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: 40.93,-102.98 Latitude: 40.93 Longitude: -102.98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 5 1 950 455 2 900 942 SFC 869 1256 27.5 17.4 54 10.1 20.3 151 24 313.0 315.8 298.2 357.8 14.52 4 850 1451 26.7 16.7 54 10.0 19.6 154 41 314.1 316.8 298.3 358.1 14.22 5 800 1983 22.9 15.1 61 7.8 17.4 164 56 315.5 318.1 298.3 357.9 13.59 6 750 2543 18.6 12.6 68 5.9 14.6 176 53 316.7 319.1 297.8 355.4 12.35 7 700 3131 13.8 11.0 83 2.8 11.9 187 50 317.8 320.1 297.7 355.1 11.87 8 650 3752 9.4 4.5 71 4.9 6.5 199 46 319.6 321.2 295.7 345.6 8.15 9 600 4410 4.0 -1.9 65 5.9 0.9 208 43 320.8 321.8 294.0 338.7 5.56 10 550 5110 -1.8 -4.4 83 2.5 -3.1 221 45 321.9 322.9 293.9 338.3 5.03 11 500 5861 -7.4 -11.4 73 3.9 -9.1 243 48 324.0 324.6 293.0 334.7 3.21 12 450 6672 -13.6 -20.2 58 6.6 -15.6 263 58 326.1 326.5 292.3 332.1 1.71 13 400 7553 -21.0 -24.1 76 3.1 -21.8 279 67 327.7 328.0 292.4 332.5 1.36 14 350 8530 -25.6 -28.4 77 2.8 -26.2 295 68 334.2 334.4 293.9 338.0 1.05 15 300 9635 -31.3 -34.4 74 3.1 -31.8 309 64 341.2 341.4 295.3 343.9 0.69 16 250 10902 -41.1 -44.4 70 3.3 -41.3 318 60 345.0 345.1 295.8 346.2 0.29 17 200 12377 -52.8 -56.7 62 3.9 -52.9 328 67 349.2 349.2 296.5 349.6 0.09 18 150 14197 -60.3 -65.0 54 4.7 -60.3 300 36 366.3 366.3 299.9 366.5 0.04 19 100 16703 -63.4 -85.8 3 22.4 -63.6 196 16 405.1 405.1 305.9 405.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5855.98 m Freezing level: 565.72 mb = 4889.95 m = 16042.94 ft Wetbulb zero: 589.01 mb = 4558.75 m = 14956.34 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 70.91 % Est. max temperature: 31.71 C = 89.08 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 749.49 mb = 2548.39 m = 8360.76 ft T: 18.51 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.78 C/km ThetaE index: 26.09 C Layer 800.0- 400.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 690.43 mb = 3246.21 m = 10650.17 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.76 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.43 C = 90.37 F Cap Strength: 2.17 C Lifted Index: -7.10 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.96 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.18 C Showalter Index: -7.22 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 58.26 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 34.12 C Cross Totals Index: 24.14 C K Index: 48.02 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 665.80 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.50 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2449.49 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 69.99 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 65.67 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.17 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 721.11 mb = 2877.56 m = 9440.68 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 656.11 mb = 3673.41 m = 12051.71 ft Equ Level (EL): 166.11 mb = 13551.63 m = 44460.18 ft B at Equ Level: 2420.61 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 212.8 at 49.6 knts Storm direction: 242.8 at 37.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 53.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 644.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 644.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 214.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.64 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.5 stream: 8.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 9.33 Bulk Rich Number: 9.63 Bulk Shear: 254.48 m/s