MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2508281800F084.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2508281800F084.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 3.5 day NAM valid 6Z MON 1 SEP 25 Station: 41.71,-93.10 Latitude: 41.71 Longitude: -93.10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 165 SFC 987 275 14.3 14.0 98 0.3 14.1 57 13 288.5 290.3 287.8 317.0 10.21 2 950 598 12.4 12.1 98 0.3 12.2 71 30 289.8 291.4 287.5 316.2 9.38 3 900 1051 10.8 10.5 98 0.3 10.6 87 33 292.6 294.2 288.1 317.9 8.87 4 850 1526 8.2 7.9 98 0.2 8.0 89 29 294.7 296.1 287.9 317.5 7.90 5 800 2024 5.5 5.2 98 0.3 5.4 99 28 297.0 298.2 287.9 317.3 6.95 6 750 2552 5.1 4.8 98 0.3 4.9 130 22 302.1 303.4 289.8 323.6 7.20 7 700 3115 3.6 3.3 98 0.3 3.4 153 19 306.5 307.8 291.0 327.6 6.95 8 650 3713 -0.2 -0.5 98 0.3 -0.4 175 15 308.7 309.8 290.6 326.3 5.68 9 600 4351 -3.4 -3.9 96 0.6 -3.6 179 13 312.2 313.1 290.9 327.2 4.77 10 550 5035 -7.0 -7.9 93 0.9 -7.4 168 16 315.8 316.6 291.2 328.2 3.84 11 500 5773 -11.2 -12.5 90 1.4 -11.7 161 20 319.4 320.0 291.5 329.0 2.92 12 450 6575 -15.8 -17.5 86 1.7 -16.3 160 22 323.4 323.8 291.9 330.7 2.15 13 400 7452 -21.9 -24.2 82 2.2 -22.5 162 20 326.5 326.8 292.0 331.3 1.36 14 350 8420 -29.2 -31.9 77 2.7 -29.6 169 16 329.4 329.5 292.3 332.1 0.75 15 300 9499 -39.3 -42.4 72 3.1 -39.6 187 13 330.0 330.0 292.0 331.1 0.30 16 250 10717 -50.6 -54.1 67 3.5 -50.7 203 17 330.8 330.9 292.0 331.2 0.10 17 200 12145 -54.2 -70.1 13 15.9 -54.5 285 15 346.9 346.9 296.0 347.0 0.02 18 150 13996 -53.5 -82.4 2 28.8 -54.0 300 22 377.8 377.8 301.9 377.8 0.00 19 100 16563 -60.0 -87.4 2 27.4 -60.3 311 17 411.7 411.7 306.7 411.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5607.39 m Freezing level: 652.71 mb = 3680.72 m = 12075.71 ft Wetbulb zero: 654.78 mb = 3654.07 m = 11988.27 ft Precipitable water: 1.42 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 96.54 % Est. max temperature: 21.03 C = 69.86 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 982.98 mb = 310.14 m = 1017.50 ft T: 14.06 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.56 C/km ThetaE index: 0.82 C Layer 950.0- 900.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 925.78 mb = 814.03 m = 2670.68 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.31 g/kg Conv temperature: 16.89 C = 62.39 F Cap Strength: 5.90 C Lifted Index: 6.91 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 9.57 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.47 C Showalter Index: 6.61 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 38.46 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 19.35 C Cross Totals Index: 19.11 C K Index: 26.99 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 173.36 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.27 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 19.07 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.18 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 10256.65 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.85 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 931.97 mb = 758.21 m = 2487.54 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 128.0 at 21.2 knts Storm direction: 158.0 at 15.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 151.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 241.4 neg: -5.6 tot: 235.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 78.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.63 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.4 stream: 6.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 0.29 Bulk Shear: 66.70 m/s