MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2507211200F012.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2507211200F012.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 0Z TUE 22 JUL 25 Station: 46.18,-103.38 Latitude: 46.18 Longitude: -103.38 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 23 1 950 479 SFC 905 910 28.7 17.4 50 11.4 20.7 120 12 310.6 313.3 297.3 353.2 13.93 3 900 961 28.0 16.7 50 11.3 20.1 121 14 310.3 312.9 296.9 351.2 13.38 4 850 1464 22.8 15.3 62 7.5 17.7 123 17 310.1 312.5 296.5 349.6 12.98 5 800 1989 18.9 8.7 52 10.1 12.5 133 19 311.3 313.0 294.0 338.7 8.89 6 750 2544 19.7 -1.3 24 21.0 8.2 209 15 318.0 318.9 292.5 333.0 4.65 7 700 3133 15.2 -5.2 24 20.3 4.8 236 20 319.3 320.0 292.1 331.4 3.72 8 650 3753 9.7 -5.9 33 15.6 2.0 241 23 319.9 320.6 292.3 332.3 3.78 9 600 4410 3.5 -6.6 48 10.1 -1.3 244 21 320.2 320.9 292.5 332.9 3.89 10 550 5108 -2.5 -11.5 50 9.0 -6.3 249 21 321.1 321.6 291.9 330.6 2.87 11 500 5855 -8.6 -16.0 55 7.3 -11.3 254 26 322.5 322.9 291.7 329.9 2.20 12 450 6662 -14.7 -17.7 78 3.0 -15.7 257 34 324.8 325.2 292.3 332.0 2.12 13 400 7543 -20.5 -26.5 59 6.0 -21.9 252 39 328.4 328.6 292.3 332.3 1.10 14 350 8516 -27.8 -36.1 45 8.3 -29.0 256 42 331.3 331.4 292.6 333.1 0.50 15 300 9603 -36.4 -51.2 20 14.9 -37.4 259 42 334.1 334.2 293.0 334.6 0.11 16 250 10847 -43.8 -62.1 12 18.2 -44.5 255 50 340.9 340.9 294.6 341.1 0.04 17 200 12310 -54.0 -69.2 14 15.2 -54.2 252 58 347.3 347.3 296.0 347.4 0.02 18 150 14122 -61.3 -78.8 8 17.5 -61.4 254 50 364.5 364.5 299.5 364.5 0.01 19 100 16626 -60.7 -87.9 2 27.1 -61.0 257 24 410.4 410.4 306.6 410.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5832.39 m Freezing level: 570.99 mb = 4814.72 m = 15796.14 ft Wetbulb zero: 620.23 mb = 4137.62 m = 13574.71 ft Precipitable water: 1.09 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 43.25 % Est. max temperature: 35.21 C = 95.37 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 767.34 mb = 2347.65 m = 7702.17 ft T: 19.43 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.75 C/km ThetaE index: 21.78 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 657.52 mb = 3656.78 m = 11997.15 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.25 g/kg Conv temperature: 37.69 C = 99.83 F Cap Strength: 7.04 C Lifted Index: -4.92 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.78 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 5.18 C Showalter Index: -5.56 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 55.44 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 31.49 C Cross Totals Index: 23.96 C K Index: 26.46 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 372.96 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.78 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1470.11 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 54.22 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 305.84 J/kg Cap Strength: 7.04 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 747.70 mb = 2570.51 m = 8433.31 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 602.70 mb = 4372.87 m = 14346.51 ft Equ Level (EL): 192.70 mb = 12544.33 m = 41155.45 ft B at Equ Level: 1450.94 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 122.70 mb = 15362.58 m = 50401.55 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 234.7 at 21.9 knts Storm direction: 264.7 at 16.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 99.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 177.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 177.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 59.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.71 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.5 stream: 5.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.47 Bulk Rich Number: 11.55 Bulk Shear: 127.28 m/s