MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F048.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F048.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 48 hour NAM valid 12Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 34.03,-81.97 Latitude: 34.03 Longitude: -81.97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 136 SFC 998 149 15.4 12.5 83 2.9 13.6 178 6 288.6 290.2 286.8 314.2 9.13 2 950 572 16.5 12.3 77 4.1 13.9 206 31 293.9 295.6 289.1 321.2 9.53 3 900 1031 13.8 10.9 82 2.9 12.0 205 22 295.8 297.4 289.4 322.2 9.13 4 850 1511 11.5 5.7 67 5.8 8.3 203 18 298.2 299.5 288.1 318.1 6.76 5 800 2018 12.1 -6.6 26 18.8 3.7 221 21 304.1 304.6 286.4 313.1 2.90 6 750 2556 10.5 -12.4 19 22.9 1.2 216 24 308.0 308.3 286.8 314.3 1.96 7 700 3126 7.7 -13.9 20 21.6 -0.8 221 24 311.0 311.4 287.8 317.1 1.87 8 650 3733 4.0 -10.9 33 15.0 -2.2 228 23 313.5 314.0 289.3 321.8 2.55 9 600 4377 0.2 -17.1 26 17.3 -6.0 212 25 316.3 316.6 289.3 321.9 1.66 10 550 5070 -3.7 -23.1 21 19.4 -9.6 206 28 319.7 319.9 289.8 323.5 1.09 11 500 5813 -9.7 -24.4 29 14.7 -13.7 215 36 321.2 321.4 290.2 324.9 1.06 12 450 6618 -14.9 -25.0 42 10.1 -17.5 227 40 324.6 324.8 291.3 328.5 1.12 13 400 7502 -19.0 -42.2 11 23.2 -22.5 237 37 330.3 330.4 292.0 331.2 0.23 14 350 8480 -26.0 -52.7 6 26.7 -28.5 236 37 333.7 333.7 292.8 334.0 0.08 15 300 9574 -35.9 -53.8 14 17.9 -37.1 238 39 334.7 334.7 293.1 335.0 0.08 16 250 10809 -46.8 -56.9 31 10.1 -47.2 243 43 336.5 336.5 293.5 336.8 0.07 17 200 12259 -53.8 -70.6 11 16.8 -54.1 244 57 347.6 347.6 296.1 347.6 0.01 18 150 14071 -62.3 -81.3 6 19.0 -62.4 253 49 362.8 362.8 299.2 362.8 0.00 19 100 16516 -71.2 -86.2 9 15.0 -71.2 245 29 390.2 390.2 303.8 390.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5677.46 m Freezing level: 597.96 mb = 4405.50 m = 14453.56 ft Wetbulb zero: 720.09 mb = 2892.35 m = 9489.23 ft Precipitable water: 0.88 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 38.82 % Est. max temperature: 25.12 C = 77.22 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 956.40 mb = 514.77 m = 1688.87 ft T: 16.30 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.47 C/km ThetaE index: 9.03 C Layer 850.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 695.70 mb = 3176.57 m = 10421.70 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.33 g/kg Conv temperature: 37.92 C = 100.26 F Cap Strength: 7.71 C Lifted Index: 6.80 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 11.03 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 7.32 C Showalter Index: 7.74 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 36.62 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.24 C Cross Totals Index: 15.39 C K Index: 5.36 Risk: None Sweat Index: 190.92 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.52 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 27.33 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.39 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8522.62 J/kg Cap Strength: 7.71 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 898.91 mb = 1041.01 m = 3415.36 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 213.5 at 25.0 knts Storm direction: 243.5 at 18.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.4 neg: 1.1 tot: 5.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 89.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 130.0 neg: -38.9 tot: 91.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 30.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.45 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.7 stream: 3.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 5.53 Bulk Shear: 4.95 m/s