MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180000F039.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180000F039.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 39 hour NAM valid 15Z SUN 19 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 1010 59 20.2 14.8 71 5.4 16.7 206 12 292.5 294.4 289.5 322.4 10.51 1 1000 146 18.3 14.1 77 4.2 15.7 207 15 291.4 293.2 288.8 320.2 10.16 2 950 582 13.8 13.0 95 0.7 13.3 211 20 291.1 292.9 288.5 319.3 9.96 3 900 1036 11.5 4.8 63 6.7 7.9 219 24 293.3 294.4 285.5 310.6 5.98 4 850 1515 13.9 -23.8 6 37.7 1.9 206 31 300.7 300.8 282.5 302.9 0.66 5 800 2023 12.3 -17.7 11 30.0 1.4 199 32 304.2 304.4 284.6 308.1 1.19 6 750 2560 10.1 -21.5 9 31.6 -0.4 203 31 307.6 307.7 285.5 310.6 0.92 7 700 3129 7.0 -30.2 5 37.2 -3.3 207 31 310.2 310.3 285.9 311.8 0.45 8 650 3735 4.5 -41.1 2 45.6 -5.5 205 28 314.1 314.1 287.0 314.7 0.16 9 600 4381 1.1 -30.7 7 31.7 -7.3 204 25 317.4 317.5 288.5 319.1 0.50 10 550 5073 -4.2 -18.3 33 14.0 -9.0 208 25 319.1 319.4 290.2 324.6 1.65 11 500 5815 -10.1 -20.4 43 10.3 -13.3 213 27 320.7 321.0 290.5 325.8 1.50 12 450 6621 -14.5 -32.7 20 18.2 -18.3 220 33 325.1 325.2 290.9 327.0 0.54 13 400 7504 -19.2 -49.5 5 30.2 -22.9 223 37 330.0 330.0 291.8 330.4 0.11 14 350 8483 -26.6 -50.4 9 23.8 -29.0 226 38 332.8 332.9 292.6 333.3 0.11 15 300 9575 -36.1 -52.7 17 16.6 -37.2 239 38 334.4 334.5 293.0 334.8 0.10 16 250 10811 -46.9 -53.6 47 6.7 -47.2 237 40 336.3 336.3 293.5 336.7 0.10 17 200 12256 -54.5 -69.6 14 15.1 -54.8 246 62 346.4 346.4 295.8 346.5 0.02 18 150 14068 -62.7 -81.6 6 19.0 -62.8 254 47 362.1 362.1 299.1 362.1 0.00 19 100 16508 -71.2 -86.2 9 15.0 -71.2 252 33 390.2 390.2 303.8 390.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5669.21 m Freezing level: 589.80 mb = 4522.49 m = 14837.37 ft Wetbulb zero: 761.97 mb = 2428.24 m = 7966.56 ft Precipitable water: 0.62 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 26.98 % Est. max temperature: 26.87 C = 80.36 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 932.43 mb = 738.85 m = 2424.03 ft T: 12.96 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.38 C/km ThetaE index: 19.53 C Layer 1000.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 712.70 mb = 2981.09 m = 9780.35 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.37 g/kg Conv temperature: 37.29 C = 99.12 F Cap Strength: 8.83 C Lifted Index: 7.25 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 11.90 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 7.30 C Showalter Index: 16.39 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 10.33 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 24.03 C Cross Totals Index: -13.70 C K Index: -36.97 Risk: None Sweat Index: 131.37 Risk: None Energy Index: 4.78 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 5.26 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.24 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 9807.37 J/kg Cap Strength: 8.81 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 920.08 mb = 850.86 m = 2791.51 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 207.0 at 27.1 knts Storm direction: 237.0 at 20.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.5 neg: 2.1 tot: 4.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 79.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 44.4 neg: -14.3 tot: 30.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 10.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.41 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.2 stream: 2.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.36 Bulk Shear: 14.58 m/s