MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2508261200F030.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2508261200F030.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 30 hour NAM valid 18Z WED 27 AUG 25 Station: 53.84,-110.27 Latitude: 53.84 Longitude: -110.27 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 143 1 950 596 SFC 947 622 28.0 11.8 37 16.1 17.5 159 3 305.8 307.5 292.7 333.6 9.22 3 900 1069 22.1 9.8 46 12.3 14.5 158 4 304.3 305.9 291.7 329.8 8.50 4 850 1561 17.4 8.5 56 8.9 12.0 155 4 304.3 305.9 291.4 329.0 8.21 5 800 2074 12.6 5.3 61 7.3 8.4 145 5 304.6 305.9 290.5 325.7 7.00 6 750 2611 7.5 3.4 75 4.1 5.2 142 4 304.7 305.9 290.1 324.4 6.51 7 700 3175 3.5 -7.5 45 11.0 -1.3 110 4 306.3 306.9 287.4 316.0 3.11 8 650 3773 1.7 -21.3 16 23.0 -5.6 12 1 310.9 311.1 286.9 314.5 1.08 9 600 4414 -1.8 -31.2 8 29.4 -9.1 346 3 314.0 314.1 287.3 315.7 0.47 10 550 5098 -6.8 -30.0 14 23.2 -12.3 353 3 316.0 316.1 288.1 318.0 0.58 11 500 5835 -11.4 -35.5 12 24.1 -16.2 0 2 319.1 319.2 288.9 320.4 0.37 12 450 6634 -17.1 -39.8 12 22.7 -20.7 164 2 321.7 321.7 289.6 322.7 0.27 13 400 7504 -23.7 -38.1 25 14.5 -25.8 175 6 324.2 324.3 290.5 325.5 0.36 14 350 8464 -31.3 -48.7 16 17.3 -32.8 161 15 326.5 326.5 290.9 327.0 0.13 15 300 9536 -39.9 -52.8 24 13.0 -40.6 152 29 329.2 329.2 291.6 329.6 0.09 16 250 10755 -49.3 -57.7 37 8.5 -49.5 151 36 332.8 332.9 292.6 333.1 0.06 17 200 12196 -53.5 -69.7 12 16.2 -53.8 175 13 348.1 348.1 296.2 348.1 0.02 18 150 14041 -54.7 -83.3 2 28.6 -55.1 287 10 375.8 375.8 301.6 375.8 0.00 19 100 16616 -57.3 -85.3 2 27.9 -57.8 330 12 416.9 416.9 307.3 416.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5692.37 m Freezing level: 625.68 mb = 4084.85 m = 13401.59 ft Wetbulb zero: 709.76 mb = 3061.82 m = 10045.22 ft Precipitable water: 0.81 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 35.21 % Est. max temperature: 26.74 C = 80.14 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 747.94 mb = 2633.83 m = 8641.08 ft T: 7.33 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.60 C/km ThetaE index: 19.09 C Layer 900.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 746.48 mb = 2649.77 m = 8693.35 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.58 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.97 C = 80.55 F Cap Strength: 0.51 C Lifted Index: -0.44 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.14 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.01 C Showalter Index: 0.26 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.74 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.81 C Cross Totals Index: 19.93 C K Index: 26.35 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 111.62 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.65 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 123.73 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 15.73 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5.87 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.13 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 748.14 mb = 2631.65 m = 8633.92 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 743.14 mb = 2686.42 m = 8813.61 ft Equ Level (EL): 663.14 mb = 3611.75 m = 11849.42 ft B at Equ Level: 25.73 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 233.14 mb = 11205.96 m = 36764.53 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 122.1 at 2.9 knts Storm direction: 152.1 at 2.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 0.7 tot: 0.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -177.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: -5.1 tot: -5.1 m^2/s^2 ave: -1.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 1.5 stream: -1.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 227.32 Bulk Shear: 0.54 m/s