MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180000F045.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180000F045.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 45 hour NAM valid 21Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 35.74,-81.29 Latitude: 35.74 Longitude: -81.29 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 87 SFC 973 323 16.5 15.7 95 0.8 16.0 174 9 292.0 294.0 290.2 324.9 11.63 2 950 524 15.0 14.9 99 0.1 15.0 179 20 292.5 294.5 290.2 324.6 11.32 3 900 981 12.8 12.6 99 0.1 12.7 198 36 294.7 296.5 290.0 324.1 10.26 4 850 1460 10.9 10.7 99 0.2 10.8 216 41 297.6 299.3 290.4 325.4 9.56 5 800 1966 9.1 8.8 98 0.3 8.9 225 44 300.8 302.4 290.9 327.1 8.92 6 750 2499 6.5 4.9 89 1.6 5.6 232 40 303.7 305.0 290.4 325.5 7.26 7 700 3062 3.2 1.8 90 1.4 2.5 232 46 306.0 307.2 290.3 325.0 6.24 8 650 3661 1.0 -14.5 30 15.5 -4.7 238 53 310.1 310.4 287.5 316.3 1.91 9 600 4302 -1.3 -41.5 3 40.2 -9.3 243 57 314.6 314.6 287.2 315.2 0.17 10 550 4989 -5.7 -39.4 5 33.7 -12.3 246 61 317.3 317.4 288.1 318.2 0.23 11 500 5726 -11.6 -49.9 3 38.4 -16.8 239 61 319.0 319.0 288.5 319.3 0.08 12 450 6525 -16.3 -52.7 3 36.4 -20.5 235 63 322.7 322.7 289.6 323.0 0.06 13 400 7400 -22.1 -40.7 17 18.7 -24.7 227 76 326.3 326.4 291.0 327.3 0.27 14 350 8370 -27.5 -30.9 73 3.4 -28.2 213 76 331.6 331.8 293.0 334.7 0.83 15 300 9460 -35.6 -40.0 64 4.3 -36.1 213 85 335.2 335.3 293.5 336.7 0.39 16 250 10702 -46.0 -51.2 55 5.2 -46.2 213 98 337.8 337.8 293.9 338.3 0.14 17 200 12156 -51.7 -70.9 8 19.1 -52.1 229 83 350.8 350.8 296.8 350.9 0.01 18 150 13989 -60.5 -81.1 5 20.6 -60.7 239 57 365.8 365.8 299.8 365.8 0.00 19 100 16473 -67.0 -87.5 4 20.4 -67.1 248 35 398.2 398.2 305.0 398.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5638.62 m Freezing level: 628.59 mb = 3935.54 m = 12911.73 ft Wetbulb zero: 682.79 mb = 3263.62 m = 10707.29 ft Precipitable water: 1.13 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 57.19 % Est. max temperature: 23.81 C = 74.85 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 961.56 mb = 421.25 m = 1382.04 ft T: 15.80 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.54 C/km ThetaE index: 11.92 C Layer 750.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 918.75 mb = 806.82 m = 2647.03 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.73 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.37 C = 65.06 F Cap Strength: 3.54 C Lifted Index: 2.43 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 8.25 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.97 C Showalter Index: 1.96 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.74 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.47 C Cross Totals Index: 22.27 C K Index: 31.77 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 345.81 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.13 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 17.13 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.85 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.53 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 919.24 mb = 802.29 m = 2632.14 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 904.24 mb = 941.33 m = 3088.32 ft Equ Level (EL): 894.24 mb = 1034.89 m = 3395.28 ft B at Equ Level: 17.11 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 794.24 mb = 2025.54 m = 6645.40 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 233.0 at 48.6 knts Storm direction: 263.0 at 36.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 91.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 491.9 neg: -2.5 tot: 489.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 163.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.82 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.2 stream: 9.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.05 Bulk Rich Number: 0.09 Bulk Shear: 193.30 m/s