MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510200000F036.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510200000F036.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 36 hour NAM valid 12Z TUE 21 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 1012 58 9.2 5.0 75 4.2 7.1 200 3 281.5 282.4 279.7 296.4 5.40 1 1000 155 14.3 3.4 48 10.9 8.8 228 14 287.5 288.4 282.0 301.4 4.90 2 950 588 13.0 2.6 49 10.4 7.7 236 14 290.4 291.2 283.1 304.3 4.85 3 900 1040 12.0 -17.9 11 29.9 1.9 236 17 293.8 294.0 280.0 297.1 1.04 4 850 1518 12.7 -31.5 3 44.2 0.8 240 23 299.4 299.5 281.5 300.5 0.32 5 800 2024 11.2 -23.3 7 34.5 0.3 249 22 303.1 303.3 283.6 305.6 0.73 6 750 2559 8.3 -14.6 18 22.9 -0.4 253 22 305.6 305.9 285.6 310.8 1.64 7 700 3124 5.1 -15.0 22 20.1 -2.4 251 23 308.1 308.5 286.6 313.6 1.70 8 650 3726 2.4 -20.4 17 22.7 -5.1 239 27 311.7 311.9 287.3 315.5 1.16 9 600 4367 -1.2 -31.0 8 29.8 -8.7 240 29 314.8 314.9 287.6 316.5 0.48 10 550 5055 -5.3 -36.2 7 30.9 -11.9 245 33 317.8 317.8 288.4 318.9 0.32 11 500 5795 -9.9 -40.8 6 30.9 -15.4 252 36 321.0 321.0 289.3 321.8 0.22 12 450 6598 -16.0 -42.8 8 26.7 -20.1 258 38 323.1 323.1 289.9 323.8 0.20 13 400 7472 -22.6 -47.0 9 24.4 -25.5 262 41 325.6 325.6 290.6 326.1 0.14 14 350 8437 -29.6 -53.6 8 23.9 -31.5 266 39 328.8 328.8 291.5 329.1 0.07 15 300 9518 -38.0 -55.2 15 17.3 -38.9 264 38 331.8 331.8 292.3 332.1 0.07 16 250 10746 -48.0 -55.3 43 7.3 -48.3 272 48 334.7 334.7 293.0 335.0 0.08 17 200 12185 -56.6 -66.1 29 9.5 -56.8 271 45 343.1 343.1 295.1 343.2 0.03 18 150 13979 -62.6 -79.9 8 17.4 -62.7 260 48 362.3 362.3 299.1 362.3 0.00 19 100 16435 -69.7 -86.9 6 17.2 -69.8 272 42 393.1 393.1 304.2 393.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5640.10 m Freezing level: 616.46 mb = 4155.74 m = 13634.17 ft Wetbulb zero: 780.28 mb = 2230.79 m = 7318.77 ft Precipitable water: 0.33 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 16.16 % Est. max temperature: 25.94 C = 78.69 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 948.48 mb = 601.69 m = 1974.02 ft T: 12.94 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.61 C/km ThetaE index: 7.26 C Layer 900.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 529.88 mb = 5344.11 m = 17532.96 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.24 g/kg Conv temperature: 46.94 C = 116.50 F Cap Strength: 16.68 C Lifted Index: 17.87 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 21.44 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 13.53 C Showalter Index: 17.66 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 0.96 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.59 C Cross Totals Index: -21.62 C K Index: -29.07 Risk: None Sweat Index: 130.92 Risk: None Energy Index: 4.50 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 25.71 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.17 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 14171.07 J/kg Cap Strength: 17.63 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 798.57 mb = 2038.95 m = 6689.38 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 244.7 at 25.0 knts Storm direction: 274.7 at 18.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.5 neg: 0.2 tot: 3.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 94.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 73.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 73.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 24.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.78 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.7 stream: 3.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 1.14 Bulk Shear: 22.56 m/s