MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2508041200F006.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2508041200F006.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 6 hour NAM valid 18Z MON 4 AUG 25 Station: 51.93,-104.52 Latitude: 51.93 Longitude: -104.52 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 101 SFC 952 532 24.4 18.4 69 6.0 20.2 170 14 301.8 304.4 295.1 343.5 14.15 2 950 547 23.2 17.7 71 5.5 19.5 170 13 300.8 303.2 294.4 340.6 13.57 3 900 1015 18.1 16.4 89 1.8 17.0 171 18 300.2 302.6 294.0 338.6 13.11 4 850 1502 14.5 13.5 93 1.1 13.8 182 24 301.4 303.5 293.1 335.3 11.50 5 800 2014 11.9 10.0 88 1.9 10.7 183 19 303.9 305.6 292.4 332.8 9.68 6 750 2552 8.7 6.7 87 2.0 7.5 191 18 306.0 307.5 291.9 330.8 8.22 7 700 3119 5.1 3.1 87 2.0 3.9 196 19 308.1 309.4 291.5 329.0 6.84 8 650 3721 1.7 -1.3 80 3.0 0.2 203 19 310.9 311.9 291.0 327.6 5.36 9 600 4363 -2.0 -5.8 75 3.7 -3.7 202 19 313.8 314.6 290.9 327.0 4.15 10 550 5049 -5.8 -9.0 78 3.2 -7.2 198 20 317.2 317.9 291.3 328.6 3.51 11 500 5790 -10.3 -16.4 61 6.1 -12.4 187 22 320.5 320.9 291.0 327.6 2.12 12 450 6592 -16.8 -21.1 69 4.3 -18.0 178 24 322.1 322.4 291.0 327.6 1.58 13 400 7464 -23.1 -26.6 73 3.5 -23.9 165 29 325.0 325.2 291.4 328.8 1.09 14 350 8427 -30.6 -41.6 33 11.0 -31.8 156 38 327.6 327.6 291.3 328.6 0.28 15 300 9502 -39.4 -47.3 43 7.9 -39.9 153 37 329.8 329.9 291.9 330.5 0.18 16 250 10724 -49.1 -52.5 68 3.4 -49.3 147 32 333.0 333.1 292.7 333.5 0.12 17 200 12161 -53.9 -65.8 22 11.9 -54.1 155 26 347.4 347.4 296.1 347.5 0.03 18 150 14029 -51.2 -80.6 2 29.4 -51.8 213 10 381.8 381.8 302.5 381.9 0.00 19 100 16632 -55.5 -83.9 2 28.4 -56.0 249 3 420.5 420.5 307.8 420.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5689.37 m Freezing level: 627.01 mb = 4016.18 m = 13176.27 ft Wetbulb zero: 647.51 mb = 3751.96 m = 12309.43 ft Precipitable water: 1.49 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 81.75 % Est. max temperature: 26.35 C = 79.43 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 871.93 mb = 1285.08 m = 4216.07 ft T: 16.13 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.77 C/km ThetaE index: 16.52 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 861.52 mb = 1387.44 m = 4551.92 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.85 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.70 C = 74.67 F Cap Strength: 0.31 C Lifted Index: -2.84 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.32 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.09 C Showalter Index: -1.50 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.66 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.86 C Cross Totals Index: 23.80 C K Index: 36.34 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 231.57 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.59 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1153.90 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 48.04 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.86 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.16 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 867.52 mb = 1328.36 m = 4358.09 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 852.52 mb = 1477.02 m = 4845.80 ft Equ Level (EL): 222.52 mb = 11474.00 m = 37643.89 ft B at Equ Level: 1131.97 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 152.52 mb = 13921.03 m = 45672.11 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 189.8 at 19.8 knts Storm direction: 219.8 at 14.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 1.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 56.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 47.4 neg: -10.5 tot: 36.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 12.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.51 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.8 stream: 1.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.29 Bulk Rich Number: 175.76 Bulk Shear: 6.57 m/s