MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2507141200F012.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2507141200F012.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 0Z TUE 15 JUL 25 Station: 46.18,-103.32 Latitude: 46.18 Longitude: -103.32 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 8 1 950 471 SFC 906 903 34.9 11.9 25 23.0 19.4 154 2 316.9 318.7 296.0 347.3 9.68 3 900 962 33.8 10.5 24 23.3 18.4 158 2 316.4 318.1 295.4 344.3 8.90 4 850 1474 28.7 9.5 30 19.2 16.2 173 2 316.2 317.9 295.2 343.8 8.78 5 800 2007 23.5 8.6 39 14.9 14.0 191 2 316.2 317.9 295.3 343.8 8.81 6 750 2565 18.1 7.7 51 10.3 11.6 209 2 316.2 317.9 295.3 344.0 8.86 7 700 3150 12.4 6.6 68 5.8 8.8 228 3 316.2 317.9 295.2 343.8 8.77 8 650 3766 6.7 3.5 80 3.2 4.8 271 6 316.5 318.0 294.4 340.5 7.61 9 600 4418 2.4 -8.3 45 10.8 -2.4 280 25 319.0 319.6 291.7 330.1 3.40 10 550 5115 -2.4 -13.7 41 11.4 -6.8 280 30 321.3 321.7 291.5 329.3 2.40 11 500 5864 -8.1 -18.6 43 10.5 -11.6 277 30 323.1 323.5 291.5 329.2 1.76 12 450 6671 -14.1 -30.1 24 16.0 -17.7 271 27 325.6 325.7 291.2 328.1 0.70 13 400 7554 -19.7 -40.1 15 20.4 -22.9 268 23 329.4 329.4 291.9 330.5 0.29 14 350 8530 -27.2 -38.7 33 11.5 -28.8 271 19 332.1 332.2 292.7 333.5 0.39 15 300 9620 -36.5 -46.5 35 10.1 -37.3 274 22 334.0 334.0 293.0 334.8 0.19 16 250 10854 -47.5 -55.2 41 7.7 -47.8 278 23 335.5 335.5 293.3 335.8 0.09 17 200 12287 -58.9 -67.6 32 8.7 -59.0 276 23 339.5 339.5 294.2 339.6 0.02 18 150 14081 -59.3 -77.1 8 17.8 -59.5 263 26 368.0 368.0 300.2 368.0 0.01 19 100 16624 -57.3 -85.3 2 28.0 -57.7 292 18 417.0 417.0 307.4 417.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5855.32 m Freezing level: 574.57 mb = 4772.74 m = 15658.40 ft Wetbulb zero: 616.80 mb = 4193.32 m = 13757.44 ft Precipitable water: 1.14 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 48.77 % Est. max temperature: 34.25 C = 93.64 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 649.56 mb = 3771.64 m = 12374.00 ft T: 6.64 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.57 C/km ThetaE index: 15.94 C Layer 700.0- 400.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 632.52 mb = 3988.23 m = 13084.59 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.84 g/kg Conv temperature: 35.35 C = 95.64 F Cap Strength: 0.56 C Lifted Index: -2.93 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.71 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.03 C Showalter Index: -2.84 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 54.39 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 36.81 C Cross Totals Index: 17.58 C K Index: 40.46 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 256.23 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.80 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1180.20 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 48.58 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8.28 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.58 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 642.03 mb = 3866.61 m = 12685.56 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 607.03 mb = 4323.41 m = 14184.24 ft Equ Level (EL): 187.03 mb = 12705.34 m = 41683.69 ft B at Equ Level: 1159.48 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 127.03 mb = 15123.57 m = 49617.42 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 273.4 at 15.5 knts Storm direction: 303.4 at 11.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 2.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 56.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 19.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 19.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 6.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.68 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 2.1 stream: 1.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.04 Bulk Rich Number: 32.88 Bulk Shear: 35.90 m/s