MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2508260600F036.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2508260600F036.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 36 hour NAM valid 18Z WED 27 AUG 25 Station: 54.32,-110.07 Latitude: 54.32 Longitude: -110.07 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 148 SFC 955 550 27.8 12.1 38 15.7 17.7 171 5 304.9 306.6 292.5 332.9 9.33 2 950 600 26.5 10.7 37 15.8 16.5 170 5 304.1 305.7 291.6 329.8 8.55 3 900 1073 22.0 9.0 43 13.0 14.0 173 6 304.1 305.6 291.2 328.2 8.01 4 850 1565 17.2 7.6 53 9.6 11.4 176 6 304.2 305.6 291.0 327.4 7.72 5 800 2078 12.3 6.5 68 5.8 8.9 179 6 304.2 305.6 290.9 327.1 7.61 6 750 2614 7.2 6.0 92 1.3 6.5 190 7 304.4 305.9 291.1 328.0 7.82 7 700 3179 4.4 -14.4 24 18.8 -2.6 153 4 307.4 307.7 286.4 313.1 1.79 8 650 3777 1.2 -18.1 22 19.2 -5.4 313 2 310.3 310.5 287.1 315.0 1.42 9 600 4418 -1.3 -32.8 7 31.5 -8.9 263 1 314.6 314.7 287.4 316.0 0.40 10 550 5102 -7.0 -28.8 16 21.8 -12.3 225 1 315.8 315.9 288.1 318.0 0.64 11 500 5839 -11.1 -39.0 8 27.9 -16.1 285 0 319.5 319.6 288.9 320.5 0.26 12 450 6639 -17.1 -40.6 11 23.6 -20.7 170 5 321.8 321.8 289.6 322.7 0.25 13 400 7510 -23.6 -44.3 13 20.8 -26.1 163 15 324.4 324.4 290.3 325.1 0.19 14 350 8469 -31.4 -43.6 29 12.2 -32.7 159 23 326.3 326.4 290.9 327.2 0.23 15 300 9539 -40.6 -50.4 34 9.8 -41.2 150 31 328.1 328.2 291.3 328.6 0.13 16 250 10754 -50.1 -59.3 33 9.2 -50.3 154 38 331.6 331.6 292.2 331.8 0.05 17 200 12189 -54.3 -69.2 14 14.9 -54.5 169 16 346.8 346.8 296.0 346.9 0.02 18 150 14031 -54.5 -82.7 2 28.2 -54.9 301 13 376.2 376.2 301.6 376.2 0.00 19 100 16609 -56.9 -84.9 2 28.1 -57.3 333 14 417.9 417.9 307.4 417.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5691.58 m Freezing level: 626.52 mb = 4077.89 m = 13378.74 ft Wetbulb zero: 714.31 mb = 3012.98 m = 9884.98 ft Precipitable water: 0.83 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 35.45 % Est. max temperature: 27.13 C = 80.83 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 759.65 mb = 2508.04 m = 8228.39 ft T: 8.24 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.81 C/km ThetaE index: 14.84 C Layer 700.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 729.69 mb = 2838.86 m = 9313.73 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.13 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.50 C = 83.29 F Cap Strength: 1.77 C Lifted Index: 0.87 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.64 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.63 C Showalter Index: 1.45 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 46.92 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.26 C Cross Totals Index: 18.66 C K Index: 17.05 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 103.66 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.29 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 0.60 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 1.09 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6032.73 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.67 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 744.77 mb = 2671.61 m = 8765.01 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 186.3 at 3.4 knts Storm direction: 216.3 at 2.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.0 neg: 0.6 tot: 1.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -173.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 3.9 neg: -4.2 tot: -0.3 m^2/s^2 ave: -0.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.18 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 2.3 stream: 0.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 1.16 Bulk Shear: 0.52 m/s