MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2508041200F003.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2508041200F003.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 3 hour NAM valid 15Z MON 4 AUG 25 Station: 54.24,-110.41 Latitude: 54.24 Longitude: -110.41 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 58 1 950 495 SFC 941 576 18.2 17.8 97 0.4 17.9 140 10 296.4 298.9 293.3 335.9 13.71 3 900 958 16.3 16.1 99 0.1 16.2 171 26 298.3 300.6 293.3 335.8 12.91 4 850 1444 13.6 13.4 99 0.1 13.5 193 23 300.4 302.5 292.8 334.1 11.48 5 800 1953 11.3 10.3 94 0.9 10.7 192 21 303.1 305.0 292.4 332.6 9.90 6 750 2491 8.8 7.3 90 1.5 7.9 190 20 306.1 307.7 292.3 332.1 8.60 7 700 3060 5.8 3.6 86 2.2 4.6 190 21 309.0 310.3 291.9 330.8 7.11 8 650 3663 2.2 0.2 87 1.9 1.1 188 22 311.4 312.5 291.7 330.1 5.99 9 600 4305 -2.0 -3.8 87 1.8 -2.9 187 22 313.8 314.7 291.5 329.1 4.82 10 550 4992 -6.1 -8.3 85 2.1 -7.1 187 22 316.8 317.5 291.4 328.9 3.73 11 500 5731 -10.6 -15.9 65 5.3 -12.5 185 23 320.1 320.5 291.0 327.5 2.22 12 450 6535 -15.5 -22.5 55 7.0 -17.4 174 23 323.7 324.0 291.3 328.5 1.40 13 400 7412 -21.7 -31.3 42 9.5 -23.6 165 22 326.7 326.9 291.5 329.3 0.70 14 350 8381 -28.6 -38.2 39 9.5 -29.9 156 20 330.1 330.2 292.2 331.7 0.40 15 300 9465 -37.6 -44.9 46 7.3 -38.2 155 16 332.4 332.4 292.6 333.3 0.23 16 250 10694 -48.2 -51.5 69 3.3 -48.4 153 23 334.3 334.4 293.0 334.9 0.13 17 200 12128 -56.1 -63.7 38 7.6 -56.2 164 29 344.0 344.0 295.3 344.1 0.04 18 150 13987 -49.1 -79.0 2 29.9 -49.8 190 21 385.4 385.4 303.1 385.4 0.01 19 100 16612 -54.5 -83.1 2 28.6 -55.1 209 10 422.4 422.4 308.0 422.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5673.74 m Freezing level: 623.91 mb = 3997.97 m = 13116.53 ft Wetbulb zero: 635.78 mb = 3840.49 m = 12599.89 ft Precipitable water: 1.47 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 88.43 % Est. max temperature: 25.29 C = 77.52 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 935.73 mb = 624.88 m = 2050.12 ft T: 17.91 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.16 C/km ThetaE index: 8.40 C Layer 900.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 883.98 mb = 1110.63 m = 3643.75 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.56 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.65 C = 69.16 F Cap Strength: 0.11 C Lifted Index: -1.78 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.63 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.27 C Showalter Index: -1.25 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.25 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.20 C Cross Totals Index: 24.05 C K Index: 35.42 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 230.39 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.36 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 362.00 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 26.91 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.22 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.11 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 887.80 mb = 1074.02 m = 3523.66 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 872.80 mb = 1218.72 m = 3998.39 ft Equ Level (EL): 242.80 mb = 10881.35 m = 35699.52 ft B at Equ Level: 354.40 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 182.80 mb = 12709.20 m = 41696.36 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 185.5 at 21.8 knts Storm direction: 215.5 at 16.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.2 neg: 0.3 tot: 3.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 73.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 106.6 neg: -6.1 tot: 100.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 33.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.67 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.7 stream: 3.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.24 Bulk Rich Number: 51.69 Bulk Shear: 7.00 m/s