MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2408231200F012.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2408231200F012.nam218 Searching the city database file for: KISN ... Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 0Z SAT 24 AUG 24 Station: KISN Latitude: 48.17 Longitude: -103.60 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 49 1 950 507 SFC 936 643 30.0 9.5 28 20.6 17.0 131 16 309.0 310.5 292.6 333.4 7.97 3 900 986 26.3 8.4 32 17.9 15.1 132 24 308.6 310.0 292.3 332.0 7.68 4 850 1485 21.8 4.6 32 17.2 11.7 139 27 309.0 310.2 291.2 328.3 6.25 5 800 2009 20.9 -15.6 7 36.5 5.6 168 31 313.4 313.7 288.2 318.2 1.42 6 750 2561 16.3 -2.5 27 18.8 6.4 173 29 314.2 315.0 291.0 327.7 4.23 7 700 3142 11.5 -3.4 35 14.9 3.8 182 28 315.2 316.0 291.3 328.7 4.24 8 650 3755 6.6 -12.9 23 19.5 -1.4 192 27 316.4 316.9 289.9 323.6 2.17 9 600 4404 0.9 -11.8 38 12.7 -4.3 197 22 317.2 317.7 290.5 325.7 2.58 10 550 5096 -4.7 -8.6 74 3.9 -6.4 215 18 318.4 319.2 291.8 330.3 3.63 11 500 5839 -9.3 -18.7 46 9.4 -12.4 241 17 321.7 322.0 291.0 327.6 1.75 12 450 6646 -13.7 -31.6 20 17.9 -17.6 256 24 326.1 326.2 291.2 328.3 0.60 13 400 7530 -19.3 -40.9 13 21.5 -22.7 258 31 329.9 329.9 292.0 330.9 0.27 14 350 8510 -25.6 -47.6 11 21.9 -28.1 269 45 334.2 334.2 293.0 334.8 0.15 15 300 9608 -34.2 -39.8 57 5.6 -34.9 258 61 337.1 337.2 294.0 338.7 0.40 16 250 10855 -44.9 -50.8 52 5.9 -45.3 253 76 339.3 339.3 294.3 339.8 0.14 17 200 12309 -54.8 -64.2 30 9.4 -55.0 253 78 345.9 346.0 295.8 346.1 0.03 18 150 14122 -59.9 -78.4 7 18.5 -60.0 249 54 367.0 367.0 300.0 367.0 0.01 19 100 16657 -60.6 -87.8 2 27.2 -60.9 219 18 410.6 410.6 306.6 410.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5789.87 m Freezing level: 591.98 mb = 4515.19 m = 14813.44 ft Wetbulb zero: 663.70 mb = 3582.50 m = 11753.48 ft Precipitable water: 0.74 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 36.31 % Est. max temperature: 34.60 C = 94.28 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 693.02 mb = 3224.90 m = 10580.26 ft T: 10.80 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.70 C/km ThetaE index: 15.21 C Layer 900.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 603.32 mb = 4359.50 m = 14302.65 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.00 g/kg Conv temperature: 37.99 C = 100.38 F Cap Strength: 6.16 C Lifted Index: 1.73 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.83 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 5.65 C Showalter Index: 2.73 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.06 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 31.15 C Cross Totals Index: 13.90 C K Index: 20.84 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 273.76 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.02 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3.48 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 2.64 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6442.69 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.16 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 674.54 mb = 3448.48 m = 11313.77 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 187.7 at 23.9 knts Storm direction: 217.7 at 17.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 72.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 202.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 202.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 67.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.76 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.8 stream: 5.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.06 Bulk Shear: 60.41 m/s