MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2508040000F021.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2508040000F021.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 21 hour NAM valid 21Z MON 4 AUG 25 Station: 51.14,-111.00 Latitude: 51.14 Longitude: -111.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 66 1 950 517 SFC 924 765 27.1 13.5 43 13.6 18.1 247 6 307.2 309.1 294.1 339.2 10.60 3 900 992 23.2 12.0 49 11.2 16.0 247 7 305.4 307.2 293.0 335.0 9.84 4 850 1486 18.3 11.2 63 7.1 13.7 247 7 305.3 307.1 293.0 334.8 9.85 5 800 2002 13.2 10.0 81 3.2 11.2 247 8 305.2 307.0 292.9 334.3 9.69 6 750 2541 9.1 3.7 69 5.4 6.1 257 14 306.4 307.7 290.8 326.7 6.68 7 700 3109 4.9 -2.4 59 7.4 1.3 255 19 308.0 308.8 289.4 322.1 4.58 8 650 3709 0.7 -4.0 71 4.7 -1.5 253 21 309.8 310.6 289.8 323.5 4.39 9 600 4347 -3.2 -7.4 73 4.2 -5.0 248 21 312.4 313.1 290.0 324.1 3.67 10 550 5030 -7.8 -11.9 72 4.2 -9.4 247 20 314.9 315.4 289.9 323.9 2.78 11 500 5763 -12.6 -28.1 26 15.5 -16.2 244 23 317.7 317.9 288.9 320.4 0.76 12 450 6559 -17.9 -29.9 34 12.0 -20.4 233 28 320.8 320.9 289.8 323.3 0.71 13 400 7428 -24.4 -36.1 33 11.7 -26.2 233 29 323.2 323.3 290.2 324.8 0.44 14 350 8385 -32.2 -44.3 29 12.1 -33.4 242 31 325.3 325.3 290.6 326.1 0.21 15 300 9454 -41.1 -45.3 64 4.2 -41.4 238 39 327.5 327.5 291.2 328.3 0.22 16 250 10664 -50.8 -56.6 50 5.8 -51.0 237 41 330.5 330.5 291.9 330.8 0.07 17 200 12109 -50.2 -73.6 5 23.4 -50.7 215 24 353.3 353.3 297.3 353.3 0.01 18 150 14003 -48.8 -78.8 2 30.0 -49.5 192 25 386.0 386.0 303.2 386.0 0.01 19 100 16628 -55.2 -83.6 2 28.5 -55.7 177 13 421.2 421.2 307.9 421.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5697.61 m Freezing level: 640.55 mb = 3829.46 m = 12563.68 ft Wetbulb zero: 676.73 mb = 3382.42 m = 11097.06 ft Precipitable water: 1.07 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 64.46 % Est. max temperature: 25.83 C = 78.49 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 757.12 mb = 2462.24 m = 8078.11 ft T: 9.67 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.59 C/km ThetaE index: 17.04 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 754.98 mb = 2485.95 m = 8155.89 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.92 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.27 C = 79.28 F Cap Strength: 0.52 C Lifted Index: -3.79 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.18 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.23 C Showalter Index: -3.56 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 54.55 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 30.83 C Cross Totals Index: 23.72 C K Index: 34.64 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 281.92 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.88 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1103.75 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 46.98 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8.35 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.58 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 763.17 mb = 2395.74 m = 7859.96 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 738.17 mb = 2672.00 m = 8766.29 ft Equ Level (EL): 238.17 mb = 10977.43 m = 36014.76 ft B at Equ Level: 1099.24 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 168.17 mb = 13249.96 m = 43470.46 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 246.6 at 17.7 knts Storm direction: 276.6 at 13.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.5 neg: 1.1 tot: 2.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 102.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 18.2 neg: -0.2 tot: 18.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 6.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.72 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 2.6 stream: 1.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.10 Bulk Rich Number: 68.62 Bulk Shear: 16.08 m/s