MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F078.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F078.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 78 hour NAM valid 18Z MON 20 OCT 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 1013 9 33.8 21.7 49 12.1 24.9 54 6 305.8 308.8 297.7 354.8 16.34 1 1000 124 30.5 21.1 57 9.4 23.7 57 7 303.6 306.6 296.8 350.9 15.92 2 950 582 25.7 20.1 71 5.6 21.7 59 7 303.3 306.2 296.7 350.1 15.80 3 900 1055 21.1 19.0 88 2.0 19.6 62 7 303.2 306.1 296.5 349.5 15.59 4 850 1548 17.0 14.6 86 2.4 15.4 78 8 303.9 306.2 294.5 340.7 12.36 5 800 2063 13.7 9.4 76 4.2 11.0 48 5 305.7 307.5 292.7 333.8 9.33 6 750 2606 13.2 1.7 46 11.4 6.8 31 8 310.9 312.0 291.4 328.9 5.79 7 700 3182 9.4 3.0 64 6.5 5.8 11 7 312.9 314.2 292.9 334.2 6.80 8 650 3794 5.9 -6.7 40 12.6 0.0 31 7 315.7 316.4 290.9 327.2 3.57 9 600 4442 0.9 -10.6 42 11.5 -4.0 25 5 317.2 317.7 290.7 326.4 2.83 10 550 5137 -1.3 -24.0 16 22.7 -8.4 351 4 322.6 322.8 290.6 326.1 1.00 11 500 5891 -5.6 -32.4 10 26.9 -12.2 320 6 326.2 326.3 291.2 328.1 0.50 12 450 6706 -11.0 -40.1 7 29.1 -16.5 264 4 329.4 329.5 291.8 330.4 0.26 13 400 7599 -17.3 -45.9 6 28.6 -21.5 263 12 332.5 332.5 292.6 333.1 0.16 14 350 8585 -24.8 -48.3 9 23.5 -27.5 263 19 335.3 335.4 293.3 335.9 0.14 15 300 9691 -32.1 -56.6 7 24.5 -33.8 288 26 340.1 340.1 294.4 340.4 0.06 16 250 10949 -42.3 -62.4 9 20.0 -43.1 282 28 343.1 343.1 295.1 343.3 0.03 17 200 12418 -53.6 -70.0 12 16.4 -53.9 270 29 347.8 347.8 296.1 347.9 0.02 18 150 14206 -66.6 -77.2 21 10.7 -66.6 307 22 355.4 355.4 297.8 355.5 0.01 19 100 16598 -77.6 -85.9 25 8.3 -77.6 43 0 377.8 377.8 301.9 377.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5766.62 m Freezing level: 579.44 mb = 4728.01 m = 15511.66 ft Wetbulb zero: 649.75 mb = 3796.91 m = 12456.91 ft Precipitable water: 1.70 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 52.04 % Est. max temperature: 31.70 C = 89.06 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 851.67 mb = 1531.05 m = 5023.07 ft T: 17.10 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.55 C/km ThetaE index: 25.88 C Layer 1000.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 872.27 mb = 1325.12 m = 4347.44 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.84 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.57 C = 88.82 F Cap Strength: 0.05 C Lifted Index: -2.85 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.07 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.30 C Showalter Index: 0.90 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 42.69 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.54 C Cross Totals Index: 20.15 C K Index: 30.65 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 196.12 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.39 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1338.61 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 51.74 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4.33 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.26 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 873.39 mb = 1313.97 m = 4310.87 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 868.39 mb = 1363.44 m = 4473.17 ft Equ Level (EL): 178.39 mb = 13128.43 m = 43071.77 ft B at Equ Level: 1332.29 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 33.3 at 6.3 knts Storm direction: 63.3 at 4.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.6 neg: 1.3 tot: 1.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -48.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 2.5 neg: -3.5 tot: -1.0 m^2/s^2 ave: -0.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.08 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 2.3 stream: -0.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 1340.21 Bulk Shear: 1.00 m/s