MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2508280600F000.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2508280600F000.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: NAM analysis for 0600Z 28 AUG 25 Station: 37.01,-99.1 Latitude: 37.01 Longitude: -99.10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 140 SFC 953 553 20.3 19.9 97 0.5 20.1 123 6 297.5 300.3 294.9 342.4 15.51 2 950 584 20.2 19.8 97 0.4 19.9 125 7 297.7 300.5 294.9 342.4 15.44 3 900 1051 20.2 20.1 99 0.1 20.1 182 20 302.3 305.4 297.0 351.6 16.68 4 850 1546 19.6 17.1 85 2.6 17.8 209 29 306.7 309.4 296.7 350.4 14.54 5 800 2067 16.4 13.0 81 3.3 14.1 228 32 308.6 310.9 295.4 344.7 11.89 6 750 2614 12.7 9.4 80 3.3 10.6 245 30 310.3 312.2 294.5 340.7 9.91 7 700 3190 8.5 7.0 90 1.5 7.6 252 29 311.9 313.6 294.2 339.7 9.00 8 650 3800 5.5 5.2 98 0.3 5.4 266 27 315.2 316.9 294.8 342.0 8.57 9 600 4452 1.6 0.9 95 0.7 1.2 274 20 317.9 319.3 294.2 339.6 6.81 10 550 5148 -2.3 -2.6 98 0.3 -2.5 275 16 321.3 322.4 294.3 339.9 5.75 11 500 5900 -6.4 -7.2 94 0.8 -6.8 269 16 325.2 326.1 294.3 339.9 4.45 12 450 6718 -11.0 -12.3 90 1.3 -11.5 281 16 329.4 330.1 294.5 340.6 3.30 13 400 7613 -16.2 -18.0 86 1.8 -16.8 300 19 334.0 334.5 294.8 342.2 2.33 14 350 8607 -22.5 -24.8 81 2.3 -23.1 308 24 338.5 338.8 295.3 343.8 1.47 15 300 9718 -32.1 -35.0 76 2.8 -32.6 294 29 340.1 340.2 295.0 342.6 0.65 16 250 10980 -40.8 -49.8 37 9.0 -41.5 300 48 345.4 345.4 295.7 346.0 0.16 17 200 12461 -51.3 -61.8 28 10.5 -51.6 305 53 351.6 351.6 297.0 351.8 0.05 18 150 14275 -63.0 -80.3 8 17.3 -63.1 303 49 361.6 361.6 299.0 361.6 0.00 19 100 16724 -69.3 -86.5 6 17.2 -69.4 319 18 393.9 393.9 304.3 393.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5759.61 m Freezing level: 579.83 mb = 4732.69 m = 15527.00 ft Wetbulb zero: 583.86 mb = 4670.05 m = 15321.49 ft Precipitable water: 2.06 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 91.80 % Est. max temperature: 31.15 C = 88.08 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 947.29 mb = 608.63 m = 1996.81 ft T: 20.17 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.51 C/km ThetaE index: 11.95 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 950.86 mb = 576.20 m = 1890.41 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.86 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.44 C = 68.80 F Cap Strength: 2.14 C Lifted Index: -3.05 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.14 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.77 C Showalter Index: -3.64 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.54 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.05 C Cross Totals Index: 23.48 C K Index: 41.58 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 422.93 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.15 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 811.65 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 40.29 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 60.82 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.06 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 892.89 mb = 1119.47 m = 3672.76 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 747.89 mb = 2637.19 m = 8652.09 ft Equ Level (EL): 227.89 mb = 11594.77 m = 38040.14 ft B at Equ Level: 808.97 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 127.89 mb = 15238.16 m = 49993.36 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 247.6 at 22.4 knts Storm direction: 277.6 at 16.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 131.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 366.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 366.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 122.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.89 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.7 stream: 9.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.72 Bulk Rich Number: 10.80 Bulk Shear: 75.16 m/s