MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510190000F021.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510190000F021.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 21 hour NAM valid 21Z 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 1004 58 24.4 16.1 60 8.4 18.9 181 14 297.3 299.4 291.9 330.6 11.51 1 1000 89 24.1 15.8 60 8.4 18.6 181 14 297.3 299.3 291.7 330.1 11.33 2 950 535 19.7 14.7 73 5.1 16.4 184 27 297.2 299.2 291.5 329.4 11.11 3 900 998 15.3 13.8 90 1.6 14.3 187 30 297.3 299.3 291.5 329.4 11.06 4 850 1480 11.8 11.6 99 0.2 11.7 203 36 298.5 300.4 291.2 328.2 10.18 5 800 1987 9.9 9.6 98 0.3 9.7 229 42 301.7 303.4 291.6 329.5 9.39 6 750 2522 7.8 4.6 81 3.1 6.0 235 43 305.0 306.3 290.7 326.5 7.12 7 700 3091 7.0 -0.8 57 7.8 2.9 235 49 310.3 311.3 290.7 326.4 5.17 8 650 3696 3.0 -1.7 72 4.6 0.6 231 47 312.3 313.3 291.3 328.7 5.22 9 600 4341 -0.3 -6.7 62 6.4 -3.2 227 47 315.8 316.5 291.2 328.2 3.86 10 550 5031 -4.9 -11.5 60 6.6 -7.5 225 50 318.3 318.8 291.1 327.7 2.89 11 500 5773 -9.8 -14.8 67 5.0 -11.6 223 53 321.1 321.6 291.5 329.3 2.43 12 450 6578 -15.4 -20.2 66 4.9 -16.8 218 56 323.9 324.3 291.6 329.8 1.70 13 400 7458 -20.4 -22.3 85 1.9 -20.9 217 57 328.5 328.8 292.8 334.1 1.60 14 350 8435 -26.4 -29.3 77 2.9 -26.9 216 56 333.2 333.4 293.5 336.7 0.97 15 300 9529 -35.2 -38.1 75 2.8 -35.5 218 57 335.7 335.8 293.7 337.5 0.48 16 250 10772 -45.1 -49.8 59 4.7 -45.4 227 71 339.0 339.0 294.2 339.7 0.16 17 200 12239 -51.5 -78.0 3 26.5 -52.0 233 59 351.2 351.2 296.9 351.2 0.00 18 150 14048 -63.9 -79.1 11 15.2 -64.0 232 48 359.9 359.9 298.7 360.0 0.01 19 100 16502 -67.9 -87.1 5 19.2 -68.0 248 28 396.5 396.6 304.8 396.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5684.17 m Freezing level: 604.38 mb = 4284.20 m = 14055.59 ft Wetbulb zero: 642.05 mb = 3795.47 m = 12452.18 ft Precipitable water: 1.58 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 73.73 % Est. max temperature: 25.59 C = 78.06 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 887.73 mb = 1113.80 m = 3654.15 ft T: 14.49 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.27 C/km ThetaE index: 3.10 C Layer 750.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 872.66 mb = 1258.29 m = 4128.19 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.16 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.13 C = 77.23 F Cap Strength: 2.86 C Lifted Index: 1.63 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.30 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.86 C Showalter Index: 2.33 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 43.02 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.59 C Cross Totals Index: 21.42 C K Index: 25.42 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 331.09 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.19 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2.95 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 2.43 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.23 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.77 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 882.06 mb = 1167.84 m = 3831.44 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 857.06 mb = 1410.47 m = 4627.49 ft Equ Level (EL): 807.06 mb = 1913.29 m = 6277.11 ft B at Equ Level: 2.67 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 777.06 mb = 2227.98 m = 7309.54 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 222.3 at 42.6 knts Storm direction: 252.3 at 31.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 109.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 340.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 340.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 113.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.85 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.7 stream: 8.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.03 Bulk Shear: 115.71 m/s