MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2508281200F039.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2508281200F039.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 39 hour NAM valid 3Z SAT 30 AUG 25 Station: 52.18,-113.8 Latitude: 52.18 Longitude: -113.80 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 116 1 950 568 SFC 912 927 23.2 6.4 34 16.7 13.3 160 3 304.2 305.4 290.0 324.2 6.63 3 900 1047 26.8 4.3 24 22.4 13.6 166 6 309.1 310.2 290.9 327.0 5.80 4 850 1546 22.2 3.1 28 19.1 11.3 162 6 309.4 310.5 290.8 326.9 5.63 5 800 2068 17.1 2.4 37 14.7 8.9 161 6 309.4 310.5 290.9 327.0 5.68 6 750 2613 11.8 1.4 49 10.4 6.1 161 6 309.4 310.5 290.8 326.9 5.66 7 700 3184 6.3 0.4 66 5.8 3.2 162 6 309.4 310.5 290.8 326.9 5.64 8 650 3785 0.4 -0.7 92 1.1 -0.2 162 6 309.4 310.4 290.7 326.7 5.59 9 600 4422 -3.9 -6.4 83 2.4 -5.0 156 6 311.5 312.3 290.0 324.1 3.96 10 550 5104 -8.0 -13.0 67 5.0 -9.9 70 4 314.6 315.1 289.6 322.9 2.56 11 500 5840 -11.4 -34.6 13 23.2 -16.0 54 8 319.2 319.2 288.9 320.6 0.41 12 450 6638 -17.3 -28.2 38 10.9 -19.7 47 8 321.5 321.7 290.1 324.5 0.83 13 400 7508 -24.1 -37.5 28 13.4 -26.1 52 7 323.6 323.7 290.3 325.0 0.38 14 350 8466 -32.1 -44.6 28 12.5 -33.3 26 6 325.4 325.5 290.6 326.2 0.21 15 300 9534 -41.0 -50.9 34 9.9 -41.6 13 6 327.5 327.6 291.2 328.0 0.12 16 250 10746 -50.5 -56.9 46 6.4 -50.7 352 5 331.0 331.0 292.0 331.3 0.07 17 200 12184 -52.3 -68.9 12 16.7 -52.6 351 3 350.0 350.0 296.7 350.0 0.02 18 150 14048 -52.9 -81.9 2 29.0 -53.4 2 5 379.0 379.0 302.1 379.0 0.00 19 100 16626 -58.1 -85.9 2 27.8 -58.5 347 8 415.5 415.5 307.2 415.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5724.21 m Freezing level: 645.68 mb = 3840.34 m = 12599.40 ft Wetbulb zero: 653.16 mb = 3745.96 m = 12289.73 ft Precipitable water: 0.82 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 56.36 % Est. max temperature: 28.25 C = 82.85 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 711.89 mb = 3044.39 m = 9988.05 ft T: 7.62 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.64 C/km ThetaE index: 6.34 C Layer 750.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 638.28 mb = 3930.09 m = 12893.83 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.75 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.69 C = 83.65 F Cap Strength: 0.48 C Lifted Index: 1.43 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.37 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.36 C Showalter Index: 1.38 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 48.10 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 33.62 C Cross Totals Index: 14.48 C K Index: 30.89 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 58.03 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.19 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 10.95 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.68 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 36.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.25 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 645.77 mb = 3837.24 m = 12589.20 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 600.77 mb = 4412.13 m = 14475.33 ft Equ Level (EL): 550.77 mb = 5092.87 m = 16708.68 ft B at Equ Level: 10.74 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 510.77 mb = 5675.19 m = 18619.17 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 123.3 at 6.3 knts Storm direction: 153.3 at 4.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.6 neg: 0.1 tot: 0.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -139.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: -0.9 tot: -0.9 m^2/s^2 ave: -0.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 0.8 stream: -0.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 4.64 Bulk Shear: 2.36 m/s