MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2507301200F012.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2507301200F012.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 0Z THU 31 JUL 25 Station: 46.16,-103.40 Latitude: 46.16 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 167 1 950 616 SFC 919 912 23.9 15.7 60 8.2 18.3 140 10 304.3 306.6 294.6 340.9 12.27 3 900 1089 21.8 14.9 65 6.9 17.1 142 13 303.9 306.1 294.1 339.4 11.91 4 850 1582 16.9 13.8 82 3.2 14.8 143 13 303.9 306.1 294.0 338.9 11.74 5 800 2096 12.2 12.1 99 0.1 12.1 151 13 304.1 306.2 293.7 337.3 11.13 6 750 2634 8.3 5.8 85 2.4 6.8 198 3 305.6 307.0 291.4 328.9 7.75 7 700 3200 4.6 -3.4 56 7.9 0.7 331 7 307.5 308.3 289.0 320.8 4.26 8 650 3802 2.6 -10.9 36 13.5 -3.0 320 13 311.9 312.4 288.8 320.2 2.56 9 600 4444 -1.4 -17.3 29 16.0 -7.0 306 16 314.5 314.8 288.7 320.0 1.64 10 550 5130 -6.4 -20.8 31 14.4 -10.8 301 17 316.5 316.7 289.0 320.9 1.32 11 500 5867 -11.3 -34.1 13 22.7 -16.0 300 18 319.3 319.3 289.0 320.8 0.43 12 450 6665 -17.3 -25.4 49 8.1 -19.3 298 20 321.4 321.6 290.3 325.2 1.08 13 400 7538 -22.8 -25.8 76 3.1 -23.5 298 21 325.4 325.6 291.6 329.5 1.16 14 350 8503 -29.6 -33.4 69 3.8 -30.2 298 22 328.9 329.0 292.0 331.2 0.65 15 300 9582 -38.9 -44.4 56 5.5 -39.4 284 27 330.5 330.6 292.1 331.5 0.25 16 250 10804 -48.8 -55.8 44 7.0 -49.1 279 28 333.5 333.5 292.7 333.8 0.08 17 200 12255 -50.3 -72.1 6 21.8 -50.8 280 34 353.1 353.1 297.3 353.2 0.01 18 150 14116 -53.8 -82.6 2 28.8 -54.2 271 34 377.4 377.4 301.8 377.4 0.00 19 100 16679 -59.3 -86.8 2 27.5 -59.6 298 26 413.1 413.1 306.9 413.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5700.57 m Freezing level: 617.35 mb = 4220.87 m = 13847.83 ft Wetbulb zero: 690.21 mb = 3314.02 m = 10872.65 ft Precipitable water: 1.08 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 53.34 % Est. max temperature: 24.55 C = 76.19 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 814.38 mb = 1944.80 m = 6380.48 ft T: 13.58 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.95 C/km ThetaE index: 20.93 C Layer 900.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 809.38 mb = 1997.04 m = 6551.88 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.78 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.64 C = 74.56 F Cap Strength: 0.11 C Lifted Index: -4.12 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.26 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.84 C Showalter Index: -4.06 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.35 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.25 C Cross Totals Index: 25.10 C K Index: 34.12 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 297.64 Risk: None Energy Index: -3.57 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1211.45 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 49.22 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.11 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.33 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 810.92 mb = 1980.86 m = 6498.80 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 805.92 mb = 2033.27 m = 6670.76 ft Equ Level (EL): 235.92 mb = 11180.88 m = 36682.24 ft B at Equ Level: 1210.20 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 155.92 mb = 13865.96 m = 45491.43 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 295.7 at 13.8 knts Storm direction: 325.7 at 10.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.2 neg: 0.8 tot: 4.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 150.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 44.4 neg: -5.4 tot: 39.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 13.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.21 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.1 stream: 1.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.33 Bulk Rich Number: 14.06 Bulk Shear: 86.17 m/s
