MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2207171200F012.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2207171200F012.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 0Z MON 18 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 18 1 950 485 SFC 934 640 36.5 12.4 24 24.1 20.2 165 10 315.7 317.6 295.8 346.1 9.72 3 900 976 33.1 9.9 24 23.1 17.9 170 13 315.6 317.2 294.9 342.4 8.56 4 850 1486 28.1 9.0 30 19.1 15.8 175 14 315.6 317.2 294.8 342.2 8.49 5 800 2018 23.0 8.0 38 14.9 13.5 182 15 315.6 317.3 294.8 342.2 8.46 6 750 2575 17.9 5.8 45 12.1 10.5 204 19 316.0 317.5 294.4 340.3 7.73 7 700 3161 13.2 1.8 46 11.4 6.7 234 22 317.1 318.3 293.6 337.0 6.26 8 650 3778 7.5 -0.7 56 8.3 3.1 252 22 317.5 318.6 293.2 335.4 5.59 9 600 4430 2.3 -10.2 39 12.6 -3.1 275 24 318.8 319.4 291.3 328.5 2.93 10 550 5125 -3.1 -15.4 38 12.3 -7.7 299 31 320.5 320.9 291.0 327.5 2.10 11 500 5872 -8.6 -17.9 47 9.2 -11.8 283 45 322.5 322.9 291.4 328.9 1.87 12 450 6680 -13.5 -41.8 7 28.3 -18.2 281 43 326.3 326.4 290.9 327.1 0.22 13 400 7565 -19.3 -54.6 3 35.3 -23.1 283 44 329.9 329.9 291.7 330.2 0.06 14 350 8543 -26.4 -51.9 7 25.5 -28.8 284 53 333.2 333.2 292.7 333.6 0.09 15 300 9639 -34.4 -54.0 12 19.6 -35.7 284 71 336.9 336.9 293.6 337.3 0.08 16 250 10888 -43.8 -56.6 23 12.8 -44.3 283 84 341.0 341.0 294.6 341.3 0.07 17 200 12354 -52.2 -70.2 10 18.0 -52.6 289 76 350.0 350.0 296.7 350.1 0.01 18 150 14189 -58.5 -81.8 3 23.3 -58.7 278 55 369.3 369.3 300.4 369.3 0.00 19 100 16714 -62.6 -87.0 2 24.3 -62.9 267 16 406.7 406.7 306.1 406.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5853.60 m Freezing level: 578.39 mb = 4730.54 m = 15519.97 ft Wetbulb zero: 625.31 mb = 4093.18 m = 13428.90 ft Precipitable water: 1.08 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 40.49 % Est. max temperature: 36.50 C = 97.69 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 660.22 mb = 3647.70 m = 11967.36 ft T: 8.74 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.06 C/km ThetaE index: 18.63 C Layer 900.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 623.54 mb = 4116.38 m = 13505.02 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.72 g/kg Conv temperature: 38.89 C = 102.01 F Cap Strength: 1.77 C Lifted Index: -3.04 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.99 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.36 C Showalter Index: -2.75 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 54.37 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 36.75 C Cross Totals Index: 17.62 C K Index: 34.35 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 287.92 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.55 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 562.29 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 33.53 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 75.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.77 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 645.74 mb = 3831.11 m = 12569.09 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 590.74 mb = 4554.27 m = 14941.66 ft Equ Level (EL): 240.74 mb = 11136.08 m = 36535.25 ft B at Equ Level: 557.11 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 170.74 mb = 13362.89 m = 43840.98 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 261.3 at 25.5 knts Storm direction: 291.3 at 19.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 61.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 170.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 170.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 56.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.83 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.4 stream: 4.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.38 Bulk Rich Number: 5.21 Bulk Shear: 108.02 m/s