MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181200F036.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181200F036.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 36 hour NAM valid 0Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 35.85,-78.71 Latitude: 35.85 Longitude: -78.71 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 89 SFC 999 100 21.1 15.7 71 5.4 17.5 195 11 294.4 296.4 290.7 326.7 11.29 2 950 531 17.0 14.9 87 2.2 15.7 196 27 294.5 296.5 290.8 326.7 11.26 3 900 990 13.8 13.6 99 0.2 13.7 198 33 295.7 297.7 290.9 327.3 10.95 4 850 1471 11.9 11.7 99 0.1 11.8 216 40 298.6 300.4 291.3 328.4 10.23 5 800 1978 10.4 10.2 99 0.1 10.3 244 48 302.2 304.0 292.1 331.4 9.84 6 750 2512 5.8 5.4 98 0.3 5.6 238 47 302.8 304.2 290.4 325.4 7.54 7 700 3075 3.7 0.9 82 2.8 2.2 228 47 306.6 307.7 290.1 324.4 5.82 8 650 3676 2.9 -11.9 33 14.8 -3.0 226 46 312.3 312.7 288.7 319.9 2.37 9 600 4321 0.7 -35.2 5 36.0 -7.8 227 45 317.0 317.0 288.1 318.1 0.32 10 550 5012 -5.0 -39.2 5 34.2 -11.8 245 52 318.2 318.2 288.4 319.1 0.23 11 500 5752 -10.5 -51.2 2 40.8 -16.1 243 57 320.3 320.3 288.9 320.5 0.07 12 450 6552 -16.2 -55.2 2 39.0 -20.5 229 54 322.9 322.9 289.7 323.1 0.05 13 400 7426 -23.4 -43.5 14 20.2 -25.9 222 57 324.6 324.7 290.4 325.4 0.20 14 350 8391 -28.4 -47.7 14 19.3 -30.3 218 70 330.5 330.5 292.0 331.1 0.15 15 300 9481 -35.5 -38.8 72 3.3 -35.9 215 81 335.3 335.4 293.6 337.0 0.44 16 250 10720 -47.0 -50.4 68 3.4 -47.1 218 80 336.2 336.2 293.5 336.8 0.15 17 200 12175 -51.0 -72.4 6 21.4 -51.5 232 71 351.9 351.9 297.1 352.0 0.01 18 150 14013 -59.1 -81.1 4 21.9 -59.3 232 54 368.2 368.2 300.2 368.2 0.00 19 100 16492 -66.5 -87.0 4 20.5 -66.6 245 30 399.3 399.3 305.1 399.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5662.56 m Freezing level: 593.51 mb = 4411.07 m = 14471.82 ft Wetbulb zero: 679.02 mb = 3321.88 m = 10898.42 ft Precipitable water: 1.29 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 57.31 % Est. max temperature: 25.41 C = 77.73 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 922.16 mb = 783.21 m = 2569.55 ft T: 15.27 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.29 C/km ThetaE index: 13.23 C Layer 750.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 902.44 mb = 966.80 m = 3171.87 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.18 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.43 C = 72.37 F Cap Strength: 4.53 C Lifted Index: 2.29 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.76 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.50 C Showalter Index: 1.52 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.52 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.33 C Cross Totals Index: 22.18 C K Index: 31.22 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 356.69 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.47 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 6.98 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.74 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 40.06 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.38 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 914.43 mb = 854.72 m = 2804.16 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 749.43 mb = 2518.40 m = 8262.35 ft Equ Level (EL): 719.43 mb = 2851.95 m = 9356.69 ft B at Equ Level: 6.34 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 689.43 mb = 3198.73 m = 10494.39 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 230.6 at 44.3 knts Storm direction: 260.6 at 33.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.1 neg: 2.1 tot: 9.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 85.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 401.7 neg: -60.8 tot: 340.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 113.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.61 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.2 stream: 7.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.06 Bulk Shear: 119.17 m/s