MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2508281800F027.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2508281800F027.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 27 hour NAM valid 21Z FRI 29 AUG 25 Station: 52.99,-114.51 Latitude: 52.99 Longitude: -114.51 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 118 1 950 573 SFC 914 913 27.8 14.3 44 13.5 18.7 63 5 308.7 310.9 295.0 343.0 11.28 3 900 1051 25.5 12.4 44 13.1 16.9 65 6 307.8 309.7 293.9 338.4 10.10 4 850 1549 20.5 11.2 55 9.3 14.5 71 5 307.6 309.5 293.7 337.5 9.86 5 800 2069 15.5 9.8 69 5.7 11.9 81 5 307.6 309.4 293.4 336.6 9.56 6 750 2612 10.9 4.8 66 6.1 7.3 165 4 308.4 309.8 291.8 330.4 7.19 7 700 3183 5.8 3.4 85 2.3 4.5 195 6 308.9 310.2 291.8 330.4 7.02 8 650 3784 0.6 -4.3 70 4.9 -1.7 185 4 309.7 310.5 289.7 323.1 4.29 9 600 4422 -2.8 -23.7 18 20.9 -8.9 88 5 312.9 313.0 287.4 316.0 0.94 10 550 5106 -6.0 -32.2 11 26.2 -12.0 72 11 317.0 317.1 288.3 318.6 0.47 11 500 5846 -10.6 -33.8 13 23.1 -15.4 76 14 320.1 320.2 289.3 321.7 0.44 12 450 6646 -16.6 -27.8 37 11.2 -19.1 72 14 322.4 322.5 290.4 325.4 0.86 13 400 7518 -23.8 -34.9 35 11.1 -25.6 63 9 324.1 324.2 290.5 325.9 0.49 14 350 8477 -31.6 -46.4 22 14.7 -33.0 59 8 326.1 326.1 290.8 326.7 0.17 15 300 9546 -41.1 -53.5 25 12.4 -41.7 77 7 327.4 327.5 291.1 327.8 0.09 16 250 10758 -50.2 -59.5 33 9.3 -50.5 94 6 331.4 331.4 292.2 331.6 0.05 17 200 12192 -53.3 -72.9 8 19.5 -53.7 53 4 348.3 348.3 296.3 348.4 0.01 18 150 14051 -53.3 -82.2 2 28.9 -53.8 1 5 378.2 378.2 301.9 378.2 0.00 19 100 16635 -57.4 -85.4 2 27.9 -57.8 330 5 416.7 416.7 307.3 416.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5727.83 m Freezing level: 640.68 mb = 3902.71 m = 12804.02 ft Wetbulb zero: 663.65 mb = 3615.27 m = 11860.99 ft Precipitable water: 0.98 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 47.15 % Est. max temperature: 27.26 C = 81.06 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 750.90 mb = 2602.17 m = 8537.20 ft T: 11.00 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.15 C/km ThetaE index: 26.97 C Layer 900.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 732.52 mb = 2807.23 m = 9209.96 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.99 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.62 C = 81.72 F Cap Strength: 0.69 C Lifted Index: -3.02 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.85 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.30 C Showalter Index: -2.78 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.93 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 31.14 C Cross Totals Index: 21.79 C K Index: 40.01 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 237.35 Risk: None Energy Index: -3.10 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1300.45 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 51.00 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 10.90 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.97 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 741.10 mb = 2710.92 m = 8893.97 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 726.10 mb = 2879.99 m = 9448.68 ft Equ Level (EL): 226.10 mb = 11403.86 m = 37413.77 ft B at Equ Level: 1289.15 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 156.10 mb = 13793.68 m = 45254.30 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 86.6 at 7.9 knts Storm direction: 116.6 at 5.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.7 neg: 0.4 tot: 2.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -104.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 2.4 neg: -4.1 tot: -1.8 m^2/s^2 ave: -0.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.24 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 2.6 stream: -0.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 871.92 Bulk Shear: 1.49 m/s