MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2508261200F009.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2508261200F009.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 9 hour NAM valid 21Z TUE 26 AUG 25 Station: 34.11,-117.66 Latitude: 34.11 Longitude: -117.66 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 111 1 950 564 SFC 943 633 29.0 15.9 45 13.0 20.0 223 9 307.3 309.5 295.3 344.0 12.16 3 900 1038 23.4 14.2 56 9.2 17.2 216 7 305.7 307.8 294.3 339.8 11.39 4 850 1535 20.7 9.3 48 11.4 13.6 209 8 307.9 309.5 292.9 334.3 8.68 5 800 2056 17.3 4.7 43 12.6 10.0 210 7 309.6 310.9 291.8 330.3 6.71 6 750 2603 14.0 1.3 42 12.7 7.0 230 7 311.8 312.8 291.5 329.3 5.62 7 700 3181 9.7 0.0 51 9.6 4.5 247 8 313.2 314.2 291.8 330.4 5.49 8 650 3790 4.4 -3.9 55 8.3 0.3 236 7 313.9 314.8 291.1 327.9 4.41 9 600 4435 -0.9 -8.6 56 7.7 -4.3 216 7 315.1 315.7 290.5 325.8 3.33 10 550 5123 -5.8 -17.1 41 11.3 -9.6 215 7 317.2 317.6 289.8 323.3 1.83 11 500 5863 -9.3 -39.2 7 29.9 -14.9 209 6 321.7 321.8 289.6 322.7 0.26 12 450 6671 -13.8 -31.1 22 17.3 -17.7 225 10 325.8 326.0 291.2 328.1 0.63 13 400 7553 -20.2 -47.3 7 27.0 -23.7 213 15 328.7 328.7 291.5 329.2 0.13 14 350 8529 -26.5 -56.9 4 30.4 -29.0 224 29 333.0 333.0 292.6 333.2 0.05 15 300 9630 -32.2 -61.2 4 29.0 -34.0 229 46 339.9 339.9 294.3 340.1 0.03 16 250 10899 -38.3 -71.0 2 32.7 -39.6 230 59 349.1 349.2 296.4 349.2 0.01 17 200 12402 -48.6 -75.9 3 27.3 -49.1 234 57 355.8 355.8 297.9 355.9 0.01 18 150 14239 -61.0 -81.2 5 20.2 -61.2 235 37 365.0 365.0 299.7 365.0 0.00 19 100 16703 -69.4 -84.6 9 15.2 -69.4 210 19 393.7 393.7 304.3 393.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5751.82 m Freezing level: 608.65 mb = 4323.36 m = 14184.10 ft Wetbulb zero: 646.58 mb = 3832.39 m = 12573.30 ft Precipitable water: 1.05 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 45.52 % Est. max temperature: 31.59 C = 88.87 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 779.58 mb = 2275.25 m = 7464.65 ft T: 16.00 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.06 C/km ThetaE index: 14.63 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 696.58 mb = 3220.93 m = 10567.21 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.64 g/kg Conv temperature: 34.83 C = 94.70 F Cap Strength: 4.16 C Lifted Index: -2.02 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.54 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.38 C Showalter Index: -0.03 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.57 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 30.00 C Cross Totals Index: 18.57 C K Index: 29.69 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 133.97 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.16 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 312.60 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 25.00 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 188.27 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.16 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 762.25 mb = 2465.85 m = 8089.96 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 637.25 mb = 3949.52 m = 12957.58 ft Equ Level (EL): 327.25 mb = 9009.07 m = 29556.95 ft B at Equ Level: 307.06 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 247.25 mb = 10973.56 m = 36002.07 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 221.1 at 7.3 knts Storm direction: 251.1 at 5.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.8 neg: 0.6 tot: 1.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 13.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 2.3 neg: -3.4 tot: -1.1 m^2/s^2 ave: -0.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.02 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 1.6 stream: -0.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 4930.52 Bulk Shear: 0.06 m/s