MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180000F021.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180000F021.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 21 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 25.0 14.5 52 10.5 18.2 204 8 297.4 299.3 291.0 327.5 10.36 1 1000 134 24.0 13.7 52 10.3 17.4 206 9 297.2 298.9 290.5 325.8 9.88 2 950 580 19.6 12.6 64 7.0 15.2 210 11 297.1 298.8 290.3 325.3 9.72 3 900 1042 15.2 11.6 79 3.6 13.0 220 11 297.2 298.9 290.2 324.9 9.56 4 850 1524 13.3 3.6 52 9.7 8.0 270 9 300.1 301.2 287.9 317.5 5.84 5 800 2033 13.1 -20.0 8 33.1 1.5 256 8 305.2 305.3 284.7 308.4 0.98 6 750 2573 11.4 -32.2 3 43.6 -0.7 231 10 308.9 309.0 285.4 310.1 0.34 7 700 3144 8.0 -16.1 16 24.1 -1.1 230 10 311.3 311.6 287.6 316.4 1.55 8 650 3749 3.9 -17.8 19 21.7 -3.8 249 11 313.4 313.7 288.2 318.2 1.45 9 600 4393 -0.7 -19.2 23 18.5 -6.9 260 15 315.3 315.6 288.8 320.0 1.40 10 550 5083 -5.0 -18.0 35 13.1 -9.4 274 18 318.2 318.5 289.9 323.8 1.68 11 500 5823 -10.7 -18.9 51 8.2 -13.3 274 23 320.0 320.3 290.5 325.8 1.72 12 450 6624 -16.2 -24.1 51 7.9 -18.3 279 26 322.8 323.1 290.9 327.1 1.21 13 400 7500 -22.1 -34.9 30 12.8 -24.3 285 32 326.2 326.3 291.2 328.0 0.49 14 350 8466 -29.5 -49.6 12 20.1 -31.3 287 34 329.0 329.0 291.6 329.5 0.12 15 300 9552 -36.3 -58.8 8 22.5 -37.5 290 36 334.2 334.2 292.9 334.4 0.05 16 250 10792 -45.0 -62.9 12 17.9 -45.6 283 43 339.2 339.2 294.1 339.3 0.03 17 200 12254 -52.4 -73.0 7 20.6 -52.7 282 51 349.8 349.8 296.6 349.9 0.01 18 150 14074 -62.0 -80.2 7 18.2 -62.1 289 49 363.2 363.2 299.3 363.3 0.00 19 100 16509 -71.2 -85.7 10 14.5 -71.2 292 26 390.3 390.3 303.8 390.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5688.82 m Freezing level: 607.36 mb = 4298.59 m = 14102.83 ft Wetbulb zero: 765.35 mb = 2403.35 m = 7884.92 ft Precipitable water: 0.85 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 33.51 % Est. max temperature: 27.19 C = 80.95 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 865.07 mb = 1376.07 m = 4514.60 ft T: 13.91 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.98 C/km ThetaE index: 19.11 C Layer 1000.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 703.32 mb = 3104.61 m = 10185.61 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.76 g/kg Conv temperature: 38.78 C = 101.80 F Cap Strength: 5.74 C Lifted Index: 2.74 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.90 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 5.31 C Showalter Index: 7.07 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 38.41 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 24.07 C Cross Totals Index: 14.35 C K Index: 3.61 Risk: None Sweat Index: 85.14 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.78 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 0.36 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 0.85 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6620.63 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.73 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 857.18 mb = 1453.50 m = 4768.65 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 253.0 at 12.9 knts Storm direction: 283.0 at 9.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.6 neg: 1.1 tot: 2.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 21.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 21.3 neg: -2.0 tot: 19.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 6.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.29 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.7 stream: 1.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.03 Bulk Shear: 11.13 m/s