MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2408291200F012.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2408291200F012.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 0Z FRI 30 AUG 24 Station: 46.14,-103.43 Latitude: 46.14 Longitude: -103.43 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 127 1 950 574 SFC 913 915 20.8 6.2 39 14.6 12.3 299 16 301.7 302.9 289.1 321.2 6.52 3 900 1041 19.1 5.6 41 13.5 11.3 299 21 301.1 302.3 288.8 320.0 6.33 4 850 1527 14.2 4.6 52 9.6 8.8 297 24 301.0 302.2 288.6 319.6 6.24 5 800 2034 9.3 3.7 68 5.6 6.2 296 25 301.0 302.2 288.6 319.6 6.24 6 750 2565 6.1 -11.6 27 17.7 -0.8 305 30 303.2 303.6 285.2 309.8 2.10 7 700 3128 4.1 -7.0 44 11.1 -0.8 307 31 307.0 307.6 287.8 317.1 3.22 8 650 3727 1.2 -6.6 56 7.8 -2.3 305 33 310.3 311.0 289.2 321.6 3.59 9 600 4367 -1.4 -16.0 32 14.6 -6.7 305 36 314.5 314.9 288.9 320.6 1.82 10 550 5054 -5.4 -22.8 24 17.4 -10.6 295 38 317.6 317.8 289.2 321.4 1.11 11 500 5795 -10.5 -30.3 18 19.8 -15.0 296 37 320.2 320.4 289.5 322.4 0.62 12 450 6595 -16.5 -34.2 20 17.7 -19.8 304 36 322.5 322.6 290.0 324.2 0.47 13 400 7468 -23.6 -37.3 27 13.7 -25.6 303 37 324.3 324.4 290.5 325.8 0.39 14 350 8428 -31.2 -44.7 25 13.6 -32.5 306 38 326.7 326.8 291.0 327.5 0.20 15 300 9501 -39.6 -52.9 23 13.4 -40.3 309 42 329.6 329.6 291.7 330.0 0.09 16 250 10725 -47.2 -62.5 16 15.3 -47.6 312 45 336.0 336.0 293.3 336.1 0.03 17 200 12186 -49.4 -72.9 5 23.5 -49.9 304 43 354.5 354.5 297.6 354.5 0.01 18 150 14059 -52.8 -81.8 2 29.0 -53.2 279 38 379.2 379.2 302.1 379.2 0.00 19 100 16646 -56.7 -84.8 2 28.1 -57.2 261 23 418.1 418.1 307.5 418.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5667.82 m Freezing level: 627.11 mb = 4020.10 m = 13189.14 ft Wetbulb zero: 755.69 mb = 2502.52 m = 8210.28 ft Precipitable water: 0.62 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 39.95 % Est. max temperature: 21.73 C = 71.12 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 734.91 mb = 2730.47 m = 8958.13 ft T: 5.53 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.47 C/km ThetaE index: 11.34 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 639.06 mb = 3862.71 m = 12672.79 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.29 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.06 C = 86.11 F Cap Strength: 5.96 C Lifted Index: 5.95 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 7.42 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.73 C Showalter Index: 6.06 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 39.75 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 24.69 C Cross Totals Index: 15.05 C K Index: 18.13 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 139.59 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.66 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1.66 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 1.82 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 9621.25 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.96 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 735.14 mb = 2727.99 m = 8950.00 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 300.9 at 32.2 knts Storm direction: 330.9 at 24.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.3 neg: 2.0 tot: 3.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 73.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 62.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 62.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 20.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.4 stream: 3.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.10 Bulk Shear: 16.13 m/s