MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2406201200F012.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2406201200F012.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 0Z FRI 21 JUN 24 Station: 46.16,-103.59 Latitude: 46.16 Longitude: -103.59 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 149 1 950 592 SFC 914 925 18.6 13.3 71 5.3 15.1 118 15 299.4 301.3 291.7 330.2 10.53 3 900 1055 16.1 12.7 80 3.4 13.9 119 18 298.1 299.9 291.2 328.0 10.28 4 850 1538 11.6 11.0 96 0.6 11.3 119 21 298.3 300.1 290.8 326.8 9.77 5 800 2046 12.6 7.3 70 5.3 9.4 122 18 304.5 306.0 291.3 328.6 8.02 6 750 2586 10.8 -3.9 35 14.7 3.7 125 15 308.3 309.0 288.8 320.2 3.81 7 700 3156 6.9 -1.1 57 8.0 2.8 155 9 310.1 311.1 290.5 325.9 5.06 8 650 3761 2.8 -7.1 48 9.9 -1.7 225 11 312.1 312.8 289.7 323.1 3.44 9 600 4403 -2.3 -7.9 66 5.5 -4.8 239 19 313.4 314.1 290.2 324.7 3.52 10 550 5087 -7.4 -12.8 66 5.3 -9.5 242 32 315.3 315.8 289.9 323.7 2.60 11 500 5822 -12.6 -16.0 76 3.4 -13.7 245 42 317.7 318.1 290.3 325.0 2.20 12 450 6617 -18.4 -24.2 60 5.8 -19.8 245 51 320.1 320.4 290.0 324.3 1.20 13 400 7485 -24.1 -30.2 57 6.1 -25.2 235 56 323.7 323.8 290.7 326.5 0.78 14 350 8445 -31.2 -38.0 51 6.8 -32.1 243 61 326.6 326.7 291.2 328.2 0.41 15 300 9519 -38.7 -48.1 37 9.4 -39.4 248 78 330.8 330.8 292.1 331.4 0.16 16 250 10750 -46.4 -69.3 6 22.9 -46.9 247 101 337.1 337.1 293.6 337.2 0.01 17 200 12206 -53.4 -68.1 15 14.6 -53.7 246 113 348.1 348.1 296.3 348.2 0.02 18 150 14056 -53.4 -82.3 2 28.9 -53.8 256 78 378.1 378.1 301.9 378.1 0.00 19 100 16641 -56.9 -85.0 2 28.0 -57.4 229 45 417.7 417.7 307.4 417.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5672.55 m Freezing level: 622.83 mb = 4109.76 m = 13483.29 ft Wetbulb zero: 668.86 mb = 3527.88 m = 11574.25 ft Precipitable water: 0.97 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 64.17 % Est. max temperature: 26.28 C = 79.30 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 844.10 mb = 1596.26 m = 5236.99 ft T: 11.72 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.32 C/km ThetaE index: 8.38 C Layer 750.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 720.12 mb = 2922.17 m = 9587.07 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.74 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.37 C = 83.07 F Cap Strength: 4.42 C Lifted Index: -0.21 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.08 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.43 C Showalter Index: 0.20 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.87 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.22 C Cross Totals Index: 23.65 C K Index: 27.30 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 216.07 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.36 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 33.88 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.23 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 302.74 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.38 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 832.26 mb = 1714.60 m = 5625.27 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 527.26 mb = 5412.66 m = 17757.87 ft Equ Level (EL): 417.26 mb = 7173.72 m = 23535.55 ft B at Equ Level: 33.17 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 347.26 mb = 8499.97 m = 27886.72 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 223.2 at 25.5 knts Storm direction: 253.2 at 19.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 16.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 50.8 neg: -12.2 tot: 38.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 12.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.17 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.1 stream: 1.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.21 Bulk Shear: 161.13 m/s