MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2508040000F027.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2508040000F027.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 27 hour NAM valid 3Z TUE 5 AUG 25 Station: 40.89,-103.03 Latitude: 40.89 Longitude: -103.03 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 7 1 950 457 2 900 944 SFC 869 1258 27.7 17.2 53 10.6 20.2 155 24 313.2 316.0 298.2 357.5 14.34 4 850 1453 26.9 16.6 53 10.3 19.6 157 41 314.3 317.0 298.3 358.1 14.12 5 800 1986 23.1 14.8 60 8.3 17.3 167 55 315.7 318.3 298.2 357.3 13.35 6 750 2546 18.8 12.5 67 6.3 14.5 179 53 317.0 319.3 297.8 355.4 12.25 7 700 3134 13.9 10.9 82 3.0 11.9 191 49 317.9 320.2 297.7 355.0 11.80 8 650 3756 9.6 4.2 69 5.3 6.3 204 46 319.8 321.3 295.6 345.3 8.00 9 600 4414 4.1 -1.9 65 6.0 0.9 215 43 320.9 322.0 294.0 338.9 5.57 10 550 5114 -1.7 -5.0 79 3.2 -3.3 230 45 322.0 323.0 293.7 337.7 4.82 11 500 5865 -7.5 -12.4 68 4.9 -9.5 251 49 323.9 324.5 292.7 333.8 2.94 12 450 6675 -13.8 -22.6 47 8.8 -16.3 269 59 325.9 326.2 291.9 330.8 1.39 13 400 7557 -20.7 -26.8 58 6.1 -22.1 285 68 328.1 328.3 292.2 331.9 1.06 14 350 8533 -25.9 -28.9 75 3.1 -26.5 299 70 333.9 334.1 293.7 337.5 1.00 15 300 9637 -31.7 -34.8 74 3.1 -32.1 312 66 340.8 340.9 295.1 343.3 0.67 16 250 10903 -41.0 -44.4 70 3.3 -41.3 321 60 345.0 345.1 295.8 346.2 0.30 17 200 12378 -52.8 -56.7 63 3.9 -52.9 331 63 349.2 349.2 296.5 349.6 0.09 18 150 14196 -60.8 -66.2 49 5.4 -60.9 300 37 365.4 365.4 299.8 365.5 0.03 19 100 16700 -63.5 -85.9 3 22.4 -63.7 195 16 405.1 405.1 305.9 405.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5858.21 m Freezing level: 564.94 mb = 4905.11 m = 16092.70 ft Wetbulb zero: 589.35 mb = 4558.15 m = 14954.38 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 68.82 % Est. max temperature: 31.88 C = 89.39 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 744.94 mb = 2603.55 m = 8541.74 ft T: 18.32 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.84 C/km ThetaE index: 27.31 C Layer 800.0- 400.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 685.64 mb = 3308.04 m = 10853.00 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.59 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.72 C = 90.90 F Cap Strength: 2.21 C Lifted Index: -7.04 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -7.13 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.41 C Showalter Index: -7.28 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 58.45 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 34.36 C Cross Totals Index: 24.09 C K Index: 47.96 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 668.14 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.66 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2421.43 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 69.59 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 70.95 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.21 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 717.04 mb = 2929.22 m = 9610.20 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 652.04 mb = 3729.34 m = 12235.22 ft Equ Level (EL): 172.04 mb = 13329.74 m = 43732.20 ft B at Equ Level: 2415.16 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 219.3 at 49.6 knts Storm direction: 249.3 at 37.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 54.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 661.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 661.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 220.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.64 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.8 stream: 8.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 9.30 Bulk Rich Number: 8.80 Bulk Shear: 275.27 m/s