MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180600F072.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180600F072.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 3 day NAM valid 6Z TUE 21 OCT 25 Station: 33.98,-85.83 Latitude: 33.98 Longitude: -85.83 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 153 SFC 993 210 10.3 4.8 69 5.5 7.5 122 2 284.0 285.0 281.0 299.2 5.44 2 950 587 14.7 3.7 47 11.1 8.9 221 12 292.2 293.1 284.3 307.3 5.24 3 900 1041 13.7 -24.3 5 38.0 2.1 227 14 295.6 295.7 280.3 297.5 0.59 4 850 1521 13.7 -35.0 2 48.7 1.2 242 17 300.5 300.5 281.9 301.3 0.23 5 800 2030 13.5 -30.9 3 44.5 0.8 254 18 305.6 305.6 284.1 306.8 0.36 6 750 2569 11.0 -18.4 11 29.4 0.4 261 22 308.5 308.7 286.2 312.4 1.19 7 700 3141 8.4 -24.6 8 33.0 -2.0 262 26 311.8 311.9 286.9 314.3 0.74 8 650 3748 4.7 -25.5 9 30.2 -4.5 263 25 314.3 314.4 287.7 316.8 0.74 9 600 4394 0.8 -36.3 4 37.2 -7.8 262 27 317.1 317.2 288.1 318.1 0.28 10 550 5086 -3.9 -38.1 5 34.2 -11.1 265 30 319.5 319.5 288.9 320.4 0.26 11 500 5829 -9.4 -40.1 6 30.7 -15.0 266 32 321.6 321.7 289.5 322.5 0.23 12 450 6634 -15.0 -44.1 6 29.1 -19.4 269 32 324.4 324.4 290.3 325.0 0.17 13 400 7512 -21.7 -46.9 8 25.2 -24.7 270 35 326.8 326.8 290.9 327.3 0.14 14 350 8480 -29.0 -50.4 11 21.5 -30.9 273 43 329.7 329.7 291.7 330.1 0.11 15 300 9563 -37.4 -57.1 11 19.7 -38.4 274 47 332.7 332.7 292.5 332.9 0.06 16 250 10795 -47.3 -56.5 34 9.2 -47.6 279 57 335.8 335.8 293.3 336.1 0.07 17 200 12236 -57.0 -65.5 33 8.5 -57.2 287 66 342.5 342.5 295.0 342.6 0.03 18 150 14017 -65.6 -75.1 25 9.5 -65.7 275 56 357.1 357.1 298.1 357.2 0.01 19 100 16463 -70.4 -86.9 7 16.5 -70.5 254 45 391.7 391.7 304.0 391.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5675.70 m Freezing level: 591.07 mb = 4517.41 m = 14820.71 ft Wetbulb zero: 742.27 mb = 2655.22 m = 8711.25 ft Precipitable water: 0.25 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 11.01 % Est. max temperature: 27.43 C = 81.38 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 913.50 mb = 916.14 m = 3005.67 ft T: 13.98 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.61 C/km ThetaE index: 9.78 C Layer 900.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 499.80 mb = 5831.98 m = 19133.56 ft Mean mixing ratio: 3.77 g/kg Conv temperature: 47.88 C = 118.18 F Cap Strength: 17.54 C Lifted Index: 17.81 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 21.43 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 16.36 C Showalter Index: 17.33 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: -2.58 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 23.06 C Cross Totals Index: -25.64 C K Index: -44.97 Risk: None Sweat Index: 141.89 Risk: None Energy Index: 4.52 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 45.26 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 9.51 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 14304.51 J/kg Cap Strength: 17.76 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 755.68 mb = 2506.41 m = 8223.04 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 258.4 at 22.9 knts Storm direction: 288.4 at 17.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 114.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 126.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 126.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 42.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.85 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.0 stream: 5.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 1.08 Bulk Shear: 41.97 m/s