MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2107200000F024.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2107200000F024.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 24 hour NAM valid 0Z WED 21 JUL 21 Station: 46.18,-103.19 Latitude: 46.18 Longitude: -103.19 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 46 1 950 508 SFC 911 887 34.0 12.1 27 21.9 19.3 165 17 315.4 317.3 295.7 346.1 9.80 3 900 997 32.0 11.8 29 20.2 18.5 167 22 314.4 316.3 295.4 344.6 9.68 4 850 1506 26.8 10.6 36 16.2 16.2 169 25 314.3 316.1 295.3 343.9 9.51 5 800 2036 21.7 9.8 47 11.9 14.0 172 26 314.3 316.1 295.3 344.0 9.55 6 750 2591 16.4 7.9 57 8.5 11.0 179 25 314.4 316.1 294.8 342.3 8.96 7 700 3174 13.5 -10.5 18 24.1 2.7 226 16 317.5 318.0 290.5 325.6 2.45 8 650 3792 9.4 -15.6 15 25.0 -0.7 252 15 319.6 320.0 290.4 325.5 1.74 9 600 4449 4.6 -10.9 31 15.6 -2.2 255 14 321.5 322.0 291.9 330.7 2.76 10 550 5151 -0.4 -8.8 53 8.4 -4.2 246 21 323.6 324.4 293.2 335.5 3.57 11 500 5906 -5.2 -9.6 72 4.3 -7.2 257 26 326.6 327.4 294.1 339.1 3.70 12 450 6726 -10.4 -13.3 79 2.9 -11.6 272 24 330.1 330.8 294.4 340.6 3.04 13 400 7622 -16.2 -19.0 79 2.8 -17.1 257 24 333.9 334.4 294.7 341.4 2.13 14 350 8614 -22.9 -26.7 71 3.8 -23.8 261 30 337.9 338.2 294.9 342.4 1.23 15 300 9726 -31.5 -35.5 68 3.9 -32.1 262 32 340.9 341.1 295.1 343.3 0.62 16 250 10986 -42.4 -47.3 58 4.9 -42.7 271 36 343.1 343.1 295.3 344.0 0.21 17 200 12451 -53.9 -63.7 29 9.9 -54.1 277 37 347.5 347.5 296.1 347.6 0.04 18 150 14265 -60.8 -80.9 5 20.1 -60.9 283 32 365.4 365.4 299.7 365.4 0.00 19 100 16761 -64.5 -85.7 4 21.3 -64.6 317 17 403.2 403.2 305.6 403.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5860.71 m Freezing level: 553.69 mb = 5099.01 m = 16728.82 ft Wetbulb zero: 660.23 mb = 3661.70 m = 12013.31 ft Precipitable water: 1.12 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 38.92 % Est. max temperature: 32.92 C = 91.26 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 664.04 mb = 3613.77 m = 11856.07 ft T: 10.62 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.88 C/km ThetaE index: 18.43 C Layer 750.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 613.28 mb = 4269.26 m = 14006.60 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.58 g/kg Conv temperature: 39.39 C = 102.90 F Cap Strength: 3.89 C Lifted Index: -0.17 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.08 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.80 C Showalter Index: 0.01 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.98 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 32.09 C Cross Totals Index: 15.89 C K Index: 18.66 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 353.87 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.92 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 40.64 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 9.02 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 198.98 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.89 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 670.36 mb = 3534.73 m = 11596.74 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 505.36 mb = 5821.79 m = 19100.12 ft Equ Level (EL): 305.36 mb = 9597.93 m = 31488.90 ft B at Equ Level: 40.21 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 215.36 mb = 11965.62 m = 39256.82 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 224.9 at 21.1 knts Storm direction: 254.9 at 15.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -21.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 92.2 neg: -3.5 tot: 88.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 29.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.28 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.6 stream: 1.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.70 Bulk Shear: 58.11 m/s