MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510190600F006.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510190600F006.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 6 hour NAM valid 12Z SUN 19 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 10 24.7 24.4 98 0.3 24.5 117 3 296.9 300.4 297.3 353.0 19.37 1 1000 109 24.3 24.3 100 0.1 24.3 124 7 297.5 301.0 297.4 353.8 19.42 2 950 561 23.5 21.5 88 2.0 22.1 136 12 301.1 304.2 297.0 351.9 17.26 3 900 1033 21.2 16.9 76 4.3 18.2 104 8 303.4 305.9 295.2 343.6 13.57 4 850 1526 18.2 14.4 78 3.8 15.7 81 7 305.2 307.5 294.7 341.8 12.23 5 800 2044 15.4 11.3 76 4.1 12.7 55 6 307.6 309.5 294.2 339.5 10.56 6 750 2589 12.7 6.9 68 5.8 9.2 32 3 310.3 311.9 293.3 336.0 8.36 7 700 3166 9.8 2.6 61 7.2 5.7 347 3 313.3 314.6 292.8 334.0 6.61 8 650 3777 5.8 -1.9 58 7.7 1.8 357 8 315.6 316.6 292.2 331.9 5.13 9 600 4428 2.1 -9.3 43 11.4 -3.0 0 15 318.5 319.1 291.4 328.8 3.14 10 550 5125 -1.6 -16.7 31 15.0 -7.2 8 17 322.1 322.5 291.3 328.5 1.88 11 500 5878 -4.9 -25.3 19 20.3 -11.0 23 14 327.0 327.2 291.9 330.5 0.98 12 450 6699 -8.9 -31.4 14 22.5 -14.5 36 11 332.0 332.2 292.9 334.3 0.62 13 400 7601 -15.0 -42.0 8 27.0 -19.6 38 12 335.6 335.6 293.4 336.5 0.24 14 350 8594 -22.7 -44.8 11 22.1 -25.7 44 8 338.2 338.2 294.1 339.0 0.20 15 300 9704 -31.8 -47.4 20 15.6 -33.3 319 5 340.5 340.6 294.6 341.3 0.18 16 250 10968 -40.8 -63.6 7 22.7 -41.8 344 15 345.3 345.3 295.6 345.5 0.03 17 200 12442 -53.6 -65.4 22 11.8 -53.9 355 16 347.9 347.9 296.2 348.0 0.03 18 150 14224 -68.8 -74.6 43 5.8 -68.8 302 11 351.6 351.6 297.0 351.6 0.01 19 100 16581 -78.7 -85.5 32 6.8 -78.7 95 4 375.6 375.6 301.5 375.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5768.53 m Freezing level: 572.15 mb = 4816.02 m = 15800.40 ft Wetbulb zero: 630.89 mb = 4019.90 m = 13188.50 ft Precipitable water: 1.87 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 60.40 % Est. max temperature: 32.64 C = 90.75 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 1006.98 mb = 48.48 m = 159.04 ft T: 24.58 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.42 C/km ThetaE index: 25.31 C Layer 950.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 890.43 mb = 1124.93 m = 3690.68 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.45 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.57 C = 88.83 F Cap Strength: 1.47 C Lifted Index: -2.44 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.15 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.21 C Showalter Index: 1.13 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 42.50 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 23.15 C Cross Totals Index: 19.35 C K Index: 30.39 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 201.05 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.15 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1099.83 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 46.90 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 31.05 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.47 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 938.27 mb = 669.20 m = 2195.51 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 833.27 mb = 1695.88 m = 5563.84 ft Equ Level (EL): 153.27 mb = 14090.45 m = 46227.94 ft B at Equ Level: 1095.43 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 29.1 at 9.6 knts Storm direction: 59.1 at 7.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.5 neg: 2.4 tot: 3.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 49.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 2.1 neg: -15.9 tot: -13.8 m^2/s^2 ave: -4.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.16 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.6 stream: -0.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 43.35 Bulk Shear: 25.37 m/s