MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2509251200F030.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2509251200F030.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 30 hour NAM valid 18Z FRI 26 SEP 25 Station: 35.46,-79.41 Latitude: 35.46 Longitude: -79.41 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 94 SFC 997 122 29.2 22.2 66 7.1 24.1 241 3 302.7 305.8 297.4 353.4 17.13 2 950 547 23.5 20.3 82 3.2 21.2 240 4 301.1 304.0 296.2 348.1 16.00 3 900 1017 19.7 15.8 78 3.9 17.1 241 7 301.8 304.1 294.1 339.1 12.66 4 850 1508 16.6 13.0 79 3.6 14.2 251 13 303.5 305.6 293.4 336.6 11.11 5 800 2022 14.0 10.5 79 3.5 11.8 248 20 306.1 308.0 293.4 336.3 10.03 6 750 2565 10.7 6.8 77 3.9 8.3 235 21 308.2 309.7 292.6 333.4 8.30 7 700 3137 7.7 3.5 74 4.3 5.3 234 25 311.0 312.4 292.4 332.8 7.03 8 650 3745 4.3 -1.6 65 5.9 1.3 236 26 313.8 314.8 291.8 330.3 5.23 9 600 4391 -0.2 -5.3 68 5.1 -2.6 233 30 315.9 316.7 291.6 329.6 4.29 10 550 5083 -4.1 -11.8 55 7.6 -7.2 238 28 319.2 319.8 291.3 328.5 2.83 11 500 5828 -7.8 -21.8 32 14.0 -12.2 225 34 323.5 323.8 291.2 328.1 1.33 12 450 6639 -12.3 -15.3 78 3.0 -13.4 223 35 327.8 328.3 293.4 336.6 2.58 13 400 7529 -18.6 -22.4 72 3.7 -19.7 225 34 330.8 331.1 293.4 336.4 1.59 14 350 8511 -24.6 -27.4 77 2.9 -25.2 222 44 335.6 335.8 294.3 339.8 1.15 15 300 9616 -32.7 -36.6 68 3.9 -33.3 226 50 339.3 339.4 294.7 341.4 0.55 16 250 10873 -43.1 -47.3 63 4.2 -43.4 211 56 342.0 342.1 295.0 342.9 0.21 17 200 12331 -55.0 -64.5 30 9.5 -55.2 221 54 345.6 345.6 295.7 345.7 0.03 18 150 14125 -64.2 -77.9 14 13.8 -64.3 233 52 359.6 359.6 298.6 359.6 0.01 19 100 16571 -68.8 -85.4 7 16.5 -68.9 229 26 394.7 394.7 304.5 394.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5733.99 m Freezing level: 602.12 mb = 4363.50 m = 14315.76 ft Wetbulb zero: 633.84 mb = 3948.34 m = 12953.72 ft Precipitable water: 1.83 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 68.85 % Est. max temperature: 30.25 C = 86.46 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 900.13 mb = 1015.96 m = 3333.17 ft T: 19.70 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.78 C/km ThetaE index: 25.25 C Layer 950.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 878.32 mb = 1226.42 m = 4023.64 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.29 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.12 C = 84.41 F Cap Strength: 0.47 C Lifted Index: -3.69 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.56 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.96 C Showalter Index: 0.41 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.20 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.42 C Cross Totals Index: 20.78 C K Index: 33.10 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 215.25 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.64 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1097.11 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 46.84 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5.95 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.02 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 889.89 mb = 1114.12 m = 3655.21 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 864.89 mb = 1358.65 m = 4457.45 ft Equ Level (EL): 194.89 mb = 12491.95 m = 40983.58 ft B at Equ Level: 1092.47 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 114.89 mb = 15733.23 m = 51617.57 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 235.3 at 21.8 knts Storm direction: 265.3 at 16.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.7 neg: 2.2 tot: 3.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 104.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 27.3 neg: -3.8 tot: 23.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 7.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.46 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.3 stream: 2.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.14 Bulk Rich Number: 25.42 Bulk Shear: 43.15 m/s