MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2207141200F012.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2207141200F012.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 0Z FRI 15 JUL 22 Station: 46.16,-103.43 Latitude: 46.16 Longitude: -103.43 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 56 1 950 519 SFC 909 915 33.7 12.4 28 21.3 19.3 349 7 315.3 317.2 295.8 346.5 10.00 3 900 1008 32.3 11.2 27 21.1 18.3 348 7 314.8 316.6 295.2 343.8 9.30 4 850 1517 27.3 9.8 33 17.5 15.9 343 8 314.7 316.5 295.0 342.8 8.98 5 800 2048 22.1 8.9 43 13.2 13.6 337 8 314.7 316.4 295.0 342.7 8.98 6 750 2604 16.8 7.7 55 9.1 11.1 330 8 314.8 316.5 294.8 342.3 8.82 7 700 3187 12.3 0.3 44 12.0 5.6 318 21 316.1 317.1 292.7 333.8 5.58 8 650 3802 7.5 -0.5 57 8.0 3.2 304 29 317.4 318.5 293.2 335.6 5.68 9 600 4455 2.0 -4.4 62 6.4 -1.2 302 34 318.4 319.3 292.6 333.3 4.59 10 550 5150 -3.4 -13.4 46 10.1 -7.3 300 38 320.1 320.6 291.2 328.3 2.46 11 500 5896 -8.9 -25.5 25 16.6 -13.5 291 35 322.2 322.4 290.5 325.5 0.96 12 450 6701 -14.8 -28.8 29 14.0 -18.0 273 40 324.7 324.8 291.0 327.5 0.79 13 400 7582 -20.4 -41.0 14 20.6 -23.5 272 46 328.5 328.6 291.6 329.5 0.27 14 350 8558 -26.9 -50.4 9 23.5 -29.2 277 51 332.5 332.5 292.5 333.0 0.11 15 300 9649 -35.7 -47.1 30 11.4 -36.7 278 56 335.0 335.1 293.3 335.8 0.18 16 250 10896 -43.3 -49.5 50 6.2 -43.7 276 71 341.7 341.8 294.9 342.4 0.17 17 200 12374 -49.5 -74.6 4 25.1 -50.0 282 78 354.4 354.4 297.5 354.4 0.01 18 150 14209 -59.9 -81.5 4 21.6 -60.0 274 45 367.0 367.0 300.0 367.0 0.00 19 100 16710 -62.5 -86.9 2 24.3 -62.8 266 21 406.9 406.9 306.1 406.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5840.08 m Freezing level: 581.35 mb = 4714.41 m = 15467.03 ft Wetbulb zero: 613.29 mb = 4276.44 m = 14030.14 ft Precipitable water: 1.07 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 45.86 % Est. max temperature: 33.17 C = 91.71 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 668.44 mb = 3570.00 m = 11712.45 ft T: 9.30 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.82 C/km ThetaE index: 12.68 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 633.11 mb = 4017.14 m = 13179.43 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.12 g/kg Conv temperature: 36.11 C = 97.01 F Cap Strength: 2.14 C Lifted Index: -3.42 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.50 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.17 C Showalter Index: -3.24 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 54.92 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 36.21 C Cross Totals Index: 18.71 C K Index: 34.02 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 286.58 Risk: None Energy Index: -3.29 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 774.44 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 39.36 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 65.20 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.14 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 659.52 mb = 3681.54 m = 12078.38 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 604.52 mb = 4393.73 m = 14414.95 ft Equ Level (EL): 244.52 mb = 11042.92 m = 36229.61 ft B at Equ Level: 767.22 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 164.52 mb = 13619.82 m = 44683.91 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 299.3 at 25.3 knts Storm direction: 329.3 at 19.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 4.3 tot: 4.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 131.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 18.2 neg: -1.1 tot: 17.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 5.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.41 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.7 stream: 1.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.05 Bulk Rich Number: 13.21 Bulk Shear: 58.65 m/s