MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2508281200F012.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2508281200F012.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 0Z FRI 29 AUG 25 Station: 34.83,-103.24 Latitude: 34.83 Longitude: -103.24 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 61 1 950 518 2 900 1007 SFC 864 1377 29.7 16.0 44 13.7 20.0 84 9 315.8 318.4 298.2 357.5 13.35 4 850 1518 27.9 15.0 45 12.9 18.9 87 10 315.4 317.8 297.7 355.1 12.75 5 800 2051 22.6 14.1 58 8.6 16.7 90 10 315.3 317.7 297.7 354.9 12.73 6 750 2609 17.3 13.1 76 4.2 14.4 99 8 315.3 317.8 297.7 354.9 12.70 7 700 3194 12.1 10.2 88 1.9 10.9 225 3 315.9 318.1 296.9 351.1 11.28 8 650 3811 7.8 1.2 63 6.7 4.1 289 16 317.8 319.1 293.9 338.3 6.42 9 600 4466 3.4 -6.4 49 9.8 -1.3 300 18 320.0 320.8 292.5 332.9 3.95 10 550 5166 -0.2 -21.8 18 21.6 -7.4 304 19 323.9 324.1 291.2 328.2 1.22 11 500 5923 -3.8 -20.2 27 16.3 -9.5 316 24 328.3 328.7 292.7 333.8 1.54 12 450 6747 -8.5 -18.1 46 9.6 -11.9 314 30 332.5 332.9 294.3 339.7 2.05 13 400 7649 -14.8 -27.1 34 12.3 -18.1 304 23 335.7 336.0 294.2 339.5 1.03 14 350 8644 -22.1 -35.2 30 13.0 -24.6 284 16 338.9 339.0 294.6 341.0 0.55 15 300 9756 -31.4 -38.9 48 7.5 -32.4 302 15 341.1 341.2 295.0 342.8 0.44 16 250 11021 -41.2 -45.8 61 4.6 -41.6 304 27 344.7 344.8 295.7 345.8 0.25 17 200 12498 -52.0 -61.9 30 9.9 -52.3 297 36 350.4 350.4 296.8 350.6 0.05 18 150 14306 -64.5 -75.4 21 10.8 -64.6 297 35 358.9 358.9 298.5 358.9 0.01 19 100 16729 -72.2 -84.8 13 12.6 -72.3 282 15 388.2 388.2 303.5 388.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5862.15 m Freezing level: 552.19 mb = 5135.20 m = 16847.58 ft Wetbulb zero: 612.32 mb = 4299.37 m = 14105.39 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 53.00 % Est. max temperature: 29.62 C = 85.32 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 707.49 mb = 3103.66 m = 10182.49 ft T: 12.91 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.85 C/km ThetaE index: 29.31 C Layer 850.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 699.61 mb = 3198.58 m = 10493.90 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.77 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.78 C = 85.61 F Cap Strength: 0.45 C Lifted Index: -2.64 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.76 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.14 C Showalter Index: -2.64 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.65 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 31.76 C Cross Totals Index: 18.89 C K Index: 44.93 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 257.95 Risk: None Energy Index: -4.07 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1378.07 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 52.50 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5.88 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.46 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 705.19 mb = 3131.31 m = 10273.21 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 690.19 mb = 3311.44 m = 10864.16 ft Equ Level (EL): 170.19 mb = 13512.42 m = 44331.56 ft B at Equ Level: 1373.38 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 311.6 at 17.1 knts Storm direction: 341.6 at 12.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 123.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 140.1 neg: -1.6 tot: 138.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 46.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.90 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.4 stream: 5.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.69 Bulk Rich Number: 16.28 Bulk Shear: 84.64 m/s