MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2508021200F057.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2508021200F057.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 57 hour NAM valid 21Z MON 4 AUG 25 Station: 58.48,-112.62 Latitude: 58.48 Longitude: -112.62 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1 SFC 975 218 25.3 17.9 64 7.4 20.2 19 5 300.6 303.0 294.3 339.8 13.35 2 950 449 22.4 17.0 71 5.4 18.7 32 8 299.9 302.3 293.8 337.8 12.94 3 900 917 18.6 15.6 83 2.9 16.6 66 14 300.7 303.0 293.7 337.4 12.52 4 850 1405 15.4 13.5 88 2.0 14.1 115 18 302.3 304.4 293.4 336.3 11.49 5 800 1917 12.0 7.8 75 4.2 9.5 143 21 303.9 305.4 291.3 328.8 8.30 6 750 2454 8.5 -1.9 48 10.4 3.4 158 25 305.8 306.6 288.6 319.5 4.44 7 700 3021 5.3 0.1 69 5.2 2.6 164 28 308.4 309.4 290.4 325.4 5.51 8 650 3623 1.3 -0.9 85 2.2 0.2 167 32 310.5 311.5 291.0 327.6 5.52 9 600 4263 -2.4 -6.1 76 3.7 -4.1 168 34 313.3 314.1 290.6 326.2 4.04 10 550 4949 -6.4 -7.1 95 0.7 -6.7 176 33 316.5 317.3 291.6 329.6 4.08 11 500 5688 -10.5 -12.6 84 2.1 -11.3 181 36 320.3 320.8 291.7 329.9 2.90 12 450 6492 -15.2 -25.8 40 10.6 -17.9 183 34 324.1 324.3 291.1 327.8 1.04 13 400 7371 -21.2 -30.8 42 9.5 -23.1 186 33 327.4 327.6 291.7 330.1 0.74 14 350 8341 -28.6 -33.6 62 5.0 -29.4 180 37 330.2 330.3 292.4 332.6 0.64 15 300 9425 -38.0 -42.8 61 4.8 -38.4 182 33 331.9 331.9 292.5 333.0 0.29 16 250 10651 -48.9 -52.7 65 3.8 -49.1 189 37 333.4 333.4 292.7 333.8 0.12 17 200 12080 -56.4 -66.6 27 10.2 -56.6 191 44 343.5 343.5 295.2 343.6 0.02 18 150 13947 -47.7 -78.0 2 30.2 -48.6 207 29 387.8 387.8 303.5 387.8 0.01 19 100 16594 -52.0 -81.2 2 29.2 -52.8 221 16 427.2 427.2 308.5 427.3 0.01 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5687.56 m Freezing level: 632.27 mb = 3849.76 m = 12630.28 ft Wetbulb zero: 647.71 mb = 3650.93 m = 11977.97 ft Precipitable water: 1.48 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 77.67 % Est. max temperature: 27.80 C = 82.03 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 875.58 mb = 1151.93 m = 3779.25 ft T: 17.07 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.93 C/km ThetaE index: 20.26 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 841.21 mb = 1493.26 m = 4899.09 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.71 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.30 C = 81.14 F Cap Strength: 1.21 C Lifted Index: -2.76 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.52 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.66 C Showalter Index: -2.12 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.84 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.91 C Cross Totals Index: 23.93 C K Index: 34.14 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 249.17 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.37 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 822.61 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 40.56 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 18.79 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.21 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 867.24 mb = 1233.73 m = 4047.62 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 812.24 mb = 1789.18 m = 5869.95 ft Equ Level (EL): 222.24 mb = 11404.60 m = 37416.20 ft B at Equ Level: 811.26 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 162.24 mb = 13437.90 m = 44087.05 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 163.1 at 26.5 knts Storm direction: 193.1 at 19.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 112.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 254.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 254.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 84.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.86 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.3 stream: 7.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.14 Bulk Rich Number: 6.05 Bulk Shear: 136.02 m/s