MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2508011800F003.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2508011800F003.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 3 hour NAM valid 21Z FRI 1 AUG 25 Station: 40.18,-103.94 Latitude: 40.18 Longitude: -103.94 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 102 1 950 553 2 900 1040 SFC 867 1379 30.9 13.1 34 17.8 18.8 156 15 316.8 318.9 296.9 351.4 11.02 4 850 1549 27.2 11.9 38 15.3 17.0 158 17 314.6 316.6 295.9 346.8 10.33 5 800 2080 21.8 10.8 49 11.1 14.6 160 18 314.4 316.4 295.8 346.2 10.21 6 750 2636 16.4 9.8 65 6.6 12.1 163 18 314.4 316.3 295.7 346.0 10.17 7 700 3219 12.8 1.5 46 11.3 6.4 99 2 316.7 317.9 293.3 336.1 6.11 8 650 3837 8.5 -0.2 54 8.7 3.7 329 6 318.6 319.7 293.6 337.2 5.81 9 600 4491 3.0 -10.8 35 13.9 -3.0 306 10 319.6 320.2 291.4 328.9 2.79 10 550 5188 -2.7 -13.8 42 11.1 -7.1 287 15 320.9 321.3 291.4 328.8 2.39 11 500 5934 -9.5 -20.7 40 11.2 -13.0 299 18 321.4 321.7 290.7 326.5 1.47 12 450 6736 -16.1 -32.4 23 16.3 -19.4 297 16 323.0 323.1 290.3 325.0 0.56 13 400 7611 -22.9 -32.4 42 9.5 -24.6 285 23 325.3 325.4 291.0 327.5 0.63 14 350 8574 -30.5 -40.9 35 10.4 -31.7 280 35 327.6 327.7 291.3 328.8 0.30 15 300 9650 -38.6 -47.3 39 8.8 -39.2 275 48 331.0 331.1 292.2 331.7 0.18 16 250 10879 -46.5 -57.2 28 10.7 -46.9 273 58 336.9 336.9 293.6 337.2 0.07 17 200 12353 -47.1 -73.3 3 26.1 -47.8 278 58 358.1 358.1 298.4 358.2 0.01 18 150 14226 -55.9 -84.2 2 28.3 -56.2 268 42 373.7 373.7 301.2 373.7 0.00 19 100 16739 -63.0 -87.2 2 24.3 -63.1 266 9 406.1 406.1 306.0 406.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5832.03 m Freezing level: 573.61 mb = 4859.38 m = 15942.64 ft Wetbulb zero: 622.22 mb = 4193.99 m = 13759.66 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 46.25 % Est. max temperature: 30.07 C = 86.13 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 668.81 mb = 3598.78 m = 11806.88 ft T: 10.17 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.24 C/km ThetaE index: 15.28 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 641.80 mb = 3940.56 m = 12928.19 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.31 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.82 C = 91.08 F Cap Strength: 2.52 C Lifted Index: -5.40 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -8.40 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.81 C Showalter Index: -5.40 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 58.15 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 36.75 C Cross Totals Index: 21.40 C K Index: 37.31 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 479.83 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.90 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1769.69 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 59.49 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 80.55 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.52 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 678.34 mb = 3480.68 m = 11419.43 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 603.34 mb = 4446.02 m = 14586.50 ft Equ Level (EL): 223.34 mb = 11623.68 m = 38134.98 ft B at Equ Level: 1756.10 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 133.34 mb = 14955.45 m = 49065.84 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 272.0 at 13.7 knts Storm direction: 302.0 at 10.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.6 neg: 4.4 tot: 5.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -60.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 17.9 neg: -84.6 tot: -66.7 m^2/s^2 ave: -22.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.40 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.3 stream: -2.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.20 Bulk Rich Number: 20.48 Bulk Shear: 86.43 m/s