MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2507231200F012.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2507231200F012.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 0Z THU 24 JUL 25 Station: 46.18,-103.43 Latitude: 46.18 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 97 1 950 545 SFC 911 915 24.3 14.7 55 9.7 17.8 34 4 305.5 307.7 294.4 340.3 11.60 3 900 1019 22.8 13.3 55 9.5 16.6 36 4 305.0 307.0 293.6 337.2 10.75 4 850 1513 18.1 12.3 69 5.7 14.3 40 4 305.1 307.0 293.6 336.9 10.64 5 800 2028 13.0 11.2 89 1.8 11.9 44 4 305.0 307.0 293.4 336.6 10.53 6 750 2567 9.1 6.8 85 2.3 7.8 255 7 306.5 308.0 292.2 331.5 8.28 7 700 3137 6.0 3.0 81 3.0 4.3 266 19 309.1 310.4 291.7 330.0 6.81 8 650 3740 2.4 -1.1 78 3.5 0.6 269 23 311.7 312.7 291.3 328.7 5.45 9 600 4383 -1.4 -5.1 76 3.7 -3.1 270 31 314.5 315.3 291.3 328.4 4.36 10 550 5072 -5.2 -8.7 76 3.6 -6.7 274 40 318.0 318.6 291.6 329.6 3.59 11 500 5813 -10.6 -25.2 29 14.6 -14.5 269 44 320.1 320.3 289.8 323.5 0.99 12 450 6615 -15.4 -34.7 17 19.3 -19.1 263 51 323.8 323.9 290.4 325.5 0.45 13 400 7492 -21.7 -35.7 27 14.0 -24.1 255 59 326.8 326.8 291.3 328.4 0.45 14 350 8464 -27.3 -45.0 17 17.8 -29.3 244 66 332.0 332.0 292.4 332.8 0.20 15 300 9560 -34.1 -53.6 12 19.5 -35.5 237 79 337.3 337.4 293.7 337.7 0.09 16 250 10812 -43.3 -53.1 33 9.8 -43.8 232 83 341.7 341.7 294.8 342.2 0.11 17 200 12279 -52.3 -70.0 10 17.7 -52.7 233 69 350.0 350.0 296.6 350.0 0.02 18 150 14109 -57.8 -80.3 4 22.6 -58.0 245 50 370.6 370.6 300.7 370.6 0.00 19 100 16645 -59.8 -85.7 2 25.8 -60.2 251 29 412.1 412.1 306.7 412.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5716.06 m Freezing level: 618.36 mb = 4146.86 m = 13605.01 ft Wetbulb zero: 641.92 mb = 3840.54 m = 12600.05 ft Precipitable water: 1.18 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 73.39 % Est. max temperature: 24.93 C = 76.87 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 790.27 mb = 2130.28 m = 6989.01 ft T: 12.27 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.20 C/km ThetaE index: 11.91 C Layer 900.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 773.44 mb = 2310.19 m = 7579.28 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.70 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.57 C = 76.22 F Cap Strength: 0.45 C Lifted Index: -2.61 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.76 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.78 C Showalter Index: -2.53 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.60 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.67 C Cross Totals Index: 22.92 C K Index: 38.01 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 250.75 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.64 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 385.98 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 27.78 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.49 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.46 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 781.42 mb = 2224.44 m = 7297.95 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 756.42 mb = 2496.15 m = 8189.36 ft Equ Level (EL): 336.42 mb = 8745.42 m = 28691.99 ft B at Equ Level: 385.90 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 216.42 mb = 11760.53 m = 38583.96 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 269.1 at 26.3 knts Storm direction: 299.1 at 19.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.8 neg: 3.0 tot: 4.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 109.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 89.1 neg: -6.4 tot: 82.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 27.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.75 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.6 stream: 4.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.14 Bulk Rich Number: 3.49 Bulk Shear: 110.49 m/s