MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2507230600F048.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2507230600F048.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 48 hour NAM valid 6Z FRI 25 JUL 25 Station: 35.22,-101.71722 Latitude: 35.22 Longitude: -101.72 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 106 1 950 557 2 900 1035 SFC 896 1073 24.4 20.3 78 4.2 21.4 23 9 307.1 310.2 298.3 358.1 16.93 4 850 1535 21.7 17.9 79 3.8 19.1 39 16 308.9 311.8 297.8 355.6 15.40 5 800 2062 20.1 16.1 78 4.0 17.3 286 6 312.6 315.3 298.2 357.3 14.53 6 750 2617 16.4 14.1 86 2.3 14.8 224 10 314.4 317.0 298.0 356.6 13.60 7 700 3201 11.6 9.4 86 2.2 10.2 227 13 315.4 317.4 296.3 348.7 10.68 8 650 3816 6.8 5.8 94 1.0 6.2 238 16 316.6 318.3 295.4 344.7 8.94 9 600 4470 2.6 -0.3 81 2.9 1.0 242 17 319.1 320.3 294.1 339.2 6.26 10 550 5169 -0.8 -8.6 56 7.8 -4.4 251 17 323.1 323.8 293.1 335.1 3.63 11 500 5926 -4.5 -21.2 26 16.7 -10.1 245 19 327.6 327.9 292.4 332.5 1.41 12 450 6745 -10.3 -17.6 55 7.3 -12.9 227 20 330.2 330.7 293.7 337.6 2.12 13 400 7641 -16.4 -23.4 55 7.0 -18.4 216 20 333.7 334.0 294.0 338.9 1.45 14 350 8632 -23.4 -33.8 38 10.4 -25.4 218 25 337.2 337.3 294.2 339.6 0.63 15 300 9740 -32.4 -38.6 54 6.3 -33.2 209 24 339.8 339.9 294.7 341.5 0.45 16 250 10996 -43.2 -49.2 51 6.0 -43.6 212 29 341.8 341.9 294.9 342.5 0.17 17 200 12465 -52.2 -71.8 8 19.7 -52.5 206 46 350.2 350.2 296.7 350.2 0.01 18 150 14282 -61.9 -79.9 7 18.0 -62.0 193 28 363.4 363.4 299.4 363.4 0.00 19 100 16747 -68.1 -86.4 6 18.3 -68.2 211 8 396.2 396.2 304.7 396.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5820.06 m Freezing level: 562.22 mb = 4998.51 m = 16399.10 ft Wetbulb zero: 590.58 mb = 4597.21 m = 15082.52 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 74.80 % Est. max temperature: 31.60 C = 88.89 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 843.47 mb = 1602.20 m = 5256.50 ft T: 21.50 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.92 C/km ThetaE index: 24.76 C Layer 750.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 745.21 mb = 2671.02 m = 8763.09 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.48 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.62 C = 88.92 F Cap Strength: 2.88 C Lifted Index: -3.79 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -7.47 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.68 C Showalter Index: -3.44 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 48.60 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.18 C Cross Totals Index: 22.41 C K Index: 41.92 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 266.75 Risk: None Energy Index: -4.44 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2074.95 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 64.42 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 71.22 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.88 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 797.86 mb = 2084.79 m = 6839.77 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 712.86 mb = 3046.81 m = 9995.96 ft Equ Level (EL): 172.86 mb = 13385.96 m = 43916.67 ft B at Equ Level: 2068.71 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 242.2 at 15.2 knts Storm direction: 272.2 at 11.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.9 neg: 4.7 tot: 5.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 134.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 37.2 neg: -40.8 tot: -3.6 m^2/s^2 ave: -1.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.24 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.1 stream: 1.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.32 Bulk Rich Number: 21.44 Bulk Shear: 96.76 m/s