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: 54.41,-109.61 Latitude: 54.41 Longitude: -109.61 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 148 SFC 955 554 28.8 10.0 31 18.8 17.0 181 4 306.0 307.5 291.8 330.4 8.10 2 950 601 27.1 9.1 32 18.0 16.0 180 4 304.7 306.2 291.1 327.8 7.65 3 900 1074 22.1 7.9 40 14.2 13.5 180 5 304.3 305.7 290.8 326.7 7.45 4 850 1566 17.3 6.9 50 10.4 11.1 180 5 304.2 305.6 290.7 326.4 7.35 5 800 2079 12.2 6.0 65 6.3 8.6 180 5 304.2 305.6 290.6 326.3 7.33 6 750 2615 7.1 4.4 83 2.6 5.6 180 5 304.3 305.6 290.4 325.4 7.02 7 700 3179 4.1 -13.6 26 17.7 -2.6 151 4 307.0 307.4 286.5 313.2 1.91 8 650 3776 0.9 -18.5 22 19.4 -5.5 329 2 310.0 310.3 286.9 314.6 1.37 9 600 4418 -1.2 -34.3 6 33.1 -8.9 324 2 314.7 314.8 287.4 315.9 0.35 10 550 5102 -6.7 -27.1 18 20.5 -11.9 307 1 316.2 316.3 288.3 318.8 0.75 11 500 5839 -11.1 -32.7 15 21.6 -15.7 135 1 319.5 319.6 289.1 321.2 0.49 12 450 6639 -16.7 -38.3 14 21.6 -20.3 161 5 322.3 322.3 289.8 323.4 0.31 13 400 7511 -23.4 -40.1 20 16.8 -25.6 164 13 324.6 324.7 290.5 325.7 0.29 14 350 8472 -31.2 -46.3 21 15.1 -32.6 157 20 326.7 326.7 291.0 327.3 0.17 15 300 9542 -40.2 -48.5 41 8.2 -40.8 147 29 328.7 328.7 291.5 329.3 0.16 16 250 10759 -50.1 -54.7 58 4.7 -50.3 153 41 331.6 331.6 292.3 332.0 0.09 17 200 12192 -55.1 -66.8 22 11.7 -55.3 163 19 345.5 345.6 295.7 345.7 0.02 18 150 14030 -54.5 -83.1 2 28.6 -54.9 306 13 376.2 376.2 301.6 376.2 0.00 19 100 16607 -56.8 -84.9 2 28.1 -57.3 334 16 417.9 417.9 307.4 417.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5691.18 m Freezing level: 628.29 mb = 4054.79 m = 13302.95 ft Wetbulb zero: 715.95 mb = 2994.65 m = 9824.83 ft Precipitable water: 0.79 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 34.44 % Est. max temperature: 27.09 C = 80.77 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 725.51 mb = 2886.31 m = 9469.42 ft T: 5.65 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.72 C/km ThetaE index: 17.27 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 706.05 mb = 3108.39 m = 10198.01 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.50 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.54 C = 85.17 F Cap Strength: 2.49 C Lifted Index: 1.58 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.01 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.87 C Showalter Index: 1.93 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 46.40 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.39 C Cross Totals Index: 18.01 C K Index: 17.55 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 93.47 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.96 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 10.55 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.59 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6045.09 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.46 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 728.51 mb = 2852.48 m = 9358.43 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 179.7 at 3.2 knts Storm direction: 209.7 at 2.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.9 neg: 0.3 tot: 1.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 167.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 2.4 neg: -2.3 tot: 0.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 0.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.30 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 1.9 stream: 0.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 83.13 Bulk Shear: 0.13 m/s