MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2408081200F012.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2408081200F012.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 0Z FRI 9 AUG 24 Station: 48.19,-103.67 Latitude: 48.19 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 186 1 950 628 SFC 948 645 19.9 3.4 34 16.5 10.9 360 9 297.5 298.5 286.4 312.8 5.16 3 900 1089 14.7 1.9 42 12.8 8.0 359 10 296.6 297.5 285.7 311.0 4.87 4 850 1567 9.9 1.0 54 8.9 5.4 358 10 296.5 297.4 285.7 310.9 4.85 5 800 2067 5.0 0.2 71 4.8 2.7 357 10 296.5 297.4 285.7 310.9 4.86 6 750 2588 -0.0 -0.7 95 0.7 -0.3 356 11 296.5 297.4 285.7 310.9 4.85 7 700 3139 -1.4 -17.6 28 16.2 -6.5 342 15 301.0 301.2 283.5 305.4 1.37 8 650 3726 -3.9 -21.4 24 17.6 -8.9 334 19 304.6 304.8 284.6 308.1 1.06 9 600 4354 -7.4 -27.1 19 19.7 -12.1 329 21 307.6 307.7 285.3 309.9 0.69 10 550 5024 -12.0 -32.0 17 20.1 -16.0 326 23 309.9 309.9 285.8 311.5 0.47 11 500 5746 -17.3 -33.7 23 16.4 -20.1 324 25 312.0 312.0 286.6 313.5 0.44 12 450 6527 -22.7 -33.3 38 10.6 -24.4 322 27 314.7 314.8 287.6 316.5 0.51 13 400 7379 -29.0 -36.7 47 7.7 -29.9 319 31 317.3 317.4 288.3 318.8 0.41 14 350 8319 -36.2 -45.1 39 9.0 -36.8 312 37 320.0 320.0 288.9 320.7 0.19 15 300 9371 -43.9 -52.6 38 8.6 -44.3 306 45 323.5 323.5 289.9 323.9 0.10 16 250 10575 -49.4 -60.7 25 11.4 -49.7 306 45 332.7 332.7 292.5 332.9 0.04 17 200 12042 -47.0 -74.7 3 27.6 -47.7 304 44 358.3 358.3 298.4 358.3 0.01 18 150 13933 -49.8 -79.5 2 29.7 -50.5 299 40 384.2 384.2 302.9 384.2 0.00 19 100 16563 -52.8 -81.8 2 29.0 -53.4 302 23 425.8 425.8 308.4 425.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5559.03 m Freezing level: 750.26 mb = 2585.73 m = 8483.27 ft Wetbulb zero: 755.55 mb = 2528.84 m = 8296.63 ft Precipitable water: 0.54 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 39.42 % Est. max temperature: 18.89 C = 66.00 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 741.27 mb = 2681.83 m = 8798.55 ft T: -0.25 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.11 C/km ThetaE index: 5.54 C Layer 750.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 698.05 mb = 3160.95 m = 10370.45 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.94 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.42 C = 74.15 F Cap Strength: 4.04 C Lifted Index: 4.14 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 8.81 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.09 C Showalter Index: 4.46 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 45.54 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.21 C Cross Totals Index: 18.33 C K Index: 12.02 Risk: None Sweat Index: 57.89 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.57 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 13.40 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.18 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 11889.65 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.11 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 741.87 mb = 2675.40 m = 8777.44 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 333.9 at 17.7 knts Storm direction: 3.9 at 13.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 1.9 tot: 1.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 99.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 7.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 2.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.58 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 2.0 stream: 1.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 1.01 Bulk Shear: 13.27 m/s