MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2508040600F042.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2508040600F042.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 42 hour NAM valid 0Z WED 6 AUG 25 Station: 44.03,-98.13 Latitude: 44.03 Longitude: -98.13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 92 SFC 967 388 23.7 23.4 98 0.4 23.5 132 22 299.8 303.2 297.8 355.5 19.04 2 950 541 22.9 22.8 99 0.1 22.8 133 36 300.4 303.8 297.7 355.2 18.64 3 900 1012 20.4 20.3 99 0.1 20.4 143 52 302.6 305.7 297.2 352.6 16.91 4 850 1506 18.2 18.1 99 0.1 18.1 156 55 305.2 308.1 297.0 351.8 15.55 5 800 2025 16.0 15.8 99 0.2 15.9 174 54 308.2 310.9 296.9 351.4 14.28 6 750 2574 13.6 13.4 98 0.3 13.5 197 51 311.4 313.8 296.9 351.2 12.98 7 700 3153 10.1 9.7 97 0.4 9.8 223 46 313.6 315.7 296.0 347.3 10.86 8 650 3767 6.5 5.1 91 1.4 5.6 242 40 316.3 317.9 295.1 343.1 8.52 9 600 4421 3.0 -2.5 67 5.5 0.1 255 41 319.6 320.6 293.5 336.6 5.30 10 550 5118 -2.8 -12.7 46 9.9 -6.8 261 42 320.8 321.3 291.6 329.5 2.61 11 500 5864 -9.4 -16.1 58 6.7 -11.8 264 42 321.6 322.0 291.4 328.9 2.18 12 450 6668 -15.3 -19.3 71 4.1 -16.5 266 37 324.0 324.4 291.8 330.3 1.84 13 400 7550 -19.7 -22.4 79 2.7 -20.5 267 29 329.4 329.7 293.0 334.9 1.58 14 350 8529 -25.9 -28.8 76 3.0 -26.5 276 22 333.9 334.1 293.7 337.5 1.01 15 300 9630 -33.1 -36.1 74 3.1 -33.5 318 19 338.8 338.9 294.6 341.0 0.58 16 250 10886 -42.9 -46.4 68 3.5 -43.2 334 18 342.2 342.3 295.1 343.2 0.24 17 200 12347 -55.6 -59.6 61 3.9 -55.7 333 12 344.7 344.7 295.5 345.0 0.06 18 150 14141 -59.4 -78.4 7 19.0 -59.6 266 31 367.7 367.7 300.2 367.7 0.01 19 100 16695 -59.7 -87.2 2 27.4 -60.0 210 13 412.3 412.3 306.8 412.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5771.25 m Freezing level: 574.26 mb = 4779.84 m = 15681.69 ft Wetbulb zero: 599.22 mb = 4431.02 m = 14537.30 ft Precipitable water: 2.17 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 83.56 % Est. max temperature: 31.07 C = 87.92 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 962.08 mb = 430.55 m = 1412.55 ft T: 23.50 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.19 C/km ThetaE index: 26.63 C Layer 950.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 913.67 mb = 880.77 m = 2889.62 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.49 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.92 C = 78.65 F Cap Strength: -0.00 C Lifted Index: -7.72 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.65 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.48 C Showalter Index: -7.08 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 55.13 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 27.63 C Cross Totals Index: 27.49 C K Index: 45.33 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 634.61 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.49 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2357.92 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 68.67 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.00 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 914.41 mb = 873.69 m = 2866.42 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 909.41 mb = 921.48 m = 3023.20 ft Equ Level (EL): 169.41 mb = 13381.85 m = 43903.16 ft B at Equ Level: 2312.74 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 215.6 at 45.0 knts Storm direction: 245.6 at 33.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 8.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 102.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 1071.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 1071.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 357.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.72 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 19.0 stream: 13.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 13.37 Bulk Rich Number: 6.36 Bulk Shear: 370.79 m/s