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: 43.02,-93.82 Latitude: 43.02 Longitude: -93.82 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 99 SFC 970 371 30.0 25.4 77 4.6 26.5 169 8 305.8 309.8 300.7 370.6 21.51 2 950 555 29.6 23.1 68 6.5 24.8 181 15 307.2 310.8 299.7 364.9 19.11 3 900 1036 25.2 21.4 79 3.8 22.5 194 21 307.5 310.9 299.2 362.4 18.16 4 850 1537 20.7 20.2 97 0.4 20.4 201 23 307.8 311.2 299.1 361.8 17.85 5 800 2060 18.1 13.3 74 4.7 14.9 242 25 310.4 312.7 296.1 347.4 12.12 6 750 2613 16.8 7.7 55 9.1 11.1 276 22 314.8 316.5 294.9 342.4 8.84 7 700 3196 13.0 -8.1 22 21.2 3.1 318 20 316.9 317.5 290.7 326.6 2.96 8 650 3813 8.0 -6.3 36 14.3 1.1 330 27 318.0 318.7 291.7 329.9 3.66 9 600 4466 2.8 -14.2 27 17.0 -4.0 328 31 319.4 319.8 290.7 326.5 2.13 10 550 5163 -3.0 -12.6 47 9.6 -6.9 328 34 320.5 321.0 291.5 329.3 2.64 11 500 5908 -8.7 -24.5 26 15.9 -13.1 324 26 322.5 322.7 290.6 326.2 1.05 12 450 6716 -14.0 -31.6 21 17.6 -17.9 308 21 325.6 325.8 291.1 327.8 0.60 13 400 7598 -20.2 -42.3 12 22.1 -23.4 300 22 328.7 328.8 291.6 329.6 0.23 14 350 8573 -27.2 -50.2 9 23.0 -29.5 294 17 332.0 332.1 292.4 332.5 0.11 15 300 9664 -35.4 -58.7 7 23.2 -36.7 276 18 335.5 335.5 293.2 335.7 0.05 16 250 10908 -44.9 -59.9 17 15.0 -45.5 251 25 339.3 339.3 294.2 339.5 0.05 17 200 12363 -55.6 -61.5 48 5.9 -55.8 213 30 344.7 344.7 295.5 344.9 0.05 18 150 14148 -63.1 -74.0 22 10.8 -63.3 311 21 361.3 361.3 299.0 361.4 0.01 19 100 16658 -60.8 -88.0 2 27.2 -61.0 276 12 410.3 410.3 306.6 410.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5809.48 m Freezing level: 575.83 mb = 4802.75 m = 15756.85 ft Wetbulb zero: 639.34 mb = 3947.91 m = 12952.32 ft Precipitable water: 1.73 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 51.27 % Est. max temperature: 33.53 C = 92.35 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 908.53 mb = 952.28 m = 3124.23 ft T: 26.01 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.00 C/km ThetaE index: 44.02 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 855.08 mb = 1484.38 m = 4869.97 ft Mean mixing ratio: 18.78 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.96 C = 89.53 F Cap Strength: 0.45 C Lifted Index: -10.26 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -14.07 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.10 C Showalter Index: -9.55 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 58.24 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 29.35 C Cross Totals Index: 28.90 C K Index: 28.43 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 500.44 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -6.92 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 4496.17 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 94.83 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6.31 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.45 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 861.59 mb = 1418.00 m = 4652.17 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 846.59 mb = 1571.25 m = 5154.95 ft Equ Level (EL): 756.59 mb = 2538.09 m = 8326.97 ft B at Equ Level: 16.26 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 300.6 at 25.0 knts Storm direction: 330.6 at 18.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 122.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 338.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 338.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 112.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.65 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.7 stream: 7.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 8.54 Bulk Rich Number: 28.39 Bulk Shear: 158.39 m/s