MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2508031200F033.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2508031200F033.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 33 hour NAM valid 21Z MON 4 AUG 25 Station: 51.7,-113.21 Latitude: 51.70 Longitude: -113.21 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 70 1 950 515 SFC 913 862 24.6 13.1 49 11.5 17.0 312 8 305.6 307.5 293.6 336.9 10.44 3 900 988 21.7 11.8 53 9.9 15.3 311 8 303.9 305.7 292.4 332.8 9.69 4 850 1479 16.7 10.8 68 5.9 13.0 308 9 303.6 305.4 292.3 332.3 9.61 5 800 1992 11.7 9.7 88 2.0 10.4 303 9 303.6 305.4 292.2 331.9 9.50 6 750 2528 7.3 4.8 84 2.6 5.9 287 17 304.6 305.9 290.6 326.2 7.19 7 700 3092 3.7 -1.9 67 5.6 1.0 268 18 306.6 307.5 289.1 321.3 4.76 8 650 3690 0.6 -12.7 36 13.3 -4.5 252 22 309.6 310.0 287.7 316.7 2.22 9 600 4327 -3.9 -8.4 71 4.4 -5.8 245 23 311.5 312.2 289.5 322.3 3.39 10 550 5008 -8.2 -15.7 55 7.5 -10.8 241 23 314.3 314.7 289.0 321.0 2.04 11 500 5742 -12.9 -24.6 37 11.7 -15.9 233 21 317.4 317.6 289.0 320.9 1.04 12 450 6536 -18.4 -38.7 15 20.3 -21.5 232 21 320.1 320.2 289.1 321.2 0.30 13 400 7402 -25.1 -43.7 16 18.5 -27.3 237 21 322.3 322.4 289.7 323.1 0.20 14 350 8355 -33.4 -46.8 25 13.4 -34.5 238 24 323.7 323.7 290.0 324.3 0.16 15 300 9417 -42.5 -52.4 33 9.9 -43.0 237 30 325.4 325.4 290.5 325.8 0.10 16 250 10622 -50.6 -60.6 30 10.0 -50.8 233 30 330.9 330.9 292.0 331.1 0.04 17 200 12070 -49.9 -75.0 4 25.1 -50.4 218 27 353.7 353.7 297.4 353.7 0.01 18 150 13963 -47.3 -77.7 2 30.3 -48.2 197 24 388.5 388.5 303.6 388.5 0.01 19 100 16599 -53.6 -82.4 2 28.8 -54.2 181 20 424.1 424.1 308.2 424.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5671.39 m Freezing level: 643.59 mb = 3772.03 m = 12375.26 ft Wetbulb zero: 691.22 mb = 3194.12 m = 10479.26 ft Precipitable water: 0.95 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 62.45 % Est. max temperature: 23.35 C = 74.03 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 771.65 mb = 2291.50 m = 7517.96 ft T: 9.27 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.26 C/km ThetaE index: 20.16 C Layer 900.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 774.32 mb = 2262.89 m = 7424.09 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.67 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.14 C = 73.66 F Cap Strength: 0.20 C Lifted Index: -2.92 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.94 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.57 C Showalter Index: -2.68 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.21 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.55 C Cross Totals Index: 23.66 C K Index: 34.73 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 252.22 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.29 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 910.01 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 42.66 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.71 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.69 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 777.36 mb = 2230.30 m = 7317.16 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 762.36 mb = 2392.19 m = 7848.30 ft Equ Level (EL): 242.36 mb = 10823.40 m = 35509.42 ft B at Equ Level: 895.58 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 182.36 mb = 12677.77 m = 41593.21 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 252.9 at 18.3 knts Storm direction: 282.9 at 13.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 3.4 tot: 3.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 142.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 0.6 neg: -18.3 tot: -17.7 m^2/s^2 ave: -5.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.60 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.2 stream: -2.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 28.86 Bulk Shear: 31.53 m/s