MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2508281800F018.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2508281800F018.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 18 hour NAM valid 12Z FRI 29 AUG 25 Station: 32.32,-89.94 Latitude: 32.32 Longitude: -89.94 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1003 111 19.0 18.7 98 0.3 18.8 80 5 291.8 294.3 291.9 330.5 13.66 1 1000 141 18.7 18.6 100 0.0 18.7 81 5 291.8 294.3 291.8 330.4 13.64 2 950 580 17.3 17.2 99 0.1 17.2 113 20 294.8 297.1 292.3 332.3 13.10 3 900 1046 18.7 18.6 100 0.1 18.7 185 21 300.7 303.5 295.6 345.3 15.17 4 850 1537 16.7 16.6 99 0.1 16.7 214 19 303.7 306.3 295.7 345.7 14.13 5 800 2053 14.3 14.1 99 0.2 14.2 233 19 306.4 308.8 295.5 344.9 12.79 6 750 2597 11.9 11.7 99 0.1 11.7 248 18 309.4 311.6 295.4 344.8 11.61 7 700 3173 9.0 8.9 99 0.1 8.9 261 18 312.5 314.4 295.3 344.2 10.27 8 650 3784 5.8 5.6 99 0.2 5.6 272 16 315.5 317.2 295.1 343.1 8.82 9 600 4436 2.0 1.6 97 0.4 1.8 274 14 318.4 319.8 294.6 341.3 7.18 10 550 5135 -1.5 -1.8 97 0.4 -1.7 272 12 322.3 323.5 294.8 342.1 6.09 11 500 5890 -5.5 -6.5 93 1.0 -6.0 283 11 326.3 327.2 294.8 341.9 4.70 12 450 6709 -10.6 -12.2 88 1.6 -11.2 298 12 330.0 330.6 294.6 341.3 3.34 13 400 7607 -16.2 -19.0 78 2.9 -17.1 306 17 334.0 334.4 294.7 341.5 2.12 14 350 8595 -24.6 -30.3 59 5.7 -25.8 309 37 335.6 335.8 294.0 338.9 0.88 15 300 9698 -33.7 -42.1 43 8.4 -34.6 313 53 337.9 337.9 294.1 339.1 0.32 16 250 10945 -45.0 -50.3 55 5.4 -45.3 313 55 339.2 339.2 294.3 339.8 0.15 17 200 12406 -53.1 -77.3 4 24.2 -53.4 303 64 348.7 348.7 296.3 348.7 0.01 18 150 14206 -64.7 -80.9 9 16.2 -64.8 302 64 358.7 358.7 298.4 358.7 0.00 19 100 16641 -71.8 -85.7 11 13.9 -71.8 323 29 389.0 389.0 303.6 389.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5748.90 m Freezing level: 571.38 mb = 4836.50 m = 15867.58 ft Wetbulb zero: 574.29 mb = 4788.22 m = 15709.19 ft Precipitable water: 2.34 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 98.24 % Est. max temperature: 30.62 C = 87.12 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 999.84 mb = 142.07 m = 466.09 ft T: 18.68 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.36 C/km ThetaE index: 4.42 C Layer 800.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 1000.00 mb = 140.73 m = 461.69 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.71 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.03 C = 66.26 F Cap Strength: 3.11 C Lifted Index: 3.54 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.67 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.09 C Showalter Index: -0.98 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 44.40 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.26 C Cross Totals Index: 22.14 C K Index: 38.73 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 248.68 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.84 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 33.39 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.17 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.55 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 951.56 mb = 566.40 m = 1858.25 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 946.56 mb = 611.70 m = 2006.85 ft Equ Level (EL): 936.56 mb = 703.11 m = 2306.77 ft B at Equ Level: 32.50 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 886.56 mb = 1175.05 m = 3855.09 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 244.1 at 15.7 knts Storm direction: 274.1 at 11.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 145.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 307.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 307.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 102.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.75 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.5 stream: 8.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.06 Bulk Rich Number: 0.36 Bulk Shear: 91.84 m/s