MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2307041200F012.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2307041200F012.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 0Z WED 5 JUL 23 Station: 46.11,-103.54 Latitude: 46.11 Longitude: -103.54 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 160 1 950 598 SFC 914 924 17.2 8.1 55 9.1 11.9 323 8 297.9 299.2 288.6 319.6 7.42 3 900 1059 15.0 7.2 59 7.9 10.5 323 9 297.0 298.3 288.0 317.7 7.07 4 850 1539 10.2 6.1 75 4.2 7.9 319 10 296.9 298.1 287.8 317.2 6.95 5 800 2039 5.4 4.6 95 0.8 4.9 315 11 296.9 298.1 287.5 316.3 6.64 6 750 2563 2.0 -0.7 82 2.7 0.7 315 22 298.8 299.7 286.5 313.3 4.85 7 700 3118 0.5 -6.6 59 7.1 -2.5 296 26 303.0 303.7 286.5 313.3 3.34 8 650 3710 -2.3 -13.1 44 10.7 -6.2 289 25 306.3 306.7 286.4 313.1 2.15 9 600 4340 -6.0 -19.8 33 13.8 -10.1 288 27 309.2 309.4 286.6 313.6 1.33 10 550 5016 -10.3 -19.5 47 9.2 -13.0 281 39 311.9 312.2 287.7 316.8 1.49 11 500 5743 -15.3 -27.9 33 12.6 -18.1 268 47 314.4 314.5 287.8 317.1 0.77 12 450 6528 -21.2 -47.1 8 25.9 -24.1 257 56 316.6 316.6 287.8 317.1 0.12 13 400 7386 -27.0 -49.8 10 22.8 -29.0 256 65 320.0 320.0 288.8 320.3 0.10 14 350 8336 -33.1 -51.3 14 18.2 -34.4 251 77 324.1 324.2 290.1 324.5 0.10 15 300 9404 -40.5 -54.5 21 14.0 -41.2 251 84 328.3 328.3 291.3 328.6 0.08 16 250 10624 -47.0 -63.8 13 16.7 -47.5 249 74 336.2 336.2 293.4 336.3 0.03 17 200 12090 -48.4 -72.1 5 23.8 -48.9 252 58 356.2 356.2 298.0 356.3 0.01 18 150 13986 -48.2 -78.3 2 30.1 -49.0 252 48 387.1 387.1 303.3 387.1 0.01 19 100 16613 -54.8 -83.3 2 28.5 -55.3 268 20 421.9 421.9 307.9 421.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5582.76 m Freezing level: 691.25 mb = 3221.57 m = 10569.32 ft Wetbulb zero: 738.78 mb = 2684.41 m = 8807.02 ft Precipitable water: 0.67 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 57.33 % Est. max temperature: 17.54 C = 63.58 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 798.04 mb = 2058.84 m = 6754.64 ft T: 5.25 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.01 C/km ThetaE index: 6.35 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 797.66 mb = 2062.73 m = 6767.39 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.98 g/kg Conv temperature: 16.31 C = 61.36 F Cap Strength: 2.43 C Lifted Index: 2.57 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 8.11 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.18 C Showalter Index: 2.68 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 46.89 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.53 C Cross Totals Index: 21.36 C K Index: 24.55 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 139.49 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.03 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 7.90 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.97 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.98 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.53 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 797.50 mb = 2064.29 m = 6772.53 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 792.50 mb = 2115.39 m = 6940.18 ft Equ Level (EL): 732.50 mb = 2753.08 m = 9032.29 ft B at Equ Level: 7.45 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 702.50 mb = 3089.33 m = 10135.47 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 279.1 at 30.7 knts Storm direction: 309.1 at 23.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 3.3 tot: 3.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 101.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 3.0 neg: -13.4 tot: -10.4 m^2/s^2 ave: -3.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.36 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.7 stream: -1.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.10 Bulk Shear: 82.26 m/s