MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510190000F015.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510190000F015.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 15 hour NAM valid 15Z SUN 19 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 1009 59 21.4 15.6 70 5.8 17.6 191 11 293.7 295.7 290.4 325.4 11.08 1 1000 137 19.6 15.0 75 4.6 16.7 193 14 292.8 294.7 289.8 323.5 10.78 2 950 576 15.4 13.6 89 1.8 14.3 202 26 292.8 294.6 289.4 322.2 10.34 3 900 1032 11.9 9.6 86 2.3 10.6 210 30 293.8 295.3 288.1 317.9 8.39 4 850 1509 12.5 -9.6 20 22.1 3.4 199 33 299.3 299.7 283.8 306.0 2.17 5 800 2017 12.1 -15.3 13 27.3 1.7 196 34 304.0 304.3 284.8 308.7 1.45 6 750 2553 9.8 -21.6 9 31.3 -0.7 197 35 307.2 307.3 285.4 310.2 0.91 7 700 3122 7.5 -35.8 3 43.4 -3.3 201 34 310.8 310.9 285.9 311.8 0.26 8 650 3728 4.7 -31.8 5 36.5 -5.0 199 35 314.3 314.4 287.3 315.8 0.41 9 600 4376 2.1 -21.9 15 24.0 -5.8 194 33 318.5 318.7 289.5 322.3 1.10 10 550 5070 -3.6 -13.2 47 9.6 -7.4 209 32 319.9 320.3 291.2 328.2 2.51 11 500 5814 -9.8 -16.5 58 6.7 -12.1 224 31 321.1 321.5 291.2 328.2 2.10 12 450 6619 -14.1 -31.7 21 17.6 -17.9 225 32 325.6 325.7 291.0 327.7 0.60 13 400 7506 -18.1 -48.8 5 30.7 -22.1 222 36 331.5 331.5 292.2 331.9 0.11 14 350 8486 -26.4 -45.1 16 18.7 -28.6 224 38 333.2 333.2 292.8 333.9 0.20 15 300 9579 -35.4 -42.2 50 6.8 -36.1 225 37 335.5 335.6 293.5 336.7 0.31 16 250 10823 -45.5 -48.8 69 3.4 -45.7 218 34 338.5 338.5 294.1 339.2 0.18 17 200 12278 -53.7 -68.4 15 14.8 -53.9 253 64 347.8 347.8 296.1 347.9 0.02 18 150 14082 -64.1 -73.4 27 9.3 -64.2 257 42 359.7 359.7 298.7 359.7 0.01 19 100 16512 -70.7 -85.3 10 14.5 -70.8 263 35 391.1 391.1 303.9 391.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5676.91 m Freezing level: 581.75 mb = 4629.31 m = 15187.85 ft Wetbulb zero: 764.22 mb = 2397.17 m = 7864.63 ft Precipitable water: 0.76 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 33.57 % Est. max temperature: 25.87 C = 78.57 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 926.56 mb = 786.65 m = 2580.84 ft T: 13.77 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.45 C/km ThetaE index: 19.40 C Layer 1000.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 910.64 mb = 932.81 m = 3060.37 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.16 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.20 C = 70.16 F Cap Strength: 8.01 C Lifted Index: 5.53 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 10.19 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 6.30 C Showalter Index: 15.08 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 22.54 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.34 C Cross Totals Index: 0.20 C K Index: -30.64 Risk: None Sweat Index: 173.74 Risk: None Energy Index: 4.64 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3.21 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 2.53 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7823.49 J/kg Cap Strength: 7.99 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 918.74 mb = 858.15 m = 2815.41 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 202.7 at 31.6 knts Storm direction: 232.7 at 23.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.6 neg: 1.5 tot: 5.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 79.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 83.5 neg: -9.6 tot: 73.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 24.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.62 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.5 stream: 3.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.14 Bulk Shear: 23.55 m/s