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: 34.24,-117.27 Latitude: 34.24 Longitude: -117.27 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 102 1 950 557 SFC 900 1032 28.1 14.2 43 13.9 18.7 220 10 310.4 312.6 295.6 345.3 11.40 3 900 1036 25.1 14.5 52 10.6 17.9 220 10 307.4 309.6 295.0 342.6 11.64 4 850 1534 20.9 12.3 58 8.6 15.3 217 11 308.0 310.0 294.4 340.3 10.63 5 800 2055 17.5 6.4 48 11.1 10.8 215 10 309.8 311.2 292.5 333.0 7.54 6 750 2603 14.0 2.3 45 11.7 7.4 222 7 311.8 312.9 291.9 330.5 6.03 7 700 3180 9.8 -0.7 48 10.5 4.2 240 7 313.3 314.3 291.6 329.7 5.20 8 650 3790 4.6 -4.1 53 8.7 0.3 260 7 314.1 315.0 291.1 328.0 4.34 9 600 4436 -0.7 -9.4 52 8.7 -4.4 236 7 315.3 315.9 290.4 325.4 3.12 10 550 5124 -5.6 -19.7 32 14.1 -10.1 218 10 317.5 317.8 289.5 322.4 1.46 11 500 5865 -9.2 -29.0 18 19.7 -14.1 193 12 321.8 321.9 290.0 324.2 0.70 12 450 6673 -13.4 -32.1 19 18.8 -17.5 201 12 326.4 326.5 291.3 328.5 0.57 13 400 7556 -20.3 -38.7 18 18.4 -23.2 205 16 328.7 328.7 291.7 329.9 0.34 14 350 8533 -26.2 -56.7 4 30.5 -28.7 222 31 333.5 333.5 292.7 333.7 0.05 15 300 9634 -32.0 -61.1 4 29.0 -33.9 227 46 340.2 340.2 294.4 340.4 0.03 16 250 10904 -38.2 -70.9 2 32.7 -39.5 230 59 349.3 349.3 296.5 349.4 0.01 17 200 12407 -48.7 -75.9 3 27.3 -49.3 234 55 355.7 355.7 297.8 355.7 0.01 18 150 14243 -61.3 -81.5 5 20.2 -61.5 235 38 364.4 364.4 299.5 364.4 0.00 19 100 16703 -69.3 -84.5 9 15.2 -69.4 214 17 393.9 393.9 304.3 393.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5762.99 m Freezing level: 606.50 mb = 4351.82 m = 14277.44 ft Wetbulb zero: 646.71 mb = 3831.12 m = 12569.14 ft Precipitable water: 0.91 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 45.14 % Est. max temperature: 29.37 C = 84.86 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 735.20 mb = 2769.94 m = 9087.61 ft T: 12.76 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.09 C/km ThetaE index: 22.87 C Layer 900.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 685.55 mb = 3352.10 m = 10997.58 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.10 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.14 C = 88.05 F Cap Strength: 3.50 C Lifted Index: -2.06 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.62 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.43 C Showalter Index: -2.59 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.68 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 30.13 C Cross Totals Index: 21.55 C K Index: 31.97 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 235.39 Risk: None Energy Index: -3.09 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 295.86 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 24.33 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 140.72 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.50 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 736.85 mb = 2751.17 m = 9026.04 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 641.85 mb = 3891.89 m = 12768.53 ft Equ Level (EL): 331.85 mb = 8913.43 m = 29243.17 ft B at Equ Level: 291.20 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 251.85 mb = 10852.74 m = 35605.66 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 216.7 at 9.3 knts Storm direction: 246.7 at 7.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.0 neg: 0.2 tot: 1.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -167.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 1.1 neg: -3.9 tot: -2.8 m^2/s^2 ave: -0.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.08 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 2.0 stream: -0.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 1888.99 Bulk Shear: 0.16 m/s