MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2508290000F021.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2508290000F021.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 21 hour NAM valid 21Z FRI 29 AUG 25 Station: 43.65,-100.54 Latitude: 43.65 Longitude: -100.54 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1 950 533 SFC 940 625 25.8 18.2 63 7.6 20.5 136 12 304.3 306.9 295.8 346.4 14.14 3 900 1005 20.8 17.3 81 3.5 18.4 143 17 302.9 305.5 295.3 344.1 13.92 4 850 1497 17.1 16.1 94 1.0 16.4 172 16 304.1 306.6 295.4 344.8 13.68 5 800 2013 15.0 12.8 87 2.2 13.6 199 18 307.2 309.4 294.9 342.5 11.72 6 750 2558 11.7 7.5 76 4.2 9.2 228 20 309.3 310.9 293.3 335.9 8.72 7 700 3132 8.2 2.0 65 6.2 4.8 238 22 311.6 312.8 292.1 331.3 6.33 8 650 3740 4.5 -2.1 62 6.7 1.1 243 22 314.1 315.1 291.7 330.0 5.03 9 600 4388 0.6 -6.2 60 6.8 -2.6 251 25 316.8 317.5 291.6 329.7 4.00 10 550 5080 -3.7 -12.5 51 8.8 -7.2 259 25 319.7 320.2 291.3 328.6 2.67 11 500 5826 -8.8 -14.6 63 5.8 -10.9 269 23 322.3 322.8 291.9 330.6 2.47 12 450 6634 -14.2 -21.8 53 7.6 -16.4 270 22 325.4 325.7 291.9 330.6 1.49 13 400 7515 -20.2 -42.4 12 22.2 -23.4 268 17 328.8 328.8 291.6 329.7 0.23 14 350 8491 -26.7 -53.2 6 26.5 -29.1 267 15 332.8 332.8 292.6 333.1 0.08 15 300 9585 -34.9 -59.4 6 24.5 -36.3 273 14 336.1 336.1 293.4 336.3 0.04 16 250 10832 -43.8 -64.4 9 20.5 -44.5 285 32 340.9 340.9 294.6 341.0 0.03 17 200 12301 -51.4 -72.8 6 21.4 -51.8 292 62 351.4 351.4 297.0 351.5 0.01 18 150 14134 -59.0 -80.7 4 21.8 -59.2 296 53 368.5 368.5 300.3 368.5 0.00 19 100 16642 -63.9 -86.2 3 22.3 -64.1 310 25 404.3 404.3 305.7 404.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5740.89 m Freezing level: 593.37 mb = 4479.29 m = 14695.64 ft Wetbulb zero: 634.89 mb = 3930.35 m = 12894.69 ft Precipitable water: 1.48 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 68.81 % Est. max temperature: 29.05 C = 84.29 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 841.26 mb = 1585.06 m = 5200.27 ft T: 16.74 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.32 C/km ThetaE index: 16.23 C Layer 800.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 814.84 mb = 1856.75 m = 6091.62 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.86 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.72 C = 81.89 F Cap Strength: 0.84 C Lifted Index: -3.94 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.66 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.85 C Showalter Index: -3.88 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.77 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.87 C Cross Totals Index: 24.90 C K Index: 35.75 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 432.59 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.84 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1027.69 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 45.34 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 19.42 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.80 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 845.84 mb = 1538.78 m = 5048.42 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 750.84 mb = 2548.61 m = 8361.47 ft Equ Level (EL): 230.84 mb = 11357.06 m = 37260.24 ft B at Equ Level: 1021.15 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 140.84 mb = 14524.19 m = 47650.97 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 239.6 at 21.2 knts Storm direction: 269.6 at 15.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 90.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 159.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 159.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 53.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.81 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.3 stream: 5.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.92 Bulk Rich Number: 10.08 Bulk Shear: 101.98 m/s