MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2508040000F048.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2508040000F048.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 48 hour NAM valid 0Z WED 6 AUG 25 Station: 49.91,-104.38 Latitude: 49.91 Longitude: -104.38 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 88 1 950 534 SFC 945 585 22.4 19.3 82 3.1 20.2 204 6 300.5 303.2 295.4 344.6 15.07 3 900 1004 19.5 17.8 89 1.8 18.3 187 15 301.7 304.3 295.3 344.0 14.36 4 850 1494 15.8 14.5 92 1.3 15.0 188 20 302.7 304.9 294.1 339.1 12.31 5 800 2007 12.6 10.9 89 1.7 11.5 189 21 304.6 306.5 293.1 335.3 10.27 6 750 2547 9.2 7.5 89 1.7 8.2 175 21 306.5 308.2 292.4 332.8 8.69 7 700 3115 5.2 3.3 88 1.8 4.1 171 25 308.2 309.5 291.6 329.5 6.97 8 650 3718 2.3 1.9 97 0.4 2.1 186 26 311.5 312.8 292.4 332.5 6.76 9 600 4362 -1.2 -1.5 98 0.3 -1.3 203 27 314.8 315.8 292.5 332.9 5.73 10 550 5050 -5.8 -6.1 98 0.3 -6.0 193 22 317.2 318.0 292.1 331.4 4.42 11 500 5792 -9.9 -11.1 91 1.2 -10.4 195 24 321.0 321.6 292.2 331.8 3.28 12 450 6598 -14.8 -19.4 68 4.6 -16.2 200 26 324.7 325.0 292.0 331.0 1.83 13 400 7478 -20.8 -31.9 36 11.1 -22.9 197 22 328.0 328.1 291.8 330.4 0.66 14 350 8449 -28.9 -36.8 46 7.9 -30.0 190 13 329.8 329.9 292.1 331.5 0.46 15 300 9532 -37.0 -40.4 71 3.4 -37.4 199 10 333.2 333.3 293.0 334.6 0.38 16 250 10766 -47.6 -51.0 68 3.4 -47.7 177 21 335.4 335.4 293.3 335.9 0.14 17 200 12202 -57.7 -62.6 54 4.9 -57.8 194 40 341.4 341.4 294.7 341.5 0.04 18 150 14043 -52.1 -81.2 2 29.2 -52.5 218 24 380.4 380.4 302.3 380.4 0.00 19 100 16652 -54.2 -82.9 2 28.7 -54.8 194 17 423.0 423.0 308.0 423.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5703.67 m Freezing level: 617.05 mb = 4142.16 m = 13589.59 ft Wetbulb zero: 619.54 mb = 4103.94 m = 13464.20 ft Precipitable water: 1.63 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 92.63 % Est. max temperature: 26.68 C = 80.03 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 902.05 mb = 984.42 m = 3229.67 ft T: 19.68 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.62 C/km ThetaE index: 15.13 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 859.77 mb = 1396.44 m = 4581.43 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.87 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.41 C = 75.94 F Cap Strength: 0.53 C Lifted Index: -4.18 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.46 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.31 C Showalter Index: -2.77 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.07 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.66 C Cross Totals Index: 24.41 C K Index: 38.36 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 258.76 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.55 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1496.84 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 54.71 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.62 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.53 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 869.23 mb = 1302.57 m = 4273.47 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 844.23 mb = 1552.08 m = 5092.05 ft Equ Level (EL): 194.23 mb = 12389.22 m = 40646.54 ft B at Equ Level: 1470.06 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 134.23 mb = 14757.87 m = 48417.63 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 189.6 at 22.4 knts Storm direction: 219.6 at 16.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.4 neg: 2.8 tot: 4.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 96.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 62.0 neg: -7.7 tot: 54.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 18.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.60 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.1 stream: 3.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.32 Bulk Rich Number: 84.92 Bulk Shear: 17.63 m/s