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: 44.1,-97.76 Latitude: 44.10 Longitude: -97.76 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 104 SFC 963 430 22.4 21.6 95 0.8 21.8 122 25 298.7 301.8 296.3 348.5 17.09 2 950 552 21.7 21.2 97 0.5 21.3 122 36 299.2 302.3 296.3 348.6 16.91 3 900 1021 20.1 19.2 95 0.9 19.5 138 54 302.2 305.1 296.4 348.7 15.76 4 850 1514 17.9 15.8 87 2.1 16.5 156 48 304.9 307.4 295.5 344.9 13.39 5 800 2033 15.9 13.5 86 2.4 14.3 169 38 308.1 310.4 295.6 345.2 12.25 6 750 2580 13.6 11.3 86 2.3 12.1 186 31 311.3 313.5 295.7 346.0 11.30 7 700 3160 10.6 8.2 85 2.4 9.1 213 27 314.2 316.1 295.4 344.8 9.81 8 650 3774 6.7 2.7 75 4.1 4.4 234 26 316.6 317.9 294.1 339.2 7.15 9 600 4426 1.1 -1.5 82 2.7 -0.3 241 27 317.4 318.5 293.2 335.7 5.71 10 550 5118 -4.5 -5.9 90 1.4 -5.2 251 28 318.8 319.6 292.6 333.2 4.47 11 500 5863 -8.6 -9.9 90 1.3 -9.2 260 27 322.5 323.2 292.9 334.4 3.60 12 450 6674 -12.8 -14.4 88 1.6 -13.4 264 26 327.2 327.7 293.5 336.6 2.79 13 400 7563 -18.2 -20.3 83 2.1 -18.8 269 27 331.4 331.8 293.9 338.1 1.91 14 350 8548 -24.6 -27.2 79 2.6 -25.2 274 28 335.6 335.9 294.3 339.9 1.18 15 300 9652 -32.9 -35.8 75 2.9 -33.4 279 28 338.9 339.1 294.6 341.2 0.60 16 250 10907 -43.2 -46.5 70 3.2 -43.5 277 29 341.8 341.9 295.0 342.8 0.24 17 200 12365 -56.0 -59.9 62 3.9 -56.1 266 29 344.1 344.1 295.4 344.3 0.06 18 150 14153 -58.1 -74.3 11 16.2 -58.3 260 33 370.0 370.0 300.5 370.0 0.01 19 100 16711 -60.3 -87.6 2 27.3 -60.6 210 12 411.3 411.3 306.7 411.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5758.55 m Freezing level: 589.91 mb = 4565.47 m = 14978.41 ft Wetbulb zero: 602.91 mb = 4386.18 m = 14390.18 ft Precipitable water: 2.04 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 86.52 % Est. max temperature: 30.83 C = 87.49 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 952.40 mb = 529.68 m = 1737.78 ft T: 21.86 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.12 C/km ThetaE index: 12.76 C Layer 700.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 870.31 mb = 1310.46 m = 4299.37 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.87 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.41 C = 81.33 F Cap Strength: 0.91 C Lifted Index: -5.01 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.58 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.52 C Showalter Index: -3.78 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.95 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.54 C Cross Totals Index: 24.41 C K Index: 39.92 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 497.57 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.09 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1268.85 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 50.38 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 56.47 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.89 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 900.47 mb = 1016.78 m = 3335.84 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 665.47 mb = 3578.98 m = 11741.90 ft Equ Level (EL): 185.47 mb = 12833.77 m = 42105.03 ft B at Equ Level: 1242.30 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 125.47 mb = 15279.67 m = 50129.53 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 200.3 at 32.4 knts Storm direction: 230.3 at 24.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 77.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 576.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 576.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 192.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.50 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 16.2 stream: 8.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 4.41 Bulk Rich Number: 5.19 Bulk Shear: 244.70 m/s