MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2306200000F012.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2306200000F012.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 12Z TUE 20 JUN 23 Station: 46.02,-103.48 Latitude: 46.02 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 38 1 950 479 SFC 903 917 16.7 14.8 88 2.0 15.5 277 13 298.5 300.7 292.5 332.8 11.79 3 900 942 16.5 14.7 89 1.8 15.3 278 15 298.5 300.6 292.4 332.7 11.75 4 850 1428 16.7 14.1 85 2.6 15.0 294 27 303.6 305.8 294.1 339.2 11.97 5 800 1950 20.8 3.4 32 17.5 10.6 248 27 313.4 314.5 292.4 332.5 6.10 6 750 2505 18.8 -4.9 20 23.7 6.6 229 31 316.9 317.6 291.3 328.4 3.54 7 700 3091 13.7 -7.3 23 20.9 3.5 222 32 317.6 318.2 291.1 327.9 3.16 8 650 3708 7.8 -8.9 30 16.7 0.2 219 34 317.8 318.4 291.0 327.6 3.01 9 600 4360 2.2 -16.0 25 18.2 -4.7 208 39 318.7 319.1 290.2 324.9 1.83 10 550 5054 -3.1 -31.2 9 28.1 -10.2 202 40 320.4 320.5 289.5 322.3 0.51 11 500 5800 -8.6 -42.3 5 33.7 -14.6 205 41 322.5 322.6 289.8 323.2 0.18 12 450 6606 -14.9 -54.2 2 39.3 -19.5 206 41 324.6 324.6 290.2 324.8 0.05 13 400 7484 -21.2 -53.7 4 32.4 -24.5 206 43 327.4 327.4 291.0 327.6 0.06 14 350 8454 -28.6 -45.3 18 16.8 -30.4 211 49 330.2 330.3 292.0 331.0 0.19 15 300 9536 -38.1 -44.3 52 6.2 -38.6 213 51 331.7 331.7 292.4 332.7 0.25 16 250 10769 -45.5 -64.0 11 18.5 -46.0 219 58 338.5 338.5 294.0 338.6 0.03 17 200 12225 -54.5 -72.3 9 17.8 -54.7 218 55 346.5 346.5 295.8 346.6 0.01 18 150 14033 -60.7 -78.3 8 17.6 -60.9 220 45 365.5 365.5 299.8 365.5 0.01 19 100 16562 -60.6 -87.8 2 27.2 -60.9 223 10 410.6 410.6 306.6 410.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5762.40 m Freezing level: 578.99 mb = 4651.71 m = 15261.33 ft Wetbulb zero: 647.99 mb = 3732.88 m = 12246.85 ft Precipitable water: 0.74 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 30.64 % Est. max temperature: 34.45 C = 94.01 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 876.68 mb = 1165.54 m = 3823.92 ft T: 16.57 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.22 C/km ThetaE index: 16.90 C Layer 800.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 653.61 mb = 3661.51 m = 12012.69 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.54 g/kg Conv temperature: 35.45 C = 95.80 F Cap Strength: 9.60 C Lifted Index: -0.14 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.54 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 7.25 C Showalter Index: -1.49 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.98 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.29 C Cross Totals Index: 22.69 C K Index: 18.42 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 263.20 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.94 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 250.03 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 22.36 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 659.61 J/kg Cap Strength: 9.52 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 785.01 mb = 2112.51 m = 6930.74 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 500.01 mb = 5800.24 m = 19029.43 ft Equ Level (EL): 270.01 mb = 10248.57 m = 33623.52 ft B at Equ Level: 243.66 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 210.01 mb = 11906.33 m = 39062.28 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 218.4 at 34.5 knts Storm direction: 248.4 at 25.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.5 neg: 6.8 tot: 9.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 124.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 1.1 neg: -89.7 tot: -88.7 m^2/s^2 ave: -29.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.51 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.6 stream: -4.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 1.70 Bulk Shear: 147.08 m/s