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: 56.43,-120.94 Latitude: 56.43 Longitude: -120.94 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 114 1 950 566 SFC 934 716 28.4 12.9 38 15.6 18.1 285 2 307.5 309.4 293.8 337.9 10.04 3 900 1042 23.4 11.3 46 12.2 15.6 285 2 305.7 307.4 292.7 333.8 9.35 4 850 1536 18.5 10.0 58 8.5 13.1 284 3 305.5 307.2 292.5 332.9 9.11 5 800 2053 14.9 3.6 47 11.3 8.5 280 7 307.0 308.2 290.6 326.0 6.21 6 750 2595 10.7 2.9 58 7.8 6.3 281 8 308.2 309.4 291.0 327.5 6.29 7 700 3165 6.6 -3.8 47 10.4 1.5 284 9 309.8 310.6 289.6 322.7 4.12 8 650 3768 1.9 -11.2 37 13.2 -3.4 276 10 311.1 311.6 288.5 319.1 2.49 9 600 4407 -3.3 -14.8 40 11.6 -7.4 245 11 312.3 312.7 288.4 318.9 2.01 10 550 5088 -7.9 -23.2 28 15.4 -12.2 227 14 314.7 314.9 288.2 318.3 1.07 11 500 5822 -12.5 -30.3 21 17.8 -16.4 228 15 317.7 317.9 288.7 319.9 0.61 12 450 6618 -17.9 -33.2 25 15.3 -20.8 237 21 320.7 320.8 289.5 322.6 0.52 13 400 7487 -23.7 -36.9 29 13.2 -25.7 234 33 324.2 324.3 290.5 325.7 0.41 14 350 8448 -30.8 -36.0 60 5.2 -31.5 220 42 327.2 327.3 291.5 329.1 0.51 15 300 9521 -40.0 -44.6 62 4.5 -40.4 210 45 328.9 329.0 291.7 329.8 0.24 16 250 10738 -50.3 -55.0 57 4.7 -50.4 209 47 331.3 331.3 292.2 331.7 0.09 17 200 12174 -51.9 -73.0 6 21.0 -52.3 213 41 350.5 350.5 296.7 350.5 0.01 18 150 14046 -50.4 -80.0 2 29.6 -51.0 222 28 383.3 383.3 302.8 383.3 0.00 19 100 16675 -53.5 -82.3 2 28.8 -54.1 231 15 424.5 424.5 308.2 424.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5707.63 m Freezing level: 631.52 mb = 4004.27 m = 13137.19 ft Wetbulb zero: 684.51 mb = 3347.49 m = 10982.45 ft Precipitable water: 0.89 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 42.05 % Est. max temperature: 28.31 C = 82.96 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 744.21 mb = 2658.93 m = 8723.43 ft T: 10.22 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.20 C/km ThetaE index: 11.91 C Layer 900.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 712.89 mb = 3014.54 m = 9890.10 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.28 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.23 C = 86.42 F Cap Strength: 2.12 C Lifted Index: -3.13 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.22 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.89 C Showalter Index: -2.66 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.59 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 31.03 C Cross Totals Index: 22.56 C K Index: 30.63 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 232.58 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.55 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 677.17 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 36.80 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 76.95 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.12 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 747.74 mb = 2619.76 m = 8594.90 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 662.74 mb = 3610.31 m = 11844.71 ft Equ Level (EL): 242.74 mb = 10927.74 m = 35851.73 ft B at Equ Level: 673.62 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 182.74 mb = 12761.72 m = 41868.66 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 249.6 at 10.5 knts Storm direction: 279.6 at 7.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.4 neg: 1.1 tot: 1.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 169.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: -1.1 tot: -1.1 m^2/s^2 ave: -0.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.28 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 1.6 stream: -0.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 65.19 Bulk Shear: 10.39 m/s