MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2407111200F012.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2407111200F012.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 0Z FRI 12 JUL 24 Station: 46.14,-103.48 Latitude: 46.14 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 39 1 950 503 SFC 907 919 33.4 12.6 28 20.9 19.3 150 9 315.2 317.2 295.9 346.8 10.13 3 900 991 32.1 11.6 29 20.4 18.4 151 10 314.5 316.4 295.4 344.4 9.60 4 850 1500 27.0 10.6 36 16.5 16.3 157 11 314.5 316.3 295.3 344.0 9.47 5 800 2031 21.8 9.4 45 12.4 13.8 163 10 314.4 316.2 295.1 343.4 9.31 6 750 2586 16.9 5.8 48 11.1 10.2 189 6 314.9 316.4 294.1 339.2 7.74 7 700 3170 13.0 -1.7 36 14.7 5.1 330 11 316.8 317.8 292.3 332.3 4.82 8 650 3786 7.3 -1.7 53 9.0 2.5 323 15 317.2 318.2 292.7 333.8 5.20 9 600 4437 1.3 -6.1 58 7.4 -2.1 325 17 317.7 318.4 291.9 330.8 4.05 10 550 5131 -3.6 -21.7 23 18.1 -9.4 325 21 319.8 320.0 290.0 324.0 1.22 11 500 5876 -9.3 -26.9 22 17.6 -13.9 317 33 321.7 321.9 290.2 324.7 0.84 12 450 6680 -15.2 -34.9 17 19.7 -19.0 308 31 324.1 324.2 290.5 325.8 0.44 13 400 7558 -21.3 -44.9 10 23.6 -24.3 304 32 327.3 327.4 291.2 328.0 0.18 14 350 8528 -28.3 -50.0 11 21.7 -30.3 304 31 330.6 330.6 292.0 331.0 0.11 15 300 9612 -37.3 -54.7 15 17.4 -38.4 303 32 332.7 332.8 292.5 333.0 0.08 16 250 10850 -44.7 -64.9 9 20.2 -45.4 311 36 339.6 339.6 294.2 339.7 0.02 17 200 12317 -49.7 -70.5 7 20.7 -50.2 308 34 354.0 354.0 297.5 354.1 0.01 18 150 14191 -53.2 -82.1 2 28.9 -53.7 281 24 378.4 378.4 302.0 378.4 0.00 19 100 16748 -60.5 -87.8 2 27.2 -60.8 245 8 410.7 410.7 306.6 410.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5836.50 m Freezing level: 586.58 mb = 4623.50 m = 15168.76 ft Wetbulb zero: 622.91 mb = 4132.38 m = 13557.52 ft Precipitable water: 0.99 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 40.00 % Est. max temperature: 33.07 C = 91.53 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 670.79 mb = 3524.20 m = 11562.20 ft T: 9.68 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.23 C/km ThetaE index: 14.55 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 643.41 mb = 3868.89 m = 12693.05 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.50 g/kg Conv temperature: 35.39 C = 95.71 F Cap Strength: 2.28 C Lifted Index: -4.17 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.66 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.10 C Showalter Index: -4.11 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 56.24 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 36.35 C Cross Totals Index: 19.89 C K Index: 32.25 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 325.80 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.69 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1150.64 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 47.97 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 78.78 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.28 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 667.88 mb = 3560.33 m = 11680.72 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 622.88 mb = 4132.81 m = 13558.93 ft Equ Level (EL): 232.88 mb = 11315.92 m = 37125.28 ft B at Equ Level: 1142.87 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 152.88 mb = 14067.44 m = 46152.47 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 313.7 at 18.1 knts Storm direction: 343.7 at 13.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.8 neg: 0.5 tot: 4.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 106.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 83.8 neg: -0.2 tot: 83.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 27.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.59 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.9 stream: 3.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.52 Bulk Rich Number: 11.19 Bulk Shear: 102.82 m/s