MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2308111200F012.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2308111200F012.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 0Z SAT 12 AUG 23 Station: 46.07,-103.51 Latitude: 46.07 Longitude: -103.51 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 58 1 950 512 SFC 907 921 25.9 7.8 32 18.2 14.8 299 10 307.6 308.9 291.7 329.9 7.32 3 900 988 24.8 6.6 31 18.3 13.8 298 11 307.1 308.4 291.1 327.8 6.79 4 850 1484 19.9 5.6 39 14.4 11.5 295 13 307.0 308.3 291.0 327.5 6.70 5 800 2002 14.9 4.6 50 10.3 9.0 293 13 307.0 308.3 291.0 327.4 6.68 6 750 2543 9.6 3.6 66 6.0 6.2 291 14 307.0 308.2 290.9 327.1 6.60 7 700 3110 4.1 2.4 89 1.6 3.2 289 14 307.0 308.2 290.8 326.9 6.53 8 650 3709 1.3 -13.7 32 14.9 -4.4 306 31 310.4 310.8 287.8 317.0 2.05 9 600 4350 -0.3 -44.3 2 44.0 -8.8 304 41 315.8 315.8 287.5 316.2 0.12 10 550 5040 -4.2 -25.3 18 21.1 -10.2 303 45 319.1 319.3 289.4 322.2 0.89 11 500 5785 -8.8 -23.4 29 14.7 -13.0 303 47 322.3 322.6 290.7 326.4 1.16 12 450 6593 -13.8 -24.9 39 11.1 -16.7 305 53 325.9 326.1 291.7 329.9 1.13 13 400 7476 -20.3 -32.5 33 12.1 -22.7 304 58 328.5 328.7 291.9 330.8 0.62 14 350 8448 -28.0 -39.5 33 11.4 -29.6 304 60 330.9 331.0 292.3 332.3 0.35 15 300 9536 -36.6 -47.2 33 10.6 -37.5 304 62 333.8 333.8 292.9 334.5 0.18 16 250 10774 -44.8 -61.7 13 16.9 -45.4 302 65 339.5 339.5 294.2 339.7 0.04 17 200 12234 -54.5 -67.6 18 13.1 -54.7 302 73 346.5 346.5 295.9 346.6 0.02 18 150 14053 -57.1 -80.7 4 23.6 -57.4 296 63 371.7 371.7 300.9 371.7 0.00 19 100 16616 -58.1 -85.9 2 27.8 -58.5 289 32 415.5 415.5 307.2 415.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5726.60 m Freezing level: 609.90 mb = 4223.22 m = 13855.53 ft Wetbulb zero: 678.94 mb = 3356.82 m = 11013.04 ft Precipitable water: 0.75 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 38.60 % Est. max temperature: 25.36 C = 77.65 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 694.17 mb = 3177.61 m = 10425.11 ft T: 3.75 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.80 C/km ThetaE index: 13.67 C Layer 900.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 666.02 mb = 3512.08 m = 11522.42 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.74 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.59 C = 81.66 F Cap Strength: 3.42 C Lifted Index: 3.63 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.20 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.06 C Showalter Index: 3.69 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 43.02 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 28.69 C Cross Totals Index: 14.33 C K Index: 32.62 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 139.19 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.18 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3.50 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 2.65 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6801.61 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.61 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 686.54 mb = 3266.87 m = 10717.95 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 302.2 at 31.9 knts Storm direction: 332.2 at 23.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.7 neg: 0.9 tot: 4.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 95.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 99.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 99.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 33.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.92 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.7 stream: 4.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.06 Bulk Shear: 55.95 m/s