MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2508271800F027.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2508271800F027.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 27 hour NAM valid 21Z THU 28 AUG 25 Station: 32.81,-97.54 Latitude: 32.81 Longitude: -97.54 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 88 SFC 982 252 37.2 21.0 39 16.2 25.2 199 13 311.9 315.0 299.0 361.4 16.10 2 950 552 32.1 20.1 49 12.0 23.4 201 15 309.8 312.8 298.3 357.9 15.80 3 900 1036 27.3 19.0 61 8.3 21.3 203 15 309.6 312.6 298.1 356.9 15.54 4 850 1539 22.4 18.2 77 4.2 19.4 206 15 309.6 312.6 298.2 357.3 15.67 5 800 2063 17.6 15.8 89 1.8 16.3 218 15 309.9 312.6 297.3 353.2 14.24 6 750 2613 14.2 10.0 76 4.2 11.5 254 15 312.0 314.0 295.3 344.0 10.36 7 700 3193 10.3 5.7 73 4.6 7.6 272 20 313.9 315.5 294.3 339.7 8.26 8 650 3806 7.4 -1.7 52 9.1 2.5 283 24 317.3 318.3 292.7 333.9 5.18 9 600 4461 3.9 -3.9 57 7.8 -0.0 288 25 320.6 321.6 293.4 336.2 4.79 10 550 5164 0.0 -7.9 55 7.9 -3.7 297 24 324.1 324.9 293.5 336.8 3.83 11 500 5920 -4.7 -10.9 62 6.1 -7.4 299 23 327.3 327.9 294.0 338.5 3.34 12 450 6742 -9.6 -21.2 38 11.6 -13.4 300 24 331.1 331.4 293.5 336.6 1.56 13 400 7641 -15.3 -39.0 11 23.6 -19.7 309 23 335.1 335.1 293.4 336.3 0.33 14 350 8633 -22.6 -45.6 10 22.9 -25.7 304 22 338.2 338.3 294.1 339.0 0.19 15 300 9747 -30.8 -52.1 11 21.2 -32.7 321 25 341.9 341.9 294.9 342.3 0.10 16 250 11014 -40.8 -47.8 47 6.9 -41.3 342 30 345.4 345.4 295.8 346.2 0.20 17 200 12490 -52.9 -60.8 37 8.0 -53.1 348 32 349.1 349.1 296.5 349.3 0.05 18 150 14293 -65.2 -72.5 36 7.2 -65.3 340 39 357.7 357.7 298.2 357.7 0.01 19 100 16704 -72.9 -85.0 14 12.1 -72.9 316 16 386.9 386.9 303.3 387.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5832.08 m Freezing level: 549.72 mb = 5168.21 m = 16955.85 ft Wetbulb zero: 600.75 mb = 4451.03 m = 14602.93 ft Precipitable water: 2.01 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 64.21 % Est. max temperature: 34.97 C = 94.94 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 779.10 mb = 2288.91 m = 7509.46 ft T: 16.20 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.52 C/km ThetaE index: 23.40 C Layer 800.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 794.73 mb = 2119.77 m = 6954.55 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.73 g/kg Conv temperature: 35.35 C = 95.64 F Cap Strength: 0.00 C Lifted Index: -4.52 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.67 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.34 C Showalter Index: -4.23 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.07 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.13 C Cross Totals Index: 22.94 C K Index: 40.75 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 443.51 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.69 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2126.03 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 65.21 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7.66 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.84 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 795.46 mb = 2111.91 m = 6928.75 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 790.46 mb = 2165.61 m = 7104.92 ft Equ Level (EL): 150.46 mb = 14273.99 m = 46830.12 ft B at Equ Level: 2122.55 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 268.5 at 19.8 knts Storm direction: 298.5 at 14.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 77.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 72.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 72.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 24.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.75 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.2 stream: 3.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.51 Bulk Rich Number: 42.46 Bulk Shear: 50.08 m/s