MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2206301200F012.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2206301200F012.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 0Z FRI 1 JUL 22 Station: 46.16,-103.40 Latitude: 46.16 Longitude: -103.40 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 108 1 950 558 SFC 912 912 24.0 6.7 33 17.3 13.7 314 12 305.0 306.3 290.4 325.5 6.75 3 900 1030 22.1 5.3 34 16.8 12.3 313 14 304.3 305.4 289.7 323.0 6.21 4 850 1521 17.2 4.3 42 12.9 9.9 310 15 304.1 305.3 289.6 322.6 6.12 5 800 2034 12.2 3.4 55 8.8 7.3 307 16 304.1 305.3 289.6 322.7 6.12 6 750 2569 6.9 2.2 72 4.7 4.4 305 16 304.1 305.2 289.5 322.2 6.00 7 700 3131 2.0 -4.2 64 6.2 -0.9 297 20 304.7 305.4 287.8 317.0 4.01 8 650 3726 -0.5 -15.8 30 15.3 -5.8 299 34 308.4 308.7 286.7 314.0 1.72 9 600 4360 -4.6 -18.6 32 14.0 -9.0 295 36 310.9 311.1 287.3 315.7 1.47 10 550 5039 -9.2 -26.8 23 17.6 -13.5 292 39 313.2 313.3 287.4 315.9 0.78 11 500 5769 -13.9 -30.7 23 16.8 -17.4 287 46 316.1 316.2 288.1 318.2 0.59 12 450 6560 -19.3 -27.6 48 8.2 -21.1 284 54 319.0 319.1 289.4 322.0 0.88 13 400 7425 -24.5 -38.9 25 14.4 -26.5 282 62 323.1 323.2 290.0 324.3 0.33 14 350 8384 -30.7 -50.0 13 19.3 -32.3 276 69 327.4 327.4 291.1 327.8 0.11 15 300 9460 -38.9 -46.8 43 8.0 -39.5 271 78 330.6 330.6 292.1 331.3 0.19 16 250 10687 -47.4 -61.1 19 13.7 -47.8 270 86 335.6 335.7 293.3 335.8 0.04 17 200 12134 -54.6 -73.1 8 18.5 -54.9 271 91 346.3 346.3 295.8 346.3 0.01 18 150 13962 -56.4 -80.5 3 24.1 -56.7 280 69 372.9 372.9 301.1 372.9 0.00 19 100 16529 -58.3 -86.0 2 27.7 -58.6 279 39 415.1 415.1 307.2 415.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5660.59 m Freezing level: 660.01 mb = 3606.92 m = 11833.59 ft Wetbulb zero: 708.15 mb = 3036.94 m = 9963.60 ft Precipitable water: 0.66 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 41.40 % Est. max temperature: 23.08 C = 73.55 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 706.25 mb = 3058.82 m = 10035.38 ft T: 2.63 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.03 C/km ThetaE index: 8.68 C Layer 750.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 688.67 mb = 3262.10 m = 10702.30 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.19 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.45 C = 76.00 F Cap Strength: 1.24 C Lifted Index: 0.89 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.05 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.39 C Showalter Index: 1.07 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 49.27 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 31.07 C Cross Totals Index: 18.19 C K Index: 29.18 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 132.91 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.86 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3.85 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 2.77 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7882.13 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.24 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 701.09 mb = 3118.44 m = 10230.98 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 292.7 at 32.1 knts Storm direction: 322.7 at 24.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 4.0 tot: 4.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 107.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 61.3 neg: -0.2 tot: 61.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 20.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.84 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.2 stream: 3.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.08 Bulk Shear: 49.78 m/s