MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2508281200F006.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2508281200F006.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 6 hour NAM valid 18Z THU 28 AUG 25 Station: 42.28,-85.5 Latitude: 42.28 Longitude: -85.50 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 144 SFC 986 269 22.3 16.2 68 6.2 18.2 290 11 296.7 298.9 291.9 330.9 11.82 2 950 586 17.7 14.3 81 3.4 15.5 291 14 295.1 297.1 290.6 326.3 10.84 3 900 1045 13.2 13.1 99 0.2 13.1 295 15 295.1 297.0 290.4 325.5 10.56 4 850 1524 10.0 7.7 86 2.3 8.7 318 21 296.6 298.1 288.5 319.4 7.80 5 800 2025 6.5 2.6 76 3.9 4.4 320 20 298.0 299.1 287.1 315.1 5.76 6 750 2552 4.7 -7.8 40 12.5 -0.6 325 24 301.7 302.2 285.5 310.4 2.83 7 700 3112 1.8 -19.6 19 21.5 -5.0 321 27 304.5 304.7 284.7 308.3 1.15 8 650 3704 -1.9 -18.3 27 16.4 -7.1 318 29 306.9 307.1 285.8 311.4 1.39 9 600 4335 -5.9 -25.5 20 19.6 -11.0 325 26 309.3 309.4 286.0 312.0 0.80 10 550 5010 -10.6 -31.3 17 20.6 -15.0 325 26 311.5 311.6 286.5 313.2 0.51 11 500 5734 -16.2 -30.7 28 14.5 -19.0 331 27 313.3 313.4 287.2 315.4 0.59 12 450 6517 -22.6 -31.0 46 8.4 -24.1 327 29 314.8 314.9 287.8 317.0 0.64 13 400 7368 -29.9 -36.5 53 6.6 -30.7 325 31 316.1 316.2 287.9 317.6 0.42 14 350 8304 -37.0 -49.9 25 12.9 -37.8 332 36 318.9 318.9 288.5 319.3 0.11 15 300 9355 -43.8 -55.5 26 11.8 -44.2 339 41 323.7 323.7 289.9 323.9 0.07 16 250 10561 -48.4 -64.4 14 16.0 -48.8 337 46 334.1 334.1 292.9 334.2 0.03 17 200 12025 -50.8 -70.8 8 20.0 -51.2 331 50 352.3 352.3 297.1 352.3 0.01 18 150 13883 -53.7 -82.5 2 28.8 -54.2 322 44 377.5 377.5 301.8 377.5 0.00 19 100 16472 -55.3 -83.7 2 28.4 -55.8 328 27 420.8 420.8 307.8 420.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5589.83 m Freezing level: 675.13 mb = 3406.38 m = 11175.64 ft Wetbulb zero: 755.68 mb = 2490.76 m = 8171.69 ft Precipitable water: 0.92 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 45.37 % Est. max temperature: 22.67 C = 72.81 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 900.37 mb = 1041.58 m = 3417.20 ft T: 13.27 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.88 C/km ThetaE index: 22.61 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 903.12 mb = 1015.65 m = 3332.15 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.83 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.78 C = 69.40 F Cap Strength: -0.26 C Lifted Index: -3.33 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.31 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.23 C Showalter Index: 0.54 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.16 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.22 C Cross Totals Index: 23.94 C K Index: 12.51 Risk: None Sweat Index: 185.49 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.79 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 870.54 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 41.73 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5.09 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.28 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 899.49 mb = 1049.88 m = 3444.46 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 894.49 mb = 1096.59 m = 3597.68 ft Equ Level (EL): 284.49 mb = 9706.09 m = 31843.74 ft B at Equ Level: 864.15 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 194.49 mb = 12205.16 m = 40042.67 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 320.8 at 23.6 knts Storm direction: 350.8 at 17.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.9 neg: 0.5 tot: 3.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 74.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 59.7 neg: -0.6 tot: 59.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 19.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.74 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.9 stream: 2.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.28 Bulk Rich Number: 34.12 Bulk Shear: 25.51 m/s