6 10.42 8 650 3801 6.5 4.2 85 2.3 5.2 286 26 316.3 317.9 294.7 341.5 8.01 9 600 4454 2.8 -3.8 62 6.6 -0.5 299 28 319.4 320.3 293.0 334.9 4.82 10 550 5154 -0.4 -7.1 60 6.7 -3.6 308 23 323.7 324.5 293.6 337.2 4.10 11 500 5910 -4.7 -19.9 29 15.2 -9.9 304 20 327.3 327.6 292.5 332.9 1.58 12 450 6731 -9.6 -41.3 6 31.7 -15.7 321 27 331.1 331.2 292.3 332.0 0.23 13 400 7629 -14.9 -50.4 3 35.5 -19.9 317 32 335.6 335.6 293.3 336.0 0.09 14 350 8625 -21.8 -47.5 8 25.7 -25.2 313 30 339.3 339.3 294.3 339.9 0.15 15 300 9739 -31.1 -53.1 10 22.0 -32.9 313 27 341.6 341.6 294.8 341.9 0.09 16 250 11004 -41.2 -56.3 18 15.1 -42.0 316 36 344.8 344.9 295.6 345.2 0.07 17 200 12479 -52.8 -59.9 42 7.2 -52.9 312 37 349.2 349.2 296.5 349.5 0.06 18 150 14281 -65.6 -74.2 29 8.7 -65.6 318 48 357.2 357.2 298.1 357.2 0.01 19 100 16703 -70.6 -85.2 10 14.6 -70.6 351 16 391.3 391.3 304.0 391.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5844.99 m Freezing level: 555.57 mb = 5076.34 m = 16654.46 ft Wetbulb zero: 604.47 mb = 4393.29 m = 14413.49 ft Precipitable water: 1.91 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 65.87 % Est. max temperature: 36.51 C = 97.71 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 738.54 mb = 2735.50 m = 8974.64 ft T: 13.88 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.62 C/km ThetaE index: 25.13 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 745.61 mb = 2655.37 m = 8711.74 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.02 g/kg Conv temperature: 36.80 C = 98.24 F Cap Strength: -0.00 C Lifted Index: -3.77 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.86 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.52 C Showalter Index: -3.53 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.91 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.89 C Cross Totals Index: 21.01 C K Index: 44.68 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 281.78 Risk: None Energy Index: -4.32 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1730.69 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 58.83 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4.07 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.53 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 745.99 mb = 2651.01 m = 8697.44 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 740.99 mb = 2707.63 m = 8883.19 ft Equ Level (EL): 150.99 mb = 14239.27 m = 46716.20 ft B at Equ Level: 1709.83 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 286.6 at 20.0 knts Storm direction: 316.6 at 15.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 2.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 72.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 63.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 63.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 21.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.97 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.1 stream: 3.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.27 Bulk Rich Number: 80.95 Bulk Shear: 21.38 m/s