MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2407131200F012.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2407131200F012.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 0Z SUN 14 JUL 24 Station: 46.14,-103.59 Latitude: 46.14 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 67 1 950 529 SFC 909 926 32.4 12.6 30 19.8 19.1 57 5 314.0 315.9 295.6 345.5 10.14 3 900 1015 30.8 11.7 31 19.0 18.1 59 5 313.2 315.0 295.1 343.1 9.66 4 850 1522 25.7 10.7 39 15.0 15.9 65 4 313.1 314.9 295.0 342.7 9.57 5 800 2050 20.5 9.7 50 10.8 13.6 74 3 313.0 314.8 294.9 342.4 9.50 6 750 2603 15.2 8.4 64 6.8 10.9 154 1 313.1 314.8 294.7 341.7 9.25 7 700 3184 11.8 -1.0 41 12.8 4.9 277 19 315.6 316.5 292.2 331.7 5.07 8 650 3798 6.7 -5.3 42 12.0 0.9 287 27 316.6 317.4 291.5 329.4 3.97 9 600 4448 0.7 -7.9 53 8.6 -3.1 288 30 316.9 317.6 291.2 328.3 3.52 10 550 5140 -3.8 -26.6 15 22.8 -10.1 287 34 319.6 319.8 289.5 322.4 0.79 11 500 5885 -8.9 -33.1 12 24.2 -14.3 285 41 322.1 322.2 289.9 323.8 0.47 12 450 6690 -14.8 -33.5 19 18.7 -18.6 282 48 324.6 324.7 290.7 326.5 0.50 13 400 7568 -22.1 -33.4 35 11.3 -24.1 282 53 326.3 326.4 291.3 328.4 0.57 14 350 8535 -29.9 -37.8 46 7.9 -30.9 283 58 328.5 328.5 291.7 330.0 0.42 15 300 9613 -38.7 -47.3 39 8.7 -39.3 283 65 330.9 330.9 292.2 331.6 0.18 16 250 10841 -46.8 -60.5 19 13.8 -47.2 282 68 336.6 336.6 293.5 336.7 0.04 17 200 12298 -51.7 -70.6 9 19.0 -52.0 281 73 351.0 351.0 296.8 351.0 0.01 18 150 14168 -51.6 -80.9 2 29.3 -52.1 277 52 381.2 381.2 302.4 381.2 0.00 19 100 16742 -59.1 -86.7 2 27.6 -59.5 280 20 413.5 413.5 306.9 413.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5817.50 m Freezing level: 592.12 mb = 4556.88 m = 14950.20 ft Wetbulb zero: 638.89 mb = 3937.96 m = 12919.65 ft Precipitable water: 1.00 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 39.12 % Est. max temperature: 31.47 C = 88.65 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 682.38 mb = 3394.94 m = 11138.13 ft T: 10.06 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.68 C/km ThetaE index: 23.05 C Layer 900.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 650.98 mb = 3785.48 m = 12419.40 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.61 g/kg Conv temperature: 34.90 C = 94.82 F Cap Strength: 2.51 C Lifted Index: -3.33 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.27 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.19 C Showalter Index: -3.25 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 54.31 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 34.63 C Cross Totals Index: 19.68 C K Index: 32.53 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 284.34 Risk: None Energy Index: -3.59 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1232.51 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 49.65 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 70.23 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.51 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 682.27 mb = 3396.33 m = 11142.67 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 627.27 mb = 4086.97 m = 13408.53 ft Equ Level (EL): 227.27 mb = 11463.78 m = 37610.38 ft B at Equ Level: 1228.16 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 147.27 mb = 14284.99 m = 46866.19 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 285.9 at 24.3 knts Storm direction: 315.9 at 18.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 128.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 183.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 183.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 61.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.89 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.4 stream: 6.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.71 Bulk Rich Number: 12.07 Bulk Shear: 102.15 m/s