MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2508021200F084.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2508021200F084.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 3.5 day NAM valid 0Z WED 6 AUG 25 Station: 40.32,-90.52 Latitude: 40.32 Longitude: -90.52 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 172 SFC 998 191 26.2 21.5 76 4.7 22.8 135 4 299.5 302.5 296.0 347.3 16.38 2 950 623 22.5 18.8 80 3.7 19.9 140 5 300.0 302.7 294.9 342.6 14.55 3 900 1091 18.1 17.7 98 0.3 17.8 144 6 300.1 302.7 294.8 342.1 14.34 4 850 1578 14.5 10.4 76 4.1 12.0 184 6 301.3 303.1 291.5 329.0 9.36 5 800 2089 13.3 5.6 60 7.6 8.9 200 8 305.3 306.6 290.9 327.0 7.17 6 750 2629 10.6 -5.9 31 16.6 2.9 170 8 308.1 308.7 288.2 318.4 3.27 7 700 3200 7.7 -6.8 35 14.5 1.0 210 3 311.0 311.7 289.2 321.5 3.28 8 650 3807 4.5 -15.0 23 19.6 -3.0 262 3 314.1 314.5 288.8 320.2 1.83 9 600 4454 1.4 -43.1 2 44.6 -7.7 267 4 317.8 317.8 288.2 318.3 0.14 10 550 5147 -3.5 -32.0 9 28.4 -10.5 294 5 319.9 320.0 289.2 321.6 0.48 11 500 5891 -9.3 -23.0 32 13.7 -13.3 332 8 321.7 321.9 290.5 325.8 1.20 12 450 6696 -14.6 -29.9 26 15.2 -18.1 339 13 324.8 325.0 291.0 327.4 0.71 13 400 7576 -21.3 -37.4 22 16.1 -23.9 317 12 327.3 327.4 291.3 328.8 0.39 14 350 8546 -28.2 -47.9 13 19.7 -30.2 281 9 330.7 330.8 292.1 331.3 0.14 15 300 9633 -37.0 -53.9 16 16.9 -38.1 307 10 333.2 333.2 292.7 333.5 0.08 16 250 10867 -46.2 -61.3 16 15.2 -46.7 301 11 337.5 337.5 293.7 337.6 0.04 17 200 12323 -52.2 -66.8 15 14.7 -52.5 309 20 350.2 350.2 296.7 350.3 0.02 18 150 14175 -54.8 -83.4 2 28.5 -55.2 276 27 375.6 375.6 301.5 375.6 0.00 19 100 16715 -61.9 -88.9 2 26.9 -62.2 278 7 408.0 408.0 306.3 408.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5718.97 m Freezing level: 585.55 mb = 4654.38 m = 15270.08 ft Wetbulb zero: 686.98 mb = 3354.07 m = 11004.04 ft Precipitable water: 1.27 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 41.19 % Est. max temperature: 28.18 C = 82.72 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 932.63 mb = 782.60 m = 2567.56 ft T: 20.97 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.34 C/km ThetaE index: 28.94 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 904.30 mb = 1049.77 m = 3444.10 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.91 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.78 C = 80.20 F Cap Strength: 0.18 C Lifted Index: -3.97 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.08 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.02 C Showalter Index: 2.38 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 43.55 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 23.83 C Cross Totals Index: 19.72 C K Index: 19.72 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 145.65 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.55 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1224.56 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 49.49 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.81 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.18 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 907.16 mb = 1022.41 m = 3354.31 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 902.16 mb = 1070.27 m = 3511.35 ft Equ Level (EL): 222.16 mb = 11637.40 m = 38179.99 ft B at Equ Level: 1213.84 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 142.16 mb = 14511.47 m = 47609.23 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 221.7 at 5.5 knts Storm direction: 251.7 at 4.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.1 neg: 0.5 tot: 1.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 9.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 14.9 neg: -8.2 tot: 6.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 2.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.15 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.2 stream: 0.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.11 Bulk Rich Number: 199.98 Bulk Shear: 6.12 m/s MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2508021200F084.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2508021200F084.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 3.5 day NAM valid 0Z WED 6 AUG 25 Station: 44.28,-98.77 Latitude: 44.28 Longitude: -98.77 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 74 SFC 952 515 31.0 22.0 59 9.0 24.3 180 14 308.5 311.9 299.2 362.4 17.77 2 950 531 30.6 21.8 59 8.8 24.1 181 17 308.3 311.6 299.0 361.6 17.59 3 900 1012 26.1 20.4 71 5.6 22.0 191 24 308.4 311.6 298.7 360.0 17.05 4 850 1514 21.3 19.5 90 1.7 20.0 196 26 308.4 311.6 298.7 360.1 17.05 5 800 2037 17.2 16.3 94 1.0 16.5 225 22 309.5 312.3 297.5 354.2 14.70 6 750 2586 13.3 9.2 76 4.1 10.7 267 19 311.0 312.9 294.6 341.1 9.80 7 700 3163 10.8 -5.4 32 16.2 2.8 257 22 314.4 315.1 290.6 326.1 3.64 8 650 3777 7.6 -13.4 21 21.0 -1.1 242 30 317.5 317.9 290.1 324.5 2.09 9 600 4429 2.8 -22.0 14 24.8 -5.5 241 34 319.3 319.5 289.7 323.1 1.09 10 550 5125 -2.2 -38.4 4 36.1 -10.1 250 31 321.4 321.5 289.5 322.4 0.25 11 500 5873 -7.7 -25.1 23 17.3 -12.6 260 31 323.6 323.8 290.9 327.1 1.00 12 450 6682 -14.1 -26.7 33 12.7 -17.3 263 32 325.5 325.7 291.4 328.9 0.95 13 400 7565 -19.9 -37.2 20 17.4 -22.8 267 29 329.2 329.3 291.9 330.6 0.39 14 350 8539 -28.0 -43.2 22 15.1 -29.8 270 32 330.9 331.0 292.2 331.9 0.24 15 300 9624 -37.1 -51.8 20 14.7 -38.1 260 30 333.1 333.1 292.7 333.5 0.11 16 250 10859 -46.7 -59.9 21 13.2 -47.1 230 32 336.6 336.6 293.5 336.8 0.05 17 200 12302 -55.6 -65.3 29 9.6 -55.8 247 30 344.6 344.7 295.4 344.8 0.03 18 150 14136 -54.9 -80.8 3 25.9 -55.3 238 24 375.4 375.4 301.5 375.4 0.00 19 100 16696 -60.3 -87.6 2 27.3 -60.6 204 13 411.1 411.1 306.6 411.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5799.66 m Freezing level: 572.35 mb = 4814.16 m = 15794.30 ft Wetbulb zero: 663.93 mb = 3601.17 m = 11814.73 ft Precipitable water: 1.53 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 44.29 % Est. max temperature: 31.97 C = 89.54 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 835.46 mb = 1662.79 m = 5455.28 ft T: 20.11 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.83 C/km ThetaE index: 37.74 C Layer 800.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 823.83 mb = 1783.85 m = 5852.45 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.19 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.48 C = 88.67 F Cap Strength: 0.44 C Lifted Index: -8.29 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -14.10 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.50 C Showalter Index: -8.12 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 56.27 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 29.00 C Cross Totals Index: 27.27 C K Index: 32.32 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 599.47 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -6.42 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3920.17 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 88.55 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.93 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.44 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 831.44 mb = 1704.43 m = 5591.90 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 816.44 mb = 1861.67 m = 6107.77 ft Equ Level (EL): 166.44 mb = 13473.24 m = 44203.00 ft B at Equ Level: 3879.53 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 240.8 at 27.0 knts Storm direction: 270.8 at 20.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.8 neg: 1.6 tot: 5.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 78.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 127.9 neg: -1.5 tot: 126.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 42.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.40 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.9 stream: 3.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.00 Bulk Rich Number: 59.84 Bulk Shear: 65.51 m/s