MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2508030000F024.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2508030000F024.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 24 hour NAM valid 0Z MON 4 AUG 25 Station: 43.63,-119.16 Latitude: 43.63 Longitude: -119.16 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 57 1 950 508 2 900 990 SFC 857 1423 27.6 5.1 24 22.5 14.0 255 6 314.3 315.5 292.9 334.5 6.43 4 850 1495 25.8 4.2 25 21.6 13.0 250 6 313.1 314.3 292.3 332.2 6.08 5 800 2022 20.5 2.8 31 17.7 10.3 249 6 313.0 314.1 292.1 331.3 5.85 6 750 2573 15.0 1.6 40 13.5 7.5 245 6 312.9 314.0 291.9 330.8 5.72 7 700 3151 9.4 0.5 54 8.9 4.6 241 6 312.9 314.0 291.9 330.7 5.69 8 650 3759 3.5 -0.9 73 4.4 1.2 233 6 312.9 314.0 291.7 330.2 5.52 9 600 4402 -2.1 -8.9 59 6.8 -5.0 216 9 313.7 314.3 290.0 324.2 3.25 10 550 5087 -6.9 -24.0 24 17.1 -11.7 221 17 315.9 316.1 288.5 319.3 1.00 11 500 5821 -12.9 -29.0 25 16.1 -16.6 219 21 317.3 317.4 288.6 319.7 0.69 12 450 6613 -19.4 -34.4 25 15.1 -22.0 217 24 318.9 319.0 288.9 320.6 0.46 13 400 7476 -26.5 -33.7 51 7.2 -27.6 220 25 320.6 320.7 289.5 322.6 0.56 14 350 8425 -34.1 -43.0 40 9.0 -34.9 230 33 322.8 322.8 289.9 323.7 0.24 15 300 9489 -40.2 -53.2 24 13.0 -40.9 244 45 328.7 328.7 291.5 329.1 0.09 16 250 10718 -45.4 -61.5 15 16.1 -45.9 251 64 338.6 338.6 294.0 338.8 0.04 17 200 12183 -51.4 -66.8 14 15.5 -51.7 250 55 351.4 351.4 297.0 351.5 0.02 18 150 14058 -50.7 -80.2 2 29.5 -51.3 238 38 382.7 382.7 302.7 382.7 0.00 19 100 16647 -59.4 -86.9 2 27.5 -59.7 235 25 412.9 412.9 306.9 412.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5763.89 m Freezing level: 618.67 mb = 4162.24 m = 13655.48 ft Wetbulb zero: 640.32 mb = 3880.04 m = 12729.63 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 43.42 % Est. max temperature: 26.24 C = 79.24 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 615.80 mb = 4193.59 m = 13758.32 ft T: -0.27 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.36 C/km ThetaE index: 15.17 C Layer 850.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 610.84 mb = 4258.49 m = 13971.26 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.91 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.86 C = 80.34 F Cap Strength: 0.37 C Lifted Index: -2.45 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.90 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.14 C Showalter Index: -2.75 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 55.81 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 38.70 C Cross Totals Index: 17.11 C K Index: 34.01 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 219.18 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.43 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 564.68 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 33.61 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4.37 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.17 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 614.86 mb = 4205.79 m = 13798.37 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 599.86 mb = 4404.10 m = 14448.97 ft Equ Level (EL): 289.86 mb = 9721.04 m = 31892.79 ft B at Equ Level: 562.42 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 209.86 mb = 11867.42 m = 38934.63 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 223.2 at 13.7 knts Storm direction: 253.2 at 10.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 1.0 tot: 1.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 66.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 7.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 2.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.82 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 1.2 stream: 1.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 56.89 Bulk Shear: 9.93 m/s