MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2508280000F024.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2508280000F024.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 24 hour NAM valid 0Z FRI 29 AUG 25 Station: 41.99,-79.95 Latitude: 41.99 Longitude: -79.95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 129 SFC 969 395 15.7 15.3 97 0.5 15.4 238 9 291.5 293.5 289.8 323.5 11.31 2 950 566 14.8 14.6 99 0.1 14.7 242 16 292.2 294.1 289.9 323.6 11.07 3 900 1021 11.5 11.3 99 0.2 11.4 254 28 293.4 295.0 288.8 320.2 9.38 4 850 1497 8.7 8.2 97 0.5 8.4 258 30 295.2 296.7 288.2 318.5 8.05 5 800 1997 5.9 5.1 95 0.8 5.5 266 26 297.4 298.7 288.0 317.7 6.91 6 750 2523 2.8 1.6 92 1.2 2.2 267 24 299.6 300.7 287.6 316.6 5.73 7 700 3078 -0.8 -1.4 96 0.6 -1.1 268 25 301.6 302.5 287.6 316.5 4.94 8 650 3667 -3.5 -4.1 95 0.6 -3.7 268 26 305.1 305.9 288.2 318.4 4.35 9 600 4297 -6.7 -7.4 95 0.7 -7.0 274 26 308.4 309.1 288.7 319.9 3.66 10 550 4971 -10.7 -11.7 93 1.0 -11.1 275 25 311.4 311.9 288.9 320.5 2.85 11 500 5698 -15.5 -16.9 89 1.4 -15.9 270 26 314.1 314.5 289.0 320.8 2.04 12 450 6484 -21.4 -23.5 83 2.1 -21.9 269 25 316.3 316.5 288.9 320.6 1.28 13 400 7339 -28.8 -32.6 70 3.8 -29.4 269 24 317.6 317.7 288.6 319.7 0.62 14 350 8279 -36.5 -43.3 50 6.7 -37.1 277 26 319.5 319.5 288.9 320.4 0.24 15 300 9329 -44.5 -52.2 42 7.7 -44.8 293 31 322.7 322.7 289.7 323.1 0.10 16 250 10526 -52.6 -60.9 36 8.3 -52.8 303 36 327.9 327.9 291.2 328.1 0.04 17 200 11961 -51.1 -72.0 7 20.9 -51.5 296 34 351.8 351.8 297.0 351.9 0.01 18 150 13829 -52.3 -81.4 2 29.1 -52.8 304 29 379.9 379.9 302.2 379.9 0.00 19 100 16443 -53.6 -82.4 2 28.8 -54.2 287 18 424.1 424.1 308.2 424.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5568.29 m Freezing level: 710.80 mb = 2958.15 m = 9705.11 ft Wetbulb zero: 716.66 mb = 2888.81 m = 9477.62 ft Precipitable water: 1.19 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 94.72 % Est. max temperature: 20.78 C = 69.40 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 962.51 mb = 454.72 m = 1491.84 ft T: 15.39 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.63 C/km ThetaE index: 7.07 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 915.23 mb = 880.03 m = 2887.19 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.01 g/kg Conv temperature: 17.25 C = 63.05 F Cap Strength: 0.02 C Lifted Index: 0.06 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.38 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.85 C Showalter Index: 1.70 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 47.89 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.17 C Cross Totals Index: 23.72 C K Index: 31.77 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 184.86 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.39 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 176.76 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 18.80 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.02 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 915.90 mb = 873.88 m = 2867.01 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 910.90 mb = 919.99 m = 3018.31 ft Equ Level (EL): 500.90 mb = 5683.95 m = 18647.90 ft B at Equ Level: 149.80 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 250.90 mb = 10502.20 m = 34455.62 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 266.7 at 25.3 knts Storm direction: 296.7 at 19.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 76.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 106.9 neg: -4.1 tot: 102.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 34.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.72 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.4 stream: 3.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.11 Bulk Rich Number: 11.52 Bulk Shear: 15.35 m/s