MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510191200F027.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510191200F027.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 27 hour NAM valid 15Z 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 1014 59 16.2 4.9 47 11.3 10.2 312 9 288.2 289.1 282.7 303.4 5.35 1 1000 179 13.8 3.7 50 10.1 8.6 314 11 286.9 287.8 281.8 301.1 4.98 2 950 608 9.7 0.2 52 9.4 5.2 329 19 287.0 287.7 280.7 298.7 4.09 3 900 1055 8.5 -15.6 16 24.1 0.4 325 20 290.2 290.4 278.6 294.1 1.26 4 850 1527 9.2 -33.9 3 43.1 -1.2 293 21 295.8 295.8 279.8 296.7 0.26 5 800 2026 7.6 -35.0 3 42.6 -2.4 287 25 299.2 299.3 281.4 300.1 0.24 6 750 2556 6.8 -30.2 5 37.0 -3.0 286 31 303.9 304.0 283.5 305.4 0.41 7 700 3119 5.5 -30.0 6 35.5 -4.0 285 37 308.6 308.7 285.4 310.2 0.45 8 650 3722 3.6 -40.7 2 44.3 -6.0 285 45 313.0 313.0 286.6 313.6 0.17 9 600 4366 -0.2 -39.6 3 39.4 -8.5 283 50 315.9 315.9 287.6 316.6 0.20 10 550 5054 -5.7 -29.7 13 24.0 -11.6 277 52 317.4 317.5 288.6 319.5 0.59 11 500 5792 -11.4 -27.5 25 16.1 -15.4 281 53 319.1 319.2 289.3 321.9 0.80 12 450 6591 -16.8 -36.6 16 19.8 -20.3 283 58 322.1 322.2 289.8 323.5 0.37 13 400 7463 -23.5 -41.6 17 18.1 -25.9 282 61 324.4 324.5 290.4 325.3 0.25 14 350 8424 -31.0 -47.2 19 16.3 -32.4 282 64 327.0 327.0 291.0 327.6 0.15 15 300 9498 -39.7 -53.6 21 14.0 -40.4 290 64 329.5 329.5 291.7 329.8 0.09 16 250 10720 -47.6 -62.0 18 14.4 -48.1 280 70 335.2 335.2 293.2 335.4 0.04 17 200 12175 -52.0 -76.6 4 24.6 -52.4 289 58 350.5 350.5 296.7 350.5 0.01 18 150 13999 -60.9 -82.0 5 21.1 -61.1 261 52 365.1 365.1 299.7 365.1 0.00 19 100 16468 -68.4 -86.3 6 18.0 -68.5 264 34 395.6 395.6 304.6 395.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5612.78 m Freezing level: 602.68 mb = 4331.75 m = 14211.62 ft Wetbulb zero: 887.81 mb = 1167.12 m = 3829.09 ft Precipitable water: 0.27 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 13.53 % Est. max temperature: 22.20 C = 71.96 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 855.66 mb = 1471.78 m = 4828.61 ft T: 9.12 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.35 C/km ThetaE index: 9.34 C Layer 1000.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 531.93 mb = 5312.82 m = 17430.29 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.04 g/kg Conv temperature: 46.13 C = 115.04 F Cap Strength: 18.47 C Lifted Index: 18.18 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 21.68 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 15.52 C Showalter Index: 19.10 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: -1.79 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 20.66 C Cross Totals Index: -22.45 C K Index: -48.75 Risk: None Sweat Index: 94.95 Risk: None Energy Index: 5.32 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 7.44 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.86 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 15954.50 J/kg Cap Strength: 18.40 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 814.31 mb = 1880.02 m = 6167.97 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 286.8 at 36.0 knts Storm direction: 316.8 at 27.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.6 neg: 4.5 tot: 6.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 99.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 71.3 neg: -17.1 tot: 54.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 18.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.44 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.8 stream: 3.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.08 Bulk Shear: 90.12 m/s