MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170000F033.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170000F033.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 33 hour NAM valid 9Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 18.72,-110.05 Latitude: 18.72 Longitude: -110.05 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1011 -0 23.7 20.1 80 3.6 21.2 336 11 295.9 298.6 293.9 338.5 14.80 1 1000 96 22.5 19.1 81 3.4 20.2 336 12 295.6 298.2 293.3 336.1 14.09 2 950 541 18.1 17.9 99 0.2 18.0 338 12 295.6 298.1 293.1 335.1 13.75 3 900 1002 15.2 12.5 84 2.7 13.5 335 6 297.1 299.0 290.7 326.6 10.16 4 850 1494 20.9 -3.4 19 24.3 8.6 325 5 308.0 308.7 288.4 319.0 3.50 5 800 2014 17.1 4.1 42 13.0 9.6 339 3 309.4 310.6 291.5 329.2 6.44 6 750 2561 12.9 3.6 53 9.3 7.6 13 2 310.6 311.8 292.0 331.0 6.60 7 700 3136 8.7 2.6 65 6.1 5.2 83 3 312.1 313.4 292.4 332.6 6.59 8 650 3746 6.3 -3.5 49 9.9 1.4 136 6 316.1 317.0 291.9 330.6 4.53 9 600 4399 2.6 -3.7 63 6.3 -0.6 128 7 319.2 320.1 293.0 334.8 4.85 10 550 5097 -1.8 -9.3 56 7.6 -5.1 128 7 322.0 322.7 292.6 333.3 3.42 11 500 5849 -5.9 -16.1 44 10.2 -9.7 173 6 325.8 326.3 292.6 333.3 2.17 12 450 6667 -10.2 -25.0 29 14.7 -14.5 185 8 330.4 330.6 292.9 334.4 1.12 13 400 7563 -16.6 -32.0 25 15.4 -20.0 173 10 333.4 333.5 293.3 335.8 0.65 14 350 8553 -22.0 -55.6 3 33.6 -25.5 201 13 339.1 339.1 294.1 339.3 0.06 15 300 9668 -30.8 -53.6 9 22.7 -32.7 204 17 341.9 341.9 294.8 342.3 0.09 16 250 10932 -42.3 -53.0 30 10.7 -42.9 195 25 343.3 343.3 295.2 343.7 0.11 17 200 12398 -54.1 -67.8 17 13.7 -54.4 176 27 347.1 347.1 296.0 347.1 0.02 18 150 14185 -67.6 -76.0 29 8.4 -67.6 193 16 353.7 353.7 297.4 353.7 0.01 19 100 16555 -77.6 -86.4 23 8.8 -77.6 225 7 377.9 377.9 301.9 377.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5753.25 m Freezing level: 570.07 mb = 4816.81 m = 15802.97 ft Wetbulb zero: 614.64 mb = 4202.35 m = 13787.07 ft Precipitable water: 1.47 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 58.39 % Est. max temperature: 33.34 C = 92.01 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 959.43 mb = 455.46 m = 1494.27 ft T: 18.97 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.38 C/km ThetaE index: 19.49 C Layer 1000.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 934.38 mb = 682.65 m = 2239.62 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.34 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.86 C = 74.95 F Cap Strength: 7.33 C Lifted Index: 3.34 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.77 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.87 C Showalter Index: 11.08 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 29.29 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 26.79 C Cross Totals Index: 2.50 C K Index: 17.25 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 15.20 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.94 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 6.93 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.72 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.04 J/kg Cap Strength: 7.27 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 937.49 mb = 654.29 m = 2146.59 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 922.49 mb = 791.92 m = 2598.13 ft Equ Level (EL): 892.49 mb = 1074.64 m = 3525.68 ft B at Equ Level: 5.02 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 882.49 mb = 1171.60 m = 3843.79 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 58.7 at 5.9 knts Storm direction: 88.7 at 4.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.9 neg: 1.3 tot: 2.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -24.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 2.4 neg: -11.3 tot: -8.9 m^2/s^2 ave: -3.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.25 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 2.5 stream: -0.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.33 Bulk Shear: 21.12 m/s