MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2508280000F003.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2508280000F003.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 3 hour NAM valid 3Z THU 28 AUG 25 Station: 35.73,-100.59 Latitude: 35.73 Longitude: -100.59 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 106 1 950 558 SFC 918 859 24.2 20.0 78 4.2 21.2 153 10 304.7 307.7 297.3 353.3 16.28 3 900 1035 24.4 19.5 74 4.9 20.9 159 25 306.6 309.6 297.7 354.8 16.00 4 850 1535 22.2 16.1 68 6.1 18.0 182 34 309.4 312.0 296.9 351.1 13.71 5 800 2060 19.3 12.3 64 7.0 14.6 207 32 311.7 313.8 295.8 346.3 11.28 6 750 2612 14.9 9.7 71 5.2 11.6 227 29 312.8 314.7 295.3 344.2 10.16 7 700 3192 10.3 6.0 75 4.2 7.7 248 26 313.9 315.5 294.3 340.1 8.43 8 650 3805 6.9 0.9 65 6.0 3.6 277 19 316.8 318.0 293.5 336.8 6.30 9 600 4459 3.6 -8.9 40 12.4 -2.1 264 15 320.2 320.9 292.0 331.0 3.26 10 550 5159 -1.1 -6.7 65 5.6 -3.8 260 17 322.8 323.6 293.5 336.6 4.20 11 500 5914 -5.6 -9.6 74 4.0 -7.4 260 22 326.2 326.9 294.0 338.5 3.69 12 450 6732 -10.7 -15.1 70 4.4 -12.4 271 26 329.7 330.3 294.0 338.8 2.63 13 400 7627 -16.1 -26.9 39 10.8 -18.9 287 29 334.1 334.3 293.8 338.0 1.06 14 350 8620 -22.5 -38.0 23 15.5 -25.1 298 35 338.4 338.5 294.3 340.0 0.41 15 300 9732 -30.9 -49.1 15 18.2 -32.7 309 35 341.8 341.8 294.9 342.4 0.15 16 250 11001 -40.2 -60.2 10 20.0 -41.1 306 40 346.4 346.4 295.8 346.6 0.05 17 200 12481 -52.2 -70.3 10 18.1 -52.5 309 37 350.2 350.2 296.7 350.2 0.01 18 150 14290 -63.9 -81.1 8 17.2 -64.0 313 38 360.0 360.0 298.7 360.0 0.00 19 100 16710 -70.8 -85.0 11 14.2 -70.9 324 12 390.9 390.9 303.9 391.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5808.00 m Freezing level: 561.71 mb = 4995.39 m = 16388.88 ft Wetbulb zero: 618.38 mb = 4212.73 m = 13821.11 ft Precipitable water: 1.57 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 65.17 % Est. max temperature: 31.70 C = 89.06 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 863.98 mb = 1392.47 m = 4568.40 ft T: 22.85 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.85 C/km ThetaE index: 23.81 C Layer 850.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 750.78 mb = 2603.37 m = 8541.14 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.44 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.08 C = 89.75 F Cap Strength: 3.16 C Lifted Index: -3.44 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.65 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.88 C Showalter Index: -3.09 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.67 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.88 C Cross Totals Index: 21.79 C K Index: 39.78 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 443.97 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.48 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1032.19 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 45.44 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 84.96 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.16 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 798.91 mb = 2072.15 m = 6798.32 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 713.91 mb = 3026.71 m = 9930.03 ft Equ Level (EL): 183.91 mb = 13008.66 m = 42678.82 ft B at Equ Level: 1017.96 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 113.91 mb = 15932.95 m = 52272.82 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 238.2 at 23.4 knts Storm direction: 268.2 at 17.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -129.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 392.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 392.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 130.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.74 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.5 stream: 10.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.37 Bulk Rich Number: 9.48 Bulk Shear: 108.84 m/s