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: 47.61,-104.61 Latitude: 47.61 Longitude: -104.61 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -1 1 950 461 SFC 919 765 34.7 19.5 41 15.2 23.5 114 12 315.4 318.4 299.5 364.2 15.69 3 900 952 32.4 18.5 44 13.9 22.3 118 16 314.9 317.8 299.0 361.7 15.07 4 850 1463 27.4 17.6 55 9.7 20.4 123 17 314.8 317.7 299.0 361.8 15.11 5 800 1996 22.2 16.6 70 5.6 18.2 126 18 314.8 317.7 299.0 361.4 14.98 6 750 2554 16.7 15.4 92 1.4 15.8 130 18 314.8 317.6 298.9 360.9 14.84 7 700 3139 13.3 6.6 64 6.7 9.2 180 16 317.2 318.9 295.5 344.9 8.78 8 650 3757 8.4 -6.4 34 14.8 1.3 206 16 318.5 319.2 291.8 330.4 3.65 9 600 4411 2.5 -7.9 46 10.4 -2.3 223 19 319.0 319.7 291.8 330.5 3.50 10 550 5106 -3.8 -12.6 50 8.9 -7.3 230 22 319.6 320.1 291.2 328.4 2.63 11 500 5849 -10.4 -15.6 66 5.2 -12.3 237 27 320.3 320.7 291.1 327.9 2.26 12 450 6651 -16.3 -22.6 58 6.3 -18.0 245 28 322.8 323.0 291.0 327.6 1.38 13 400 7526 -21.9 -31.3 42 9.4 -23.7 251 30 326.5 326.7 291.5 329.1 0.70 14 350 8496 -28.4 -40.1 32 11.7 -29.9 255 36 330.5 330.5 292.2 331.7 0.33 15 300 9585 -35.9 -39.1 72 3.3 -36.2 256 32 334.8 334.9 293.4 336.5 0.43 16 250 10826 -46.1 -49.5 68 3.4 -46.3 259 43 337.5 337.6 293.9 338.2 0.17 17 200 12263 -59.4 -63.3 60 3.9 -59.5 265 48 338.8 338.8 294.0 338.9 0.04 18 150 14051 -57.9 -78.6 5 20.8 -58.1 249 31 370.4 370.4 300.7 370.4 0.01 19 100 16616 -57.2 -85.2 2 28.0 -57.6 257 9 417.1 417.1 307.4 417.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5850.22 m Freezing level: 580.04 mb = 4688.38 m = 15381.64 ft Wetbulb zero: 632.37 mb = 3981.79 m = 13063.45 ft Precipitable water: 1.62 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 56.98 % Est. max temperature: 34.10 C = 93.38 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 738.46 mb = 2685.13 m = 8809.38 ft T: 15.97 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.75 C/km ThetaE index: 31.36 C Layer 800.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 727.93 mb = 2807.07 m = 9209.44 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.14 g/kg Conv temperature: 35.10 C = 95.18 F Cap Strength: 0.43 C Lifted Index: -11.40 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -13.55 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.33 C Showalter Index: -11.34 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 65.90 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 37.82 C Cross Totals Index: 28.08 C K Index: 48.78 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 610.91 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -6.55 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 4525.71 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 95.14 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.86 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.46 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 737.42 mb = 2697.11 m = 8848.68 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 712.42 mb = 2989.81 m = 9808.97 ft Equ Level (EL): 152.42 mb = 13951.57 m = 45772.32 ft B at Equ Level: 4451.31 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 202.2 at 20.0 knts Storm direction: 232.2 at 15.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 61.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 103.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 103.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 34.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.62 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.3 stream: 3.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.06 Bulk Rich Number: 60.09 Bulk Shear: 75.32 m/s