MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2508010600F027.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2508010600F027.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 27 hour NAM valid 9Z SAT 2 AUG 25 Station: 54.92,-115.57 Latitude: 54.92 Longitude: -115.57 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 132 1 950 576 SFC 902 1027 18.6 16.5 88 2.1 17.2 320 5 300.5 302.9 294.1 339.3 13.23 3 900 1044 18.3 16.7 91 1.6 17.2 318 7 300.3 302.8 294.2 339.6 13.40 4 850 1533 18.1 13.8 76 4.3 15.3 350 8 305.1 307.3 294.4 340.3 11.77 5 800 2052 15.5 10.9 74 4.5 12.6 162 3 307.6 309.5 294.0 338.8 10.31 6 750 2595 11.0 8.7 85 2.3 9.5 184 6 308.5 310.3 293.6 337.2 9.43 7 700 3167 7.2 -2.5 50 9.7 2.4 150 6 310.5 311.4 290.2 324.8 4.56 8 650 3773 3.6 -9.0 39 12.6 -1.9 165 12 313.1 313.6 289.6 322.7 2.99 9 600 4416 -1.7 -8.8 58 7.1 -4.8 187 18 314.1 314.8 290.2 324.7 3.27 10 550 5102 -6.6 -10.5 74 3.9 -8.2 190 24 316.3 316.9 290.7 326.5 3.12 11 500 5841 -10.5 -12.6 84 2.2 -11.3 190 23 320.3 320.8 291.7 329.9 2.90 12 450 6645 -15.5 -18.1 80 2.6 -16.3 211 17 323.8 324.2 291.9 330.8 2.05 13 400 7523 -21.5 -24.4 77 2.9 -22.2 226 15 327.0 327.3 292.2 331.6 1.32 14 350 8493 -28.6 -32.2 71 3.6 -29.2 239 17 330.2 330.4 292.5 332.9 0.73 15 300 9578 -37.5 -41.1 70 3.5 -37.9 245 19 332.5 332.5 292.7 333.8 0.35 16 250 10806 -48.8 -52.4 66 3.6 -49.0 249 17 333.5 333.5 292.8 334.0 0.12 17 200 12231 -56.7 -62.6 47 5.9 -56.8 239 21 343.0 343.0 295.1 343.2 0.04 18 150 14088 -52.6 -81.7 2 29.0 -53.1 253 13 379.4 379.4 302.2 379.4 0.00 19 100 16696 -54.8 -83.3 2 28.5 -55.4 280 7 421.8 421.8 307.9 421.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5708.87 m Freezing level: 616.06 mb = 4209.62 m = 13810.91 ft Wetbulb zero: 671.99 mb = 3501.17 m = 11486.65 ft Precipitable water: 1.19 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 67.48 % Est. max temperature: 26.34 C = 79.41 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 875.04 mb = 1284.72 m = 4214.91 ft T: 18.18 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.62 C/km ThetaE index: 17.65 C Layer 800.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 764.26 mb = 2436.80 m = 7994.66 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.84 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.13 C = 79.03 F Cap Strength: 2.66 C Lifted Index: -3.60 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.35 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.40 C Showalter Index: -3.80 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.85 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.56 C Cross Totals Index: 24.29 C K Index: 32.68 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 280.69 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.13 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1047.86 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 45.78 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 65.06 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.66 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 806.25 mb = 1985.23 m = 6513.15 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 711.25 mb = 3035.22 m = 9957.95 ft Equ Level (EL): 211.25 mb = 11881.50 m = 38980.83 ft B at Equ Level: 1036.50 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 151.25 mb = 14034.65 m = 46044.87 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 190.9 at 13.7 knts Storm direction: 220.9 at 10.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.1 neg: 0.4 tot: 3.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 111.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 86.7 neg: -7.1 tot: 79.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 26.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.63 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.4 stream: 4.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.39 Bulk Rich Number: 19.65 Bulk Shear: 53.33 m/s