MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2508020000F048.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2508020000F048.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 48 hour NAM valid 0Z MON 4 AUG 25 Station: 52.93,-112.06 Latitude: 52.93 Longitude: -112.06 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 82 1 950 529 SFC 932 699 22.1 18.8 81 3.4 19.8 256 9 301.3 304.0 295.5 344.9 14.80 3 900 999 20.8 16.1 75 4.6 17.7 280 14 302.9 305.3 294.6 341.2 12.93 4 850 1493 18.4 13.3 72 5.1 15.0 163 1 305.4 307.5 294.2 339.4 11.35 5 800 2010 14.4 10.6 78 3.8 12.0 115 9 306.5 308.3 293.5 336.8 10.08 6 750 2551 9.6 8.9 95 0.7 9.1 113 11 307.0 308.7 293.3 335.9 9.56 7 700 3121 5.4 5.2 99 0.2 5.3 112 15 308.5 309.9 292.4 332.8 7.97 8 650 3723 1.5 0.9 96 0.6 1.2 126 17 310.7 311.9 291.7 330.2 6.30 9 600 4364 -1.9 -2.5 95 0.6 -2.2 147 16 314.0 315.0 291.9 330.7 5.31 10 550 5053 -4.6 -4.9 98 0.3 -4.7 156 16 318.7 319.6 292.9 334.2 4.83 11 500 5797 -9.4 -14.1 68 4.7 -11.2 156 19 321.6 322.1 291.7 330.2 2.56 12 450 6603 -14.7 -23.6 46 9.0 -17.1 163 22 324.8 325.0 291.5 329.2 1.26 13 400 7484 -20.3 -30.5 40 10.2 -22.5 166 25 328.5 328.7 292.0 331.3 0.75 14 350 8457 -27.9 -40.6 29 12.6 -29.6 171 28 331.1 331.1 292.3 332.3 0.32 15 300 9542 -37.7 -50.3 26 12.6 -38.5 176 26 332.3 332.3 292.4 332.8 0.13 16 250 10769 -48.5 -54.7 49 6.2 -48.8 187 22 333.9 333.9 292.9 334.3 0.09 17 200 12203 -56.3 -65.9 29 9.5 -56.5 182 25 343.6 343.6 295.2 343.7 0.03 18 150 14056 -51.5 -80.8 2 29.3 -52.1 209 20 381.3 381.3 302.5 381.3 0.00 19 100 16666 -55.4 -83.8 2 28.4 -55.9 211 9 420.7 420.7 307.8 420.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5714.76 m Freezing level: 627.46 mb = 4011.95 m = 13162.40 ft Wetbulb zero: 632.47 mb = 3941.94 m = 12932.71 ft Precipitable water: 1.50 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 88.21 % Est. max temperature: 27.35 C = 81.24 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 887.01 mb = 1124.95 m = 3690.75 ft T: 20.18 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.52 C/km ThetaE index: 14.63 C Layer 900.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 791.99 mb = 2094.28 m = 6870.92 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.47 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.25 C = 81.05 F Cap Strength: 2.04 C Lifted Index: -2.97 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.16 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.60 C Showalter Index: -2.38 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.47 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.80 C Cross Totals Index: 22.68 C K Index: 40.93 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 210.21 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.90 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1143.64 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 47.83 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 40.99 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.04 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 823.15 mb = 1766.58 m = 5795.79 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 768.15 mb = 2350.70 m = 7712.17 ft Equ Level (EL): 208.15 mb = 11946.05 m = 39192.59 ft B at Equ Level: 1132.17 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 148.15 mb = 14135.81 m = 46376.76 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 145.7 at 14.5 knts Storm direction: 175.7 at 10.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.0 neg: 3.5 tot: 4.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 133.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 60.0 neg: -12.3 tot: 47.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 15.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.43 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.1 stream: 3.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.28 Bulk Rich Number: 16.51 Bulk Shear: 69.26 m/s