MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2107180000F024.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2107180000F024.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 24 hour NAM valid 0Z MON 19 JUL 21 Station: 46.16,-103.27 Latitude: 46.16 Longitude: -103.27 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 89 1 950 557 SFC 915 896 35.9 11.4 23 24.6 19.5 144 7 317.0 318.8 295.8 346.2 9.27 3 900 1048 33.8 10.8 24 23.1 18.5 149 8 316.4 318.1 295.4 344.8 9.04 4 850 1560 28.8 9.7 30 19.1 16.3 155 8 316.3 318.0 295.4 344.4 8.94 5 800 2094 23.5 8.6 39 14.9 14.0 161 7 316.2 317.9 295.3 343.9 8.82 6 750 2652 18.1 7.7 50 10.5 11.5 167 7 316.3 318.0 295.3 343.9 8.81 7 700 3237 12.5 6.7 68 5.7 8.9 171 7 316.3 318.0 295.3 344.1 8.85 8 650 3853 6.4 5.3 93 1.1 5.8 179 6 316.3 317.9 295.1 343.5 8.66 9 600 4505 2.0 -1.1 80 3.1 0.4 290 12 318.4 319.6 293.6 337.3 5.90 10 550 5201 -2.8 -11.6 50 8.9 -6.4 334 18 320.8 321.3 291.8 330.2 2.85 11 500 5948 -8.9 -21.5 35 12.6 -12.8 331 20 322.2 322.5 290.9 327.0 1.37 12 450 6754 -15.0 -19.7 67 4.7 -16.4 316 22 324.4 324.7 291.9 330.5 1.78 13 400 7632 -21.6 -34.6 30 12.9 -23.9 297 25 326.9 327.0 291.3 328.8 0.51 14 350 8602 -28.4 -50.5 10 22.2 -30.4 304 30 330.5 330.5 292.0 330.9 0.11 15 300 9689 -36.4 -53.0 16 16.7 -37.5 295 32 334.1 334.1 292.9 334.5 0.09 16 250 10930 -43.6 -64.8 8 21.2 -44.3 289 36 341.2 341.3 294.7 341.4 0.03 17 200 12412 -49.0 -74.3 4 25.3 -49.6 296 47 355.2 355.2 297.7 355.2 0.01 18 150 14249 -59.4 -79.9 5 20.5 -59.6 283 28 367.8 367.8 300.2 367.8 0.00 19 100 16755 -62.0 -84.5 3 22.5 -62.3 292 18 407.8 407.8 306.2 407.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5858.69 m Freezing level: 579.12 mb = 4795.41 m = 15732.78 ft Wetbulb zero: 597.27 mb = 4541.04 m = 14898.26 ft Precipitable water: 1.27 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 55.63 % Est. max temperature: 35.20 C = 95.36 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 642.13 mb = 3952.02 m = 12965.79 ft T: 5.77 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.87 C/km ThetaE index: 2.28 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 640.82 mb = 3968.65 m = 13020.36 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.98 g/kg Conv temperature: 35.57 C = 96.03 F Cap Strength: 0.14 C Lifted Index: -3.91 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.97 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.09 C Showalter Index: -3.85 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 56.26 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 37.66 C Cross Totals Index: 18.60 C K Index: 41.66 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 297.76 Risk: None Energy Index: -3.34 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1095.89 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 46.82 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.64 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.62 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 643.26 mb = 3937.73 m = 12918.90 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 628.26 mb = 4129.83 m = 13549.13 ft Equ Level (EL): 238.26 mb = 11249.54 m = 36907.50 ft B at Equ Level: 1089.84 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 148.26 mb = 14321.62 m = 46986.36 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 304.8 at 12.3 knts Storm direction: 334.8 at 9.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 0.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 17.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 21.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 21.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 7.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.87 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 1.0 stream: 0.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.09 Bulk Rich Number: 21.49 Bulk Shear: 51.00 m/s