MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170600F066.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170600F066.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 66 hour NAM valid 0Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 36.49,-79.19 Latitude: 36.49 Longitude: -79.19 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 992 162 17.9 16.9 94 1.0 17.3 231 8 291.7 293.9 290.7 326.6 12.33 2 950 532 15.4 15.1 98 0.3 15.3 233 25 292.9 294.9 290.4 325.4 11.45 3 900 989 12.5 12.0 97 0.5 12.2 239 37 294.4 296.1 289.6 322.6 9.85 4 850 1466 8.8 8.1 96 0.7 8.4 249 38 295.3 296.8 288.2 318.5 8.00 5 800 1965 5.8 3.4 85 2.3 4.5 252 31 297.3 298.4 287.2 315.3 6.13 6 750 2492 3.5 1.4 86 2.0 2.4 223 38 300.4 301.4 287.9 317.3 5.67 7 700 3050 1.8 -9.1 44 10.9 -2.7 224 53 304.4 304.9 286.4 313.0 2.74 8 650 3646 0.9 -39.6 3 40.6 -7.5 232 60 310.0 310.1 285.6 310.7 0.19 9 600 4284 -2.3 -37.3 5 35.0 -9.7 229 67 313.5 313.6 286.9 314.4 0.26 10 550 4969 -7.0 -33.6 10 26.7 -12.8 224 66 315.8 315.9 287.9 317.3 0.41 11 500 5702 -13.4 -30.7 22 17.3 -17.1 230 69 316.7 316.8 288.3 318.8 0.59 12 450 6494 -18.9 -36.9 19 18.0 -21.8 230 74 319.4 319.5 289.0 320.7 0.36 13 400 7359 -25.5 -45.3 14 19.7 -27.6 224 78 321.8 321.9 289.5 322.5 0.17 14 350 8313 -32.0 -55.0 8 23.0 -33.6 217 82 325.5 325.5 290.5 325.8 0.06 15 300 9385 -38.8 -61.3 8 22.5 -39.8 217 86 330.6 330.6 291.9 330.8 0.03 16 250 10617 -46.0 -62.1 15 16.1 -46.6 218 91 337.6 337.6 293.8 337.8 0.04 17 200 12079 -50.4 -75.3 4 24.9 -50.8 243 82 353.0 353.0 297.3 353.0 0.01 18 150 13932 -57.0 -82.5 3 25.4 -57.3 233 64 371.8 371.8 300.9 371.8 0.00 19 100 16448 -63.3 -87.5 2 24.2 -63.6 252 21 405.3 405.3 305.9 405.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5607.90 m Freezing level: 635.35 mb = 3832.88 m = 12574.93 ft Wetbulb zero: 726.24 mb = 2752.20 m = 9029.40 ft Precipitable water: 1.00 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 50.62 % Est. max temperature: 21.81 C = 71.27 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 978.28 mb = 281.63 m = 923.98 ft T: 17.11 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.72 C/km ThetaE index: 11.29 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 930.66 mb = 705.70 m = 2315.25 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.08 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.62 C = 67.32 F Cap Strength: 2.47 C Lifted Index: 0.45 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.88 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.61 C Showalter Index: 3.85 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 43.71 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.18 C Cross Totals Index: 21.52 C K Index: 19.42 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 243.06 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.12 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 131.43 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 16.21 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.26 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.42 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 934.89 mb = 667.42 m = 2189.69 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 919.89 mb = 804.16 m = 2638.29 ft Equ Level (EL): 679.89 mb = 3284.31 m = 10775.16 ft B at Equ Level: 129.80 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 539.89 mb = 5111.83 m = 16770.89 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 230.9 at 50.7 knts Storm direction: 260.9 at 38.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.8 neg: 3.3 tot: 10.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 94.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 273.5 neg: -14.6 tot: 258.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 86.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.52 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.6 stream: 7.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.12 Bulk Rich Number: 1.00 Bulk Shear: 130.78 m/s