MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510140000F018.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510140000F018.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 18 hour NAM valid 18Z TUE 14 OCT 25 Station: 35.8,-119.0 Latitude: 35.80 Longitude: -119.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 72 SFC 975 281 10.5 10.1 97 0.4 10.2 302 7 285.7 287.0 284.5 307.8 7.96 2 950 499 8.5 8.3 98 0.3 8.4 321 9 285.9 287.1 283.8 306.0 7.23 3 900 945 6.3 6.0 98 0.3 6.1 292 7 288.0 289.1 284.0 306.4 6.52 4 850 1412 4.2 3.9 98 0.3 4.0 241 9 290.5 291.6 284.4 307.6 5.96 5 800 1903 1.6 1.3 98 0.3 1.4 219 15 292.8 293.7 284.6 308.0 5.24 6 750 2421 -1.0 -1.3 98 0.3 -1.2 205 22 295.5 296.3 284.9 309.1 4.63 7 700 2969 -3.8 -4.4 95 0.7 -4.1 200 29 298.3 299.0 285.4 310.1 3.93 8 650 3551 -7.0 -8.0 93 1.0 -7.4 200 35 301.0 301.6 285.7 310.9 3.23 9 600 4171 -10.5 -11.8 90 1.3 -11.0 199 39 303.9 304.4 286.0 312.0 2.57 10 550 4836 -14.5 -16.2 87 1.6 -15.0 192 42 306.8 307.2 286.4 313.1 1.97 11 500 5551 -19.0 -21.0 85 1.9 -19.5 187 47 309.8 310.1 286.9 314.6 1.44 12 450 6326 -25.5 -27.7 82 2.2 -25.9 185 48 311.1 311.3 286.8 314.1 0.87 13 400 7165 -33.5 -35.5 82 2.1 -33.7 195 51 311.5 311.6 286.4 313.1 0.46 14 350 8091 -37.3 -54.8 14 17.5 -38.2 211 70 318.4 318.4 288.3 318.7 0.06 15 300 9157 -36.8 -69.9 2 33.1 -38.0 217 79 333.5 333.5 292.7 333.6 0.01 16 250 10416 -38.0 -70.7 2 32.8 -39.3 225 84 349.6 349.6 296.5 349.7 0.01 17 200 11934 -43.7 -75.0 2 31.2 -44.7 231 74 363.5 363.5 299.4 363.5 0.01 18 150 13823 -52.1 -81.3 2 29.2 -52.6 226 54 380.3 380.3 302.3 380.3 0.00 19 100 16403 -58.4 -86.0 2 27.6 -58.7 232 36 414.9 414.9 307.1 414.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5478.54 m Freezing level: 769.90 mb = 2214.77 m = 7266.20 ft Wetbulb zero: 772.34 mb = 2185.39 m = 7169.82 ft Precipitable water: 0.88 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 93.68 % Est. max temperature: 16.41 C = 61.54 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 969.36 mb = 331.45 m = 1087.43 ft T: 10.03 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.91 C/km ThetaE index: 1.76 C Layer 950.0- 900.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 918.75 mb = 774.57 m = 2541.21 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.92 g/kg Conv temperature: 11.97 C = 53.55 F Cap Strength: 4.42 C Lifted Index: 5.57 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 19.32 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.13 C Showalter Index: 4.80 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 46.13 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.21 C Cross Totals Index: 22.92 C K Index: 26.43 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 111.32 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.37 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 15.07 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.49 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 14026.55 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.52 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 920.14 mb = 762.10 m = 2500.31 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 198.1 at 29.4 knts Storm direction: 228.1 at 22.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.2 neg: 5.9 tot: 6.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 129.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 66.7 neg: -11.1 tot: 55.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 18.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.51 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.0 stream: 3.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.10 Bulk Shear: 149.53 m/s