MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2508031800F081.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2508031800F081.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 81 hour NAM valid 3Z THU 7 AUG 25 Station: 44.75,-95.06 Latitude: 44.75 Longitude: -95.06 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 116 SFC 977 326 25.8 24.4 92 1.4 24.7 142 15 301.0 304.7 298.7 360.1 20.05 2 950 568 25.0 23.5 92 1.5 23.9 154 29 302.5 306.1 298.8 360.6 19.57 3 900 1044 22.6 21.5 94 1.1 21.8 181 42 304.8 308.2 298.6 359.4 18.27 4 850 1540 19.5 18.8 96 0.7 19.0 199 45 306.5 309.6 297.8 355.4 16.25 5 800 2062 17.2 16.2 94 1.0 16.5 220 40 309.5 312.2 297.5 354.1 14.67 6 750 2612 13.9 11.4 85 2.5 12.3 237 35 311.7 313.8 295.9 346.6 11.38 7 700 3191 10.2 6.5 78 3.7 7.9 234 30 313.7 315.4 294.5 340.8 8.70 8 650 3804 6.6 -0.2 61 6.9 2.9 233 33 316.5 317.6 293.0 334.9 5.80 9 600 4455 1.3 -6.0 58 7.3 -2.1 238 40 317.7 318.5 291.9 330.9 4.08 10 550 5148 -4.8 -9.8 68 5.0 -6.9 240 46 318.4 319.0 291.5 329.2 3.31 11 500 5889 -10.3 -12.2 86 1.8 -11.1 239 48 320.4 321.0 291.8 330.4 3.00 12 450 6694 -14.5 -16.4 86 1.9 -15.2 247 48 325.0 325.4 292.5 333.0 2.36 13 400 7577 -20.1 -22.3 82 2.3 -20.7 257 49 328.9 329.2 292.9 334.5 1.59 14 350 8555 -25.7 -28.4 78 2.7 -26.3 272 50 334.1 334.3 293.8 337.9 1.05 15 300 9657 -32.6 -35.6 75 3.0 -33.0 290 52 339.5 339.6 294.7 341.8 0.62 16 250 10919 -41.2 -44.5 70 3.3 -41.5 309 59 344.8 344.9 295.7 346.0 0.29 17 200 12395 -52.6 -56.5 63 3.8 -52.8 324 72 349.5 349.5 296.6 349.8 0.09 18 150 14190 -66.1 -70.4 55 4.3 -66.1 331 77 356.2 356.2 298.0 356.3 0.02 19 100 16717 -57.3 -85.3 2 28.0 -57.7 230 12 417.0 417.0 307.4 417.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5772.40 m Freezing level: 589.09 mb = 4606.08 m = 15111.62 ft Wetbulb zero: 621.32 mb = 4170.87 m = 13683.80 ft Precipitable water: 2.20 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 79.01 % Est. max temperature: 32.66 C = 90.79 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 956.65 mb = 506.89 m = 1663.00 ft T: 25.20 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.60 C/km ThetaE index: 31.40 C Layer 900.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 887.89 mb = 1161.28 m = 3809.93 ft Mean mixing ratio: 18.87 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.00 C = 86.00 F Cap Strength: 0.78 C Lifted Index: -10.65 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -9.21 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.92 C Showalter Index: -9.24 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 58.92 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 29.80 C Cross Totals Index: 29.11 C K Index: 44.90 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 666.52 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.96 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3448.58 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 83.05 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5.35 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.78 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 909.51 mb = 951.12 m = 3120.44 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 864.51 mb = 1393.20 m = 4570.80 ft Equ Level (EL): 144.51 mb = 14422.26 m = 47316.56 ft B at Equ Level: 3426.79 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 224.9 at 39.1 knts Storm direction: 254.9 at 29.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.4 neg: 0.4 tot: 6.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 65.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 593.6 neg: -13.5 tot: 580.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 193.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.64 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 14.1 stream: 9.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 12.65 Bulk Rich Number: 17.86 Bulk Shear: 193.09 m/s