MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2508010600F003.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2508010600F003.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 3 hour NAM valid 9Z FRI 1 AUG 25 Station: 35.13,-78.93 Latitude: 35.13 Longitude: -78.93 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 59 25.2 24.5 96 0.7 24.7 241 1 297.6 301.1 297.5 354.2 19.51 1 1000 137 24.6 24.0 96 0.7 24.2 259 3 297.8 301.2 297.3 353.2 19.07 2 950 589 24.6 22.2 87 2.4 22.9 279 10 302.1 305.4 297.8 355.3 18.00 3 900 1064 22.9 20.2 85 2.7 20.9 272 11 305.1 308.2 297.7 355.2 16.77 4 850 1560 19.0 18.6 97 0.4 18.7 290 9 306.0 309.0 297.5 354.1 16.03 5 800 2080 15.4 13.1 86 2.3 13.8 279 10 307.6 309.8 295.2 343.6 11.92 6 750 2625 12.2 8.6 79 3.6 9.9 275 12 309.8 311.6 294.0 338.5 9.40 7 700 3200 8.9 2.1 62 6.8 5.1 267 17 312.4 313.6 292.3 332.3 6.38 8 650 3811 6.3 -4.0 47 10.4 1.2 258 16 316.1 317.0 291.7 330.1 4.37 9 600 4463 3.6 -16.2 22 19.9 -4.0 257 15 320.3 320.7 290.7 326.4 1.79 10 550 5164 -0.6 -11.7 43 11.1 -5.3 263 14 323.4 323.9 292.5 332.9 2.84 11 500 5918 -5.4 -9.5 73 4.1 -7.2 266 13 326.5 327.2 294.1 339.0 3.73 12 450 6738 -10.2 -12.4 84 2.1 -11.1 265 18 330.4 331.0 294.7 341.6 3.29 13 400 7638 -15.2 -17.1 86 1.8 -15.9 261 19 335.2 335.7 295.3 344.1 2.51 14 350 8634 -21.3 -24.8 73 3.6 -22.2 256 17 340.1 340.4 295.6 345.4 1.46 15 300 9756 -28.6 -36.1 49 7.5 -29.9 255 21 345.0 345.1 296.0 347.3 0.58 16 250 11035 -38.5 -49.8 30 11.2 -39.4 249 22 348.8 348.8 296.5 349.4 0.16 17 200 12524 -50.6 -59.5 34 8.9 -50.9 239 27 352.6 352.6 297.3 352.9 0.06 18 150 14330 -66.2 -72.6 40 6.4 -66.2 244 24 356.0 356.0 297.9 356.1 0.01 19 100 16744 -71.2 -81.2 21 10.0 -71.2 183 8 390.2 390.2 303.8 390.2 0.01 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5781.25 m Freezing level: 556.95 mb = 5066.34 m = 16621.65 ft Wetbulb zero: 638.79 mb = 3952.54 m = 12967.49 ft Precipitable water: 2.21 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 65.91 % Est. max temperature: 33.49 C = 92.29 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 999.20 mb = 144.20 m = 473.08 ft T: 24.63 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.26 C/km ThetaE index: 28.93 C Layer 900.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 875.98 mb = 1298.96 m = 4261.64 ft Mean mixing ratio: 18.16 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.17 C = 91.70 F Cap Strength: 2.05 C Lifted Index: -4.04 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.77 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.92 C Showalter Index: -3.86 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 48.27 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.35 C Cross Totals Index: 23.93 C K Index: 36.08 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 254.47 Risk: None Energy Index: -3.06 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1215.95 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 49.31 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 45.78 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.03 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 932.81 mb = 749.59 m = 2459.26 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 837.81 mb = 1684.18 m = 5525.46 ft Equ Level (EL): 167.81 mb = 13625.77 m = 44703.43 ft B at Equ Level: 1211.34 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 267.5 at 12.7 knts Storm direction: 297.5 at 9.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.2 neg: 1.8 tot: 3.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 112.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 13.5 neg: -0.5 tot: 12.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 4.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.42 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.9 stream: 1.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.08 Bulk Rich Number: 187.24 Bulk Shear: 6.49 m/s