MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11)
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Date: 12 hour NAM valid 0Z WED 23 AUG 23
Station: 46.14,-103.56
Latitude: 46.14
Longitude: -103.56
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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
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0 1000 52
1 950 514
SFC 908 925 32.4 16.5 39 15.9 21.2 109 3 314.2 316.7 297.7 354.8 13.13
3 900 1002 31.5 15.9 39 15.5 20.5 112 3 313.9 316.4 297.4 353.4 12.74
4 850 1511 26.5 14.6 48 11.9 18.3 125 3 313.9 316.3 297.1 352.3 12.40
5 800 2042 21.4 12.8 58 8.6 15.5 184 2 314.0 316.2 296.7 350.1 11.67
6 750 2599 19.1 5.2 40 13.9 10.6 254 17 317.3 318.8 294.5 340.8 7.41
7 700 3187 15.3 -0.8 33 16.1 6.4 266 25 319.4 320.4 293.3 336.0 5.15
8 650 3810 11.1 -5.4 31 16.5 2.7 248 29 321.5 322.2 292.9 334.4 3.93
9 600 4470 5.2 -4.7 49 9.9 0.1 234 35 322.1 323.0 293.5 336.8 4.49
10 550 5173 -0.9 -10.8 47 9.9 -5.2 241 38 323.0 323.6 292.6 333.2 3.05
11 500 5925 -6.8 -14.6 54 7.8 -9.8 246 36 324.8 325.3 292.6 333.1 2.47
12 450 6738 -12.1 -18.5 59 6.4 -14.3 244 34 328.0 328.4 293.0 334.8 1.97
13 400 7629 -18.1 -27.8 42 9.8 -20.4 243 35 331.5 331.7 293.1 335.1 0.97
14 350 8611 -25.8 -34.9 42 9.2 -27.3 249 39 334.0 334.2 293.3 336.2 0.56
15 300 9706 -35.5 -41.3 55 5.8 -36.1 249 36 335.4 335.5 293.5 336.7 0.34
16 250 10951 -42.8 -61.1 12 18.2 -43.6 248 25 342.4 342.4 294.9 342.5 0.04
17 200 12429 -50.4 -70.5 8 20.1 -50.9 232 22 352.9 352.9 297.3 352.9 0.01
18 150 14264 -60.0 -81.4 4 21.5 -60.2 256 23 366.8 366.8 300.0 366.8 0.00
19 100 16767 -62.9 -87.2 2 24.3 -63.1 213 19 406.2 406.2 306.0 406.2 0.00
TRP 0
WND 0
Sounding variables and indices
1000-500 mb thick: 5872.67 m
Freezing level: 557.34 mb = 5069.44 m = 16631.82 ft
Wetbulb zero: 598.72 mb = 4487.56 m = 14722.80 ft
Precipitable water: 1.25 inches
Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 44.00 %
Est. max temperature: 34.98 C = 94.97 F
Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 721.00 mb = 2935.02 m = 9629.21 ft T: 16.94 C
700-500 lapse rate: 8.07 C/km
ThetaE index: 20.46 C Layer 900.0- 600.0 mb
Conv cond level (CCL): 644.04 mb = 3885.62 m = 12747.94 ft
Mean mixing ratio: 12.39 g/kg
Conv temperature: 39.62 C = 103.31 F
Cap Strength: 4.45 C
Lifted Index: -4.64 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable
Lifted Index @300 mb: -8.28 C
Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.10 C
Showalter Index: -4.64 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible
Total Totals Index: 54.68 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms
Vertical Totals Index: 33.28 C
Cross Totals Index: 21.40 C
K Index: 31.75 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms
Sweat Index: 330.48 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible
Energy Index: -3.65 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable
Parcel Indices
Parcel: using 100 mb layer
CAPE (B+): 1558.65 J/kg
Max Up Vert Vel: 55.83 m/s
Conv Inhibition (B-): 207.46 J/kg
Cap Strength: 4.45 C
Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 714.06 mb = 3017.48 m = 9899.75 ft
Lev Free Conv (LFC): 599.06 mb = 4482.94 m = 14707.62 ft
Equ Level (EL): 199.06 mb = 12459.46 m = 40876.98 ft
B at Equ Level: 1545.22 J/kg
Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 119.06 mb = 15689.72 m = 51474.84 ft
Wind Parameters
Mean winds (0-6000m): 244.5 at 25.1 knts
Storm direction: 274.5 at 18.8 knts
Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.1 neg: 2.0 tot: 6.1 10-3/s
Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 116.4 deg
Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 72.0 neg: -15.1 tot: 56.9 m^2/s^2
ave: 19.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.43
Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.3 stream: 3.1 10^-3/s
Energy-Hel index: 0.65
Bulk Rich Number: 16.08
Bulk Shear: 96.92 m/s
