MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2508281200F012.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2508281200F012.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 0Z FRI 29 AUG 25 Station: 49.68,-119.95 Latitude: 49.68 Longitude: -119.95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 106 1 950 553 2 900 1030 SFC 877 1260 24.3 13.8 52 10.4 17.2 286 5 308.8 311.0 295.1 343.5 11.41 4 850 1529 20.7 12.7 60 8.0 15.4 290 7 307.9 309.9 294.6 340.9 10.92 5 800 2049 15.6 11.8 78 3.9 13.1 295 7 307.8 309.9 294.6 340.9 10.93 6 750 2593 11.5 7.1 74 4.5 8.8 44 5 309.1 310.7 293.0 334.9 8.45 7 700 3166 8.0 -1.5 51 9.5 3.1 73 10 311.4 312.3 290.7 326.7 4.89 8 650 3772 2.9 -2.0 70 4.9 0.4 73 12 312.2 313.2 291.2 328.2 5.09 9 600 4414 -2.7 -4.3 89 1.6 -3.5 80 12 313.0 313.9 291.0 327.6 4.63 10 550 5098 -7.0 -12.4 65 5.4 -9.1 75 14 315.8 316.3 290.2 324.6 2.68 11 500 5835 -11.6 -14.1 81 2.5 -12.5 80 12 318.9 319.4 291.0 327.4 2.56 12 450 6635 -16.5 -20.4 72 3.9 -17.6 104 8 322.5 322.8 291.2 328.2 1.68 13 400 7510 -22.5 -27.3 65 4.8 -23.5 86 7 325.7 325.9 291.5 329.3 1.02 14 350 8476 -29.3 -32.4 75 3.1 -29.8 77 7 329.2 329.4 292.2 331.9 0.72 15 300 9557 -38.9 -42.1 72 3.2 -39.2 148 6 330.6 330.6 292.2 331.8 0.32 16 250 10776 -49.6 -55.9 47 6.3 -49.8 231 5 332.3 332.3 292.4 332.6 0.08 17 200 12228 -50.3 -77.2 3 26.9 -50.8 247 9 353.1 353.1 297.3 353.1 0.01 18 150 14100 -53.1 -82.0 2 28.9 -53.6 266 8 378.5 378.5 302.0 378.6 0.00 19 100 16678 -58.5 -86.2 2 27.7 -58.9 13 4 414.7 414.7 307.1 414.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5729.44 m Freezing level: 624.22 mb = 4102.85 m = 13460.64 ft Wetbulb zero: 644.52 mb = 3839.87 m = 12597.85 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 70.62 % Est. max temperature: 25.52 C = 77.94 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 751.85 mb = 2572.09 m = 8438.52 ft T: 11.68 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.35 C/km ThetaE index: 16.84 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 732.91 mb = 2784.43 m = 9135.16 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.84 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.25 C = 77.45 F Cap Strength: 0.92 C Lifted Index: -5.18 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.32 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.08 C Showalter Index: -5.18 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 56.64 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 32.34 C Cross Totals Index: 24.30 C K Index: 35.50 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 330.68 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.73 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1422.06 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 53.33 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 18.94 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.92 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 751.65 mb = 2574.40 m = 8446.08 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 696.65 mb = 3205.44 m = 10516.40 ft Equ Level (EL): 226.65 mb = 11414.58 m = 37448.96 ft B at Equ Level: 1413.33 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 146.65 mb = 14243.46 m = 46729.93 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 74.1 at 9.9 knts Storm direction: 104.1 at 7.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 2.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 121.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 42.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 42.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 14.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.75 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.9 stream: 2.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.35 Bulk Rich Number: 44.55 Bulk Shear: 31.92 m/s