MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2508280600F015.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2508280600F015.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 15 hour NAM valid 21Z THU 28 AUG 25 Station: 34.91,-95.95 Latitude: 34.91 Longitude: -95.95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 89 SFC 984 232 31.3 25.3 70 6.0 26.7 165 5 305.8 309.7 300.4 369.0 20.99 2 950 547 28.4 23.4 74 5.0 24.7 187 10 306.0 309.7 299.6 364.5 19.45 3 900 1026 23.9 22.0 89 1.9 22.5 204 17 306.2 309.7 299.2 362.8 18.83 4 850 1525 20.2 20.1 99 0.1 20.1 220 26 307.3 310.6 298.8 360.6 17.65 5 800 2047 16.8 14.6 86 2.3 15.3 248 31 309.1 311.6 296.4 349.1 13.16 6 750 2595 13.6 10.3 81 3.2 11.5 267 32 311.3 313.3 295.2 343.8 10.59 7 700 3173 9.3 8.0 91 1.3 8.5 268 32 312.8 314.6 294.9 342.6 9.64 8 650 3784 5.4 4.5 94 0.9 4.9 267 35 315.1 316.7 294.5 340.7 8.18 9 600 4435 1.8 0.3 90 1.5 1.0 276 39 318.2 319.5 294.1 339.1 6.54 10 550 5133 -1.7 -4.1 84 2.3 -2.9 288 36 322.0 323.1 294.0 338.8 5.15 11 500 5887 -5.5 -8.5 79 3.0 -6.9 294 35 326.3 327.1 294.3 339.8 4.03 12 450 6708 -10.0 -13.4 76 3.4 -11.3 293 33 330.6 331.3 294.6 341.1 3.03 13 400 7605 -15.9 -17.8 86 1.8 -16.6 297 31 334.3 334.8 295.0 342.6 2.37 14 350 8599 -21.7 -24.8 76 3.1 -22.5 305 31 339.5 339.8 295.5 344.8 1.46 15 300 9719 -29.5 -32.8 73 3.3 -30.1 312 35 343.8 344.0 296.0 346.9 0.81 16 250 10992 -39.9 -44.0 65 4.1 -40.3 319 36 346.8 346.8 296.2 348.0 0.31 17 200 12471 -53.0 -57.4 58 4.5 -53.1 328 34 348.9 348.9 296.5 349.2 0.08 18 150 14266 -65.5 -78.4 15 12.9 -65.6 324 51 357.2 357.2 298.1 357.2 0.01 19 100 16696 -71.4 -84.5 13 13.1 -71.4 325 23 389.8 389.8 303.8 389.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5797.30 m Freezing level: 574.16 mb = 4796.07 m = 15734.94 ft Wetbulb zero: 587.06 mb = 4610.09 m = 15124.79 ft Precipitable water: 2.47 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 86.97 % Est. max temperature: 33.31 C = 91.95 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 902.58 mb = 1000.56 m = 3282.64 ft T: 24.17 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.46 C/km ThetaE index: 30.17 C Layer 950.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 874.80 mb = 1273.64 m = 4178.55 ft Mean mixing ratio: 19.42 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.19 C = 89.95 F Cap Strength: 0.44 C Lifted Index: -7.24 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -8.35 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -4.97 C Showalter Index: -6.06 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 51.28 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.70 C Cross Totals Index: 25.58 C K Index: 44.42 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 518.04 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.16 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3592.23 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 84.76 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.50 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.44 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 883.25 mb = 1189.79 m = 3903.45 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 868.25 mb = 1339.24 m = 4393.77 ft Equ Level (EL): 128.25 mb = 15204.92 m = 49884.29 ft B at Equ Level: 3530.08 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 267.1 at 30.1 knts Storm direction: 297.1 at 22.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 101.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 319.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 319.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 106.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.90 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.7 stream: 7.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 6.51 Bulk Rich Number: 29.92 Bulk Shear: 120.06 m/s