MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F081.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F081.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 81 hour NAM valid 21Z 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 1011 9 32.3 22.1 55 10.2 24.8 31 9 304.5 307.6 297.6 354.5 16.77 1 1000 110 30.3 21.6 60 8.6 24.0 32 11 303.4 306.5 297.1 352.4 16.50 2 950 567 25.7 20.7 74 5.0 22.1 36 12 303.3 306.3 297.1 352.0 16.41 3 900 1041 21.2 19.5 90 1.7 20.0 49 10 303.3 306.3 296.8 350.9 16.03 4 850 1534 17.1 16.1 94 0.9 16.4 72 7 304.0 306.6 295.5 344.8 13.70 5 800 2049 14.1 8.9 71 5.1 10.9 63 4 306.1 307.8 292.6 333.3 9.01 6 750 2593 13.4 2.5 48 10.8 7.3 25 8 311.1 312.2 291.7 330.1 6.13 7 700 3170 10.0 -2.4 42 12.4 3.7 6 10 313.6 314.4 291.2 328.1 4.59 8 650 3782 6.2 -6.7 39 12.9 0.1 8 8 315.9 316.6 291.0 327.4 3.55 9 600 4431 1.1 -11.4 39 12.5 -4.1 14 6 317.4 317.9 290.6 326.2 2.66 10 550 5126 -1.3 -29.1 10 27.8 -8.9 360 7 322.6 322.7 290.2 324.8 0.63 11 500 5879 -5.9 -31.4 11 25.5 -12.3 299 6 325.9 326.0 291.1 327.9 0.56 12 450 6694 -11.1 -39.1 8 27.9 -16.5 251 8 329.3 329.3 291.8 330.4 0.29 13 400 7586 -17.9 -37.2 17 19.4 -21.4 256 16 331.8 331.8 292.6 333.2 0.39 14 350 8570 -24.5 -52.4 6 27.9 -27.3 253 21 335.7 335.7 293.3 336.1 0.09 15 300 9676 -31.9 -66.3 2 34.3 -33.8 285 28 340.4 340.4 294.4 340.4 0.02 16 250 10937 -42.0 -70.5 3 28.4 -42.9 287 23 343.6 343.6 295.2 343.6 0.01 17 200 12404 -53.9 -70.7 11 16.8 -54.2 265 30 347.4 347.4 296.1 347.4 0.01 18 150 14196 -66.2 -77.5 19 11.3 -66.2 316 21 356.1 356.1 297.9 356.1 0.01 19 100 16589 -77.4 -86.0 24 8.6 -77.4 338 4 378.3 378.3 302.0 378.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5769.23 m Freezing level: 576.63 mb = 4755.59 m = 15602.12 ft Wetbulb zero: 649.06 mb = 3793.44 m = 12445.52 ft Precipitable water: 1.70 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 49.64 % Est. max temperature: 31.71 C = 89.08 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 872.79 mb = 1305.64 m = 4283.54 ft T: 18.98 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.87 C/km ThetaE index: 29.68 C Layer 1000.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 878.81 mb = 1246.40 m = 4089.19 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.40 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.46 C = 88.63 F Cap Strength: 0.19 C Lifted Index: -3.69 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.71 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.14 C Showalter Index: -1.05 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.01 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.98 C Cross Totals Index: 22.03 C K Index: 26.74 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 213.13 Risk: None Energy Index: -3.26 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1605.42 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 56.66 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.18 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.09 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 882.24 mb = 1212.83 m = 3979.06 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 877.24 mb = 1261.86 m = 4139.90 ft Equ Level (EL): 167.24 mb = 13518.77 m = 44352.37 ft B at Equ Level: 1595.22 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 21.4 at 7.7 knts Storm direction: 51.4 at 5.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.0 neg: 1.4 tot: 2.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -27.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 10.7 neg: -1.4 tot: 9.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 3.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.53 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.8 stream: 2.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.10 Bulk Rich Number: 797.08 Bulk Shear: 2.01 m/s