MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181200F030.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181200F030.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 30 hour NAM valid 18Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 33.36,-82.26 Latitude: 33.36 Longitude: -82.26 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1000 115 19.6 18.4 93 1.1 18.8 209 6 292.7 295.1 291.9 330.9 13.45 1 1000 118 19.6 18.5 94 1.0 18.9 211 5 292.7 295.1 292.0 331.2 13.55 2 950 558 17.1 16.7 97 0.5 16.8 197 17 294.6 296.9 291.9 330.8 12.65 3 900 1019 15.0 14.9 100 0.1 15.0 205 24 296.9 299.1 292.1 331.4 11.93 4 850 1502 12.6 12.5 99 0.1 12.6 228 34 299.4 301.3 292.0 330.9 10.77 5 800 2010 9.8 9.7 99 0.1 9.7 232 32 301.6 303.3 291.6 329.6 9.46 6 750 2546 9.1 8.9 99 0.1 9.0 242 40 306.4 308.2 293.2 335.3 9.59 7 700 3117 6.5 6.3 99 0.2 6.4 248 44 309.7 311.3 293.3 336.1 8.62 8 650 3723 2.9 2.5 97 0.4 2.7 250 43 312.3 313.6 292.9 334.3 7.09 9 600 4366 -1.0 -1.3 98 0.3 -1.2 251 45 314.9 316.0 292.6 333.2 5.79 10 550 5056 -5.1 -5.8 94 0.8 -5.4 250 47 318.1 319.0 292.4 332.6 4.51 11 500 5799 -9.5 -10.9 89 1.5 -10.1 249 48 321.5 322.1 292.4 332.5 3.32 12 450 6606 -14.2 -15.8 87 1.7 -14.7 244 48 325.4 325.9 292.7 333.9 2.48 13 400 7491 -19.4 -21.4 84 2.0 -20.0 231 45 329.8 330.2 293.3 335.9 1.74 14 350 8468 -27.0 -30.0 76 3.0 -27.6 225 47 332.3 332.5 293.2 335.6 0.91 15 300 9558 -36.3 -40.6 65 4.3 -36.8 226 46 334.2 334.3 293.2 335.6 0.37 16 250 10796 -45.8 -49.7 65 3.9 -46.0 226 53 338.0 338.0 294.0 338.6 0.16 17 200 12260 -52.4 -72.1 8 19.7 -52.7 240 71 349.9 349.9 296.6 349.9 0.01 18 150 14074 -62.4 -81.2 6 18.8 -62.5 243 51 362.7 362.7 299.2 362.7 0.00 19 100 16522 -69.8 -86.2 7 16.4 -69.8 247 31 392.9 392.9 304.2 393.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5681.52 m Freezing level: 612.95 mb = 4199.49 m = 13777.67 ft Wetbulb zero: 615.42 mb = 4162.16 m = 13655.21 ft Precipitable water: 1.91 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 97.07 % Est. max temperature: 26.24 C = 79.24 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 983.82 mb = 257.85 m = 845.95 ft T: 18.79 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.96 C/km ThetaE index: 1.83 C Layer 850.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 933.59 mb = 706.88 m = 2319.12 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.69 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.22 C = 71.99 F Cap Strength: 1.79 C Lifted Index: 1.22 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.27 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.79 C Showalter Index: 1.34 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.09 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.12 C Cross Totals Index: 21.97 C K Index: 34.46 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 336.49 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.25 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 19.98 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.32 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.58 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.77 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 942.43 mb = 626.60 m = 2055.74 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 847.43 mb = 1527.45 m = 5011.24 ft Equ Level (EL): 787.43 mb = 2141.21 m = 7024.87 ft B at Equ Level: 19.78 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 737.43 mb = 2685.95 m = 8812.06 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 242.2 at 37.7 knts Storm direction: 272.2 at 28.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.0 neg: 2.0 tot: 8.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 110.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 318.6 neg: -1.9 tot: 316.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 105.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.90 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.0 stream: 8.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 0.17 Bulk Shear: 119.95 m/s