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: 52.18,-113.8 Latitude: 52.18 Longitude: -113.80 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 112 1 950 566 SFC 912 928 28.4 13.8 41 14.6 18.5 164 12 309.6 311.6 295.0 342.9 10.94 3 900 1045 25.7 12.1 43 13.6 16.8 165 13 308.0 309.9 293.9 338.1 9.91 4 850 1543 20.7 11.1 54 9.7 14.5 166 14 307.9 309.7 293.7 337.5 9.78 5 800 2063 15.6 9.9 69 5.7 12.0 166 14 307.7 309.5 293.5 336.9 9.60 6 750 2606 10.8 4.8 66 6.1 7.3 170 14 308.3 309.7 291.8 330.4 7.20 7 700 3178 8.6 -13.6 19 22.2 -0.3 171 6 312.0 312.3 288.2 318.2 1.90 8 650 3786 4.4 -16.7 20 21.0 -3.4 123 4 313.9 314.2 288.5 319.2 1.60 9 600 4431 -0.1 -23.7 15 23.6 -7.3 142 3 316.0 316.1 288.5 319.2 0.94 10 550 5120 -4.6 -30.7 11 26.1 -11.1 163 5 318.6 318.7 288.9 320.6 0.54 11 500 5863 -9.4 -35.1 10 25.7 -14.8 161 6 321.5 321.6 289.6 322.9 0.38 12 450 6667 -15.5 -35.7 16 20.2 -19.3 169 5 323.7 323.8 290.3 325.2 0.41 13 400 7543 -22.0 -38.2 22 16.1 -24.5 237 5 326.4 326.5 291.0 327.7 0.36 14 350 8510 -29.7 -35.2 59 5.5 -30.5 238 9 328.7 328.8 291.9 330.7 0.55 15 300 9590 -37.9 -47.6 36 9.7 -38.6 279 9 332.0 332.0 292.4 332.7 0.17 16 250 10820 -48.0 -56.9 35 8.9 -48.3 301 18 334.7 334.7 293.0 335.0 0.07 17 200 12259 -56.1 -65.4 30 9.3 -56.3 249 14 343.9 343.9 295.3 344.0 0.03 18 150 14111 -51.8 -81.0 2 29.2 -52.4 266 6 380.8 380.8 302.4 380.8 0.00 19 100 16711 -55.9 -84.1 2 28.3 -56.3 303 6 419.8 419.8 307.7 419.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5751.22 m Freezing level: 601.54 mb = 4410.74 m = 14470.76 ft Wetbulb zero: 702.16 mb = 3152.78 m = 10343.65 ft Precipitable water: 0.81 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 32.16 % Est. max temperature: 27.03 C = 80.66 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 737.18 mb = 2749.22 m = 9019.63 ft T: 10.27 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.72 C/km ThetaE index: 24.72 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 695.02 mb = 3236.86 m = 10619.48 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.86 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.90 C = 87.62 F Cap Strength: 1.59 C Lifted Index: -1.79 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.50 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.59 C Showalter Index: -1.62 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.68 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 30.17 C Cross Totals Index: 20.51 C K Index: 19.01 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 200.25 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.80 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 623.27 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 35.31 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 50.14 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.56 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 736.57 mb = 2756.16 m = 9042.42 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 631.57 mb = 4017.50 m = 13180.63 ft Equ Level (EL): 231.57 mb = 11313.72 m = 37118.06 ft B at Equ Level: 618.58 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 171.57 mb = 13246.28 m = 43458.40 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 163.2 at 7.6 knts Storm direction: 193.2 at 5.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.4 neg: 1.2 tot: 1.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -87.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 4.8 neg: -7.2 tot: -2.4 m^2/s^2 ave: -0.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.27 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 2.8 stream: -0.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 149.78 Bulk Shear: 4.16 m/s