MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2508031200F084.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2508031200F084.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 3.5 day NAM valid 0Z THU 7 AUG 25 Station: 41.88,-98.7 Latitude: 41.88 Longitude: -98.70 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 108 1 950 566 SFC 940 661 30.1 24.6 72 5.5 25.9 130 8 308.7 312.6 301.1 373.0 21.13 3 900 1050 26.4 23.1 82 3.2 24.0 133 12 308.7 312.5 300.6 370.2 20.20 4 850 1552 21.9 21.6 98 0.3 21.7 139 12 309.1 312.8 300.2 368.3 19.46 5 800 2078 19.1 15.4 79 3.7 16.5 212 14 311.5 314.2 297.5 354.2 13.94 6 750 2632 17.6 8.9 57 8.7 12.0 247 20 315.7 317.5 295.7 345.7 9.60 7 700 3219 14.5 -4.0 27 18.5 4.9 275 20 318.6 319.4 292.2 331.8 4.06 8 650 3839 9.5 -10.6 23 20.2 0.5 277 20 319.8 320.3 291.3 328.5 2.62 9 600 4495 3.6 -15.1 24 18.7 -3.8 270 24 320.3 320.6 290.8 326.9 1.96 10 550 5192 -2.5 -16.0 35 13.5 -7.5 271 31 321.1 321.5 291.1 327.9 2.00 11 500 5938 -8.9 -26.2 23 17.3 -13.5 272 30 322.2 322.4 290.4 325.4 0.90 12 450 6745 -14.2 -29.0 28 14.7 -17.7 281 27 325.3 325.5 291.2 328.1 0.78 13 400 7625 -21.1 -33.3 33 12.2 -23.4 288 30 327.5 327.6 291.6 329.7 0.58 14 350 8597 -28.3 -43.6 22 15.2 -30.1 292 34 330.5 330.6 292.1 331.4 0.23 15 300 9683 -36.8 -51.7 20 14.9 -37.8 295 36 333.4 333.5 292.7 333.9 0.11 16 250 10919 -46.6 -59.4 22 12.7 -47.0 296 35 336.8 336.8 293.6 337.0 0.05 17 200 12361 -56.2 -65.8 29 9.6 -56.4 299 39 343.8 343.8 295.3 343.9 0.03 18 150 14167 -60.2 -75.6 12 15.3 -60.4 299 32 366.3 366.3 299.9 366.4 0.01 19 100 16678 -59.4 -86.9 2 27.5 -59.7 269 13 412.9 412.9 306.9 412.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5829.89 m Freezing level: 570.63 mb = 4904.21 m = 16089.74 ft Wetbulb zero: 644.29 mb = 3911.30 m = 12832.20 ft Precipitable water: 1.63 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 47.95 % Est. max temperature: 33.69 C = 92.65 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 868.36 mb = 1364.35 m = 4476.17 ft T: 23.58 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.62 C/km ThetaE index: 46.16 C Layer 900.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 852.93 mb = 1522.12 m = 4993.77 ft Mean mixing ratio: 20.05 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.50 C = 86.90 F Cap Strength: 0.18 C Lifted Index: -12.13 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -18.11 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.89 C Showalter Index: -11.66 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 61.28 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 30.79 C Cross Totals Index: 30.49 C K Index: 33.85 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 558.48 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -8.29 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 5690.89 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 106.69 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.18 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.18 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 855.86 mb = 1491.91 m = 4894.66 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 850.86 mb = 1543.45 m = 5063.77 ft Equ Level (EL): 140.86 mb = 14555.84 m = 47754.80 ft B at Equ Level: 5650.48 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 262.6 at 21.5 knts Storm direction: 292.6 at 16.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 113.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 178.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 178.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 59.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.78 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.6 stream: 5.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 5.81 Bulk Rich Number: 51.03 Bulk Shear: 111.51 m/s