MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2509251200F030.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2509251200F030.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 30 hour NAM valid 18Z FRI 26 SEP 25 Station: 20.98,-89.65 Latitude: 20.98 Longitude: -89.65 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1009 9 36.1 22.6 46 13.5 26.1 68 2 308.4 311.7 298.9 361.1 17.37 1 1000 93 33.1 22.1 53 11.0 25.0 80 2 306.2 309.4 298.2 357.3 17.01 2 950 554 28.2 21.2 66 7.0 23.0 77 1 305.8 308.9 298.0 356.4 16.87 3 900 1032 23.5 20.3 82 3.2 21.2 74 1 305.7 308.9 298.0 356.4 16.91 4 850 1529 19.4 16.3 82 3.1 17.2 304 2 306.4 309.0 296.2 348.0 13.82 5 800 2048 16.6 9.9 65 6.7 12.3 222 2 308.8 310.6 293.9 338.0 9.59 6 750 2595 13.6 4.8 55 8.8 8.5 159 8 311.3 312.7 292.7 333.7 7.21 7 700 3173 10.1 0.6 52 9.5 4.9 173 10 313.7 314.8 292.2 331.7 5.73 8 650 3785 6.9 -6.0 39 12.9 0.7 179 7 316.7 317.4 291.4 328.8 3.75 9 600 4438 3.2 -9.4 39 12.6 -2.4 182 7 319.9 320.5 291.7 330.2 3.13 10 550 5137 -1.6 -13.4 40 11.8 -6.3 210 7 322.2 322.7 291.9 330.5 2.47 11 500 5889 -6.2 -16.0 46 9.8 -9.8 248 8 325.5 325.9 292.5 333.0 2.19 12 450 6705 -10.4 -32.8 14 22.4 -15.6 270 4 330.2 330.3 292.3 332.2 0.54 13 400 7601 -16.3 -38.1 13 21.9 -20.3 309 6 333.9 333.9 293.1 335.2 0.36 14 350 8593 -22.7 -38.0 23 15.3 -25.2 321 7 338.2 338.3 294.3 339.8 0.41 15 300 9706 -30.7 -36.8 55 6.1 -31.6 324 14 342.1 342.2 295.3 344.2 0.54 16 250 10973 -40.7 -49.9 37 9.1 -41.3 319 11 345.5 345.5 295.8 346.2 0.16 17 200 12450 -53.0 -62.6 30 9.6 -53.3 219 4 348.8 348.8 296.4 348.9 0.04 18 150 14239 -67.6 -72.3 51 4.7 -67.7 304 7 353.6 353.6 297.4 353.7 0.01 19 100 16615 -75.9 -84.0 26 8.2 -75.9 51 5 381.2 381.2 302.4 381.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5795.98 m Freezing level: 566.38 mb = 4907.86 m = 16101.69 ft Wetbulb zero: 639.20 mb = 3921.93 m = 12867.05 ft Precipitable water: 1.88 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 54.42 % Est. max temperature: 33.97 C = 93.15 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 832.30 mb = 1708.95 m = 5606.74 ft T: 18.40 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.00 C/km ThetaE index: 27.59 C Layer 850.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 850.98 mb = 1518.53 m = 4981.98 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.94 g/kg Conv temperature: 34.10 C = 93.37 F Cap Strength: 0.33 C Lifted Index: -5.57 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.95 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.28 C Showalter Index: -2.52 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 48.04 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.58 C Cross Totals Index: 22.47 C K Index: 32.38 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 207.57 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.95 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2183.01 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 66.08 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4.30 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.42 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 856.43 mb = 1462.95 m = 4799.66 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 841.43 mb = 1615.36 m = 5299.66 ft Equ Level (EL): 141.43 mb = 14583.68 m = 47846.12 ft B at Equ Level: 2174.68 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 189.3 at 5.5 knts Storm direction: 219.3 at 4.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 1.7 tot: 1.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 97.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 5.3 neg: -7.3 tot: -2.0 m^2/s^2 ave: -0.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.03 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.1 stream: 0.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 431.11 Bulk Shear: 5.06 m/s