MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2508031200F039.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2508031200F039.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 39 hour NAM valid 3Z TUE 5 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 86 1 950 528 SFC 914 861 18.4 12.9 70 5.5 14.8 1 4 299.1 301.0 291.5 329.1 10.26 3 900 995 18.8 11.6 63 7.2 14.3 6 9 300.9 302.7 291.5 329.2 9.60 4 850 1483 14.5 9.6 72 4.9 11.5 2 7 301.4 303.0 291.0 327.6 8.86 5 800 1993 11.9 3.9 58 8.0 7.5 320 8 303.8 305.0 289.6 322.9 6.33 6 750 2529 8.2 2.5 67 5.7 5.1 298 8 305.5 306.6 290.0 324.1 6.13 7 700 3095 4.3 0.3 75 3.9 2.2 288 9 307.2 308.3 290.1 324.4 5.60 8 650 3693 -0.4 -3.1 82 2.7 -1.7 289 11 308.5 309.4 289.7 323.1 4.69 9 600 4329 -4.4 -6.5 86 2.1 -5.3 280 15 311.0 311.8 289.8 323.4 3.93 10 550 5010 -8.4 -9.8 90 1.4 -8.9 270 17 314.1 314.8 290.2 324.8 3.30 11 500 5743 -13.0 -14.7 87 1.7 -13.6 251 18 317.1 317.6 290.3 325.2 2.44 12 450 6538 -18.0 -20.6 80 2.6 -18.7 220 19 320.6 320.9 290.6 326.2 1.65 13 400 7407 -24.5 -29.1 66 4.6 -25.4 202 24 323.2 323.4 290.6 326.3 0.87 14 350 8363 -32.4 -40.1 47 7.6 -33.3 214 27 325.0 325.1 290.6 326.3 0.33 15 300 9430 -41.3 -45.6 63 4.3 -41.6 212 46 327.1 327.2 291.1 327.9 0.22 16 250 10639 -51.7 -55.6 63 3.9 -51.8 210 56 329.3 329.3 291.6 329.6 0.08 17 200 12071 -52.3 -70.2 10 18.0 -52.6 212 31 350.0 350.0 296.7 350.1 0.01 18 150 13953 -47.2 -77.6 2 30.4 -48.1 199 25 388.7 388.7 303.6 388.7 0.01 19 100 16595 -53.7 -82.5 2 28.8 -54.4 199 15 423.9 423.9 308.2 423.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5656.61 m Freezing level: 654.39 mb = 3640.74 m = 11944.55 ft Wetbulb zero: 671.71 mb = 3428.06 m = 11246.79 ft Precipitable water: 1.04 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 76.94 % Est. max temperature: 24.11 C = 75.40 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 842.51 mb = 1557.05 m = 5108.37 ft T: 14.14 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.54 C/km ThetaE index: 6.30 C Layer 850.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 741.70 mb = 2620.68 m = 8597.93 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.84 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.84 C = 76.71 F Cap Strength: 2.62 C Lifted Index: -0.64 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.54 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.85 C Showalter Index: -0.64 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.22 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.57 C Cross Totals Index: 22.65 C K Index: 33.23 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 171.62 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.53 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 81.97 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 12.80 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 93.13 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.62 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 788.66 mb = 2111.46 m = 6927.27 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 663.66 mb = 3525.46 m = 11566.31 ft Equ Level (EL): 423.66 mb = 6982.76 m = 22909.04 ft B at Equ Level: 81.94 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 243.66 mb = 10803.55 m = 35444.29 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 270.5 at 13.0 knts Storm direction: 300.5 at 9.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.6 neg: 2.2 tot: 2.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 149.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 7.4 neg: -12.8 tot: -5.4 m^2/s^2 ave: -1.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.12 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.5 stream: 0.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 2.49 Bulk Shear: 32.87 m/s