MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181200F039.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181200F039.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 39 hour NAM valid 3Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 35.13,-78.93 Latitude: 35.13 Longitude: -78.93 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1006 59 20.9 17.1 79 3.8 18.4 230 14 293.6 295.8 291.3 328.5 12.26 1 1000 107 20.7 17.0 79 3.7 18.2 232 17 293.9 296.0 291.4 328.8 12.25 2 950 549 16.7 15.4 92 1.3 15.9 240 30 294.1 296.2 291.0 327.5 11.67 3 900 1007 12.7 12.3 97 0.4 12.4 250 35 294.6 296.4 289.8 323.3 10.00 4 850 1485 9.5 6.6 82 2.9 7.9 252 34 296.1 297.4 287.8 317.0 7.20 5 800 1984 6.4 0.6 67 5.8 3.5 239 36 298.0 298.9 286.3 312.8 5.00 6 750 2515 7.1 -13.5 21 20.6 -0.7 228 50 304.3 304.6 285.3 310.0 1.79 7 700 3080 6.9 -39.5 2 46.4 -3.7 228 52 310.1 310.2 285.6 310.8 0.18 8 650 3686 4.5 -40.9 2 45.3 -5.5 230 54 314.0 314.1 286.9 314.6 0.17 9 600 4330 -0.3 -40.3 3 40.0 -8.6 247 59 315.8 315.9 287.6 316.5 0.19 10 550 5019 -5.3 -43.4 3 38.1 -12.2 252 72 317.8 317.9 288.2 318.4 0.15 11 500 5759 -10.6 -51.3 2 40.7 -16.2 248 74 320.1 320.1 288.8 320.4 0.07 12 450 6557 -18.0 -46.1 7 28.2 -21.6 250 74 320.6 320.7 289.1 321.2 0.14 13 400 7424 -24.6 -50.7 7 26.1 -27.1 245 70 323.0 323.0 289.8 323.3 0.09 14 350 8381 -31.5 -55.1 8 23.6 -33.1 227 69 326.3 326.3 290.7 326.5 0.06 15 300 9459 -37.1 -59.0 8 21.9 -38.2 224 82 333.1 333.2 292.6 333.3 0.04 16 250 10700 -44.7 -55.1 30 10.4 -45.2 224 102 339.7 339.7 294.3 340.0 0.09 17 200 12169 -50.8 -72.8 6 22.0 -51.2 239 81 352.3 352.3 297.1 352.3 0.01 18 150 14011 -58.4 -83.4 3 25.1 -58.6 238 49 369.5 369.5 300.5 369.5 0.00 19 100 16492 -66.0 -87.7 3 21.7 -66.2 233 30 400.1 400.1 305.2 400.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5651.48 m Freezing level: 602.69 mb = 4295.71 m = 14093.38 ft Wetbulb zero: 758.79 mb = 2419.14 m = 7936.73 ft Precipitable water: 0.88 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 34.50 % Est. max temperature: 23.24 C = 73.83 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 950.52 mb = 544.00 m = 1784.77 ft T: 16.73 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.54 C/km ThetaE index: 18.81 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 926.27 mb = 763.13 m = 2503.67 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.51 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.68 C = 71.02 F Cap Strength: 4.51 C Lifted Index: 2.07 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.12 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.66 C Showalter Index: 7.46 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 37.31 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 20.10 C Cross Totals Index: 17.21 C K Index: -19.71 Risk: None Sweat Index: 220.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.87 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 84.38 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 12.99 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.56 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.53 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 929.49 mb = 733.75 m = 2407.29 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 924.49 mb = 779.46 m = 2557.26 ft Equ Level (EL): 754.49 mb = 2465.94 m = 8090.24 ft B at Equ Level: 82.08 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 674.49 mb = 3383.58 m = 11100.86 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 242.0 at 50.7 knts Storm direction: 272.0 at 38.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.0 neg: 3.9 tot: 7.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 70.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 194.0 neg: -4.8 tot: 189.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 63.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.55 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.1 stream: 5.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.07 Bulk Rich Number: 0.82 Bulk Shear: 102.98 m/s