MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2509251200F024.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2509251200F024.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 24 hour NAM valid 12Z FRI 26 SEP 25 Station: 32.15,-111.62 Latitude: 32.15 Longitude: -111.62 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 86 1 950 533 SFC 921 801 21.9 20.1 90 1.8 20.6 151 9 302.0 305.0 296.7 350.1 16.30 3 900 1006 21.9 19.6 87 2.3 20.2 164 22 304.0 307.0 297.1 352.0 16.12 4 850 1503 21.5 8.8 44 12.7 13.6 195 22 308.7 310.3 292.9 334.4 8.41 5 800 2025 18.1 7.2 49 10.9 11.4 212 22 310.4 311.9 293.1 335.0 8.00 6 750 2574 14.3 5.3 55 8.9 8.9 220 20 312.1 313.5 293.2 335.3 7.48 7 700 3152 9.8 3.7 66 6.1 6.3 226 20 313.4 314.7 293.3 335.8 7.17 8 650 3763 4.9 0.9 75 4.0 2.7 229 22 314.5 315.7 292.9 334.4 6.31 9 600 4410 -0.3 -5.7 67 5.4 -2.8 233 24 315.8 316.6 291.5 329.2 4.18 10 550 5099 -4.6 -20.2 28 15.6 -9.6 238 26 318.6 318.9 289.8 323.3 1.39 11 500 5842 -9.3 -32.0 14 22.7 -14.5 240 29 321.7 321.8 289.9 323.6 0.52 12 450 6649 -13.8 -41.2 8 27.4 -18.4 242 33 325.9 326.0 290.8 326.8 0.23 13 400 7532 -19.8 -42.7 11 22.9 -23.1 249 37 329.2 329.3 291.7 330.1 0.22 14 350 8507 -26.9 -38.6 32 11.7 -28.6 249 47 332.5 332.5 292.8 333.9 0.39 15 300 9598 -35.3 -47.4 28 12.1 -36.4 254 53 335.6 335.6 293.4 336.3 0.18 16 250 10851 -42.0 -58.2 16 16.2 -42.8 259 66 343.6 343.6 295.2 343.8 0.06 17 200 12324 -51.6 -68.5 12 16.9 -52.0 267 60 351.1 351.1 296.9 351.1 0.02 18 150 14158 -59.5 -81.6 4 22.0 -59.7 265 37 367.5 367.5 300.1 367.5 0.00 19 100 16611 -71.3 -85.8 10 14.4 -71.4 277 22 389.9 389.9 303.8 389.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5755.60 m Freezing level: 602.77 mb = 4374.10 m = 14350.55 ft Wetbulb zero: 625.35 mb = 4075.36 m = 13370.44 ft Precipitable water: 1.18 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 54.41 % Est. max temperature: 31.00 C = 87.80 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 898.07 mb = 1024.35 m = 3360.69 ft T: 21.84 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.10 C/km ThetaE index: 17.65 C Layer 850.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 717.09 mb = 2949.89 m = 9677.99 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.88 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.52 C = 90.54 F Cap Strength: 4.13 C Lifted Index: -3.44 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.59 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.43 C Showalter Index: -0.07 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.91 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 30.80 C Cross Totals Index: 18.12 C K Index: 33.56 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 291.37 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.00 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 705.74 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 37.57 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 176.77 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.13 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 783.79 mb = 2198.97 m = 7214.38 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 658.79 mb = 3652.21 m = 11982.18 ft Equ Level (EL): 258.79 mb = 10613.46 m = 34820.66 ft B at Equ Level: 696.12 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 168.79 mb = 13406.02 m = 43982.48 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 226.5 at 24.0 knts Storm direction: 256.5 at 18.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 75.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 159.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 159.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 53.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.70 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.7 stream: 4.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.67 Bulk Rich Number: 11.97 Bulk Shear: 58.95 m/s