MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181200F042.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181200F042.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 42 hour NAM valid 6Z 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 1008 59 16.3 8.2 59 8.1 11.7 287 13 288.8 290.0 284.5 308.0 6.78 1 1000 129 16.1 7.6 57 8.4 11.3 288 17 289.2 290.4 284.5 307.8 6.57 2 950 562 12.0 5.7 66 6.2 8.6 289 26 289.3 290.4 284.0 306.6 6.06 3 900 1011 8.5 -0.5 53 9.0 4.2 296 29 290.2 291.0 282.2 302.1 4.09 4 850 1481 6.5 -5.9 41 12.4 1.3 271 32 292.9 293.4 282.0 301.5 2.88 5 800 1977 5.6 -5.8 44 11.4 0.7 249 41 297.2 297.7 284.0 306.5 3.10 6 750 2505 5.9 -38.4 2 44.3 -3.8 245 46 303.0 303.0 282.8 303.7 0.18 7 700 3068 5.8 -40.2 2 46.0 -4.3 239 54 308.9 309.0 285.1 309.5 0.16 8 650 3670 2.6 -42.4 2 45.0 -6.6 242 59 311.9 311.9 286.2 312.4 0.14 9 600 4312 -0.4 -44.4 2 44.0 -8.8 251 69 315.6 315.6 287.5 316.1 0.12 10 550 5001 -5.1 -38.9 5 33.8 -11.9 255 76 318.0 318.0 288.3 318.9 0.24 11 500 5740 -10.9 -43.2 5 32.3 -16.2 248 79 319.8 319.8 288.9 320.4 0.17 12 450 6538 -18.0 -45.3 7 27.3 -21.6 253 80 320.6 320.6 289.1 321.1 0.15 13 400 7404 -25.3 -50.7 7 25.4 -27.7 261 83 322.1 322.1 289.5 322.4 0.09 14 350 8358 -32.9 -51.1 15 18.2 -34.3 255 79 324.4 324.4 290.2 324.7 0.10 15 300 9429 -38.5 -67.5 3 29.0 -39.6 234 79 331.1 331.1 292.0 331.1 0.01 16 250 10665 -44.6 -64.4 9 19.7 -45.3 230 94 339.7 339.7 294.3 339.8 0.03 17 200 12133 -50.9 -74.2 5 23.3 -51.4 239 89 352.1 352.1 297.1 352.2 0.01 18 150 13980 -58.3 -81.5 4 23.3 -58.5 247 54 369.7 369.7 300.5 369.7 0.00 19 100 16470 -66.2 -86.7 4 20.6 -66.3 247 38 399.9 399.9 305.2 399.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5611.23 m Freezing level: 607.15 mb = 4220.12 m = 13845.38 ft Wetbulb zero: 792.09 mb = 2058.57 m = 6753.77 ft Precipitable water: 0.44 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 21.11 % Est. max temperature: 20.02 C = 68.03 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 892.83 mb = 1076.91 m = 3533.13 ft T: 8.19 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.25 C/km ThetaE index: 6.47 C Layer 1000.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 589.26 mb = 4454.91 m = 14615.65 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.87 g/kg Conv temperature: 43.72 C = 110.69 F Cap Strength: 14.07 C Lifted Index: 13.87 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 17.83 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 11.86 C Showalter Index: 17.04 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 22.32 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 17.37 C Cross Totals Index: 4.95 C K Index: -34.60 Risk: None Sweat Index: 142.94 Risk: None Energy Index: 4.14 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3.46 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 2.63 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 13265.45 J/kg Cap Strength: 14.05 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 857.16 mb = 1412.40 m = 4633.79 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 252.8 at 52.8 knts Storm direction: 282.8 at 39.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.9 neg: 7.6 tot: 10.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 91.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 120.0 neg: -31.7 tot: 88.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 29.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.32 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.8 stream: 3.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.02 Bulk Shear: 190.62 m/s