MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2206171200F012.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2206171200F012.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 0Z SAT 18 JUN 22 Station: 46.16,-103.48 Latitude: 46.16 Longitude: -103.48 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 35 1 950 492 SFC 906 919 28.0 14.8 45 13.1 18.9 142 23 309.8 312.0 295.7 345.7 11.79 3 900 974 27.4 14.1 44 13.4 18.4 143 27 309.8 311.9 295.3 344.2 11.28 4 850 1476 22.5 12.4 53 10.2 15.8 145 39 309.7 311.8 294.9 342.4 10.69 5 800 1999 18.0 11.1 64 7.0 13.5 155 44 310.4 312.3 294.8 342.2 10.41 6 750 2554 20.9 2.0 28 19.0 9.9 202 38 319.3 320.5 293.9 338.2 5.89 7 700 3146 17.1 -4.3 23 21.4 5.8 211 23 321.4 322.2 292.9 334.4 3.96 8 650 3771 11.5 -9.2 23 20.6 1.7 210 16 321.9 322.5 292.2 331.7 2.93 9 600 4431 5.2 -12.4 27 17.6 -2.3 213 18 322.1 322.6 291.8 330.4 2.45 10 550 5132 -1.5 -15.4 34 13.8 -6.8 219 20 322.2 322.7 291.5 329.4 2.11 11 500 5881 -8.0 -25.2 24 17.2 -12.8 230 20 323.3 323.5 290.8 326.7 0.99 12 450 6690 -13.6 -39.4 9 25.7 -18.2 243 22 326.1 326.1 290.9 327.1 0.28 13 400 7572 -20.3 -47.5 7 27.2 -23.7 240 27 328.6 328.7 291.5 329.2 0.13 14 350 8544 -27.9 -55.9 5 28.0 -30.1 240 28 331.1 331.2 292.1 331.4 0.06 15 300 9632 -35.7 -52.5 16 16.7 -36.9 251 37 335.0 335.0 293.2 335.4 0.10 16 250 10878 -44.2 -54.1 33 9.8 -44.7 248 51 340.3 340.3 294.5 340.7 0.10 17 200 12337 -54.0 -64.1 28 10.1 -54.2 255 60 347.2 347.2 296.0 347.4 0.03 18 150 14143 -63.3 -81.3 7 18.0 -63.4 260 51 361.1 361.1 298.9 361.1 0.00 19 100 16600 -66.0 -88.0 3 22.0 -66.1 218 26 400.2 400.2 305.2 400.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5846.03 m Freezing level: 561.46 mb = 4971.52 m = 16310.56 ft Wetbulb zero: 628.74 mb = 4044.99 m = 13270.80 ft Precipitable water: 0.93 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 34.25 % Est. max temperature: 36.22 C = 97.20 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 747.66 mb = 2581.15 m = 8468.23 ft T: 20.77 C 700-500 lapse rate: 9.17 C/km ThetaE index: 18.94 C Layer 900.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 620.80 mb = 4149.83 m = 13614.75 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.82 g/kg Conv temperature: 39.91 C = 103.83 F Cap Strength: 9.28 C Lifted Index: -2.40 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.34 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 8.49 C Showalter Index: -2.17 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.93 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 30.54 C Cross Totals Index: 20.39 C K Index: 21.53 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 433.79 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.87 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 690.68 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 37.17 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 550.22 J/kg Cap Strength: 9.28 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 732.45 mb = 2757.52 m = 9046.88 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 547.45 mb = 5168.77 m = 16957.71 ft Equ Level (EL): 227.45 mb = 11496.39 m = 37717.35 ft B at Equ Level: 681.30 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 147.45 mb = 14246.68 m = 46740.50 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 196.8 at 25.4 knts Storm direction: 226.8 at 19.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 3.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 419.3 neg: -18.8 tot: 400.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 133.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.46 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.9 stream: 6.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.81 Bulk Rich Number: 7.72 Bulk Shear: 89.52 m/s