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: 35.99,-80.00 Latitude: 35.99 Longitude: -80.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 981 250 18.0 16.7 92 1.3 17.1 215 10 292.7 294.9 291.0 327.6 12.27 2 950 526 16.0 15.8 99 0.2 15.8 219 24 293.4 295.5 291.0 327.4 11.95 3 900 984 13.7 13.3 98 0.4 13.4 225 44 295.6 297.5 290.7 326.5 10.74 4 850 1464 10.5 9.4 93 1.1 9.9 229 42 297.1 298.7 289.5 322.6 8.74 5 800 1967 7.1 4.7 85 2.4 5.8 234 39 298.7 299.9 288.2 318.5 6.70 6 750 2495 4.2 0.6 77 3.6 2.4 225 43 301.2 302.1 287.8 317.1 5.33 7 700 3055 2.5 -11.5 35 13.9 -3.0 218 48 305.2 305.6 286.2 312.4 2.27 8 650 3650 0.7 -31.3 7 32.0 -7.2 225 52 309.8 309.8 285.8 311.3 0.43 9 600 4289 -1.6 -45.2 2 43.6 -9.6 231 53 314.2 314.3 286.9 314.7 0.11 10 550 4975 -6.4 -40.7 5 34.3 -12.8 244 69 316.5 316.5 287.8 317.2 0.20 11 500 5711 -11.4 -51.9 2 40.5 -16.7 243 82 319.2 319.2 288.6 319.4 0.06 12 450 6509 -17.1 -52.4 3 35.3 -21.1 239 79 321.7 321.7 289.3 322.0 0.07 13 400 7382 -22.9 -50.7 6 27.8 -25.8 229 71 325.2 325.2 290.4 325.5 0.09 14 350 8345 -29.7 -57.9 5 28.2 -31.6 221 80 328.7 328.8 291.4 328.9 0.04 15 300 9429 -36.3 -52.7 17 16.4 -37.4 217 93 334.2 334.2 292.9 334.6 0.10 16 250 10671 -44.6 -56.5 25 12.0 -45.1 215 98 339.8 339.8 294.3 340.1 0.07 17 200 12144 -49.5 -75.5 3 26.0 -50.0 231 84 354.3 354.3 297.5 354.4 0.01 18 150 13992 -58.7 -82.0 3 23.3 -59.0 244 56 368.9 368.9 300.4 368.9 0.00 19 100 16480 -66.7 -86.0 5 19.4 -66.8 250 32 398.9 398.9 305.0 398.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5623.49 m Freezing level: 634.94 mb = 3842.54 m = 12606.60 ft Wetbulb zero: 727.84 mb = 2738.22 m = 8983.54 ft Precipitable water: 0.96 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 45.75 % Est. max temperature: 22.96 C = 73.33 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 962.83 mb = 411.27 m = 1349.29 ft T: 16.80 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.21 C/km ThetaE index: 16.33 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 917.97 mb = 816.77 m = 2679.65 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.38 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.05 C = 68.09 F Cap Strength: 2.16 C Lifted Index: 1.39 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.97 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.72 C Showalter Index: 3.61 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 42.62 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.85 C Cross Totals Index: 20.77 C K Index: 17.32 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 333.49 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.54 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 106.90 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 14.62 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.05 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.05 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 924.36 mb = 757.92 m = 2486.59 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 889.36 mb = 1084.36 m = 3557.56 ft Equ Level (EL): 669.36 mb = 3414.39 m = 11201.92 ft B at Equ Level: 106.13 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 519.36 mb = 5417.68 m = 17774.32 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 232.8 at 52.6 knts Storm direction: 262.8 at 39.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.2 neg: 2.2 tot: 7.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 70.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 272.9 neg: -11.3 tot: 261.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 87.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.60 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.0 stream: 6.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.16 Bulk Rich Number: 0.83 Bulk Shear: 129.13 m/s