MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2508041200F084.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2508041200F084.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 3.5 day NAM valid 0Z FRI 8 AUG 25 Station: 42.96,-93.36 Latitude: 42.96 Longitude: -93.36 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 104 SFC 971 370 29.4 25.1 78 4.3 26.1 159 8 305.1 309.0 300.2 368.3 21.05 2 950 560 29.0 23.0 70 6.0 24.5 178 17 306.6 310.2 299.4 363.7 18.94 3 900 1040 24.7 21.5 82 3.3 22.3 192 23 307.0 310.4 299.1 361.8 18.18 4 850 1539 20.3 20.2 99 0.1 20.3 198 25 307.4 310.8 299.0 361.3 17.82 5 800 2062 17.3 14.2 82 3.1 15.2 238 24 309.6 312.0 296.3 348.6 12.82 6 750 2613 15.9 10.9 72 5.0 12.6 267 27 313.8 315.9 296.1 347.8 10.98 7 700 3195 12.1 -3.1 34 15.2 4.3 297 21 315.9 316.8 291.7 329.9 4.36 8 650 3810 7.8 -6.5 35 14.3 1.0 327 27 317.8 318.5 291.6 329.6 3.61 9 600 4463 2.2 -12.7 32 14.9 -3.8 326 30 318.7 319.2 290.7 326.7 2.41 10 550 5159 -2.8 -18.1 30 15.3 -8.2 329 33 320.7 321.1 290.7 326.4 1.67 11 500 5905 -8.4 -24.4 26 16.0 -12.9 323 26 322.8 323.0 290.7 326.6 1.06 12 450 6713 -13.9 -31.5 21 17.7 -17.8 309 22 325.8 325.9 291.2 328.0 0.61 13 400 7596 -20.0 -41.1 13 21.1 -23.1 299 22 329.1 329.1 291.7 330.1 0.26 14 350 8573 -26.9 -50.1 9 23.2 -29.2 288 14 332.4 332.4 292.5 332.9 0.11 15 300 9665 -35.4 -58.9 7 23.5 -36.8 272 19 335.4 335.4 293.2 335.6 0.05 16 250 10908 -45.0 -58.5 21 13.5 -45.6 259 26 339.1 339.1 294.1 339.4 0.06 17 200 12363 -55.6 -60.1 57 4.6 -55.7 198 24 344.8 344.8 295.5 345.0 0.06 18 150 14147 -63.2 -74.7 20 11.5 -63.3 310 20 361.2 361.2 299.0 361.2 0.01 19 100 16657 -60.3 -87.6 2 27.3 -60.6 281 11 411.2 411.2 306.6 411.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5801.38 m Freezing level: 577.87 mb = 4771.15 m = 15653.17 ft Wetbulb zero: 640.04 mb = 3936.42 m = 12914.61 ft Precipitable water: 1.80 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 53.81 % Est. max temperature: 32.90 C = 91.22 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 912.58 mb = 916.65 m = 3007.35 ft T: 25.84 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.56 C/km ThetaE index: 41.89 C Layer 950.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 859.47 mb = 1442.47 m = 4732.45 ft Mean mixing ratio: 18.69 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.59 C = 88.86 F Cap Strength: 0.54 C Lifted Index: -9.68 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -13.67 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.78 C Showalter Index: -9.12 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 57.28 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 28.69 C Cross Totals Index: 28.59 C K Index: 33.71 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 483.70 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -6.76 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 4352.34 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 93.30 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6.64 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.54 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 867.59 mb = 1360.36 m = 4463.08 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 852.59 mb = 1512.76 m = 4963.07 ft Equ Level (EL): 142.59 mb = 14460.52 m = 47442.09 ft B at Equ Level: 4304.45 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 294.5 at 25.7 knts Storm direction: 324.5 at 19.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 101.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 378.4 neg: -0.3 tot: 378.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 126.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.68 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.7 stream: 8.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 8.88 Bulk Rich Number: 25.31 Bulk Shear: 171.96 m/s