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: 44.85,-95.00 Latitude: 44.85 Longitude: -95.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 115 SFC 975 335 25.5 24.3 93 1.2 24.6 132 17 300.8 304.4 298.7 359.7 20.01 2 950 567 24.6 23.6 94 1.1 23.9 143 31 302.2 305.8 298.7 360.2 19.61 3 900 1041 22.3 21.8 97 0.4 21.9 172 42 304.4 307.9 298.7 360.0 18.59 4 850 1538 19.5 19.1 98 0.3 19.2 194 45 306.5 309.6 298.0 356.5 16.63 5 800 2060 17.0 16.5 97 0.5 16.7 214 41 309.3 312.1 297.6 354.5 14.89 6 750 2609 13.7 12.0 89 1.7 12.6 230 39 311.5 313.7 296.1 347.8 11.85 7 700 3188 10.1 6.5 78 3.6 7.9 224 34 313.6 315.3 294.4 340.6 8.68 8 650 3800 6.0 -0.0 65 6.1 2.8 224 36 315.8 316.9 292.9 334.5 5.89 9 600 4449 0.2 -4.6 70 4.8 -2.1 229 43 316.4 317.3 292.0 331.0 4.55 10 550 5140 -5.5 -7.8 84 2.3 -6.5 234 48 317.5 318.3 291.7 330.0 3.86 11 500 5881 -9.9 -11.4 89 1.5 -10.5 238 49 321.0 321.6 292.2 331.6 3.21 12 450 6688 -13.8 -15.5 87 1.7 -14.4 248 49 325.9 326.4 292.9 334.6 2.54 13 400 7574 -19.0 -21.1 83 2.1 -19.6 258 49 330.3 330.7 293.4 336.5 1.78 14 350 8556 -24.8 -27.3 79 2.6 -25.4 273 49 335.4 335.6 294.2 339.6 1.16 15 300 9662 -31.8 -34.6 76 2.8 -32.2 289 52 340.6 340.7 295.1 343.2 0.68 16 250 10928 -40.6 -43.9 71 3.2 -40.9 305 58 345.7 345.7 296.0 346.9 0.31 17 200 12407 -52.3 -56.0 64 3.7 -52.4 316 70 350.0 350.0 296.7 350.4 0.10 18 150 14202 -67.0 -71.4 54 4.3 -67.1 323 80 354.6 354.6 297.6 354.7 0.02 19 100 16727 -56.9 -84.9 2 28.1 -57.3 226 10 417.8 417.8 307.4 417.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5765.62 m Freezing level: 597.90 mb = 4478.34 m = 14692.55 ft Wetbulb zero: 621.48 mb = 4164.07 m = 13661.48 ft Precipitable water: 2.25 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 84.63 % Est. max temperature: 32.52 C = 90.54 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 959.42 mb = 479.87 m = 1574.36 ft T: 24.95 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.41 C/km ThetaE index: 30.19 C Layer 900.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 898.44 mb = 1056.47 m = 3466.08 ft Mean mixing ratio: 19.02 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.20 C = 84.56 F Cap Strength: 0.47 C Lifted Index: -10.20 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -8.47 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.09 C Showalter Index: -9.15 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 58.36 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 29.35 C Cross Totals Index: 29.02 C K Index: 44.87 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 669.33 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.96 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3370.40 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 82.10 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.79 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.47 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 914.76 mb = 898.57 m = 2948.02 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 879.76 mb = 1239.08 m = 4065.18 ft Equ Level (EL): 139.76 mb = 14642.63 m = 48039.54 ft B at Equ Level: 3308.14 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 219.2 at 41.3 knts Storm direction: 249.2 at 31.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.2 neg: 0.6 tot: 7.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 69.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 666.3 neg: -21.7 tot: 644.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 214.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.65 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 14.6 stream: 9.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 13.78 Bulk Rich Number: 14.09 Bulk Shear: 239.14 m/s