MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2508271800F024.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2508271800F024.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 24 hour NAM valid 18Z THU 28 AUG 25 Station: 35.06,-78.98 Latitude: 35.06 Longitude: -78.98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1014 61 26.9 16.2 52 10.7 19.7 163 5 298.9 301.0 292.4 332.5 11.51 1 1000 179 24.8 15.0 55 9.7 18.4 165 5 297.9 299.9 291.5 329.3 10.81 2 950 626 20.3 14.0 67 6.2 16.2 169 6 297.7 299.7 291.3 328.7 10.64 3 900 1089 15.7 13.0 84 2.7 14.0 171 6 297.7 299.6 291.2 328.2 10.50 4 850 1571 11.2 11.0 99 0.2 11.1 183 8 297.9 299.6 290.6 326.2 9.74 5 800 2075 7.8 6.3 90 1.5 7.0 235 10 299.5 300.9 289.2 321.6 7.50 6 750 2605 4.7 3.1 90 1.6 3.8 248 12 301.7 302.8 289.0 320.8 6.40 7 700 3164 1.6 -0.7 84 2.4 0.4 248 12 304.3 305.3 288.8 320.1 5.18 8 650 3759 -0.9 -3.5 82 2.6 -2.1 256 18 308.0 308.8 289.4 322.0 4.54 9 600 4395 -2.8 -22.8 20 20.0 -8.7 260 22 312.9 313.1 287.5 316.3 1.02 10 550 5079 -7.0 -28.0 17 21.0 -12.3 259 30 315.8 315.9 288.2 318.2 0.69 11 500 5816 -11.0 -36.2 10 25.3 -15.9 260 37 319.7 319.8 289.0 321.0 0.35 12 450 6616 -16.2 -48.3 4 32.1 -20.3 267 42 322.9 322.9 289.8 323.3 0.11 13 400 7491 -22.6 -50.2 6 27.7 -25.5 264 49 325.6 325.7 290.6 326.0 0.10 14 350 8456 -29.8 -45.4 21 15.6 -31.4 264 55 328.6 328.6 291.5 329.3 0.19 15 300 9538 -37.6 -43.1 56 5.5 -38.1 264 69 332.4 332.4 292.6 333.5 0.28 16 250 10770 -47.7 -51.4 66 3.7 -47.9 257 77 335.2 335.2 293.3 335.8 0.14 17 200 12206 -56.8 -65.4 33 8.6 -56.9 269 69 342.8 342.8 295.0 342.9 0.03 18 150 14016 -59.0 -80.8 4 21.8 -59.2 268 54 368.4 368.4 300.3 368.4 0.00 19 100 16540 -61.9 -88.9 2 27.0 -62.1 260 31 408.1 408.1 306.3 408.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5636.53 m Freezing level: 667.43 mb = 3551.43 m = 11651.52 ft Wetbulb zero: 691.66 mb = 3260.39 m = 10696.69 ft Precipitable water: 1.30 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 62.00 % Est. max temperature: 25.83 C = 78.49 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 867.38 mb = 1400.61 m = 4595.13 ft T: 12.79 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.75 C/km ThetaE index: 12.42 C Layer 1000.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 866.80 mb = 1406.24 m = 4613.60 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.73 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.82 C = 78.48 F Cap Strength: 0.05 C Lifted Index: 0.75 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.27 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.36 C Showalter Index: 2.15 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.08 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.13 C Cross Totals Index: 21.95 C K Index: 30.74 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 185.30 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.05 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 170.65 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 18.47 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.07 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.02 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 866.41 mb = 1410.01 m = 4625.97 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 861.41 mb = 1458.82 m = 4786.11 ft Equ Level (EL): 591.41 mb = 4508.56 m = 14791.70 ft B at Equ Level: 170.10 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 321.41 mb = 9053.99 m = 29704.33 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 249.7 at 17.0 knts Storm direction: 279.7 at 12.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 2.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 49.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 38.8 neg: -0.6 tot: 38.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 12.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.66 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 2.8 stream: 1.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.04 Bulk Rich Number: 4.34 Bulk Shear: 39.28 m/s