MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2107220000F024.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2107220000F024.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 24 hour NAM valid 0Z FRI 23 JUL 21 Station: 48.33,-103.46 Latitude: 48.33 Longitude: -103.46 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 37 1 950 499 SFC 933 666 34.4 16.2 34 18.2 21.6 137 11 313.7 316.1 297.1 352.4 12.49 3 900 987 30.7 15.0 39 15.7 19.8 143 17 313.2 315.5 296.7 350.3 12.01 4 850 1494 26.1 13.6 46 12.5 17.6 162 17 313.5 315.7 296.5 349.3 11.59 5 800 2025 22.1 10.5 48 11.6 14.5 205 19 314.7 316.7 295.7 345.9 10.01 6 750 2581 17.4 7.2 51 10.1 11.0 228 21 315.4 317.1 294.8 342.2 8.55 7 700 3166 12.7 3.4 53 9.3 7.2 253 25 316.5 317.9 294.0 338.7 7.00 8 650 3782 7.7 -5.7 38 13.4 1.2 270 30 317.7 318.4 291.7 330.2 3.86 9 600 4434 2.3 -13.9 29 16.3 -4.1 281 27 318.8 319.3 290.6 326.1 2.17 10 550 5130 -3.0 -21.0 23 18.0 -8.8 283 31 320.6 320.8 290.3 325.1 1.30 11 500 5877 -7.7 -17.7 45 10.0 -11.1 271 39 323.7 324.1 291.7 330.2 1.91 12 450 6691 -12.3 -13.3 92 1.0 -12.7 251 44 327.8 328.4 293.9 338.1 3.05 13 400 7578 -19.0 -21.5 80 2.5 -19.7 248 47 330.3 330.6 293.4 336.3 1.71 14 350 8559 -25.2 -26.8 86 1.7 -25.6 246 59 334.8 335.0 294.1 339.2 1.21 15 300 9660 -33.1 -53.2 12 20.1 -34.7 255 66 338.7 338.7 294.1 339.1 0.09 16 250 10919 -40.9 -63.5 7 22.6 -41.8 258 75 345.3 345.3 295.6 345.4 0.03 17 200 12405 -50.9 -65.9 15 15.0 -51.3 259 81 352.1 352.1 297.1 352.2 0.03 18 150 14221 -62.6 -76.9 13 14.3 -62.7 250 59 362.3 362.3 299.1 362.3 0.01 19 100 16714 -61.2 -85.4 3 24.3 -61.4 251 25 409.5 409.5 306.5 409.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5840.33 m Freezing level: 577.87 mb = 4742.09 m = 15557.84 ft Wetbulb zero: 638.83 mb = 3923.39 m = 12871.85 ft Precipitable water: 1.32 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 39.97 % Est. max temperature: 35.62 C = 96.12 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 717.39 mb = 2957.77 m = 9703.87 ft T: 14.35 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.50 C/km ThetaE index: 27.31 C Layer 900.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 677.54 mb = 3436.96 m = 11275.98 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.85 g/kg Conv temperature: 37.63 C = 99.74 F Cap Strength: 2.56 C Lifted Index: -4.77 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.77 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.04 C Showalter Index: -4.48 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 55.06 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 33.79 C Cross Totals Index: 21.27 C K Index: 38.12 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 500.89 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.69 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1202.49 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 49.04 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 105.15 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.56 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 711.81 mb = 3024.01 m = 9921.17 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 646.81 mb = 3822.19 m = 12539.83 ft Equ Level (EL): 216.81 mb = 11867.73 m = 38935.66 ft B at Equ Level: 1197.74 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 116.81 mb = 15758.54 m = 51700.61 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 256.2 at 27.4 knts Storm direction: 286.2 at 20.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 114.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 270.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 270.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 90.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.82 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.9 stream: 7.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.59 Bulk Rich Number: 6.96 Bulk Shear: 172.68 m/s