MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2511031800F060.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2511031800F060.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 60 hour NAM valid 6Z THU 6 NOV 25 Station: 41.8,-124.1 Latitude: 41.80 Longitude: -124.10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 137 SFC 986 256 11.6 11.2 97 0.4 11.3 216 12 285.9 287.4 285.1 309.4 8.47 2 950 566 9.8 9.5 98 0.4 9.6 220 21 287.2 288.5 285.0 309.1 7.85 3 900 1013 6.6 6.3 98 0.3 6.4 229 31 288.3 289.5 284.2 307.1 6.65 4 850 1480 3.6 3.1 97 0.5 3.4 236 26 289.9 290.9 283.8 306.0 5.64 5 800 1970 0.7 -0.2 94 0.9 0.3 235 30 291.9 292.7 283.6 305.6 4.72 6 750 2485 -2.5 -3.6 92 1.2 -3.0 241 32 293.9 294.6 283.5 305.4 3.90 7 700 3030 -5.6 -6.0 97 0.4 -5.8 249 33 296.3 296.9 284.1 306.7 3.48 8 650 3607 -9.5 -10.6 92 1.1 -9.8 252 32 298.3 298.7 283.9 306.3 2.63 9 600 4220 -13.5 -24.9 38 11.4 -16.0 259 36 300.5 300.6 282.7 303.2 0.84 10 550 4874 -18.9 -22.6 72 3.7 -19.7 263 42 301.7 301.9 283.5 305.3 1.13 11 500 5577 -23.0 -27.6 66 4.5 -23.8 266 44 305.0 305.1 284.4 307.6 0.79 12 450 6346 -25.3 -55.5 4 30.1 -27.5 272 59 311.4 311.4 285.9 311.6 0.05 13 400 7192 -30.2 -61.5 3 31.3 -31.9 276 66 315.7 315.7 287.3 315.8 0.02 14 350 8130 -35.3 -68.4 2 33.1 -36.5 276 71 321.2 321.2 289.1 321.2 0.01 15 300 9191 -41.1 -68.0 4 26.9 -41.9 276 81 327.5 327.5 291.0 327.6 0.01 16 250 10411 -47.3 -68.8 7 21.6 -47.8 275 85 335.8 335.8 293.3 335.9 0.01 17 200 11871 -51.4 -76.0 4 24.5 -51.8 277 100 351.3 351.3 296.9 351.3 0.01 18 150 13722 -55.6 -83.9 2 28.4 -55.9 281 73 374.3 374.3 301.3 374.3 0.00 19 100 16274 -60.6 -87.8 2 27.2 -60.9 274 48 410.7 410.7 306.6 410.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5440.28 m Freezing level: 789.02 mb = 2082.80 m = 6833.26 ft Wetbulb zero: 796.06 mb = 2009.08 m = 6591.39 ft Precipitable water: 0.79 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 82.90 % Est. max temperature: 16.12 C = 61.02 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 979.51 mb = 310.22 m = 1017.78 ft T: 11.28 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.85 C/km ThetaE index: 4.01 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 926.76 mb = 770.58 m = 2528.11 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.45 g/kg Conv temperature: 13.38 C = 56.08 F Cap Strength: 0.17 C Lifted Index: 0.33 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 13.77 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.62 C Showalter Index: 1.85 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 52.77 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.61 C Cross Totals Index: 26.15 C K Index: 29.31 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 297.12 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.27 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 128.42 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 16.03 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.27 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.30 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 930.36 mb = 738.53 m = 2422.97 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 915.36 mb = 872.94 m = 2863.95 ft Equ Level (EL): 505.36 mb = 5498.63 m = 18039.90 ft B at Equ Level: 127.50 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 435.36 mb = 6583.84 m = 21600.28 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 252.3 at 34.8 knts Storm direction: 282.3 at 26.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 68.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 185.8 neg: -11.0 tot: 174.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 58.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.75 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.4 stream: 4.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.12 Bulk Rich Number: 2.16 Bulk Shear: 59.48 m/s