MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2508041200F036.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2508041200F036.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 36 hour NAM valid 0Z WED 6 AUG 25 Station: 51.79,-114.64 Latitude: 51.79 Longitude: -114.64 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1 950 514 2 900 988 SFC 884 1144 22.2 12.6 55 9.6 15.9 147 2 305.9 307.9 293.6 337.2 10.42 4 850 1482 18.8 9.1 53 9.7 12.8 166 2 305.8 307.4 292.2 331.6 8.55 5 800 1998 13.8 7.9 68 5.9 10.2 177 3 305.8 307.4 292.0 331.1 8.37 6 750 2538 8.5 6.7 88 1.8 7.4 185 3 305.8 307.3 291.9 330.5 8.21 7 700 3104 4.2 0.9 79 3.3 2.5 270 10 307.1 308.2 290.3 325.1 5.84 8 650 3703 0.6 -2.8 78 3.4 -1.1 287 15 309.6 310.5 290.1 324.5 4.77 9 600 4341 -3.6 -6.6 80 3.0 -4.9 291 16 312.0 312.7 290.0 324.3 3.90 10 550 5023 -8.4 -12.6 71 4.2 -9.9 285 16 314.2 314.7 289.6 322.7 2.64 11 500 5755 -13.3 -21.4 51 8.1 -15.6 271 16 316.8 317.0 289.2 321.4 1.38 12 450 6547 -19.0 -37.3 18 18.2 -22.0 251 16 319.3 319.4 288.9 320.6 0.35 13 400 7413 -24.9 -40.6 22 15.7 -26.9 242 18 322.7 322.7 289.9 323.7 0.28 14 350 8370 -31.7 -42.5 34 10.8 -32.9 246 17 326.0 326.0 290.9 327.0 0.26 15 300 9439 -41.2 -48.8 44 7.6 -41.7 229 19 327.2 327.3 291.1 327.8 0.15 16 250 10650 -50.1 -62.5 22 12.4 -50.4 218 20 331.5 331.5 292.2 331.7 0.03 17 200 12091 -51.9 -74.4 5 22.4 -52.3 232 17 350.5 350.5 296.7 350.5 0.01 18 150 13954 -50.9 -80.4 2 29.5 -51.5 236 23 382.4 382.4 302.6 382.4 0.00 19 100 16585 -52.9 -81.9 2 29.0 -53.6 204 14 425.4 425.4 308.3 425.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5687.62 m Freezing level: 643.26 mb = 3789.50 m = 12432.59 ft Wetbulb zero: 665.30 mb = 3515.27 m = 11532.91 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 72.12 % Est. max temperature: 22.44 C = 72.39 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 767.36 mb = 2346.59 m = 7698.68 ft T: 10.34 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.62 C/km ThetaE index: 16.67 C Layer 850.0- 400.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 736.43 mb = 2687.68 m = 8817.76 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.77 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.38 C = 72.28 F Cap Strength: 0.20 C Lifted Index: -3.16 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.41 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.91 C Showalter Index: -2.87 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 54.52 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 32.10 C Cross Totals Index: 22.42 C K Index: 37.88 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 239.85 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.04 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 693.85 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 37.25 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.84 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.20 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 739.72 mb = 2651.08 m = 8697.67 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 724.72 mb = 2819.18 m = 9249.15 ft Equ Level (EL): 244.72 mb = 10788.26 m = 35394.12 ft B at Equ Level: 681.58 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 184.72 mb = 12605.82 m = 41357.16 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 269.2 at 11.8 knts Storm direction: 299.2 at 8.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 153.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 35.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 35.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 12.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.5 stream: 3.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.12 Bulk Rich Number: 32.12 Bulk Shear: 21.60 m/s