MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2508261200F036.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2508261200F036.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 36 hour NAM valid 0Z THU 28 AUG 25 Station: 53.95,-108.05 Latitude: 53.95 Longitude: -108.05 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 137 SFC 953 558 28.2 10.1 32 18.1 16.8 84 3 305.5 307.0 291.7 330.1 8.16 2 950 590 27.7 9.3 31 18.4 16.2 85 3 305.3 306.7 291.3 328.6 7.74 3 900 1065 23.0 8.0 38 14.9 13.9 91 3 305.2 306.6 291.1 327.9 7.51 4 850 1558 18.2 7.1 48 11.1 11.6 100 3 305.2 306.6 291.0 327.7 7.46 5 800 2073 13.2 6.1 62 7.1 9.0 118 2 305.2 306.6 291.0 327.6 7.41 6 750 2611 8.0 5.1 82 2.8 6.3 157 1 305.2 306.6 291.0 327.5 7.39 7 700 3175 3.3 -1.0 74 4.2 1.1 281 7 306.1 307.1 289.3 321.8 5.10 8 650 3773 1.9 -22.9 14 24.8 -5.7 335 6 311.1 311.3 286.8 314.2 0.93 9 600 4414 -1.7 -22.7 18 21.0 -8.1 336 6 314.1 314.3 287.9 317.6 1.02 10 550 5100 -6.1 -21.5 28 15.4 -10.8 329 5 316.9 317.1 289.0 321.1 1.25 11 500 5839 -10.7 -28.2 22 17.4 -15.0 293 2 320.0 320.1 289.5 322.6 0.75 12 450 6640 -16.2 -34.6 19 18.4 -19.7 211 2 322.9 323.0 290.1 324.5 0.45 13 400 7515 -22.3 -38.6 21 16.2 -24.8 181 9 326.0 326.1 290.9 327.3 0.34 14 350 8480 -30.2 -39.5 40 9.3 -31.3 173 18 328.0 328.1 291.5 329.3 0.35 15 300 9557 -38.9 -47.2 41 8.3 -39.5 170 27 330.5 330.6 292.0 331.2 0.18 16 250 10782 -48.5 -55.7 43 7.2 -48.7 173 37 334.0 334.0 292.9 334.3 0.08 17 200 12217 -55.6 -67.9 20 12.3 -55.8 195 23 344.8 344.8 295.5 344.9 0.02 18 150 14052 -55.2 -81.1 3 25.8 -55.6 290 15 374.9 374.9 301.4 374.9 0.00 19 100 16622 -57.5 -85.5 2 27.9 -57.9 314 15 416.5 416.5 307.3 416.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5702.02 m Freezing level: 623.84 mb = 4108.39 m = 13478.80 ft Wetbulb zero: 691.74 mb = 3271.09 m = 10731.80 ft Precipitable water: 0.89 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 41.59 % Est. max temperature: 27.95 C = 82.31 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 731.21 mb = 2818.37 m = 9246.52 ft T: 6.25 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.26 C/km ThetaE index: 15.87 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 716.02 mb = 2990.17 m = 9810.16 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.57 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.55 C = 83.39 F Cap Strength: 1.53 C Lifted Index: 1.44 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.61 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.30 C Showalter Index: 1.62 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 46.73 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.90 C Cross Totals Index: 17.83 C K Index: 31.75 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 92.53 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.97 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1.60 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 1.79 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4.33 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.55 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 722.32 mb = 2918.47 m = 9574.93 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 707.32 mb = 3090.22 m = 10138.38 ft Equ Level (EL): 687.32 mb = 3322.80 m = 10901.44 ft B at Equ Level: 1.00 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 677.32 mb = 3441.01 m = 11289.26 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 326.7 at 4.0 knts Storm direction: 356.7 at 3.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 1.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 164.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 25.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 25.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 8.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.90 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.2 stream: 2.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.31 Bulk Shear: 5.21 m/s