MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181800F027.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181800F027.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 27 hour NAM valid 21Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 42.16,-111.62 Latitude: 42.16 Longitude: -111.62 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 53 1 950 502 2 900 967 3 850 1454 4 800 1964 SFC 797 1999 11.6 1.7 51 9.9 6.3 233 16 303.9 304.9 288.9 320.4 5.45 6 750 2499 7.7 -1.9 50 9.6 2.9 234 33 304.9 305.8 288.2 318.5 4.42 7 700 3065 4.1 -4.0 56 8.1 0.3 250 40 307.0 307.8 288.6 319.6 4.07 8 650 3662 -0.8 -2.1 91 1.2 -1.4 255 45 308.0 309.0 289.9 323.6 5.05 9 600 4296 -5.6 -6.7 91 1.2 -6.1 253 48 309.7 310.4 289.3 321.7 3.85 10 550 4973 -9.1 -9.4 98 0.3 -9.2 250 54 313.3 313.9 290.0 324.2 3.41 11 500 5704 -14.3 -14.8 96 0.5 -14.5 248 60 315.5 316.0 289.8 323.5 2.42 12 450 6494 -19.4 -22.0 80 2.5 -20.1 247 67 318.8 319.1 289.9 323.8 1.46 13 400 7361 -24.4 -30.9 55 6.5 -25.6 248 76 323.3 323.4 290.5 325.9 0.73 14 350 8319 -31.2 -42.8 31 11.6 -32.4 251 78 326.6 326.7 291.0 327.6 0.25 15 300 9392 -39.3 -48.8 36 9.5 -40.0 250 82 329.9 329.9 291.9 330.5 0.15 16 250 10620 -47.0 -61.5 18 14.4 -47.5 254 86 336.1 336.1 293.4 336.3 0.04 17 200 12069 -54.4 -68.8 15 14.5 -54.6 256 71 346.7 346.7 295.9 346.8 0.02 18 150 13884 -60.1 -81.9 4 21.7 -60.3 249 57 366.5 366.5 299.9 366.5 0.00 19 100 16374 -64.2 -86.7 3 22.5 -64.4 255 42 403.7 403.7 305.7 403.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5650.54 m Freezing level: 658.50 mb = 3560.49 m = 11681.27 ft Wetbulb zero: 692.52 mb = 3151.26 m = 10338.64 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 79.30 % Est. max temperature: 15.58 C = 60.04 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 685.96 mb = 3228.02 m = 10590.48 ft T: 2.76 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.99 C/km ThetaE index: 1.92 C Layer 750.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 613.28 mb = 4122.36 m = 13524.65 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.55 g/kg Conv temperature: 16.61 C = 61.90 F Cap Strength: 2.58 C Lifted Index: 2.45 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 8.03 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.56 C Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 14.71 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.42 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7604.34 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.58 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 647.07 mb = 3697.83 m = 12131.85 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 248.5 at 54.8 knts Storm direction: 278.5 at 41.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.6 neg: 1.4 tot: 7.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 84.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 246.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 246.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 82.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.79 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.9 stream: 6.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.11 Bulk Shear: 133.44 m/s