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,-117.68 Latitude: 34.11 Longitude: -117.68 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 112 1 950 564 SFC 943 630 28.9 15.9 46 12.9 20.0 224 9 307.1 309.4 295.3 343.8 12.17 3 900 1039 23.4 14.1 56 9.3 17.2 216 7 305.6 307.7 294.2 339.6 11.33 4 850 1535 20.7 9.1 47 11.6 13.5 209 8 307.9 309.5 292.8 334.0 8.59 5 800 2056 17.4 4.6 43 12.8 9.9 210 7 309.7 310.9 291.7 330.2 6.65 6 750 2603 14.0 1.3 42 12.7 7.0 230 6 311.8 312.9 291.5 329.3 5.61 7 700 3181 9.7 0.1 51 9.6 4.5 247 8 313.2 314.2 291.8 330.5 5.50 8 650 3790 4.4 -3.9 55 8.3 0.3 235 7 313.9 314.8 291.1 327.9 4.41 9 600 4435 -0.9 -8.6 56 7.6 -4.3 215 7 315.0 315.7 290.5 325.8 3.34 10 550 5123 -5.8 -17.0 41 11.2 -9.6 214 7 317.2 317.6 289.8 323.4 1.84 11 500 5863 -9.2 -39.7 6 30.5 -14.9 209 6 321.8 321.8 289.6 322.7 0.24 12 450 6671 -13.9 -31.3 21 17.4 -17.7 225 10 325.8 325.9 291.2 328.1 0.62 13 400 7553 -20.3 -47.9 7 27.6 -23.7 213 15 328.6 328.7 291.5 329.1 0.13 14 350 8529 -26.6 -57.0 4 30.4 -29.0 224 29 332.9 332.9 292.6 333.1 0.05 15 300 9629 -32.3 -61.3 4 29.0 -34.1 229 46 339.9 339.9 294.3 340.0 0.03 16 250 10899 -38.3 -71.0 2 32.7 -39.6 230 59 349.1 349.1 296.4 349.2 0.01 17 200 12401 -48.6 -75.9 3 27.3 -49.1 234 57 355.9 355.9 297.9 355.9 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 -69.3 -84.6 9 15.2 -69.4 210 19 393.7 393.7 304.3 393.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5751.38 m Freezing level: 608.73 mb = 4322.27 m = 14180.52 ft Wetbulb zero: 646.58 mb = 3832.37 m = 12573.25 ft Precipitable water: 1.05 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 45.45 % Est. max temperature: 31.63 C = 88.94 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 781.10 mb = 2258.64 m = 7410.14 ft T: 16.12 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.04 C/km ThetaE index: 14.50 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 695.90 mb = 3228.99 m = 10593.68 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.59 g/kg Conv temperature: 34.87 C = 94.77 F Cap Strength: 4.24 C Lifted Index: -1.88 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.63 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.43 C Showalter Index: 0.15 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.35 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.97 C Cross Totals Index: 18.38 C K Index: 29.52 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 131.72 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.10 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 298.53 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 24.44 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 194.17 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.24 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 762.07 mb = 2467.85 m = 8096.53 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 637.07 mb = 3951.78 m = 12965.01 ft Equ Level (EL): 337.07 mb = 8797.82 m = 28863.88 ft B at Equ Level: 297.83 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 247.07 mb = 10978.05 m = 36016.80 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 220.9 at 7.2 knts Storm direction: 250.9 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): 12.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 2.2 neg: -3.4 tot: -1.3 m^2/s^2 ave: -0.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.03 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 1.6 stream: -0.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 5577.13 Bulk Shear: 0.05 m/s