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: 43.24,-99.83 Latitude: 43.24 Longitude: -99.83 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 32 1 950 496 SFC 931 683 35.4 21.0 43 14.3 24.7 156 14 314.9 318.2 300.2 368.2 17.11 3 900 987 31.8 20.2 50 11.6 23.2 159 20 314.3 317.5 299.9 366.3 16.78 4 850 1498 26.8 19.2 63 7.6 21.2 162 21 314.2 317.4 299.8 366.0 16.69 5 800 2031 23.7 11.1 45 12.7 15.3 198 19 316.5 318.5 296.4 349.1 10.43 6 750 2592 21.6 1.4 26 20.1 9.9 222 13 320.0 321.1 293.9 338.2 5.66 7 700 3184 16.4 -3.3 26 19.8 5.9 227 13 320.7 321.5 293.0 334.6 4.28 8 650 3807 10.9 -5.4 31 16.3 2.7 230 14 321.3 322.1 292.9 334.2 3.94 9 600 4467 5.0 -8.4 37 13.4 -1.2 238 16 321.9 322.6 292.6 333.1 3.37 10 550 5168 -1.5 -10.3 51 8.7 -5.3 243 17 322.3 322.9 292.5 332.9 3.19 11 500 5917 -7.9 -14.2 61 6.3 -10.4 245 18 323.4 323.9 292.2 331.9 2.54 12 450 6726 -14.5 -19.4 66 4.9 -16.0 263 20 325.0 325.4 292.1 331.3 1.83 13 400 7607 -20.9 -25.9 64 5.1 -22.1 273 26 327.9 328.1 292.3 332.0 1.15 14 350 8581 -27.2 -39.8 29 12.6 -28.9 271 26 332.0 332.1 292.6 333.3 0.34 15 300 9671 -36.2 -40.8 62 4.6 -36.7 287 28 334.3 334.4 293.2 335.7 0.36 16 250 10908 -46.9 -54.0 44 7.0 -47.2 275 30 336.3 336.4 293.5 336.7 0.10 17 200 12354 -55.2 -70.5 13 15.3 -55.4 271 37 345.4 345.4 295.6 345.4 0.01 18 150 14160 -61.1 -81.3 5 20.2 -61.3 274 34 364.8 364.8 299.6 364.8 0.00 19 100 16658 -62.5 -86.6 3 24.1 -62.7 302 9 407.0 407.0 306.1 407.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5885.78 m Freezing level: 561.61 mb = 5004.94 m = 16420.21 ft Wetbulb zero: 615.91 mb = 4251.14 m = 13947.13 ft Precipitable water: 1.43 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 42.18 % Est. max temperature: 38.18 C = 100.73 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 757.91 mb = 2500.94 m = 8205.09 ft T: 21.92 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.92 C/km ThetaE index: 36.85 C Layer 900.0- 400.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 694.53 mb = 3249.75 m = 10661.79 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.52 g/kg Conv temperature: 41.08 C = 105.94 F Cap Strength: 4.67 C Lifted Index: -10.01 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -15.61 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.94 C Showalter Index: -10.07 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 61.88 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 34.75 C Cross Totals Index: 27.13 C K Index: 34.19 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 696.31 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -6.52 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 4667.15 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 96.61 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 160.20 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.66 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 757.16 mb = 2509.60 m = 8233.50 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 662.16 mb = 3651.40 m = 11979.51 ft Equ Level (EL): 142.16 mb = 14491.31 m = 47543.10 ft B at Equ Level: 4614.65 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 221.7 at 16.9 knts Storm direction: 251.7 at 12.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 2.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 50.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 80.3 neg: -1.4 tot: 78.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 26.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.50 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.2 stream: 2.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.28 Bulk Rich Number: 105.42 Bulk Shear: 44.27 m/s