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: 54.01,-113.42 Latitude: 54.01 Longitude: -113.42 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1 950 486 SFC 931 660 16.0 15.8 99 0.2 15.8 359 9 295.1 297.3 291.7 330.1 12.20 3 900 946 14.8 14.7 99 0.1 14.7 9 22 296.7 298.8 291.9 330.6 11.73 4 850 1429 12.7 12.5 99 0.1 12.6 31 23 299.4 301.4 292.0 331.0 10.80 5 800 1937 10.7 10.5 99 0.1 10.6 68 25 302.5 304.4 292.3 332.3 10.03 6 750 2474 8.6 8.4 99 0.1 8.5 94 24 305.9 307.6 292.7 333.9 9.30 7 700 3043 5.6 5.5 99 0.2 5.5 114 20 308.7 310.2 292.7 333.5 8.11 8 650 3646 2.2 2.0 99 0.1 2.1 126 18 311.4 312.7 292.4 332.7 6.84 9 600 4289 -1.3 -1.7 98 0.3 -1.5 132 17 314.6 315.7 292.4 332.4 5.66 10 550 4978 -5.0 -5.7 95 0.7 -5.3 136 17 318.2 319.1 292.5 332.9 4.56 11 500 5722 -9.2 -10.4 91 1.2 -9.6 139 17 321.9 322.6 292.6 333.4 3.48 12 450 6531 -14.0 -15.7 87 1.7 -14.6 142 17 325.6 326.1 292.8 334.1 2.50 13 400 7414 -20.2 -22.6 81 2.4 -20.9 148 19 328.7 329.0 292.9 334.2 1.55 14 350 8389 -27.6 -30.4 77 2.8 -28.1 159 21 331.6 331.8 293.0 334.8 0.87 15 300 9477 -37.2 -40.4 72 3.2 -37.5 167 21 332.9 333.0 292.9 334.3 0.38 16 250 10705 -49.0 -52.5 67 3.5 -49.2 164 19 333.2 333.2 292.7 333.6 0.12 17 200 12129 -56.8 -65.9 30 9.2 -56.9 160 34 342.9 342.9 295.0 343.0 0.03 18 150 13996 -48.4 -78.5 2 30.1 -49.2 198 26 386.6 386.6 303.3 386.6 0.01 19 100 16627 -54.2 -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: 5675.00 m Freezing level: 618.82 mb = 4047.01 m = 13277.44 ft Wetbulb zero: 620.70 mb = 4016.71 m = 13178.01 ft Precipitable water: 1.54 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 97.59 % Est. max temperature: 24.47 C = 76.05 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 927.82 mb = 687.21 m = 2254.59 ft T: 15.89 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.52 C/km ThetaE index: 1.45 C Layer 700.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 874.61 mb = 1187.94 m = 3897.39 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.35 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.88 C = 65.98 F Cap Strength: 1.21 C Lifted Index: 1.66 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.53 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.04 C Showalter Index: 1.60 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 43.53 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.84 C Cross Totals Index: 21.69 C K Index: 34.23 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 212.57 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.38 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 21.64 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.58 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6256.29 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.59 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 877.92 mb = 1156.05 m = 3792.78 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 105.8 at 19.2 knts Storm direction: 135.8 at 14.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 122.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 283.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 283.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 94.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.71 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.6 stream: 7.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.04 Bulk Rich Number: 0.21 Bulk Shear: 101.85 m/s