MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2508021800F042.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2508021800F042.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 42 hour NAM valid 12Z MON 4 AUG 25 Station: 53.92,-113.29 Latitude: 53.92 Longitude: -113.29 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 47 1 950 485 SFC 932 653 16.3 16.0 99 0.2 16.1 13 7 295.3 297.6 292.0 330.9 12.39 3 900 946 14.8 14.7 99 0.1 14.7 22 20 296.8 298.9 291.9 330.8 11.76 4 850 1429 12.7 12.6 99 0.1 12.6 44 25 299.5 301.4 292.0 331.1 10.83 5 800 1937 10.6 10.5 99 0.1 10.6 78 26 302.5 304.3 292.3 332.2 10.01 6 750 2474 8.4 8.3 99 0.1 8.3 111 23 305.7 307.4 292.6 333.3 9.18 7 700 3043 5.5 5.4 99 0.2 5.4 133 21 308.6 310.1 292.6 333.1 8.04 8 650 3646 2.2 1.9 98 0.3 2.0 144 19 311.4 312.7 292.4 332.5 6.78 9 600 4288 -1.5 -1.9 97 0.4 -1.7 148 17 314.3 315.4 292.2 331.8 5.54 10 550 4977 -5.2 -6.0 94 0.8 -5.6 151 16 317.9 318.8 292.3 332.2 4.44 11 500 5720 -9.5 -11.2 88 1.7 -10.2 154 16 321.5 322.1 292.3 332.3 3.26 12 450 6527 -14.4 -17.1 80 2.7 -15.3 156 16 325.1 325.6 292.4 332.8 2.23 13 400 7409 -20.3 -24.0 72 3.7 -21.3 165 20 328.6 328.8 292.6 333.4 1.37 14 350 8384 -27.8 -32.0 67 4.2 -28.6 173 22 331.2 331.4 292.8 334.0 0.75 15 300 9469 -37.7 -42.0 64 4.3 -38.1 173 20 332.2 332.3 292.6 333.4 0.32 16 250 10695 -49.4 -53.3 64 3.9 -49.6 158 21 332.6 332.6 292.5 333.0 0.11 17 200 12121 -55.6 -67.0 23 11.4 -55.8 158 34 344.7 344.7 295.5 344.8 0.02 18 150 13990 -48.4 -78.5 2 30.1 -49.2 198 25 386.6 386.6 303.3 386.6 0.01 19 100 16621 -54.3 -82.9 2 28.7 -54.8 201 14 422.9 422.9 308.0 422.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5673.11 m Freezing level: 620.55 mb = 4024.16 m = 13202.48 ft Wetbulb zero: 622.99 mb = 3986.41 m = 13078.62 ft Precipitable water: 1.51 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 97.05 % Est. max temperature: 24.41 C = 75.93 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 928.58 mb = 679.79 m = 2230.27 ft T: 16.12 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.60 C/km ThetaE index: 1.50 C Layer 700.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 876.56 mb = 1168.88 m = 3834.88 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.41 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.88 C = 65.98 F Cap Strength: 0.91 C Lifted Index: 1.27 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.94 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.83 C Showalter Index: 1.21 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.26 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.20 C Cross Totals Index: 22.06 C K Index: 34.62 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 217.21 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.15 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 21.10 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.50 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6083.85 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.17 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 878.70 mb = 1148.33 m = 3767.45 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 121.1 at 19.3 knts Storm direction: 151.1 at 14.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 138.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 311.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 311.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 103.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.75 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.2 stream: 8.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.04 Bulk Rich Number: 0.22 Bulk Shear: 95.95 m/s