MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F003.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F003.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 3 hour NAM valid 15Z FRI 17 OCT 25 Station: 18.31,-123.20 Latitude: 18.31 Longitude: -123.20 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1014 -0 23.2 17.6 71 5.6 19.4 68 8 295.2 297.5 292.1 331.3 12.59 1 1000 120 21.8 16.4 72 5.4 18.2 68 8 294.9 297.0 291.3 328.8 11.81 2 950 563 17.4 15.3 87 2.1 16.1 68 8 294.9 297.0 291.2 328.1 11.59 3 900 1023 13.9 12.1 89 1.8 12.8 55 5 295.8 297.6 290.1 324.4 9.91 4 850 1504 12.8 11.2 90 1.6 11.8 255 13 299.5 301.3 291.3 328.5 9.88 5 800 2013 12.2 5.6 64 6.6 8.3 240 16 304.1 305.4 290.5 325.6 7.13 6 750 2554 12.2 -11.0 19 23.2 2.3 241 15 309.9 310.3 287.8 317.0 2.20 7 700 3128 9.4 -12.2 20 21.6 0.4 241 16 312.8 313.3 288.7 319.8 2.13 8 650 3738 6.6 -22.8 10 29.4 -3.2 257 14 316.4 316.6 288.6 319.6 0.94 9 600 4390 3.8 -32.5 5 36.3 -5.9 270 11 320.6 320.7 289.4 322.1 0.42 10 550 5091 0.2 -37.4 4 37.5 -8.7 279 7 324.3 324.3 290.3 325.3 0.28 11 500 5848 -3.8 -40.2 4 36.4 -11.6 282 3 328.4 328.5 291.5 329.3 0.23 12 450 6669 -9.4 -46.9 3 37.5 -15.7 277 4 331.4 331.4 292.2 331.9 0.12 13 400 7567 -16.0 -51.7 3 35.6 -20.7 271 8 334.1 334.2 292.9 334.5 0.08 14 350 8556 -24.1 -55.1 4 31.0 -27.1 277 13 336.3 336.3 293.4 336.5 0.06 15 300 9660 -33.1 -57.4 7 24.3 -34.7 279 19 338.7 338.7 294.0 338.9 0.05 16 250 10914 -42.9 -63.3 9 20.5 -43.6 280 24 342.4 342.4 294.9 342.5 0.03 17 200 12379 -54.4 -67.6 18 13.2 -54.7 285 19 346.6 346.6 295.9 346.7 0.02 18 150 14166 -67.1 -76.4 26 9.3 -67.1 273 17 354.5 354.5 297.6 354.6 0.01 19 100 16555 -76.0 -85.6 21 9.6 -76.0 277 7 381.0 381.0 302.4 381.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5727.89 m Freezing level: 548.09 mb = 5119.62 m = 16796.45 ft Wetbulb zero: 694.81 mb = 3189.28 m = 10463.38 ft Precipitable water: 1.08 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 36.96 % Est. max temperature: 26.51 C = 79.72 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 933.89 mb = 708.68 m = 2325.04 ft T: 16.32 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.83 C/km ThetaE index: 11.52 C Layer 800.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 908.20 mb = 945.73 m = 3102.74 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.50 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.71 C = 74.68 F Cap Strength: 7.57 C Lifted Index: 8.38 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 8.39 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 5.76 C Showalter Index: 8.18 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 31.56 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 16.56 C Cross Totals Index: 15.00 C K Index: 6.18 Risk: None Sweat Index: 163.28 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.37 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2.12 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 2.06 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6420.38 J/kg Cap Strength: 8.25 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 917.00 mb = 863.81 m = 2833.99 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 254.9 at 10.8 knts Storm direction: 284.9 at 8.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 4.2 tot: 4.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 125.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 2.1 neg: -43.9 tot: -41.9 m^2/s^2 ave: -14.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.67 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.6 stream: -4.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.04 Bulk Shear: 48.06 m/s