MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2508021800F081.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2508021800F081.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 81 hour NAM valid 3Z WED 6 AUG 25 Station: 48.36,-99.43 Latitude: 48.36 Longitude: -99.43 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 72 SFC 956 468 23.3 22.4 95 0.9 22.7 167 9 300.3 303.7 297.4 353.7 18.18 2 950 520 23.2 22.2 94 1.1 22.5 171 12 300.8 304.1 297.4 353.7 17.99 3 900 993 22.5 19.9 86 2.5 20.6 191 37 304.7 307.7 297.5 353.9 16.50 4 850 1490 19.4 16.7 84 2.8 17.5 218 36 306.5 309.2 296.4 349.2 14.20 5 800 2010 16.2 11.9 76 4.3 13.4 224 35 308.4 310.5 294.8 341.9 11.03 6 750 2556 12.3 5.7 64 6.6 8.4 219 33 309.9 311.4 292.7 333.5 7.68 7 700 3130 8.4 -3.5 43 11.9 2.5 222 33 311.8 312.6 290.3 325.1 4.22 8 650 3737 3.9 -8.0 42 11.8 -1.4 219 37 313.3 314.0 289.9 323.7 3.23 9 600 4382 -0.3 -16.4 28 16.2 -6.1 218 36 315.8 316.2 289.3 321.7 1.77 10 550 5072 -4.6 -20.1 28 15.6 -9.6 217 36 318.7 318.9 289.8 323.5 1.41 11 500 5815 -9.6 -20.5 41 10.9 -13.0 218 37 321.3 321.6 290.7 326.4 1.49 12 450 6620 -15.3 -22.9 52 7.6 -17.4 218 38 324.0 324.3 291.3 328.7 1.35 13 400 7498 -20.9 -26.4 62 5.4 -22.2 214 39 327.8 328.0 292.2 331.7 1.11 14 350 8471 -27.4 -31.4 69 4.0 -28.2 207 36 331.8 331.9 293.0 334.7 0.79 15 300 9563 -34.9 -38.3 71 3.4 -35.3 195 29 336.2 336.3 293.8 338.0 0.47 16 250 10810 -44.5 -48.1 67 3.6 -44.7 175 26 339.9 339.9 294.5 340.7 0.20 17 200 12265 -55.8 -59.9 60 4.1 -55.9 178 19 344.4 344.4 295.4 344.6 0.06 18 150 14104 -50.6 -80.1 2 29.5 -51.2 221 25 382.9 382.9 302.7 382.9 0.00 19 100 16695 -58.4 -86.1 2 27.7 -58.7 188 6 414.9 414.9 307.1 414.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5742.65 m Freezing level: 603.17 mb = 4340.82 m = 14241.38 ft Wetbulb zero: 668.17 mb = 3511.42 m = 11520.27 ft Precipitable water: 1.51 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 54.03 % Est. max temperature: 31.07 C = 87.93 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 944.00 mb = 575.66 m = 1888.61 ft T: 23.14 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.72 C/km ThetaE index: 32.21 C Layer 850.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 840.23 mb = 1589.10 m = 5213.52 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.48 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.78 C = 85.60 F Cap Strength: 1.57 C Lifted Index: -7.70 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -8.06 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.97 C Showalter Index: -6.35 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 55.36 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 29.06 C Cross Totals Index: 26.30 C K Index: 33.84 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 462.24 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.51 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2738.67 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 74.01 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 28.99 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.57 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 877.40 mb = 1214.35 m = 3984.03 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 802.40 mb = 1984.43 m = 6510.51 ft Equ Level (EL): 182.40 mb = 12853.91 m = 42171.10 ft B at Equ Level: 2701.93 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 112.40 mb = 15948.29 m = 52323.15 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 216.2 at 34.8 knts Storm direction: 246.2 at 26.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.3 neg: 0.5 tot: 5.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 89.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 297.5 neg: -13.6 tot: 283.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 94.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.71 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.8 stream: 7.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 4.97 Bulk Rich Number: 54.24 Bulk Shear: 50.49 m/s