MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2508031800F075.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2508031800F075.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 75 hour NAM valid 21Z WED 6 AUG 25 Station: 43.33,-97.97 Latitude: 43.33 Longitude: -97.97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 114 SFC 964 439 32.3 24.0 62 8.2 26.0 165 10 308.6 312.3 300.4 369.1 19.89 2 950 573 29.9 22.7 66 7.1 24.6 166 13 307.5 311.0 299.4 363.9 18.64 3 900 1054 25.2 21.7 81 3.4 22.6 170 17 307.4 310.9 299.3 363.3 18.48 4 850 1554 20.8 19.9 95 0.9 20.2 181 23 308.0 311.3 298.9 361.0 17.50 5 800 2078 17.6 15.8 89 1.8 16.4 202 32 309.9 312.6 297.3 353.3 14.23 6 750 2628 15.1 9.3 68 5.8 11.4 227 28 313.0 314.9 295.2 343.6 9.89 7 700 3212 14.2 -8.4 20 22.6 3.5 249 26 318.2 318.7 291.0 327.7 2.89 8 650 3830 9.0 -6.4 33 15.4 1.5 265 21 319.1 319.8 292.0 331.0 3.63 9 600 4486 3.1 -9.2 40 12.3 -2.4 266 20 319.7 320.3 291.7 330.2 3.18 10 550 5182 -3.3 -12.8 48 9.5 -7.1 258 25 320.1 320.7 291.3 328.8 2.59 11 500 5926 -10.2 -16.4 61 6.1 -12.3 253 29 320.6 321.0 291.1 327.7 2.13 12 450 6730 -15.2 -27.1 35 11.9 -18.1 273 31 324.1 324.3 291.0 327.4 0.92 13 400 7610 -20.5 -36.2 23 15.7 -23.2 284 31 328.4 328.5 291.7 330.0 0.43 14 350 8583 -27.5 -39.4 31 11.9 -29.2 290 31 331.6 331.7 292.5 333.0 0.36 15 300 9672 -36.7 -50.7 22 14.0 -37.7 299 30 333.6 333.6 292.8 334.1 0.12 16 250 10905 -47.2 -55.8 37 8.6 -47.5 300 32 335.9 335.9 293.4 336.2 0.08 17 200 12344 -57.2 -66.1 32 8.9 -57.4 301 35 342.1 342.1 294.8 342.2 0.03 18 150 14141 -59.1 -77.7 7 18.6 -59.3 295 26 368.3 368.3 300.2 368.3 0.01 19 100 16676 -58.7 -86.4 2 27.6 -59.1 221 15 414.2 414.2 307.0 414.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5811.42 m Freezing level: 575.89 mb = 4821.50 m = 15818.38 ft Wetbulb zero: 630.95 mb = 4073.85 m = 13365.50 ft Precipitable water: 1.79 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 57.12 % Est. max temperature: 33.00 C = 91.40 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 856.85 mb = 1484.08 m = 4868.98 ft T: 21.45 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.98 C/km ThetaE index: 41.42 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 849.80 mb = 1556.35 m = 5106.08 ft Mean mixing ratio: 18.50 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.66 C = 88.99 F Cap Strength: 0.30 C Lifted Index: -11.70 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -15.21 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.14 C Showalter Index: -10.88 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 61.20 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 31.05 C Cross Totals Index: 30.15 C K Index: 28.38 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 701.42 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -6.48 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 4674.21 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 96.69 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.35 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.98 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 854.67 mb = 1506.38 m = 4942.14 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 839.67 mb = 1659.92 m = 5445.88 ft Equ Level (EL): 149.67 mb = 14154.79 m = 46439.04 ft B at Equ Level: 4614.35 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 236.9 at 24.2 knts Storm direction: 266.9 at 18.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 113.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 276.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 276.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 92.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.78 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.5 stream: 7.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 6.79 Bulk Rich Number: 64.76 Bulk Shear: 72.18 m/s