MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2407121200F012.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2407121200F012.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 0Z SAT 13 JUL 24 Station: 48.19,-103.62 Latitude: 48.19 Longitude: -103.62 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 29 1 950 493 SFC 934 646 36.5 11.2 22 25.3 19.6 249 6 315.7 317.4 295.2 343.8 8.95 3 900 983 32.9 8.9 23 24.0 17.4 248 7 315.4 317.0 294.4 340.5 7.98 4 850 1494 27.9 7.9 28 20.0 15.2 249 8 315.4 316.9 294.3 340.1 7.89 5 800 2026 22.8 6.9 36 15.8 12.9 250 9 315.4 316.9 294.3 340.0 7.84 6 750 2582 17.4 5.8 47 11.6 10.3 250 9 315.4 316.9 294.3 339.8 7.75 7 700 3165 11.7 4.5 61 7.2 7.4 251 10 315.4 316.9 294.1 339.2 7.58 8 650 3779 6.3 -1.5 57 7.8 2.2 259 14 316.1 317.1 292.5 332.9 5.26 9 600 4429 1.2 -10.3 42 11.5 -3.7 269 25 317.5 318.1 290.9 327.0 2.90 10 550 5120 -5.3 -7.4 85 2.1 -6.2 267 37 317.7 318.5 291.9 330.7 3.99 11 500 5860 -10.5 -24.9 30 14.4 -14.4 267 33 320.2 320.4 289.9 323.7 1.01 12 450 6663 -15.7 -40.6 10 24.9 -19.7 273 30 323.5 323.6 290.1 324.4 0.25 13 400 7538 -22.4 -41.2 16 18.8 -25.0 276 30 325.9 325.9 290.8 326.8 0.26 14 350 8504 -29.4 -49.0 13 19.6 -31.2 277 30 329.1 329.1 291.6 329.6 0.13 15 300 9586 -37.5 -54.6 15 17.1 -38.5 280 32 332.6 332.6 292.5 332.9 0.08 16 250 10819 -46.9 -60.5 20 13.6 -47.3 282 36 336.4 336.4 293.4 336.5 0.04 17 200 12268 -53.6 -70.3 11 16.8 -53.8 289 44 348.0 348.0 296.2 348.0 0.01 18 150 14124 -51.2 -80.5 2 29.4 -51.7 284 35 381.9 381.9 302.6 381.9 0.00 19 100 16717 -57.5 -85.5 2 27.9 -57.9 265 20 416.5 416.5 307.3 416.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5831.19 m Freezing level: 590.89 mb = 4554.82 m = 14943.46 ft Wetbulb zero: 631.52 mb = 4013.36 m = 13167.02 ft Precipitable water: 1.09 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 48.00 % Est. max temperature: 36.21 C = 97.17 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 648.65 mb = 3796.11 m = 12454.28 ft T: 6.17 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.25 C/km ThetaE index: 16.77 C Layer 900.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 625.39 mb = 4092.47 m = 13426.59 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.10 g/kg Conv temperature: 37.53 C = 99.55 F Cap Strength: 0.88 C Lifted Index: -4.12 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.90 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.02 C Showalter Index: -3.83 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 56.91 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 38.46 C Cross Totals Index: 18.45 C K Index: 39.18 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 302.49 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.17 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 998.72 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 44.69 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 15.69 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.88 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 636.72 mb = 3946.72 m = 12948.40 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 601.72 mb = 4405.63 m = 14454.00 ft Equ Level (EL): 231.72 mb = 11312.02 m = 37112.47 ft B at Equ Level: 997.17 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 161.72 mb = 13638.79 m = 44746.15 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 263.7 at 19.5 knts Storm direction: 293.7 at 14.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.0 neg: 0.3 tot: 1.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 42.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 19.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 19.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 6.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.95 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 1.3 stream: 1.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.06 Bulk Rich Number: 44.05 Bulk Shear: 22.67 m/s