MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510200000F078.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510200000F078.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 78 hour NAM valid 6Z THU 23 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 13.8 3.1 48 10.7 8.4 287 4 286.2 287.0 281.1 299.6 4.72 1 1000 135 15.1 1.9 41 13.2 8.5 298 12 288.2 289.0 281.7 300.8 4.39 2 950 568 12.9 -4.9 28 17.9 5.2 296 26 290.3 290.8 280.7 298.5 2.78 3 900 1018 9.9 -8.2 27 18.1 2.6 285 23 291.7 292.1 280.7 298.5 2.28 4 850 1489 6.6 -11.2 27 17.8 -0.0 271 21 293.1 293.4 280.8 298.9 1.91 5 800 1984 4.5 -13.2 26 17.7 -1.9 259 18 295.9 296.3 281.8 301.3 1.72 6 750 2509 4.6 -37.1 3 41.7 -4.6 256 24 301.6 301.6 282.3 302.3 0.21 7 700 3068 2.9 -34.2 5 37.1 -5.7 258 32 305.7 305.8 284.1 306.8 0.30 8 650 3663 -1.4 -40.0 3 38.6 -8.9 250 34 307.4 307.4 284.6 308.1 0.18 9 600 4293 -5.9 -40.2 5 34.3 -12.1 257 43 309.3 309.3 285.3 310.0 0.19 10 550 4969 -10.6 -38.0 9 27.4 -15.4 260 50 311.5 311.6 286.2 312.5 0.26 11 500 5694 -14.8 -42.3 8 27.5 -18.8 260 61 315.1 315.1 287.3 315.7 0.19 12 450 6484 -19.7 -37.1 20 17.4 -22.4 257 73 318.5 318.6 288.6 319.8 0.35 13 400 7348 -25.3 -40.6 23 15.2 -27.3 252 82 322.1 322.1 289.7 323.1 0.28 14 350 8303 -32.4 -48.4 19 15.9 -33.7 253 88 325.0 325.0 290.5 325.5 0.14 15 300 9370 -40.5 -53.2 24 12.7 -41.2 256 88 328.2 328.2 291.3 328.6 0.09 16 250 10587 -49.9 -58.4 36 8.6 -50.1 262 90 331.9 331.9 292.3 332.1 0.06 17 200 12016 -57.9 -66.1 34 8.3 -58.0 258 82 341.1 341.1 294.6 341.3 0.03 18 150 13811 -61.4 -78.7 8 17.3 -61.6 261 78 364.3 364.3 299.5 364.3 0.01 19 100 16306 -64.2 -86.5 3 22.3 -64.4 251 48 403.7 403.7 305.7 403.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5559.25 m Freezing level: 666.01 mb = 3472.34 m = 11392.07 ft Wetbulb zero: 850.74 mb = 1482.28 m = 4863.05 ft Precipitable water: 0.28 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 14.22 % Est. max temperature: 20.44 C = 68.79 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 858.41 mb = 1408.30 m = 4620.36 ft T: 7.19 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.73 C/km ThetaE index: 2.30 C Layer 950.0- 900.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 557.42 mb = 4864.71 m = 15960.14 ft Mean mixing ratio: 3.25 g/kg Conv temperature: 38.84 C = 101.91 F Cap Strength: 13.12 C Lifted Index: 14.76 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 20.61 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 12.80 C Showalter Index: 14.99 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 24.93 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.38 C Cross Totals Index: 3.55 C K Index: -26.90 Risk: None Sweat Index: 102.82 Risk: None Energy Index: 3.65 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 14.02 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.29 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 14753.05 J/kg Cap Strength: 14.65 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 752.48 mb = 2481.84 m = 8142.42 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 262.1 at 34.7 knts Storm direction: 292.1 at 26.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.8 neg: 2.9 tot: 7.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 90.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 58.5 neg: -20.2 tot: 38.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 12.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.18 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.8 stream: 1.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.20 Bulk Shear: 69.21 m/s