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: 54.44,-109.48 Latitude: 54.44 Longitude: -109.48 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 954 563 28.8 9.8 31 19.0 16.8 183 4 306.0 307.5 291.7 330.2 7.98 2 950 601 27.2 8.8 31 18.5 15.8 183 3 304.8 306.2 290.9 327.3 7.47 3 900 1074 22.2 7.8 40 14.4 13.4 182 5 304.3 305.7 290.7 326.5 7.37 4 850 1566 17.3 6.8 50 10.5 11.0 181 5 304.2 305.6 290.6 326.2 7.30 5 800 2079 12.3 5.9 65 6.4 8.6 180 5 304.2 305.6 290.6 326.1 7.29 6 750 2615 7.0 4.7 85 2.3 5.8 179 5 304.2 305.6 290.5 325.8 7.18 7 700 3179 3.9 -11.4 32 15.3 -2.2 149 4 306.8 307.2 286.8 314.0 2.28 8 650 3776 1.0 -19.2 20 20.2 -5.7 334 2 310.1 310.4 286.9 314.4 1.29 9 600 4418 -1.2 -34.3 6 33.1 -8.9 330 2 314.7 314.8 287.4 316.0 0.35 10 550 5102 -6.5 -26.8 18 20.3 -11.8 328 2 316.4 316.5 288.4 319.0 0.77 11 500 5839 -11.2 -30.2 19 19.0 -15.5 102 1 319.4 319.5 289.2 321.6 0.62 12 450 6640 -16.7 -37.4 15 20.8 -20.2 159 5 322.3 322.4 289.8 323.6 0.34 13 400 7512 -23.4 -39.6 21 16.3 -25.6 163 13 324.6 324.7 290.5 325.8 0.30 14 350 8473 -31.1 -47.5 19 16.3 -32.6 157 19 326.8 326.8 291.0 327.3 0.15 15 300 9544 -40.1 -48.5 40 8.4 -40.6 146 29 328.9 328.9 291.6 329.5 0.16 16 250 10761 -50.1 -54.0 64 3.9 -50.2 153 41 331.6 331.6 292.3 332.0 0.10 17 200 12192 -55.4 -66.7 23 11.3 -55.6 161 20 345.1 345.1 295.6 345.2 0.02 18 150 14029 -54.5 -83.1 2 28.6 -54.8 307 13 376.3 376.3 301.6 376.3 0.00 19 100 16606 -56.8 -84.9 2 28.1 -57.3 335 16 417.9 417.9 307.4 417.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5691.14 m Freezing level: 627.15 mb = 4069.25 m = 13350.41 ft Wetbulb zero: 713.85 mb = 3018.76 m = 9903.96 ft Precipitable water: 0.79 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 35.29 % Est. max temperature: 27.01 C = 80.62 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 722.29 mb = 2922.68 m = 9588.73 ft T: 5.31 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.66 C/km ThetaE index: 16.14 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 706.45 mb = 3103.91 m = 10183.30 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.39 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.20 C = 84.56 F Cap Strength: 2.63 C Lifted Index: 1.63 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.32 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.74 C Showalter Index: 1.92 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 46.43 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.46 C Cross Totals Index: 17.96 C K Index: 19.96 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 91.50 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.86 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 11.38 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.77 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6401.98 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.54 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 726.16 mb = 2879.08 m = 9445.68 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 179.4 at 3.2 knts Storm direction: 209.4 at 2.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 1.1 tot: 1.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -120.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 0.3 neg: -9.0 tot: -8.7 m^2/s^2 ave: -2.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.78 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 1.8 stream: -1.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 121.47 Bulk Shear: 0.09 m/s