MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11)
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Date: 12 hour NAM valid 0Z THU 15 AUG 24
Station: 48.19,-103.64
Latitude: 48.19
Longitude: -103.64
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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 59
1 950 509
SFC 935 646 24.7 18.8 70 5.9 20.5 87 6 303.6 306.3 296.0 347.3 14.73
3 900 981 21.0 17.0 78 4.0 18.2 75 7 303.2 305.7 295.2 343.7 13.66
4 850 1475 18.0 12.9 72 5.1 14.7 30 9 305.0 307.1 293.9 338.1 11.07
5 800 1991 14.1 9.6 74 4.5 11.3 20 14 306.2 307.9 292.9 334.5 9.40
6 750 2532 10.4 5.2 70 5.2 7.4 9 16 307.9 309.3 291.9 330.6 7.44
7 700 3103 6.6 2.4 75 4.2 4.3 356 15 309.8 311.1 291.7 330.0 6.53
8 650 3707 2.5 -0.8 79 3.3 0.8 341 14 311.8 312.8 291.5 329.1 5.55
9 600 4350 -1.6 -4.5 81 2.9 -3.0 318 16 314.2 315.1 291.3 328.7 4.57
10 550 5038 -5.4 -7.3 87 1.8 -6.2 302 15 317.6 318.4 291.9 330.7 4.03
11 500 5781 -9.3 -10.8 89 1.5 -9.9 282 16 321.7 322.3 292.4 332.8 3.35
12 450 6589 -14.0 -15.1 91 1.1 -14.4 257 16 325.6 326.2 292.9 334.5 2.62
13 400 7472 -20.2 -28.9 46 8.7 -22.1 240 15 328.7 328.9 292.2 331.9 0.87
14 350 8444 -28.4 -34.6 55 6.2 -29.3 214 20 330.5 330.6 292.4 332.7 0.58
15 300 9531 -36.3 -42.4 53 6.1 -36.9 183 33 334.2 334.2 293.2 335.3 0.30
16 250 10768 -46.7 -52.5 52 5.8 -47.0 165 45 336.6 336.6 293.6 337.1 0.12
17 200 12222 -50.2 -69.0 9 18.8 -50.7 203 32 353.2 353.2 297.3 353.3 0.02
18 150 14108 -51.2 -80.6 2 29.4 -51.8 234 24 381.8 381.8 302.5 381.8 0.00
19 100 16686 -58.8 -86.4 2 27.6 -59.2 250 9 414.1 414.1 307.0 414.1 0.00
TRP 0
WND 0
Sounding variables and indices
1000-500 mb thick: 5722.10 m
Freezing level: 619.81 mb = 4095.28 m = 13435.79 ft
Wetbulb zero: 639.74 mb = 3835.07 m = 12582.11 ft
Precipitable water: 1.45 inches
Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 78.13 %
Est. max temperature: 27.70 C = 81.87 F
Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 857.75 mb = 1396.26 m = 4580.85 ft T: 18.50 C
700-500 lapse rate: 5.95 C/km
ThetaE index: 18.59 C Layer 900.0- 550.0 mb
Conv cond level (CCL): 800.39 mb = 1986.43 m = 6517.09 ft
Mean mixing ratio: 12.75 g/kg
Conv temperature: 27.20 C = 80.96 F
Cap Strength: 1.48 C
Lifted Index: -3.36 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible
Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.41 C
Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.66 C
Showalter Index: -1.78 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable
Total Totals Index: 49.55 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms
Vertical Totals Index: 27.34 C
Cross Totals Index: 22.22 C
K Index: 36.04 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms
Sweat Index: 199.99 Risk: None
Energy Index: -1.14 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms
Parcel Indices
Parcel: using 100 mb layer
CAPE (B+): 1059.07 J/kg
Max Up Vert Vel: 46.02 m/s
Conv Inhibition (B-): 24.21 J/kg
Cap Strength: 1.48 C
Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 824.99 mb = 1728.77 m = 5671.76 ft
Lev Free Conv (LFC): 769.99 mb = 2311.42 m = 7583.31 ft
Equ Level (EL): 229.99 mb = 11311.37 m = 37110.35 ft
B at Equ Level: 1046.60 J/kg
Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 159.99 mb = 13685.26 m = 44898.62 ft
Wind Parameters
Mean winds (0-6000m): 329.3 at 13.9 knts
Storm direction: 359.3 at 10.4 knts
Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 2.9 tot: 2.9 10-3/s
Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 158.6 deg
Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: -32.8 tot: -32.8 m^2/s^2
ave: -10.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.84
Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.1 stream: -3.4 10^-3/s
Energy-Hel index: 0.00
Bulk Rich Number: 27.62
Bulk Shear: 38.35 m/s
MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11)
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Date: 12 hour NAM valid 0Z THU 15 AUG 24
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 49
1 950 500
SFC 905 925 26.9 13.2 43 13.6 17.8 314 8 308.6 310.6 294.5 340.8 10.60
3 900 979 26.3 12.0 41 14.3 16.9 314 10 308.6 310.4 293.9 338.5 9.83
4 850 1478 21.4 10.8 51 10.6 14.6 313 13 308.5 310.3 293.7 337.7 9.58
5 800 1999 16.3 9.4 64 6.9 12.0 312 14 308.5 310.3 293.5 336.9 9.31
6 750 2544 11.0 8.4 84 2.6 9.4 311 14 308.5 310.3 293.5 336.7 9.27
7 700 3115 6.6 3.0 78 3.6 4.6 307 22 309.8 311.1 291.9 330.8 6.82
8 650 3720 2.7 -0.0 82 2.7 1.3 308 22 312.0 313.1 291.8 330.4 5.88
9 600 4363 -1.1 -4.4 78 3.3 -2.7 309 18 314.8 315.7 291.6 329.5 4.60
10 550 5052 -5.3 -9.9 70 4.7 -7.2 307 14 317.8 318.4 291.3 328.5 3.26
11 500 5795 -9.5 -16.4 57 6.9 -11.9 272 11 321.4 321.9 291.3 328.6 2.12
12 450 6600 -14.7 -22.5 51 7.9 -16.9 249 11 324.8 325.1 291.6 329.6 1.39
13 400 7480 -21.0 -33.2 33 12.2 -23.3 230 13 327.7 327.8 291.6 329.8 0.58
14 350 8449 -29.1 -38.6 39 9.6 -30.3 209 17 329.5 329.6 292.0 331.0 0.39
15 300 9533 -37.2 -48.2 31 11.0 -38.1 182 22 332.9 332.9 292.7 333.5 0.16
16 250 10765 -46.6 -60.2 20 13.6 -47.0 165 22 336.8 336.8 293.6 337.0 0.05
17 200 12230 -47.7 -69.1 7 21.5 -48.3 208 33 357.3 357.3 298.2 357.4 0.02
18 150 14121 -52.0 -81.2 2 29.2 -52.5 232 26 380.4 380.4 302.3 380.4 0.00
19 100 16689 -58.3 -86.0 2 27.7 -58.6 259 13 415.1 415.1 307.2 415.1 0.00
TRP 0
WND 0
Sounding variables and indices
1000-500 mb thick: 5745.31 m
Freezing level: 614.51 mb = 4176.14 m = 13701.07 ft
Wetbulb zero: 634.08 mb = 3918.90 m = 12857.12 ft
Precipitable water: 1.18 inches
Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 69.90 %
Est. max temperature: 26.75 C = 80.15 F
Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 741.50 mb = 2637.96 m = 8654.62 ft T: 10.29 C
700-500 lapse rate: 6.02 C/km
ThetaE index: 12.37 C Layer 900.0- 500.0 mb
Conv cond level (CCL): 718.85 mb = 2894.95 m = 9497.74 ft
Mean mixing ratio: 9.62 g/kg
Conv temperature: 27.52 C = 81.54 F
Cap Strength: 0.53 C
Lifted Index: -1.79 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable
Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.85 C
Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.36 C
Showalter Index: -1.74 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable
Total Totals Index: 51.15 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms
Vertical Totals Index: 30.89 C
Cross Totals Index: 20.26 C
K Index: 38.05 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms
Sweat Index: 208.36 Risk: None
Energy Index: -1.82 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms
Parcel Indices
Parcel: using 100 mb layer
CAPE (B+): 521.05 J/kg
Max Up Vert Vel: 32.28 m/s
Conv Inhibition (B-): 4.07 J/kg
Cap Strength: 0.53 C
Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 726.82 mb = 2803.61 m = 9198.07 ft
Lev Free Conv (LFC): 701.82 mb = 3093.56 m = 10149.35 ft
Equ Level (EL): 251.82 mb = 10716.11 m = 35157.40 ft
B at Equ Level: 519.30 J/kg
Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 191.82 mb = 12505.00 m = 41026.39 ft
Wind Parameters
Mean winds (0-6000m): 300.3 at 15.0 knts
Storm direction: 330.3 at 11.2 knts
Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.2 neg: 2.3 tot: 2.5 10-3/s
Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 100.6 deg
Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 11.4 neg: -0.9 tot: 10.5 m^2/s^2
ave: 3.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.51
Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 2.6 stream: 1.3 10^-3/s
Energy-Hel index: 0.03
Bulk Rich Number: 148.49
Bulk Shear: 3.51 m/s
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