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: 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 85 1 950 540 SFC 902 998 28.6 9.6 30 19.0 16.5 2 2 310.8 312.4 293.4 336.4 8.34 3 900 1021 27.9 9.1 31 18.8 16.0 359 2 310.3 311.8 293.1 335.2 8.08 4 850 1522 22.8 7.7 38 15.1 13.5 9 2 310.1 311.5 292.8 334.0 7.79 5 800 2045 17.7 6.9 49 10.9 11.2 22 2 310.0 311.5 292.8 334.0 7.80 6 750 2592 13.0 2.3 48 10.7 7.0 49 1 310.6 311.8 291.5 329.3 6.03 7 700 3167 8.8 -3.8 41 12.6 2.5 25 4 312.2 313.0 290.3 325.3 4.13 8 650 3774 3.3 -4.8 55 8.2 -0.6 17 4 312.7 313.5 290.5 325.8 4.10 9 600 4416 -2.5 -9.5 59 7.0 -5.4 331 4 313.2 313.8 289.8 323.2 3.10 10 550 5100 -7.1 -23.6 25 16.5 -11.8 329 7 315.6 315.8 288.5 319.2 1.03 11 500 5835 -12.5 -30.3 21 17.8 -16.4 327 10 317.8 317.9 288.7 320.0 0.61 12 450 6629 -18.3 -41.6 11 23.3 -21.7 332 10 320.2 320.3 289.0 321.0 0.22 13 400 7497 -24.4 -49.5 8 25.1 -26.9 336 11 323.3 323.3 289.9 323.7 0.10 14 350 8454 -31.9 -51.6 12 19.7 -33.4 299 15 325.7 325.7 290.6 326.1 0.09 15 300 9527 -38.9 -56.1 15 17.2 -39.8 271 32 330.6 330.6 291.9 330.8 0.06 16 250 10753 -48.4 -58.4 30 10.0 -48.7 268 44 334.1 334.1 292.9 334.4 0.06 17 200 12201 -51.1 -72.0 7 20.9 -51.5 285 25 351.9 351.9 297.0 351.9 0.01 18 150 14073 -52.1 -81.3 2 29.2 -52.6 294 22 380.3 380.3 302.3 380.3 0.00 19 100 16655 -58.3 -86.1 2 27.7 -58.7 335 14 415.0 415.0 307.1 415.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5749.55 m Freezing level: 621.38 mb = 4141.59 m = 13587.73 ft Wetbulb zero: 659.12 mb = 3660.14 m = 12008.20 ft Precipitable water: 0.79 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 42.09 % Est. max temperature: 28.46 C = 83.23 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 682.91 mb = 3369.68 m = 11055.24 ft T: 6.97 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.98 C/km ThetaE index: 8.77 C Layer 750.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 657.13 mb = 3684.87 m = 12089.32 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.87 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.47 C = 86.85 F Cap Strength: 2.07 C Lifted Index: -3.27 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.35 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.89 C Showalter Index: -3.15 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 55.55 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 35.33 C Cross Totals Index: 20.23 C K Index: 30.47 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 237.88 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.72 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 655.35 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 36.20 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 63.58 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.07 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 680.65 mb = 3396.83 m = 11144.32 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 635.65 mb = 3953.25 m = 12969.83 ft Equ Level (EL): 255.65 mb = 10602.49 m = 34784.65 ft B at Equ Level: 653.97 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 185.65 mb = 12685.74 m = 41619.37 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 341.5 at 5.3 knts Storm direction: 11.5 at 4.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.3 neg: 0.5 tot: 0.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 77.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: -1.3 tot: -1.3 m^2/s^2 ave: -0.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.57 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 1.1 stream: -0.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 441.78 Bulk Shear: 1.48 m/s