MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2409081200F012.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2409081200F012.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 0Z MON 9 SEP 24 Station: 46.18,-103.40 Latitude: 46.18 Longitude: -103.40 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 60 1 950 519 SFC 909 912 29.2 5.9 23 23.3 15.1 157 6 310.7 311.9 291.9 330.6 6.41 3 900 1000 28.4 5.0 23 23.4 14.4 160 7 310.7 311.9 291.6 329.6 6.07 4 850 1502 23.4 4.2 29 19.3 12.1 168 7 310.7 311.9 291.6 329.6 6.08 5 800 2026 18.3 3.2 37 15.1 9.7 178 7 310.7 311.8 291.6 329.4 6.04 6 750 2573 13.0 2.1 48 10.9 6.9 194 6 310.7 311.8 291.5 329.2 5.96 7 700 3148 8.9 -12.3 21 21.1 0.1 270 10 312.3 312.7 288.5 319.2 2.13 8 650 3757 6.1 -33.1 4 39.2 -4.3 292 9 315.9 316.0 287.8 317.2 0.36 9 600 4406 1.9 -38.9 3 40.9 -7.3 284 10 318.4 318.4 288.5 319.2 0.22 10 550 5101 -2.6 -44.1 2 41.5 -10.5 285 10 321.0 321.0 289.2 321.5 0.14 11 500 5848 -8.4 -46.2 3 37.8 -14.6 290 11 322.8 322.8 289.8 323.3 0.12 12 450 6654 -14.7 -46.1 5 31.4 -19.3 288 10 324.8 324.8 290.3 325.3 0.14 13 400 7533 -21.1 -32.1 37 11.0 -23.2 249 7 327.5 327.7 291.7 329.9 0.65 14 350 8503 -28.8 -36.1 49 7.3 -29.8 210 10 330.0 330.1 292.2 331.9 0.50 15 300 9587 -37.4 -43.7 52 6.3 -37.9 205 14 332.7 332.7 292.7 333.7 0.26 16 250 10819 -47.1 -54.6 42 7.5 -47.4 193 19 336.0 336.0 293.4 336.3 0.09 17 200 12260 -57.2 -67.3 27 10.1 -57.4 203 26 342.1 342.1 294.8 342.2 0.02 18 150 14064 -59.7 -79.2 6 19.4 -59.9 211 13 367.2 367.2 300.1 367.2 0.01 19 100 16584 -62.2 -86.6 2 24.4 -62.4 308 11 407.5 407.5 306.2 407.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5787.62 m Freezing level: 578.69 mb = 4702.07 m = 15426.57 ft Wetbulb zero: 699.11 mb = 3158.05 m = 10360.92 ft Precipitable water: 0.54 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 17.47 % Est. max temperature: 29.20 C = 84.56 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 645.82 mb = 3808.94 m = 12496.36 ft T: 5.80 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.39 C/km ThetaE index: 13.37 C Layer 900.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 560.55 mb = 4949.13 m = 16237.11 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.09 g/kg Conv temperature: 38.66 C = 101.58 F Cap Strength: 5.04 C Lifted Index: 3.05 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.15 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.44 C Showalter Index: 3.05 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 44.39 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 31.82 C Cross Totals Index: 12.57 C K Index: 14.87 Risk: None Sweat Index: 75.34 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.08 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 0.52 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 1.02 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5323.22 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.04 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 638.76 mb = 3898.06 m = 12788.76 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 267.8 at 8.9 knts Storm direction: 297.8 at 6.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 2.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 133.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 34.1 neg: -0.1 tot: 34.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 11.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.81 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.4 stream: 2.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.03 Bulk Shear: 20.60 m/s