MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11)
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Date: 12 hour NAM valid 0Z THU 31 AUG 23
Station: KMOT
Latitude: 48.27
Longitude: -101.28
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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
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0 1000 33
1 950 486
SFC 947 514 27.5 13.4 42 14.1 18.1 131 17 305.3 307.2 293.3 336.0 10.22
3 900 961 23.1 11.9 49 11.2 15.9 135 29 305.3 307.1 293.0 334.7 9.78
4 850 1456 19.1 9.5 54 9.6 13.1 150 31 306.1 307.8 292.4 332.7 8.81
5 800 1978 18.6 2.4 34 16.2 9.5 173 25 311.0 312.0 291.3 328.7 5.70
6 750 2526 14.5 -0.4 36 14.9 6.5 188 23 312.3 313.2 291.1 327.8 4.95
7 700 3104 10.4 -4.7 34 15.1 2.9 199 20 314.0 314.7 290.6 326.3 3.84
8 650 3716 7.4 -12.2 23 19.7 -0.9 208 17 317.4 317.8 290.3 325.0 2.30
9 600 4370 2.9 -6.4 50 9.3 -1.6 230 15 319.4 320.2 292.3 332.2 3.93
10 550 5066 -3.5 -9.6 62 6.1 -6.1 229 18 319.9 320.6 292.0 330.9 3.35
11 500 5810 -9.7 -15.2 64 5.5 -11.6 234 25 321.3 321.7 291.5 329.1 2.34
12 450 6616 -15.1 -27.9 33 12.8 -18.1 232 25 324.2 324.4 290.9 327.3 0.86
13 400 7492 -22.5 -32.6 39 10.1 -24.3 234 28 325.8 325.9 291.2 328.1 0.62
14 350 8457 -29.6 -52.4 9 22.9 -31.4 233 30 328.9 328.9 291.5 329.2 0.09
15 300 9537 -38.8 -53.1 21 14.3 -39.6 231 31 330.7 330.7 292.0 331.1 0.09
16 250 10759 -49.2 -57.8 36 8.6 -49.4 245 42 333.0 333.0 292.6 333.2 0.06
17 200 12199 -52.9 -67.1 16 14.1 -53.2 236 34 349.0 349.0 296.4 349.1 0.02
18 150 14049 -54.0 -82.7 2 28.7 -54.4 239 22 377.0 377.0 301.8 377.0 0.00
19 100 16604 -59.3 -86.8 2 27.5 -59.6 256 13 413.1 413.1 306.9 413.1 0.00
TRP 0
WND 0
Sounding variables and indices
1000-500 mb thick: 5777.57 m
Freezing level: 577.55 mb = 4682.64 m = 15362.82 ft
Wetbulb zero: 661.28 mb = 3574.26 m = 11726.45 ft
Precipitable water: 1.02 inches
Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 44.79 %
Est. max temperature: 33.09 C = 91.56 F
Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 770.63 mb = 2295.39 m = 7530.73 ft T: 16.19 C
700-500 lapse rate: 7.41 C/km
ThetaE index: 10.98 C Layer 900.0- 600.0 mb
Conv cond level (CCL): 640.43 mb = 3837.62 m = 12590.48 ft
Mean mixing ratio: 9.60 g/kg
Conv temperature: 39.72 C = 103.49 F
Cap Strength: 6.02 C
Lifted Index: -0.49 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable
Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.30 C
Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.51 C
Showalter Index: 0.27 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable
Total Totals Index: 47.94 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms
Vertical Totals Index: 28.76 C
Cross Totals Index: 19.18 C
K Index: 23.15 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms
Sweat Index: 351.56 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible
Energy Index: -0.62 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms
Parcel Indices
Parcel: using 100 mb layer
CAPE (B+): 227.18 J/kg
Max Up Vert Vel: 21.32 m/s
Conv Inhibition (B-): 520.55 J/kg
Cap Strength: 6.02 C
Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 757.52 mb = 2441.25 m = 8009.25 ft
Lev Free Conv (LFC): 512.52 mb = 5617.21 m = 18428.93 ft
Equ Level (EL): 242.52 mb = 10954.88 m = 35940.76 ft
B at Equ Level: 217.01 J/kg
Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 202.52 mb = 12118.12 m = 39757.14 ft
Wind Parameters
Mean winds (0-6000m): 196.8 at 22.1 knts
Storm direction: 226.8 at 16.6 knts
Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.7 10-3/s
Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 49.8 deg
Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 188.5 neg: -1.6 tot: 186.9 m^2/s^2
ave: 62.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.52
Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.1 stream: 4.2 10^-3/s
Energy-Hel index: 0.26
Bulk Rich Number: 2.99
Bulk Shear: 76.07 m/s
