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: 35.23,-97.43 Latitude: 35.23 Longitude: -97.43 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 78 SFC 969 361 32.3 23.3 59 8.9 25.6 302 7 308.2 311.7 299.8 365.6 18.92 2 950 537 31.8 20.2 51 11.5 23.3 300 12 309.4 312.4 298.2 357.8 15.92 3 900 1020 27.4 19.0 60 8.4 21.3 280 14 309.7 312.6 298.1 356.9 15.51 4 850 1524 22.6 17.7 74 4.9 19.2 263 16 309.9 312.7 298.0 356.2 15.20 5 800 2048 17.5 16.6 94 0.9 16.9 261 16 309.9 312.7 297.8 355.7 15.06 6 750 2598 13.6 13.4 99 0.1 13.4 260 20 311.3 313.8 296.9 351.1 13.00 7 700 3177 9.9 9.5 98 0.4 9.6 266 28 313.4 315.5 295.8 346.6 10.72 8 650 3790 6.2 5.5 95 0.7 5.8 269 30 316.0 317.7 295.2 343.6 8.77 9 600 4443 2.6 1.5 93 1.0 2.0 284 33 319.1 320.5 294.8 341.9 7.15 10 550 5143 -1.2 -2.4 91 1.2 -1.8 301 34 322.7 323.8 294.7 341.7 5.84 11 500 5898 -4.8 -7.2 83 2.4 -6.0 308 31 327.1 328.0 294.8 342.0 4.45 12 450 6721 -9.6 -20.5 41 10.9 -13.2 306 27 331.2 331.5 293.6 337.1 1.66 13 400 7618 -15.4 -33.6 20 18.1 -19.3 318 32 335.0 335.1 293.6 337.1 0.56 14 350 8613 -22.3 -42.3 14 20.0 -25.2 326 36 338.8 338.8 294.3 339.8 0.27 15 300 9726 -31.4 -43.9 28 12.5 -32.9 326 30 341.1 341.1 294.8 342.1 0.26 16 250 10986 -42.1 -56.6 19 14.5 -42.8 316 30 343.5 343.5 295.2 343.8 0.07 17 200 12463 -51.8 -63.0 25 11.1 -52.1 315 48 350.7 350.7 296.8 350.9 0.04 18 150 14277 -64.5 -80.1 10 15.6 -64.6 316 34 359.0 359.0 298.5 359.0 0.00 19 100 16702 -70.5 -85.1 10 14.5 -70.6 335 17 391.4 391.4 304.0 391.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5820.30 m Freezing level: 565.71 mb = 4922.94 m = 16151.20 ft Wetbulb zero: 574.16 mb = 4797.02 m = 15738.05 ft Precipitable water: 2.23 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 86.21 % Est. max temperature: 33.94 C = 93.08 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 852.05 mb = 1502.37 m = 4928.98 ft T: 22.85 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.40 C/km ThetaE index: 23.87 C Layer 950.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 799.41 mb = 2054.51 m = 6740.44 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.93 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.94 C = 93.08 F Cap Strength: 0.35 C Lifted Index: -4.57 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -7.21 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.81 C Showalter Index: -3.99 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.08 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.49 C Cross Totals Index: 22.58 C K Index: 44.87 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 296.39 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.84 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2197.44 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 66.29 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 12.14 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.37 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 804.05 mb = 2004.60 m = 6576.69 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 789.05 mb = 2165.67 m = 7105.13 ft Equ Level (EL): 149.05 mb = 14315.48 m = 46966.23 ft B at Equ Level: 2171.35 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 283.3 at 24.8 knts Storm direction: 313.3 at 18.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.8 neg: 2.3 tot: 4.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 85.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 76.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 76.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 25.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.71 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.8 stream: 3.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.40 Bulk Rich Number: 88.60 Bulk Shear: 24.80 m/s