MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171800F027.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171800F027.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 27 hour NAM valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 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 1009 59 24.1 14.5 55 9.5 17.9 197 7 296.4 298.3 290.6 326.3 10.34 1 1000 141 23.0 13.8 56 9.2 17.1 199 8 296.1 297.9 290.2 324.9 9.94 2 950 584 18.6 12.7 69 5.9 14.9 205 9 296.0 297.8 290.0 324.2 9.76 3 900 1045 14.1 12.0 87 2.1 12.7 209 9 296.0 297.8 290.0 324.3 9.80 4 850 1526 13.4 2.3 47 11.1 7.5 287 5 300.1 301.1 287.4 316.0 5.30 5 800 2035 12.9 -32.4 3 45.3 0.5 246 6 304.9 305.0 283.8 306.0 0.31 6 750 2573 10.9 -34.7 2 45.6 -1.0 240 8 308.4 308.5 285.1 309.4 0.27 7 700 3144 7.7 -12.0 23 19.6 -0.4 242 8 311.0 311.4 288.1 318.0 2.18 8 650 3749 3.6 -15.9 22 19.5 -3.6 255 11 313.0 313.4 288.3 318.7 1.71 9 600 4393 -0.4 -28.7 10 28.2 -8.0 262 15 315.6 315.7 288.0 317.7 0.60 10 550 5082 -5.3 -17.7 37 12.4 -9.5 279 17 317.8 318.2 289.9 323.6 1.73 11 500 5822 -10.7 -21.0 42 10.3 -13.8 280 21 320.0 320.3 290.2 324.9 1.43 12 450 6622 -16.4 -30.5 29 14.1 -19.4 280 23 322.6 322.7 290.3 325.0 0.67 13 400 7498 -21.9 -34.5 31 12.6 -24.1 289 26 326.5 326.6 291.2 328.4 0.51 14 350 8466 -29.0 -49.9 11 20.9 -30.9 290 33 329.7 329.7 291.7 330.1 0.11 15 300 9551 -36.6 -59.4 8 22.8 -37.8 295 36 333.8 333.8 292.8 334.0 0.04 16 250 10790 -45.1 -60.9 15 15.8 -45.7 286 45 339.0 339.0 294.1 339.2 0.04 17 200 12250 -53.3 -72.0 9 18.7 -53.7 280 48 348.3 348.3 296.3 348.4 0.01 18 150 14067 -62.4 -81.4 6 19.0 -62.5 289 52 362.6 362.6 299.2 362.6 0.00 19 100 16503 -71.3 -85.8 10 14.5 -71.3 288 28 390.0 390.0 303.8 390.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5681.71 m Freezing level: 605.41 mb = 4323.38 m = 14184.15 ft Wetbulb zero: 783.97 mb = 2203.59 m = 7229.53 ft Precipitable water: 0.82 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 32.92 % Est. max temperature: 26.99 C = 80.57 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 877.34 mb = 1259.67 m = 4132.73 ft T: 13.75 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.87 C/km ThetaE index: 18.32 C Layer 850.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 712.89 mb = 2993.07 m = 9819.65 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.85 g/kg Conv temperature: 38.00 C = 100.39 F Cap Strength: 5.62 C Lifted Index: 3.21 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 7.27 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 5.43 C Showalter Index: 7.96 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 37.04 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 24.06 C Cross Totals Index: 12.97 C K Index: 6.69 Risk: None Sweat Index: 58.37 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.93 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 0.89 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 1.34 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7281.28 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.58 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 871.97 mb = 1311.35 m = 4302.27 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 257.8 at 11.5 knts Storm direction: 287.8 at 8.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.5 neg: 1.0 tot: 2.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 24.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 16.9 neg: -4.2 tot: 12.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 4.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.23 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.4 stream: 0.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.07 Bulk Shear: 12.48 m/s