MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510191200F012.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510191200F012.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 0Z 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 1004 59 23.5 15.8 62 7.7 18.4 194 12 296.2 298.3 291.4 328.8 11.28 1 1000 97 23.3 15.6 62 7.7 18.2 193 14 296.5 298.5 291.4 328.9 11.22 2 950 543 19.9 14.3 70 5.6 16.3 205 33 297.4 299.4 291.4 329.0 10.88 3 900 1006 15.7 13.6 87 2.1 14.4 210 37 297.7 299.7 291.6 329.5 10.94 4 850 1489 12.5 12.4 99 0.1 12.4 223 42 299.2 301.2 291.8 330.4 10.67 5 800 1996 9.3 9.0 98 0.3 9.1 239 44 301.1 302.8 291.1 327.8 9.04 6 750 2529 6.2 4.2 87 2.0 5.1 239 46 303.3 304.6 289.9 323.9 6.88 7 700 3093 4.6 -3.9 54 8.5 0.5 239 52 307.6 308.3 288.8 320.3 4.10 8 650 3696 4.0 -34.9 4 39.0 -5.5 232 54 313.5 313.6 286.9 314.6 0.30 9 600 4342 1.2 -43.3 2 44.5 -7.8 228 48 317.5 317.6 288.1 318.1 0.14 10 550 5033 -4.8 -38.8 5 34.0 -11.6 244 51 318.4 318.5 288.5 319.3 0.24 11 500 5774 -10.2 -39.0 7 28.7 -15.6 235 52 320.6 320.6 289.2 321.5 0.26 12 450 6576 -16.1 -49.7 4 33.6 -20.3 229 53 323.0 323.0 289.8 323.3 0.09 13 400 7448 -23.7 -50.2 7 26.4 -26.4 228 53 324.1 324.2 290.1 324.5 0.10 14 350 8412 -28.6 -41.3 28 12.7 -30.2 219 71 330.2 330.3 292.1 331.3 0.29 15 300 9503 -35.0 -38.1 73 3.1 -35.3 213 77 336.1 336.2 293.8 337.9 0.48 16 250 10750 -44.0 -48.8 59 4.8 -44.3 220 94 340.7 340.7 294.7 341.4 0.18 17 200 12215 -51.8 -74.8 5 23.0 -52.2 233 78 350.7 350.7 296.8 350.7 0.01 18 150 14041 -63.0 -81.0 7 18.0 -63.1 226 57 361.6 361.6 299.0 361.6 0.00 19 100 16500 -67.7 -86.9 5 19.2 -67.8 239 36 396.9 396.9 304.8 396.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5676.18 m Freezing level: 589.72 mb = 4484.22 m = 14711.82 ft Wetbulb zero: 695.51 mb = 3145.36 m = 10319.29 ft Precipitable water: 1.21 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 47.74 % Est. max temperature: 26.34 C = 79.41 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 897.02 mb = 1034.47 m = 3393.88 ft T: 15.55 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.53 C/km ThetaE index: 15.85 C Layer 800.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 856.25 mb = 1427.52 m = 4683.39 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.99 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.28 C = 79.31 F Cap Strength: 4.08 C Lifted Index: 1.44 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.93 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.60 C Showalter Index: 0.80 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.31 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.73 C Cross Totals Index: 22.58 C K Index: 26.62 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 336.34 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.70 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 18.47 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.08 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 21.45 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.08 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 879.47 mb = 1201.42 m = 3941.63 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 814.47 mb = 1846.53 m = 6058.08 ft Equ Level (EL): 714.47 mb = 2925.85 m = 9599.14 ft B at Equ Level: 17.67 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 674.47 mb = 3395.30 m = 11139.29 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 231.6 at 45.5 knts Storm direction: 261.6 at 34.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.2 neg: 0.4 tot: 7.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 103.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 369.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 369.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 123.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.87 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.8 stream: 8.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.04 Bulk Rich Number: 0.18 Bulk Shear: 105.50 m/s