MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2509251200F036.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2509251200F036.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 36 hour NAM valid 0Z SAT 27 SEP 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 1004 59 29.7 20.4 58 9.3 23.0 221 3 302.5 305.3 296.1 347.4 15.21 1 1000 97 29.7 19.6 55 10.1 22.6 218 4 302.8 305.5 295.7 345.8 14.53 2 950 552 25.7 17.5 61 8.2 20.0 209 6 303.3 305.7 295.0 342.9 13.35 3 900 1025 21.2 16.7 76 4.4 18.1 207 6 303.3 305.8 295.1 343.1 13.43 4 850 1517 16.3 15.5 95 0.8 15.8 204 6 303.2 305.7 294.8 342.3 13.15 5 800 2031 13.0 11.6 91 1.4 12.1 185 6 305.0 307.0 293.6 337.3 10.78 6 750 2571 10.2 8.1 87 2.1 8.9 225 8 307.7 309.4 293.1 335.2 9.07 7 700 3143 7.0 4.6 85 2.4 5.6 231 10 310.2 311.6 292.7 333.6 7.60 8 650 3749 3.5 0.9 83 2.6 2.1 215 13 312.9 314.1 292.4 332.6 6.29 9 600 4395 -0.4 -3.1 82 2.7 -1.7 204 19 315.7 316.7 292.2 331.9 5.08 10 550 5087 -3.5 -4.9 90 1.4 -4.1 207 22 320.0 320.9 293.2 335.7 4.85 11 500 5835 -8.2 -11.1 80 2.9 -9.4 214 21 323.1 323.7 292.8 334.0 3.28 12 450 6647 -12.5 -20.7 50 8.2 -15.0 217 27 327.5 327.8 292.6 333.2 1.64 13 400 7537 -17.7 -22.7 65 5.1 -19.1 219 35 332.0 332.3 293.7 337.5 1.54 14 350 8523 -24.0 -28.3 67 4.3 -24.9 219 38 336.5 336.7 294.4 340.4 1.06 15 300 9629 -32.8 -36.9 66 4.1 -33.3 218 40 339.2 339.3 294.6 341.3 0.54 16 250 10884 -42.9 -49.3 49 6.4 -43.3 212 47 342.3 342.3 295.0 342.9 0.17 17 200 12347 -54.5 -64.2 29 9.8 -54.6 207 51 346.5 346.5 295.9 346.7 0.03 18 150 14144 -64.0 -78.2 13 14.2 -64.1 224 40 359.8 359.8 298.7 359.8 0.01 19 100 16579 -68.8 -86.1 7 17.3 -68.9 236 24 394.8 394.8 304.5 394.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5737.99 m Freezing level: 604.83 mb = 4332.19 m = 14213.04 ft Wetbulb zero: 622.82 mb = 4093.69 m = 13430.59 ft Precipitable water: 1.98 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 82.33 % Est. max temperature: 30.48 C = 86.86 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 878.11 mb = 1237.01 m = 4058.39 ft T: 19.08 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.63 C/km ThetaE index: 11.28 C Layer 850.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 846.48 mb = 1552.12 m = 5092.19 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.72 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.60 C = 87.08 F Cap Strength: 0.11 C Lifted Index: -2.94 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.95 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.89 C Showalter Index: -2.35 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 48.23 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.52 C Cross Totals Index: 23.71 C K Index: 37.63 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 219.65 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.73 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 590.10 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 34.35 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4.44 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.16 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 849.56 mb = 1521.42 m = 4991.47 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 834.56 mb = 1672.33 m = 5486.57 ft Equ Level (EL): 244.56 mb = 11028.47 m = 36182.20 ft B at Equ Level: 589.41 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 144.56 mb = 14366.07 m = 47132.22 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 211.0 at 12.4 knts Storm direction: 241.0 at 9.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.2 neg: 0.7 tot: 1.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 99.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 7.9 neg: -0.5 tot: 7.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 2.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.47 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 2.3 stream: 1.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 87.45 Bulk Shear: 6.75 m/s