MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2508031800F003.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2508031800F003.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 3 hour NAM valid 21Z SUN 3 AUG 25 Station: 54.69,-103.09 Latitude: 54.69 Longitude: -103.09 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 145 SFC 978 334 20.1 14.3 69 5.8 16.4 103 7 295.1 297.0 290.4 325.4 10.54 2 950 586 16.7 13.5 82 3.1 14.7 104 10 294.1 296.0 289.9 323.6 10.31 3 900 1045 14.5 14.4 99 0.1 14.5 139 12 296.5 298.6 291.7 329.9 11.56 4 850 1532 16.4 9.6 64 6.8 12.2 191 5 303.4 305.0 291.7 329.9 8.89 5 800 2046 13.2 7.9 70 5.3 10.0 224 4 305.2 306.8 291.8 330.4 8.37 6 750 2585 8.9 4.6 75 4.2 6.5 260 2 306.2 307.6 291.1 327.9 7.13 7 700 3152 4.9 -2.0 61 6.9 1.5 303 1 307.9 308.8 289.5 322.5 4.72 8 650 3752 1.3 -9.4 45 10.7 -3.2 49 1 310.4 311.0 288.6 319.6 2.89 9 600 4392 -2.3 -13.1 43 10.8 -6.4 76 1 313.4 313.9 289.0 321.0 2.32 10 550 5077 -6.4 -23.1 25 16.7 -11.2 70 1 316.5 316.7 288.8 320.2 1.08 11 500 5815 -10.4 -39.5 7 29.1 -15.7 54 3 320.4 320.4 289.2 321.3 0.25 12 450 6618 -15.4 -45.0 6 29.6 -19.7 34 7 323.9 323.9 290.1 324.5 0.15 13 400 7496 -21.2 -52.3 4 31.1 -24.5 22 14 327.5 327.5 291.1 327.8 0.08 14 350 8465 -29.0 -48.8 13 19.8 -30.8 1 14 329.7 329.7 291.7 330.2 0.13 15 300 9546 -38.9 -50.8 27 11.9 -39.6 18 18 330.6 330.6 292.0 331.1 0.12 16 250 10766 -49.5 -55.9 47 6.4 -49.7 346 19 332.5 332.5 292.5 332.8 0.08 17 200 12197 -55.9 -66.0 27 10.0 -56.1 331 23 344.2 344.2 295.3 344.3 0.03 18 150 14042 -53.0 -82.0 2 28.9 -53.5 332 22 378.7 378.7 302.1 378.7 0.00 19 100 16640 -55.4 -83.8 2 28.4 -55.9 326 14 420.6 420.6 307.8 420.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5669.79 m Freezing level: 632.07 mb = 3981.47 m = 13062.42 ft Wetbulb zero: 684.38 mb = 3334.89 m = 10941.11 ft Precipitable water: 1.17 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 55.37 % Est. max temperature: 29.11 C = 84.40 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 897.71 mb = 1066.64 m = 3499.43 ft T: 14.63 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.72 C/km ThetaE index: 10.78 C Layer 750.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 775.78 mb = 2302.72 m = 7554.75 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.80 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.66 C = 87.19 F Cap Strength: 5.16 C Lifted Index: 2.39 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.48 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.69 C Showalter Index: 0.92 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.81 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.80 C Cross Totals Index: 20.01 C K Index: 29.56 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 128.09 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.62 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 15.56 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.58 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7199.94 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.10 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 895.22 mb = 1090.32 m = 3577.11 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 122.6 at 3.5 knts Storm direction: 152.6 at 2.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 1.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -109.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 37.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 37.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 12.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.86 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.6 stream: 4.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 3.12 Bulk Shear: 4.98 m/s