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: 35.81,-78.79 Latitude: 35.81 Longitude: -78.79 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 98 SFC 1000 101 18.9 17.7 92 1.3 18.1 221 11 292.1 294.4 291.3 328.4 12.82 2 950 537 15.8 15.7 99 0.1 15.7 233 31 293.2 295.3 290.9 327.0 11.86 3 900 995 12.6 12.4 99 0.1 12.5 247 40 294.4 296.3 289.8 323.4 10.11 4 850 1472 9.2 8.3 94 0.9 8.7 253 36 295.7 297.2 288.5 319.2 8.10 5 800 1972 6.0 3.4 83 2.7 4.6 238 33 297.6 298.7 287.2 315.5 6.09 6 750 2498 4.1 -3.4 58 7.5 0.6 229 47 301.0 301.7 286.4 313.0 3.96 7 700 3059 4.2 -25.0 10 29.3 -4.3 222 54 307.2 307.3 285.2 309.6 0.72 8 650 3659 2.7 -42.3 2 45.0 -6.5 221 61 312.1 312.1 286.2 312.6 0.14 9 600 4301 -1.5 -43.1 2 41.6 -9.5 230 61 314.3 314.4 287.1 314.9 0.14 10 550 4987 -6.0 -48.2 2 42.2 -12.8 242 76 316.9 316.9 287.8 317.3 0.09 11 500 5724 -11.5 -51.9 2 40.5 -16.8 240 84 319.1 319.1 288.5 319.3 0.06 12 450 6520 -18.2 -52.7 3 34.6 -21.9 241 84 320.4 320.4 288.9 320.7 0.06 13 400 7388 -24.4 -52.2 6 27.8 -27.0 235 78 323.3 323.3 289.8 323.6 0.08 14 350 8346 -31.3 -58.8 5 27.5 -33.0 220 78 326.5 326.6 290.7 326.7 0.04 15 300 9427 -36.5 -57.9 9 21.5 -37.7 219 91 334.0 334.0 292.9 334.2 0.05 16 250 10670 -43.8 -61.4 13 17.6 -44.5 222 98 340.9 340.9 294.6 341.1 0.04 17 200 12145 -50.1 -74.8 4 24.7 -50.5 237 79 353.5 353.5 297.4 353.5 0.01 18 150 13990 -57.8 -81.4 3 23.6 -58.1 232 50 370.4 370.4 300.7 370.4 0.00 19 100 16483 -65.6 -85.8 4 20.2 -65.7 235 29 401.0 401.0 305.3 401.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5626.03 m Freezing level: 617.98 mb = 4069.85 m = 13352.38 ft Wetbulb zero: 743.85 mb = 2564.94 m = 8415.07 ft Precipitable water: 0.95 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 41.89 % Est. max temperature: 22.58 C = 72.64 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 981.21 mb = 260.19 m = 853.63 ft T: 17.79 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.89 C/km ThetaE index: 18.83 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 941.21 mb = 615.59 m = 2019.62 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.64 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.25 C = 68.45 F Cap Strength: 3.01 C Lifted Index: 1.53 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.12 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.24 C Showalter Index: 5.34 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 40.38 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 20.62 C Cross Totals Index: 19.76 C K Index: -0.35 Risk: None Sweat Index: 254.73 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.15 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 131.29 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 16.20 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.04 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.95 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 943.62 mb = 593.99 m = 1948.75 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 938.62 mb = 638.96 m = 2096.30 ft Equ Level (EL): 718.62 mb = 2845.31 m = 9334.88 ft B at Equ Level: 131.06 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 578.62 mb = 4586.65 m = 15047.88 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 234.8 at 54.2 knts Storm direction: 264.8 at 40.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.4 neg: 4.9 tot: 9.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 75.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 236.9 neg: -12.5 tot: 224.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 74.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.47 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.3 stream: 5.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.14 Bulk Rich Number: 0.97 Bulk Shear: 135.37 m/s