MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2508040600F084.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2508040600F084.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 3.5 day NAM valid 18Z THU 7 AUG 25 Station: 42.42,-100.83 Latitude: 42.42 Longitude: -100.83 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 68 1 950 527 SFC 907 942 32.1 19.6 48 12.4 23.0 139 13 313.9 316.9 299.4 363.6 16.07 3 900 1013 29.6 18.7 52 10.9 21.8 140 14 312.0 314.9 298.5 359.0 15.29 4 850 1519 24.3 17.4 65 6.9 19.4 141 16 311.6 314.4 298.1 357.3 14.88 5 800 2049 24.5 -6.0 13 30.5 8.9 174 19 317.3 317.9 290.9 327.3 3.05 6 750 2609 20.9 -11.7 10 32.6 5.9 191 20 319.3 319.7 290.6 326.3 2.09 7 700 3198 15.4 -4.4 25 19.8 5.2 205 19 319.6 320.3 292.4 332.5 3.95 8 650 3820 9.8 -1.2 46 11.0 3.8 219 21 320.1 321.1 293.7 337.5 5.41 9 600 4478 4.2 -6.2 47 10.4 -0.9 234 19 321.0 321.7 292.8 334.1 4.01 10 550 5177 -2.0 -12.9 43 10.9 -6.4 242 20 321.7 322.2 291.8 330.3 2.58 11 500 5926 -8.6 -17.9 47 9.3 -11.8 259 18 322.6 322.9 291.4 328.9 1.87 12 450 6731 -15.4 -21.2 61 5.8 -17.1 263 25 323.9 324.2 291.5 329.3 1.56 13 400 7609 -20.8 -33.3 31 12.6 -23.1 268 28 328.0 328.1 291.7 330.1 0.57 14 350 8583 -27.6 -47.3 14 19.7 -29.7 279 24 331.5 331.5 292.3 332.1 0.15 15 300 9673 -35.8 -52.4 17 16.5 -37.0 283 35 334.9 334.9 293.2 335.3 0.10 16 250 10910 -46.5 -54.0 42 7.5 -46.9 283 39 336.9 336.9 293.6 337.3 0.10 17 200 12360 -55.0 -70.1 14 15.1 -55.2 278 35 345.7 345.7 295.7 345.8 0.02 18 150 14159 -62.9 -78.1 11 15.1 -63.0 281 38 361.7 361.7 299.0 361.7 0.01 19 100 16654 -63.6 -85.9 3 22.4 -63.7 259 23 404.9 404.9 305.9 404.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5857.36 m Freezing level: 566.19 mb = 4950.72 m = 16242.31 ft Wetbulb zero: 609.16 mb = 4352.98 m = 14281.26 ft Precipitable water: 0.99 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 38.02 % Est. max temperature: 37.06 C = 98.72 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 758.07 mb = 2516.18 m = 8255.10 ft T: 21.51 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.81 C/km ThetaE index: 37.34 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 660.35 mb = 3687.09 m = 12096.61 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.60 g/kg Conv temperature: 38.02 C = 100.43 F Cap Strength: 5.98 C Lifted Index: -6.27 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -8.38 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.37 C Showalter Index: -8.09 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 58.90 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 32.90 C Cross Totals Index: 26.01 C K Index: 30.52 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 591.94 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -5.42 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2292.63 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 67.71 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 302.09 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.98 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 727.32 mb = 2871.26 m = 9420.03 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 612.32 mb = 4310.50 m = 14141.89 ft Equ Level (EL): 172.32 mb = 13291.36 m = 43606.30 ft B at Equ Level: 2267.65 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 221.3 at 19.3 knts Storm direction: 251.3 at 14.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 77.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 126.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 126.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 42.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.82 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.2 stream: 4.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.48 Bulk Rich Number: 34.88 Bulk Shear: 65.74 m/s