MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2508281200F009.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2508281200F009.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 9 hour NAM valid 21Z THU 28 AUG 25 Station: 34.85,-95.62 Latitude: 34.85 Longitude: -95.62 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 102 SFC 985 234 28.9 24.9 79 4.1 25.9 41 6 303.4 307.1 299.5 364.4 20.49 2 950 557 26.8 22.9 79 3.9 23.9 76 6 304.4 307.9 298.8 360.4 18.77 3 900 1033 23.0 21.7 92 1.3 22.1 191 7 305.2 308.6 298.8 360.4 18.42 4 850 1530 19.1 19.0 99 0.1 19.1 211 13 306.2 309.3 297.8 355.7 16.48 5 800 2051 15.8 15.6 99 0.1 15.7 245 21 308.0 310.6 296.8 350.6 14.11 6 750 2597 12.3 11.2 93 1.0 11.6 271 29 309.9 312.0 295.3 344.2 11.24 7 700 3173 8.8 8.4 97 0.4 8.6 275 29 312.2 314.1 295.0 342.9 9.93 8 650 3783 5.0 4.5 96 0.5 4.7 268 25 314.6 316.2 294.3 340.1 8.14 9 600 4433 1.3 0.9 97 0.4 1.1 274 28 317.6 319.0 294.1 339.3 6.83 10 550 5130 -2.3 -3.0 95 0.7 -2.7 289 35 321.3 322.4 294.1 339.4 5.58 11 500 5882 -6.2 -6.7 96 0.5 -6.4 298 37 325.5 326.4 294.5 340.8 4.64 12 450 6701 -10.1 -10.4 97 0.4 -10.2 303 37 330.6 331.4 295.2 343.6 3.84 13 400 7601 -15.0 -15.4 97 0.4 -15.2 309 33 335.5 336.1 295.7 345.6 2.89 14 350 8600 -20.8 -21.1 98 0.3 -20.9 324 33 340.7 341.1 296.2 348.0 2.03 15 300 9719 -30.5 -33.6 74 3.1 -31.0 327 34 342.4 342.6 295.6 345.3 0.75 16 250 10983 -42.1 -46.0 66 3.8 -42.5 290 18 343.4 343.5 295.4 344.4 0.25 17 200 12451 -52.8 -69.6 11 16.8 -53.1 316 46 349.1 349.1 296.4 349.2 0.02 18 150 14258 -64.8 -77.2 17 12.4 -64.9 316 51 358.5 358.5 298.4 358.5 0.01 19 100 16695 -70.1 -85.7 8 15.6 -70.1 323 21 392.4 392.4 304.2 392.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5779.84 m Freezing level: 582.07 mb = 4682.98 m = 15363.91 ft Wetbulb zero: 585.67 mb = 4626.64 m = 15179.08 ft Precipitable water: 2.53 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 94.62 % Est. max temperature: 32.26 C = 90.06 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 929.64 mb = 747.67 m = 2452.94 ft T: 25.27 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.54 C/km ThetaE index: 25.08 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 884.38 mb = 1185.70 m = 3890.04 ft Mean mixing ratio: 18.88 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.06 C = 87.91 F Cap Strength: 0.67 C Lifted Index: -6.87 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -7.70 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -4.56 C Showalter Index: -5.17 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.53 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.34 C Cross Totals Index: 25.20 C K Index: 43.90 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 320.56 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.03 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3035.27 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 77.91 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5.96 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.67 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 896.68 mb = 1065.54 m = 3495.83 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 871.68 mb = 1311.36 m = 4302.30 ft Equ Level (EL): 141.68 mb = 14600.43 m = 47901.08 ft B at Equ Level: 3010.55 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 275.8 at 24.5 knts Storm direction: 305.8 at 18.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 128.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 270.6 neg: -1.8 tot: 268.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 89.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.90 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.0 stream: 8.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 4.16 Bulk Rich Number: 24.89 Bulk Shear: 121.92 m/s