MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2407281200F012.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2407281200F012.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 0Z MON 29 JUL 24 Station: 46.18,-103.54 Latitude: 46.18 Longitude: -103.54 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 43 1 950 496 SFC 905 923 26.3 9.1 34 17.2 15.5 102 4 308.1 309.6 292.4 332.5 8.02 3 900 973 25.1 8.3 34 16.8 14.7 106 4 307.4 308.8 291.9 330.7 7.65 4 850 1470 20.3 6.6 41 13.7 12.1 121 2 307.5 308.8 291.6 329.5 7.22 5 800 1989 17.0 2.1 37 14.9 8.7 224 4 309.2 310.3 290.7 326.4 5.57 6 750 2535 12.7 1.5 46 11.2 6.5 215 13 310.3 311.4 291.1 327.9 5.67 7 700 3109 8.0 3.4 73 4.6 5.4 229 19 311.4 312.7 292.6 333.1 7.01 8 650 3716 3.3 -0.5 76 3.8 1.4 253 25 312.7 313.8 291.9 330.6 5.70 9 600 4360 -1.1 -7.0 65 5.8 -3.8 269 32 314.8 315.5 290.8 326.9 3.78 10 550 5048 -5.8 -14.1 52 8.3 -8.9 262 35 317.2 317.6 290.2 324.9 2.34 11 500 5787 -10.8 -27.8 23 17.1 -15.0 261 32 319.9 320.1 289.6 322.6 0.78 12 450 6588 -16.2 -45.5 6 29.3 -20.3 254 30 322.9 322.9 289.8 323.5 0.15 13 400 7462 -22.7 -48.8 7 26.1 -25.5 237 28 325.5 325.6 290.6 326.0 0.11 14 350 8428 -29.1 -49.7 12 20.6 -30.9 237 32 329.5 329.6 291.7 330.0 0.12 15 300 9510 -37.5 -53.2 18 15.6 -38.5 236 33 332.5 332.5 292.5 332.8 0.09 16 250 10741 -46.3 -59.7 20 13.4 -46.8 239 38 337.2 337.2 293.7 337.4 0.05 17 200 12217 -46.2 -70.4 5 24.2 -46.9 243 50 359.6 359.6 298.7 359.7 0.01 18 150 14114 -50.9 -80.4 2 29.4 -51.5 243 44 382.3 382.3 302.6 382.3 0.00 19 100 16690 -60.0 -87.4 2 27.4 -60.3 232 28 411.8 411.8 306.7 411.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5743.62 m Freezing level: 612.78 mb = 4195.04 m = 13763.07 ft Wetbulb zero: 636.74 mb = 3881.50 m = 12734.44 ft Precipitable water: 0.86 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 52.70 % Est. max temperature: 28.35 C = 83.03 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 702.70 mb = 3077.24 m = 10095.80 ft T: 8.30 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.02 C/km ThetaE index: 6.08 C Layer 900.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 635.16 mb = 3901.54 m = 12800.17 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.01 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.39 C = 88.51 F Cap Strength: 3.56 C Lifted Index: 0.81 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.22 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.22 C Showalter Index: 0.69 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.53 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 31.12 C Cross Totals Index: 17.41 C K Index: 33.13 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 115.73 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.26 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 6.34 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.56 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7317.76 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.56 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 685.07 mb = 3285.72 m = 10779.79 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 253.9 at 22.3 knts Storm direction: 283.9 at 16.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 122.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 140.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 140.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 46.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.6 stream: 5.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.08 Bulk Shear: 81.94 m/s