MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2508271200F009.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2508271200F009.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 9 hour NAM valid 21Z WED 27 AUG 25 Station: 43.98,-122.78 Latitude: 43.98 Longitude: -122.78 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 119 SFC 966 427 28.3 16.4 48 11.9 20.1 311 4 304.4 306.7 294.5 340.8 12.20 2 950 571 25.2 15.4 54 9.8 18.6 312 4 302.7 304.9 293.6 337.2 11.62 3 900 1042 21.3 11.6 54 9.6 15.1 341 3 303.4 305.2 292.3 332.0 9.59 4 850 1535 19.1 4.6 38 14.5 10.7 67 8 306.2 307.3 290.3 325.3 6.28 5 800 2052 15.3 3.3 45 12.0 8.5 52 3 307.4 308.6 290.6 326.0 6.06 6 750 2595 11.0 2.3 55 8.7 6.2 292 4 308.5 309.6 290.9 327.0 6.02 7 700 3165 6.5 -0.1 62 6.7 3.0 276 9 309.7 310.7 290.7 326.5 5.41 8 650 3768 1.3 -2.0 78 3.3 -0.3 257 12 310.5 311.4 290.6 326.3 5.08 9 600 4407 -3.2 -12.2 50 9.0 -6.7 255 13 312.4 312.9 288.9 320.4 2.49 10 550 5089 -8.1 -17.1 48 9.0 -11.1 262 15 314.5 314.8 288.9 320.5 1.82 11 500 5821 -12.8 -23.5 40 10.7 -15.6 266 17 317.4 317.7 289.2 321.4 1.15 12 450 6617 -18.1 -33.5 25 15.4 -21.0 264 21 320.4 320.5 289.5 322.2 0.50 13 400 7484 -24.6 -40.9 21 16.2 -26.7 259 27 323.0 323.0 290.0 324.0 0.27 14 350 8443 -30.8 -48.9 15 18.0 -32.4 250 32 327.2 327.2 291.0 327.7 0.13 15 300 9521 -37.8 -60.8 7 23.0 -38.9 235 31 332.1 332.1 292.3 332.3 0.04 16 250 10754 -45.8 -63.6 12 17.7 -46.4 216 27 337.9 337.9 293.9 338.0 0.03 17 200 12224 -48.9 -74.2 4 25.2 -49.5 212 23 355.3 355.3 297.8 355.3 0.01 18 150 14095 -53.3 -82.2 2 28.9 -53.8 201 21 378.2 378.2 301.9 378.2 0.00 19 100 16662 -60.0 -87.3 2 27.4 -60.3 202 9 411.8 411.8 306.7 411.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5702.17 m Freezing level: 635.46 mb = 3953.82 m = 12971.69 ft Wetbulb zero: 654.97 mb = 3706.07 m = 12158.87 ft Precipitable water: 1.08 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 53.21 % Est. max temperature: 30.84 C = 87.51 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 811.91 mb = 1926.08 m = 6319.09 ft T: 16.22 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.27 C/km ThetaE index: 15.55 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 728.71 mb = 2832.83 m = 9293.94 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.02 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.78 C = 91.00 F Cap Strength: 3.85 C Lifted Index: -3.20 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.28 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.98 C Showalter Index: 0.78 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.33 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 31.90 C Cross Totals Index: 17.43 C K Index: 29.89 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 94.85 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.74 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 553.42 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 33.27 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 173.74 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.85 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 785.98 mb = 2200.72 m = 7220.13 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 670.98 mb = 3509.72 m = 11514.68 ft Equ Level (EL): 300.98 mb = 9497.98 m = 31160.98 ft B at Equ Level: 550.92 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 200.98 mb = 12191.47 m = 39997.79 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 268.7 at 10.0 knts Storm direction: 298.7 at 7.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.1 neg: 2.3 tot: 3.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 116.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 17.6 neg: -5.9 tot: 11.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 3.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.24 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.2 stream: 1.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.04 Bulk Rich Number: 62.33 Bulk Shear: 8.88 m/s