MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2508040600F066.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2508040600F066.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 66 hour NAM valid 0Z THU 7 AUG 25 Station: 43.22,-98.13 Latitude: 43.22 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 116 SFC 961 470 28.9 24.3 76 4.6 25.4 94 6 305.5 309.3 299.9 366.5 20.30 2 950 570 27.8 23.6 78 4.1 24.7 96 7 305.4 309.0 299.5 364.5 19.71 3 900 1048 23.2 22.4 95 0.8 22.6 108 8 305.5 309.1 299.4 363.4 19.32 4 850 1546 20.3 17.9 86 2.4 18.6 163 8 307.4 310.2 297.4 353.6 15.33 5 800 2068 19.3 9.4 53 9.9 13.0 273 3 311.8 313.5 294.4 340.4 9.29 6 750 2622 17.1 -6.9 19 24.1 5.5 6 2 315.2 315.8 290.3 325.0 3.03 7 700 3204 12.2 1.9 50 10.2 6.3 244 6 316.0 317.2 293.3 335.9 6.30 8 650 3820 7.4 0.2 60 7.2 3.4 276 16 317.3 318.5 293.4 336.4 5.98 9 600 4473 2.6 -7.3 48 9.9 -2.0 274 24 319.1 319.8 292.0 331.1 3.67 10 550 5169 -3.6 -10.5 59 6.9 -6.5 263 28 319.8 320.4 291.7 330.1 3.12 11 500 5913 -9.0 -24.0 29 15.0 -13.2 271 29 322.1 322.3 290.6 325.9 1.10 12 450 6721 -13.1 -35.5 13 22.3 -17.6 285 27 326.7 326.8 291.2 328.3 0.41 13 400 7608 -18.9 -37.2 18 18.3 -22.1 296 27 330.4 330.5 292.2 331.9 0.39 14 350 8585 -27.2 -44.0 19 16.8 -29.2 302 27 332.1 332.2 292.5 333.0 0.22 15 300 9674 -36.6 -52.2 18 15.6 -37.6 303 25 333.8 333.9 292.9 334.3 0.10 16 250 10908 -47.3 -58.6 26 11.3 -47.7 305 24 335.7 335.8 293.3 336.0 0.06 17 200 12346 -57.3 -68.1 24 10.8 -57.5 294 29 342.0 342.0 294.8 342.1 0.02 18 150 14148 -59.4 -78.0 7 18.6 -59.6 268 35 367.8 367.8 300.2 367.8 0.01 19 100 16677 -59.5 -87.0 2 27.5 -59.8 268 17 412.8 412.8 306.9 412.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5797.13 m Freezing level: 579.08 mb = 4764.16 m = 15630.27 ft Wetbulb zero: 618.64 mb = 4223.51 m = 13856.49 ft Precipitable water: 1.62 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 56.30 % Est. max temperature: 34.10 C = 93.37 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 899.87 mb = 1049.46 m = 3443.08 ft T: 23.23 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.81 C/km ThetaE index: 41.45 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 870.90 mb = 1334.61 m = 4378.59 ft Mean mixing ratio: 18.85 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.93 C = 85.87 F Cap Strength: 0.96 C Lifted Index: -10.06 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -14.43 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.55 C Showalter Index: -7.30 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 56.09 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 29.23 C Cross Totals Index: 26.85 C K Index: 36.87 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 401.09 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -5.37 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 4344.56 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 93.22 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.71 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.97 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 881.53 mb = 1228.86 m = 4031.63 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 856.53 mb = 1479.56 m = 4854.14 ft Equ Level (EL): 836.53 mb = 1683.82 m = 5524.28 ft B at Equ Level: 6.74 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 796.53 mb = 2105.62 m = 6908.13 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 266.8 at 15.2 knts Storm direction: 296.8 at 11.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.2 neg: 1.8 tot: 3.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 70.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 75.6 neg: -16.2 tot: 59.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 19.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.38 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.8 stream: 2.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.50 Bulk Rich Number: 66.01 Bulk Shear: 65.82 m/s MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2508040600F066.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2508040600F066.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 66 hour NAM valid 0Z THU 7 AUG 25 Station: 43.99,-96.36 Latitude: 43.99 Longitude: -96.36 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 122 SFC 957 513 27.5 24.7 85 2.8 25.4 187 3 304.5 308.4 300.0 367.1 20.90 2 950 575 27.3 23.8 81 3.5 24.7 193 5 304.9 308.6 299.6 364.6 19.90 3 900 1053 22.9 22.4 97 0.5 22.6 200 8 305.1 308.7 299.2 363.0 19.30 4 850 1550 19.4 18.4 94 1.0 18.7 201 10 306.5 309.5 297.5 354.2 15.85 5 800 2070 16.2 11.8 75 4.4 13.3 239 10 308.4 310.5 294.7 341.5 10.91 6 750 2619 15.8 -5.7 22 21.5 5.2 314 12 313.8 314.4 290.1 324.5 3.33 7 700 3199 11.2 0.5 48 10.7 5.4 302 17 314.9 316.0 292.5 332.9 5.68 8 650 3813 6.4 1.7 72 4.7 3.8 283 27 316.2 317.5 293.6 337.3 6.67 9 600 4464 1.4 -4.0 67 5.4 -1.3 274 33 317.7 318.6 292.5 333.0 4.75 10 550 5157 -4.6 -10.5 63 6.0 -7.1 270 37 318.6 319.3 291.4 328.9 3.11 11 500 5899 -9.9 -18.2 50 8.4 -12.6 271 33 321.0 321.4 290.9 327.2 1.82 12 450 6705 -14.2 -30.4 24 16.2 -17.9 284 33 325.4 325.5 291.1 327.9 0.68 13 400 7589 -19.4 -36.9 20 17.5 -22.5 299 34 329.7 329.8 292.0 331.3 0.40 14 350 8564 -27.7 -40.0 30 12.3 -29.3 304 36 331.4 331.5 292.4 332.7 0.34 15 300 9652 -36.9 -51.1 21 14.2 -37.9 308 37 333.4 333.4 292.7 333.8 0.12 16 250 10885 -47.3 -59.2 24 11.9 -47.7 312 39 335.8 335.8 293.3 336.0 0.05 17 200 12324 -57.1 -68.5 22 11.4 -57.3 281 35 342.4 342.4 294.9 342.4 0.02 18 150 14136 -57.8 -78.6 5 20.8 -58.1 264 36 370.4 370.4 300.7 370.5 0.01 19 100 16679 -58.5 -86.2 2 27.7 -58.8 242 14 414.7 414.7 307.1 414.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5777.07 m Freezing level: 588.36 mb = 4625.73 m = 15176.11 ft Wetbulb zero: 612.59 mb = 4295.41 m = 14092.38 ft Precipitable water: 1.69 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 65.60 % Est. max temperature: 31.13 C = 88.03 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 919.08 mb = 867.47 m = 2845.98 ft T: 24.63 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.81 C/km ThetaE index: 42.60 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 882.81 mb = 1220.47 m = 4004.13 ft Mean mixing ratio: 18.85 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.61 C = 83.50 F Cap Strength: 0.17 C Lifted Index: -10.81 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -14.53 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.37 C Showalter Index: -8.35 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 57.53 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 29.29 C Cross Totals Index: 28.24 C K Index: 36.96 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 444.33 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -5.30 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 4469.73 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 94.55 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.06 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.17 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 886.78 mb = 1181.48 m = 3876.19 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 871.78 mb = 1329.92 m = 4363.20 ft Equ Level (EL): 161.78 mb = 13659.66 m = 44814.60 ft B at Equ Level: 4455.60 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 272.7 at 22.4 knts Storm direction: 302.7 at 16.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.0 neg: 1.4 tot: 4.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 133.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 50.5 neg: -13.5 tot: 37.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 12.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.02 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.1 stream: -0.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.41 Bulk Rich Number: 71.23 Bulk Shear: 62.75 m/s