MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2207141200F012.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2207141200F012.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 0Z FRI 15 JUL 22 Station: 48.15,-103.67 Latitude: 48.15 Longitude: -103.67 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 64 1 950 523 SFC 938 640 33.2 15.7 35 17.5 21.0 10 6 312.0 314.3 296.4 349.0 12.03 3 900 1008 29.1 13.8 39 15.4 18.7 6 6 311.5 313.6 295.6 345.5 11.07 4 850 1513 24.2 12.5 48 11.6 16.4 356 5 311.5 313.5 295.4 344.7 10.81 5 800 2039 19.2 11.6 62 7.5 14.2 335 4 311.6 313.6 295.4 344.8 10.81 6 750 2589 13.9 10.0 77 3.9 11.4 289 6 311.6 313.6 295.1 343.5 10.34 7 700 3167 8.7 7.3 91 1.4 7.8 285 11 312.1 313.9 294.4 340.5 9.18 8 650 3775 4.3 -2.1 63 6.4 1.1 302 26 313.8 314.8 291.7 329.8 5.06 9 600 4421 0.3 -22.3 16 22.6 -6.9 300 39 316.5 316.7 288.8 320.1 1.06 10 550 5112 -4.1 -28.6 13 24.5 -10.5 295 45 319.2 319.4 289.2 321.6 0.65 11 500 5856 -8.7 -43.3 4 34.6 -14.7 296 41 322.5 322.5 289.7 323.1 0.17 12 450 6664 -13.9 -48.0 4 34.1 -18.7 297 33 325.8 325.8 290.6 326.2 0.11 13 400 7547 -20.5 -42.1 13 21.6 -23.6 300 27 328.4 328.4 291.5 329.3 0.24 14 350 8515 -29.5 -46.4 18 16.9 -31.2 293 35 328.9 328.9 291.6 329.6 0.17 15 300 9594 -38.9 -54.4 18 15.5 -39.7 287 37 330.6 330.6 291.9 330.9 0.08 16 250 10822 -45.3 -63.1 12 17.8 -45.9 280 55 338.7 338.7 294.0 338.8 0.03 17 200 12293 -50.4 -73.8 5 23.4 -50.9 279 71 352.9 352.9 297.3 352.9 0.01 18 150 14146 -56.6 -82.1 3 25.5 -56.9 278 54 372.6 372.6 301.0 372.7 0.00 19 100 16685 -60.0 -87.4 2 27.4 -60.3 254 20 411.8 411.8 306.7 411.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5792.23 m Freezing level: 596.72 mb = 4466.51 m = 14653.71 ft Wetbulb zero: 643.26 mb = 3859.49 m = 12662.23 ft Precipitable water: 1.25 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 45.47 % Est. max temperature: 32.77 C = 90.98 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 728.31 mb = 2834.73 m = 9300.19 ft T: 11.68 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.46 C/km ThetaE index: 24.71 C Layer 750.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 716.21 mb = 2974.99 m = 9760.35 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.15 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.14 C = 91.65 F Cap Strength: 0.31 C Lifted Index: -4.18 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -8.21 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.73 C Showalter Index: -3.74 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 54.05 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 32.83 C Cross Totals Index: 21.21 C K Index: 43.94 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 302.62 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.13 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1557.78 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 55.82 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4.68 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.40 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 720.13 mb = 2929.30 m = 9610.44 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 705.13 mb = 3105.48 m = 10188.44 ft Equ Level (EL): 225.13 mb = 11512.90 m = 37771.53 ft B at Equ Level: 1554.64 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 135.13 mb = 14799.71 m = 48554.88 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 299.6 at 23.6 knts Storm direction: 329.6 at 17.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.1 neg: 2.0 tot: 4.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 112.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 78.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 78.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 26.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.97 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.3 stream: 4.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.26 Bulk Rich Number: 24.34 Bulk Shear: 64.01 m/s