MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2508281200F009.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2508281200F009.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 9 hour NAM valid 21Z 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 89 1 950 544 SFC 903 998 28.6 10.2 32 18.4 16.7 241 1 310.8 312.4 293.7 337.5 8.68 3 900 1023 27.0 9.6 33 17.4 15.9 247 1 309.3 310.9 293.0 334.9 8.34 4 850 1523 21.7 8.2 42 13.5 13.3 216 1 308.9 310.4 292.7 333.5 8.06 5 800 2044 17.1 3.8 41 13.3 9.4 202 2 309.3 310.5 291.3 328.7 6.28 6 750 2591 13.5 -1.3 36 14.8 5.7 200 3 311.2 312.1 290.5 325.8 4.63 7 700 3166 9.0 -4.1 39 13.1 2.5 69 2 312.5 313.2 290.3 325.2 4.03 8 650 3774 3.5 -5.0 54 8.5 -0.6 27 3 312.9 313.7 290.5 325.7 4.05 9 600 4416 -2.5 -7.1 70 4.6 -4.6 330 3 313.2 313.9 290.3 325.1 3.73 10 550 5099 -7.6 -22.5 29 14.9 -11.9 323 4 315.0 315.3 288.4 318.9 1.14 11 500 5833 -12.6 -30.0 22 17.4 -16.4 311 6 317.7 317.8 288.7 319.9 0.63 12 450 6627 -18.7 -36.2 20 17.5 -21.7 294 9 319.7 319.7 289.0 321.1 0.38 13 400 7493 -24.7 -46.2 12 21.5 -27.1 296 12 322.8 322.9 289.8 323.4 0.15 14 350 8451 -31.3 -52.4 11 21.1 -32.9 273 23 326.6 326.6 290.9 326.9 0.09 15 300 9527 -38.7 -51.4 25 12.7 -39.5 264 40 330.8 330.8 292.0 331.2 0.11 16 250 10751 -48.7 -55.3 47 6.5 -49.0 260 48 333.6 333.6 292.8 333.9 0.08 17 200 12198 -51.1 -73.8 5 22.8 -51.5 274 27 351.9 351.9 297.0 351.9 0.01 18 150 14069 -52.0 -81.2 2 29.2 -52.5 290 19 380.5 380.5 302.3 380.5 0.00 19 100 16654 -58.3 -86.0 2 27.7 -58.6 328 14 415.2 415.2 307.2 415.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5744.76 m Freezing level: 620.99 mb = 4146.11 m = 13602.55 ft Wetbulb zero: 659.12 mb = 3659.42 m = 12005.82 ft Precipitable water: 0.76 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 42.35 % Est. max temperature: 28.99 C = 84.18 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 689.11 mb = 3294.83 m = 10809.67 ft T: 7.84 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.10 C/km ThetaE index: 12.22 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 652.83 mb = 3737.91 m = 12263.34 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.72 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.67 C = 87.20 F Cap Strength: 3.11 C Lifted Index: -2.66 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.18 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.02 C Showalter Index: -3.01 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 55.11 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 34.29 C Cross Totals Index: 20.82 C K Index: 29.38 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 227.93 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.63 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 471.83 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 30.72 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 129.09 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.11 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 687.31 mb = 3316.24 m = 10879.91 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 622.31 mb = 4122.88 m = 13526.35 ft Equ Level (EL): 282.31 mb = 9934.98 m = 32594.67 ft B at Equ Level: 469.96 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 202.31 mb = 12123.37 m = 39774.37 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 304.8 at 3.7 knts Storm direction: 334.8 at 2.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 0.5 tot: 0.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -83.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 0.8 neg: -7.7 tot: -6.8 m^2/s^2 ave: -2.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.53 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 1.9 stream: -1.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 272.60 Bulk Shear: 1.73 m/s