MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2508290000F033.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2508290000F033.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 33 hour NAM valid 9Z SAT 30 AUG 25 Station: 35.17,-101.47 Latitude: 35.17 Longitude: -101.47 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 131 1 950 575 2 900 1045 SFC 899 1052 19.3 18.6 96 0.6 18.8 102 5 301.4 304.2 295.8 346.2 15.22 4 850 1535 16.0 15.6 98 0.3 15.8 108 9 302.9 305.3 294.8 342.2 13.27 5 800 2051 14.9 14.3 96 0.6 14.6 94 6 307.1 309.5 295.7 346.1 12.94 6 750 2597 13.3 11.4 88 1.9 12.0 225 9 311.0 313.2 295.7 345.8 11.36 7 700 3176 10.1 9.8 98 0.3 9.9 254 19 313.6 315.7 296.1 347.5 10.93 8 650 3790 6.3 6.2 99 0.2 6.2 269 27 316.1 317.9 295.5 344.9 9.17 9 600 4443 2.2 2.0 98 0.2 2.1 264 26 318.7 320.1 294.8 342.1 7.37 10 550 5141 -1.9 -2.2 98 0.3 -2.1 253 23 321.8 323.0 294.6 341.0 5.92 11 500 5894 -5.9 -6.3 97 0.4 -6.1 254 23 325.9 326.8 294.7 341.7 4.78 12 450 6714 -9.9 -10.9 92 1.1 -10.4 279 30 330.8 331.6 295.1 343.4 3.69 13 400 7614 -15.2 -17.0 86 1.8 -15.9 293 35 335.2 335.8 295.3 344.1 2.52 14 350 8610 -21.8 -24.1 82 2.3 -22.5 297 38 339.3 339.7 295.5 345.0 1.55 15 300 9727 -30.4 -33.1 77 2.7 -30.9 298 38 342.6 342.8 295.6 345.6 0.78 16 250 10995 -41.1 -44.4 70 3.3 -41.3 295 35 345.0 345.0 295.8 346.2 0.30 17 200 12466 -53.6 -59.3 50 5.7 -53.8 289 25 347.9 347.9 296.3 348.2 0.06 18 150 14266 -65.1 -75.7 22 10.6 -65.2 296 29 357.9 357.9 298.3 358.0 0.01 19 100 16684 -72.0 -83.9 15 11.9 -72.1 338 5 388.7 388.7 303.6 388.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5763.72 m Freezing level: 573.40 mb = 4814.37 m = 15794.97 ft Wetbulb zero: 575.11 mb = 4782.85 m = 15691.56 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 96.65 % Est. max temperature: 28.59 C = 83.47 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 891.54 mb = 1125.61 m = 3692.90 ft T: 18.75 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.87 C/km ThetaE index: 4.06 C Layer 850.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 852.69 mb = 1507.58 m = 4946.07 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.65 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.57 C = 69.03 F Cap Strength: 1.67 C Lifted Index: -0.80 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.26 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.15 C Showalter Index: 0.02 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 43.35 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.83 C Cross Totals Index: 21.52 C K Index: 37.19 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 229.14 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.16 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 85.00 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 13.04 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.64 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 842.59 mb = 1609.16 m = 5279.33 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 837.59 mb = 1659.80 m = 5445.49 ft Equ Level (EL): 827.59 mb = 1762.00 m = 5780.78 ft B at Equ Level: 24.10 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 757.59 mb = 2511.76 m = 8240.57 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 260.4 at 19.9 knts Storm direction: 290.4 at 14.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.0 neg: 0.6 tot: 5.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 133.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 145.2 neg: -10.5 tot: 134.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 44.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.71 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.1 stream: 5.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.06 Bulk Rich Number: 0.91 Bulk Shear: 93.46 m/s