MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2508040600F039.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2508040600F039.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 39 hour NAM valid 21Z TUE 5 AUG 25 Station: 43.83,-97.95 Latitude: 43.83 Longitude: -97.95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 107 SFC 967 401 29.6 23.2 69 6.4 24.8 133 18 305.6 309.1 299.1 362.0 18.81 2 950 559 26.6 22.2 76 4.5 23.3 136 23 304.2 307.6 298.2 357.8 17.98 3 900 1034 22.0 21.1 94 0.9 21.3 149 28 304.2 307.5 298.1 357.1 17.75 4 850 1530 18.9 17.4 91 1.5 17.9 181 34 306.0 308.7 296.8 350.6 14.87 5 800 2050 17.2 8.6 57 8.6 11.8 209 30 309.4 311.1 293.4 336.3 8.78 6 750 2599 14.2 7.4 63 6.9 10.0 224 28 312.0 313.7 294.0 338.7 8.63 7 700 3178 10.9 -0.4 46 11.2 4.8 231 24 314.5 315.5 292.1 331.4 5.33 8 650 3790 6.4 -4.3 47 10.6 1.1 243 22 316.1 317.0 291.7 329.9 4.29 9 600 4442 2.1 -4.8 60 6.9 -1.3 261 25 318.6 319.4 292.5 333.0 4.46 10 550 5138 -2.6 -11.6 50 9.0 -6.4 277 27 321.0 321.5 291.8 330.4 2.85 11 500 5885 -8.9 -19.7 41 10.8 -12.3 300 26 322.2 322.5 291.0 327.7 1.61 12 450 6691 -15.3 -23.2 51 7.8 -17.5 287 31 323.9 324.2 291.3 328.5 1.31 13 400 7569 -21.3 -39.8 17 18.5 -24.1 272 29 327.3 327.4 291.3 328.5 0.30 14 350 8538 -29.4 -39.7 36 10.4 -30.7 264 25 329.2 329.2 291.9 330.5 0.35 15 300 9622 -36.7 -40.2 70 3.5 -37.1 253 22 333.6 333.7 293.1 335.1 0.38 16 250 10856 -46.7 -53.3 47 6.6 -47.0 209 15 336.6 336.6 293.6 337.0 0.11 17 200 12300 -57.1 -65.7 33 8.6 -57.3 216 17 342.3 342.3 294.9 342.4 0.03 18 150 14126 -54.5 -81.8 2 27.4 -54.8 233 14 376.2 376.2 301.6 376.3 0.00 19 100 16678 -60.3 -87.6 2 27.3 -60.6 201 13 411.2 411.2 306.6 411.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5777.58 m Freezing level: 577.81 mb = 4750.84 m = 15586.57 ft Wetbulb zero: 627.36 mb = 4078.82 m = 13381.78 ft Precipitable water: 1.70 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 60.87 % Est. max temperature: 32.14 C = 89.85 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 882.31 mb = 1206.64 m = 3958.76 ft T: 20.95 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.29 C/km ThetaE index: 25.77 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 875.20 mb = 1276.86 m = 4189.13 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.59 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.03 C = 84.26 F Cap Strength: 0.28 C Lifted Index: -8.31 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -12.04 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.58 C Showalter Index: -6.14 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 54.06 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.79 C Cross Totals Index: 26.27 C K Index: 33.97 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 538.66 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.47 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3589.31 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 84.73 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.56 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.07 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 882.44 mb = 1205.32 m = 3954.40 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 867.44 mb = 1354.02 m = 4442.25 ft Equ Level (EL): 167.44 mb = 13427.66 m = 44053.46 ft B at Equ Level: 3525.93 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 234.8 at 26.6 knts Storm direction: 264.8 at 19.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 67.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 408.4 neg: -3.9 tot: 404.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 134.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.67 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.7 stream: 7.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 9.01 Bulk Rich Number: 19.50 Bulk Shear: 184.11 m/s