MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2208271200F012.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2208271200F012.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 0Z SUN 28 AUG 22 Station: 46.11,-103.56 Latitude: 46.11 Longitude: -103.56 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -52 1 950 408 2 900 894 SFC 897 926 31.2 7.5 23 23.7 16.3 232 9 314.0 315.4 293.4 336.6 7.25 4 850 1401 26.4 5.6 26 20.9 13.7 237 13 313.8 315.1 293.0 334.9 6.71 5 800 1930 21.4 4.2 33 17.1 11.2 239 14 313.9 315.2 292.9 334.3 6.49 6 750 2483 16.0 3.5 43 12.5 8.7 240 15 313.9 315.2 292.9 334.4 6.55 7 700 3063 10.3 2.4 58 7.9 5.8 241 15 313.8 315.1 292.9 334.2 6.51 8 650 3673 4.2 1.3 81 3.0 2.6 241 15 313.7 315.0 292.8 334.0 6.47 9 600 4318 -1.2 -4.6 77 3.4 -2.9 264 22 314.7 315.6 291.5 329.2 4.53 10 550 5007 -5.3 -23.2 23 17.9 -10.5 280 31 317.8 318.1 289.2 321.5 1.08 11 500 5747 -10.3 -26.0 26 15.8 -14.4 275 30 320.5 320.7 289.9 323.7 0.92 12 450 6549 -15.8 -30.1 28 14.3 -18.9 271 32 323.4 323.5 290.5 325.9 0.69 13 400 7426 -22.0 -35.3 29 13.3 -24.3 263 33 326.3 326.4 291.2 328.1 0.47 14 350 8393 -29.3 -43.5 24 14.3 -30.8 254 36 329.3 329.4 291.7 330.2 0.23 15 300 9475 -37.8 -49.1 30 11.3 -38.6 252 40 332.0 332.1 292.4 332.6 0.15 16 250 10704 -48.2 -55.5 43 7.3 -48.5 250 41 334.3 334.4 293.0 334.7 0.08 17 200 12153 -49.1 -72.7 5 23.6 -49.6 251 43 355.1 355.1 297.7 355.1 0.01 18 150 14019 -54.9 -83.4 2 28.5 -55.2 262 34 375.5 375.5 301.5 375.5 0.00 19 100 16578 -59.6 -87.0 2 27.5 -59.9 269 16 412.6 412.6 306.8 412.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5799.20 m Freezing level: 610.99 mb = 4176.62 m = 13702.66 ft Wetbulb zero: 626.16 mb = 3974.44 m = 13039.33 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 46.65 % Est. max temperature: 31.12 C = 88.02 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 634.28 mb = 3870.61 m = 12698.69 ft T: 2.57 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.64 C/km ThetaE index: 12.89 C Layer 700.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 622.27 mb = 4024.76 m = 13204.43 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.77 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.51 C = 88.72 F Cap Strength: 0.30 C Lifted Index: -1.37 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.76 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.05 C Showalter Index: -1.26 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 52.55 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 36.70 C Cross Totals Index: 15.85 C K Index: 34.43 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 194.34 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.15 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 285.75 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 23.91 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.86 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.30 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 625.69 mb = 3980.51 m = 13059.25 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 610.69 mb = 4176.09 m = 13700.93 ft Equ Level (EL): 250.69 mb = 10684.91 m = 35055.06 ft B at Equ Level: 280.60 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 210.69 mb = 11814.81 m = 38762.02 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 262.6 at 21.8 knts Storm direction: 292.6 at 16.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 1.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 42.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 37.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 37.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 12.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.98 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 1.8 stream: 1.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.04 Bulk Rich Number: 12.63 Bulk Shear: 22.62 m/s