MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510191200F009.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510191200F009.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 9 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 24.7 15.7 57 9.0 18.7 191 14 297.5 299.6 291.7 330.1 11.23 1 1000 90 24.6 15.4 57 9.2 18.5 191 14 297.7 299.7 291.7 329.9 11.07 2 950 537 20.3 14.3 68 6.0 16.4 194 26 297.8 299.7 291.5 329.2 10.83 3 900 1000 15.8 13.3 85 2.5 14.2 196 28 297.8 299.7 291.4 328.9 10.72 4 850 1483 11.7 10.8 94 0.9 11.1 205 33 298.4 300.1 290.7 326.4 9.59 5 800 1989 10.1 9.1 93 1.1 9.5 236 41 302.0 303.6 291.4 328.9 9.09 6 750 2525 7.6 7.0 96 0.6 7.3 234 40 304.8 306.4 291.7 330.1 8.43 7 700 3092 5.7 1.9 76 3.8 3.6 228 42 308.8 310.0 291.2 328.1 6.27 8 650 3696 3.1 -2.2 68 5.3 0.4 231 47 312.5 313.4 291.2 328.2 5.00 9 600 4341 0.1 -13.9 34 14.1 -5.3 231 49 316.3 316.7 289.8 323.4 2.17 10 550 5033 -3.6 -16.2 37 12.6 -8.2 231 48 319.8 320.2 290.7 326.4 1.96 11 500 5777 -10.1 -13.9 73 3.9 -11.5 226 51 320.8 321.3 291.6 329.5 2.60 12 450 6580 -15.7 -23.1 53 7.4 -17.7 224 52 323.5 323.8 291.2 328.1 1.32 13 400 7458 -21.0 -26.3 62 5.3 -22.2 218 57 327.8 328.0 292.2 331.7 1.12 14 350 8433 -26.5 -29.3 77 2.8 -27.1 211 64 333.0 333.2 293.4 336.5 0.96 15 300 9530 -34.6 -37.5 75 2.9 -35.0 212 65 336.6 336.7 294.0 338.5 0.51 16 250 10777 -43.5 -49.1 54 5.6 -43.9 224 76 341.4 341.4 294.8 342.1 0.18 17 200 12249 -52.5 -81.5 2 29.1 -52.8 233 61 349.7 349.7 296.5 349.7 0.00 18 150 14052 -64.0 -76.1 18 12.1 -64.1 233 52 359.8 359.8 298.7 359.8 0.01 19 100 16497 -68.5 -83.0 11 14.5 -68.6 239 37 395.4 395.4 304.6 395.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5686.81 m Freezing level: 598.41 mb = 4362.77 m = 14313.39 ft Wetbulb zero: 646.26 mb = 3742.86 m = 12279.59 ft Precipitable water: 1.53 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 69.13 % Est. max temperature: 25.48 C = 77.87 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 879.30 mb = 1196.80 m = 3926.48 ft T: 14.12 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.87 C/km ThetaE index: 3.76 C Layer 1000.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 864.75 mb = 1337.74 m = 4388.86 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.88 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.36 C = 77.64 F Cap Strength: 3.25 C Lifted Index: 1.47 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.10 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.61 C Showalter Index: 2.99 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 42.54 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.72 C Cross Totals Index: 20.82 C K Index: 28.67 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 315.15 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.61 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2.57 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 2.27 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.84 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.23 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 870.54 mb = 1281.38 m = 4203.96 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 855.54 mb = 1428.11 m = 4685.35 ft Equ Level (EL): 825.54 mb = 1726.58 m = 5664.57 ft B at Equ Level: 2.54 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 795.54 mb = 2035.21 m = 6677.11 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 225.1 at 41.0 knts Storm direction: 255.1 at 30.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.6 neg: 0.9 tot: 6.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 83.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 254.3 neg: -11.7 tot: 242.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 80.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.74 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.3 stream: 6.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.03 Bulk Shear: 90.31 m/s