MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510191200F018.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510191200F018.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 18 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 1009 59 15.5 6.2 54 9.3 10.4 296 13 287.9 288.9 283.2 304.5 5.89 1 1000 138 15.1 5.9 54 9.2 10.2 296 18 288.2 289.3 283.3 304.7 5.81 2 950 569 11.1 4.6 64 6.5 7.7 299 29 288.4 289.4 283.1 304.3 5.59 3 900 1018 9.0 -1.4 48 10.4 4.2 302 30 290.8 291.5 282.2 302.0 3.83 4 850 1489 6.6 -5.1 43 11.7 1.5 271 28 293.0 293.6 282.3 302.1 3.07 5 800 1984 5.5 -19.3 15 24.8 -2.3 245 37 297.0 297.2 281.4 300.3 1.04 6 750 2510 5.2 -31.2 5 36.4 -4.0 236 52 302.2 302.3 282.8 303.5 0.37 7 700 3071 3.7 -41.7 2 45.3 -5.6 230 61 306.5 306.6 284.2 307.0 0.14 8 650 3669 1.6 -36.8 4 38.4 -7.0 240 65 310.8 310.8 285.9 311.7 0.25 9 600 4309 -1.8 -29.1 10 27.4 -8.8 236 73 314.1 314.2 287.5 316.1 0.57 10 550 4993 -7.4 -36.2 8 28.8 -13.2 237 75 315.3 315.4 287.6 316.4 0.32 11 500 5727 -12.4 -52.6 2 40.2 -17.4 253 79 318.0 318.0 288.2 318.2 0.06 12 450 6525 -17.2 -47.4 5 30.2 -21.1 256 90 321.6 321.6 289.4 322.0 0.12 13 400 7394 -24.4 -46.4 11 22.0 -26.8 251 86 323.3 323.3 289.9 323.8 0.15 14 350 8351 -31.8 -50.9 13 19.1 -33.3 254 86 325.9 325.9 290.6 326.2 0.10 15 300 9427 -37.5 -64.1 5 26.6 -38.7 240 84 332.4 332.5 292.4 332.5 0.02 16 250 10667 -43.8 -68.4 5 24.6 -44.5 228 96 341.0 341.0 294.6 341.1 0.02 17 200 12145 -49.6 -79.2 2 29.6 -50.1 237 88 354.3 354.3 297.5 354.3 0.00 18 150 13989 -59.4 -82.4 3 23.0 -59.6 241 59 367.8 367.8 300.2 367.8 0.00 19 100 16473 -66.0 -88.4 3 22.4 -66.1 252 34 400.2 400.2 305.2 400.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5588.77 m Freezing level: 626.25 mb = 3972.76 m = 13033.83 ft Wetbulb zero: 830.05 mb = 1682.58 m = 5520.22 ft Precipitable water: 0.39 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 19.72 % Est. max temperature: 20.24 C = 68.43 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 878.23 mb = 1219.51 m = 4000.98 ft T: 7.98 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.03 C/km ThetaE index: 2.73 C Layer 950.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 592.87 mb = 4403.01 m = 14445.38 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.36 g/kg Conv temperature: 41.94 C = 107.49 F Cap Strength: 13.73 C Lifted Index: 13.80 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 20.26 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 10.84 C Showalter Index: 15.09 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 26.21 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 18.94 C Cross Totals Index: 7.27 C K Index: -31.48 Risk: None Sweat Index: 134.89 Risk: None Energy Index: 3.53 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 8.07 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.02 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 13829.98 J/kg Cap Strength: 13.73 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 848.92 mb = 1498.99 m = 4917.88 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 246.2 at 54.6 knts Storm direction: 276.2 at 41.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.9 neg: 9.8 tot: 12.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 99.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 196.2 neg: -73.7 tot: 122.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 40.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.34 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.4 stream: 4.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.03 Bulk Shear: 260.10 m/s