MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2508011200F009.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2508011200F009.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 9 hour NAM valid 21Z FRI 1 AUG 25 Station: 49.51,-108.52 Latitude: 49.51 Longitude: -108.52 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 140 1 950 594 SFC 910 969 21.2 17.6 80 3.6 18.7 78 8 302.4 305.0 295.3 343.9 14.02 3 900 1063 19.5 16.7 84 2.8 17.7 80 10 301.6 304.1 294.6 341.2 13.44 4 850 1555 17.7 14.2 80 3.5 15.4 128 17 304.7 307.0 294.5 340.8 12.08 5 800 2071 14.8 10.1 74 4.7 11.8 166 20 306.9 308.7 293.4 336.3 9.76 6 750 2615 11.3 7.4 77 3.9 8.9 176 23 308.8 310.5 293.1 335.2 8.63 7 700 3187 6.3 4.5 88 1.8 5.3 179 21 309.5 310.9 292.4 332.7 7.58 8 650 3791 2.4 -0.4 82 2.8 1.0 200 20 311.7 312.8 291.6 329.6 5.73 9 600 4433 -1.8 -4.3 83 2.5 -3.0 208 24 314.0 314.9 291.3 328.7 4.63 10 550 5121 -5.9 -7.9 86 2.0 -6.8 217 27 317.0 317.8 291.5 329.4 3.83 11 500 5861 -10.5 -12.2 87 1.8 -11.2 211 27 320.3 320.8 291.7 330.2 2.99 12 450 6665 -15.4 -17.3 86 1.8 -16.0 205 24 323.8 324.3 292.0 331.3 2.20 13 400 7543 -21.3 -23.5 82 2.2 -21.8 207 23 327.3 327.6 292.3 332.4 1.44 14 350 8515 -27.9 -30.7 77 2.8 -28.5 217 16 331.1 331.2 292.9 334.2 0.84 15 300 9602 -37.1 -40.7 69 3.6 -37.5 239 12 333.1 333.1 292.9 334.4 0.36 16 250 10833 -47.9 -52.1 61 4.3 -48.0 277 10 334.9 334.9 293.2 335.4 0.12 17 200 12273 -55.1 -65.5 27 10.3 -55.4 298 15 345.4 345.4 295.6 345.6 0.03 18 150 14120 -54.3 -82.9 2 28.7 -54.6 284 15 376.6 376.6 301.7 376.6 0.00 19 100 16703 -56.9 -84.9 2 28.1 -57.3 329 17 417.9 417.9 307.4 417.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5721.29 m Freezing level: 621.35 mb = 4158.87 m = 13644.41 ft Wetbulb zero: 637.99 mb = 3940.50 m = 12928.00 ft Precipitable water: 1.38 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 82.21 % Est. max temperature: 27.07 C = 80.72 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 862.42 mb = 1430.01 m = 4691.56 ft T: 18.20 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.29 C/km ThetaE index: 15.12 C Layer 900.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 772.46 mb = 2366.42 m = 7763.75 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.17 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.58 C = 79.85 F Cap Strength: 1.99 C Lifted Index: -3.82 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.24 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.42 C Showalter Index: -4.00 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.91 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.22 C Cross Totals Index: 24.69 C K Index: 40.62 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 310.27 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.17 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1038.25 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 45.57 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 52.25 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.99 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 815.81 mb = 1904.53 m = 6248.39 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 730.81 mb = 2829.79 m = 9283.98 ft Equ Level (EL): 220.81 mb = 11634.12 m = 38169.22 ft B at Equ Level: 1029.90 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 150.81 mb = 14085.53 m = 46211.81 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 194.2 at 22.4 knts Storm direction: 224.2 at 16.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 98.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 196.6 neg: -1.5 tot: 195.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 65.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.78 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.5 stream: 5.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.19 Bulk Rich Number: 11.32 Bulk Shear: 91.75 m/s