MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2508031200F060.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2508031200F060.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 60 hour NAM valid 0Z WED 6 AUG 25 Station: 41.00,-98.64 Latitude: 41.00 Longitude: -98.64 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 105 1 950 559 SFC 945 601 25.9 22.1 79 3.8 23.1 121 11 303.9 307.2 298.2 357.5 17.98 3 900 1035 23.9 19.5 76 4.5 20.8 143 25 306.2 309.2 297.5 354.3 16.03 4 850 1533 19.8 17.5 87 2.3 18.2 162 28 306.8 309.6 297.0 351.9 14.95 5 800 2053 16.0 15.9 99 0.1 15.9 174 28 308.2 310.9 297.0 351.5 14.32 6 750 2602 14.4 14.3 99 0.1 14.3 205 31 312.2 314.8 297.6 354.5 13.76 7 700 3184 13.8 -2.9 31 16.6 5.0 266 21 317.7 318.6 292.3 332.0 4.43 8 650 3804 10.2 -14.7 16 24.9 -0.2 281 21 320.5 320.9 290.8 326.8 1.87 9 600 4463 4.7 -16.8 19 21.6 -3.6 287 23 321.6 321.9 291.0 327.4 1.70 10 550 5162 -1.4 -23.6 17 22.2 -8.4 292 30 322.4 322.6 290.6 326.0 1.03 11 500 5912 -7.6 -29.9 15 22.3 -13.2 298 38 323.8 323.9 290.6 326.1 0.64 12 450 6722 -13.6 -34.4 15 20.9 -17.8 300 35 326.2 326.3 291.1 327.9 0.46 13 400 7605 -20.3 -34.6 27 14.3 -22.9 302 31 328.5 328.6 291.8 330.4 0.51 14 350 8578 -27.5 -48.5 12 21.0 -29.6 303 32 331.7 331.7 292.3 332.2 0.13 15 300 9667 -36.5 -52.6 18 16.0 -37.6 307 35 333.9 333.9 292.9 334.2 0.10 16 250 10904 -46.3 -59.8 20 13.6 -46.7 301 41 337.2 337.3 293.7 337.4 0.05 17 200 12349 -55.3 -64.9 29 9.6 -55.5 285 52 345.2 345.2 295.6 345.3 0.03 18 150 14178 -56.9 -81.9 3 25.1 -57.2 268 31 372.1 372.1 300.9 372.1 0.00 19 100 16700 -61.4 -88.4 2 27.1 -61.6 210 16 409.1 409.1 306.4 409.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5806.33 m Freezing level: 561.40 mb = 5002.85 m = 16413.36 ft Wetbulb zero: 651.51 mb = 3785.04 m = 12417.94 ft Precipitable water: 1.52 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 48.98 % Est. max temperature: 30.50 C = 86.89 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 894.38 mb = 1089.90 m = 3575.75 ft T: 23.48 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.82 C/km ThetaE index: 27.68 C Layer 700.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 830.27 mb = 1734.72 m = 5691.27 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.13 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.34 C = 84.81 F Cap Strength: 2.02 C Lifted Index: -6.13 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -10.44 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.02 C Showalter Index: -5.25 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.40 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.34 C Cross Totals Index: 25.06 C K Index: 28.20 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 482.81 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.93 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2585.31 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 71.91 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 15.52 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.02 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 848.30 mb = 1550.49 m = 5086.85 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 813.30 mb = 1911.95 m = 6272.72 ft Equ Level (EL): 753.30 mb = 2564.31 m = 8412.99 ft B at Equ Level: 17.78 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 703.30 mb = 3144.74 m = 10317.25 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 258.8 at 27.4 knts Storm direction: 288.8 at 20.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 80.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 487.5 neg: -0.7 tot: 486.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 162.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.61 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.8 stream: 8.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 6.75 Bulk Rich Number: 11.92 Bulk Shear: 216.86 m/s