MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2508281200F003.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2508281200F003.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 3 hour NAM valid 15Z THU 28 AUG 25 Station: 52.43,-114.91 Latitude: 52.43 Longitude: -114.91 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 119 1 950 565 SFC 903 998 15.7 9.0 65 6.6 11.7 277 2 297.4 298.8 289.0 320.8 8.02 3 900 1026 15.2 8.4 64 6.8 11.2 282 2 297.2 298.6 288.6 319.7 7.73 4 850 1515 20.1 2.0 30 18.0 10.0 235 3 307.2 308.1 289.7 323.2 5.20 5 800 2036 18.3 -0.1 29 18.4 8.3 162 2 310.7 311.6 290.4 325.5 4.75 6 750 2584 14.2 -1.7 33 16.0 5.9 85 2 312.0 312.9 290.6 326.2 4.49 7 700 3161 9.3 -3.4 40 12.8 2.9 74 2 312.8 313.6 290.6 326.2 4.24 8 650 3768 3.6 -4.8 54 8.4 -0.4 92 2 313.0 313.8 290.6 326.0 4.11 9 600 4411 -2.3 -6.0 76 3.6 -4.0 251 1 313.4 314.2 290.7 326.4 4.09 10 550 5094 -8.0 -13.5 64 5.6 -10.0 292 4 314.6 315.1 289.5 322.6 2.44 11 500 5828 -12.6 -31.7 19 19.1 -16.6 307 7 317.7 317.8 288.6 319.6 0.54 12 450 6622 -18.4 -40.3 13 21.9 -21.7 296 10 320.1 320.1 289.0 321.0 0.25 13 400 7489 -24.8 -46.1 12 21.4 -27.1 273 22 322.8 322.8 289.8 323.4 0.15 14 350 8447 -31.1 -39.4 44 8.3 -32.1 259 33 326.8 326.9 291.2 328.1 0.36 15 300 9523 -39.0 -46.7 44 7.7 -39.6 264 42 330.4 330.4 292.0 331.1 0.19 16 250 10745 -48.9 -55.8 44 6.9 -49.1 266 46 333.4 333.4 292.7 333.7 0.08 17 200 12195 -50.3 -74.4 4 24.1 -50.8 270 26 353.0 353.0 297.3 353.1 0.01 18 150 14062 -52.9 -81.9 2 29.0 -53.4 291 17 378.9 378.9 302.1 378.9 0.00 19 100 16639 -58.5 -86.2 2 27.7 -58.8 321 13 414.8 414.8 307.1 414.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5709.36 m Freezing level: 619.74 mb = 4157.17 m = 13638.83 ft Wetbulb zero: 656.61 mb = 3685.29 m = 12090.69 ft Precipitable water: 0.70 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 47.37 % Est. max temperature: 29.81 C = 85.66 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 817.52 mb = 1849.79 m = 6068.80 ft T: 18.93 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.21 C/km ThetaE index: 1.06 C Layer 900.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 609.86 mb = 4279.93 m = 14041.58 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.79 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.18 C = 88.13 F Cap Strength: 6.85 C Lifted Index: 2.29 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.95 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 6.83 C Showalter Index: 2.11 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 47.21 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 32.63 C Cross Totals Index: 14.58 C K Index: 21.89 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 37.16 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.57 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 56.85 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 10.66 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8969.25 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.85 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 681.47 mb = 3380.52 m = 11090.80 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 293.3 at 4.3 knts Storm direction: 323.3 at 3.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.4 neg: 0.7 tot: 1.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -35.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 3.0 neg: -8.6 tot: -5.6 m^2/s^2 ave: -1.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.33 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 1.9 stream: -0.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 56.24 Bulk Shear: 1.01 m/s