MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181200F027.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181200F027.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 27 hour NAM valid 15Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 34.07,-80.1 Latitude: 34.07 Longitude: -80.10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1011 47 22.0 16.2 70 5.8 18.2 183 13 294.2 296.3 290.9 327.2 11.52 1 1000 137 20.0 15.2 74 4.8 16.9 184 15 293.1 295.0 290.0 324.2 10.91 2 950 577 16.1 12.6 80 3.5 14.0 199 27 293.5 295.3 289.1 321.3 9.70 3 900 1034 12.2 11.1 93 1.2 11.6 207 30 294.1 295.8 288.9 320.7 9.25 4 850 1511 10.2 -3.0 39 13.2 4.1 212 23 296.9 297.5 284.4 307.7 3.61 5 800 2018 13.9 -27.6 4 41.5 1.3 194 29 306.0 306.1 284.4 307.7 0.49 6 750 2559 11.5 -36.4 2 48.0 -0.8 209 26 309.1 309.1 285.3 309.9 0.23 7 700 3130 7.6 -20.8 11 28.4 -2.0 213 27 310.9 311.1 286.9 314.4 1.04 8 650 3736 4.6 -21.5 13 26.1 -4.0 210 27 314.2 314.4 288.0 317.8 1.06 9 600 4384 1.9 -25.4 11 27.3 -6.4 207 29 318.3 318.5 289.1 321.2 0.81 10 550 5079 -2.9 -18.9 28 16.0 -8.4 210 31 320.6 320.9 290.6 326.0 1.56 11 500 5824 -9.5 -16.8 55 7.3 -12.1 226 33 321.4 321.8 291.2 328.3 2.05 12 450 6629 -13.9 -31.2 22 17.3 -17.7 232 32 325.8 325.9 291.2 328.1 0.63 13 400 7517 -18.4 -44.9 8 26.5 -22.2 231 38 331.1 331.1 292.2 331.8 0.18 14 350 8495 -26.7 -43.9 18 17.2 -28.8 226 39 332.7 332.8 292.7 333.6 0.22 15 300 9586 -36.1 -49.8 23 13.7 -37.1 228 40 334.5 334.5 293.0 335.0 0.13 16 250 10823 -46.4 -55.6 34 9.2 -46.8 238 48 337.1 337.1 293.7 337.4 0.08 17 200 12279 -52.1 -70.9 9 18.8 -52.4 253 60 350.3 350.3 296.7 350.4 0.01 18 150 14091 -63.6 -81.6 7 18.0 -63.7 253 42 360.5 360.5 298.8 360.5 0.00 19 100 16524 -71.8 -86.3 10 14.4 -71.9 243 33 388.9 388.9 303.6 388.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5686.72 m Freezing level: 580.09 mb = 4660.51 m = 15290.19 ft Wetbulb zero: 769.52 mb = 2343.91 m = 7689.89 ft Precipitable water: 0.77 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 32.14 % Est. max temperature: 24.01 C = 75.22 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 928.18 mb = 773.68 m = 2538.28 ft T: 14.46 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.36 C/km ThetaE index: 19.53 C Layer 1000.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 901.95 mb = 1016.01 m = 3333.31 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.08 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.84 C = 71.31 F Cap Strength: 7.70 C Lifted Index: 5.55 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 9.16 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 6.17 C Showalter Index: 14.22 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 26.35 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 19.78 C Cross Totals Index: 6.57 C K Index: -11.56 Risk: None Sweat Index: 134.04 Risk: None Energy Index: 4.38 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3.25 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 2.55 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7685.85 J/kg Cap Strength: 7.72 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 909.60 mb = 944.60 m = 3099.04 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 208.9 at 27.7 knts Storm direction: 238.9 at 20.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.2 neg: 1.5 tot: 4.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 67.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 110.7 neg: -15.9 tot: 94.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 31.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.45 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.9 stream: 3.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.21 Bulk Shear: 15.56 m/s