MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2408251200F012.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2408251200F012.nam218 Searching the city database file for: KMOT ... Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 0Z MON 26 AUG 24 Station: KMOT Latitude: 48.27 Longitude: -101.28 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 107 SFC 955 514 30.4 10.5 29 19.9 17.7 338 12 307.5 309.1 292.5 333.0 8.37 2 950 563 29.7 9.6 29 20.1 17.0 338 15 307.4 308.9 292.1 331.5 7.92 3 900 1041 25.1 8.1 34 17.0 14.6 339 18 307.4 308.8 291.8 330.4 7.55 4 850 1538 20.3 7.3 43 13.0 12.4 339 17 307.4 308.8 291.8 330.4 7.56 5 800 2057 16.3 -2.9 27 19.2 6.6 323 17 308.6 309.3 288.9 320.7 3.87 6 750 2601 12.9 -6.5 25 19.3 3.8 311 10 310.6 311.2 288.9 320.5 3.14 7 700 3177 9.9 4.1 67 5.8 6.5 220 13 313.5 314.9 293.4 336.3 7.34 8 650 3789 5.7 -1.0 62 6.7 2.2 223 21 315.4 316.5 292.4 332.8 5.48 9 600 4438 0.2 -6.0 63 6.2 -2.7 226 22 316.4 317.1 291.6 329.4 4.06 10 550 5128 -4.8 -13.8 49 9.0 -8.2 233 25 318.4 318.8 290.6 326.3 2.38 11 500 5871 -9.3 -25.2 26 15.9 -13.6 239 30 321.7 321.9 290.3 325.2 0.99 12 450 6679 -13.9 -34.6 16 20.7 -18.0 235 40 325.8 325.9 291.0 327.5 0.45 13 400 7562 -19.4 -57.5 2 38.0 -23.2 229 49 329.7 329.8 291.7 329.9 0.04 14 350 8538 -27.2 -46.2 15 18.9 -29.3 225 53 332.0 332.0 292.4 332.7 0.17 15 300 9629 -35.3 -50.1 21 14.8 -36.4 229 58 335.7 335.7 293.4 336.2 0.13 16 250 10876 -43.7 -60.1 15 16.4 -44.3 228 71 341.1 341.1 294.6 341.3 0.05 17 200 12349 -50.5 -72.2 6 21.7 -50.9 232 78 352.8 352.8 297.3 352.9 0.01 18 150 14181 -59.9 -81.5 4 21.6 -60.1 227 68 366.9 366.9 300.0 366.9 0.00 19 100 16693 -61.3 -85.9 2 24.6 -61.6 222 19 409.2 409.2 306.4 409.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5763.83 m Freezing level: 597.97 mb = 4466.09 m = 14652.36 ft Wetbulb zero: 627.94 mb = 4069.07 m = 13349.80 ft Precipitable water: 0.96 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 45.22 % Est. max temperature: 31.29 C = 88.33 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 715.06 mb = 2999.69 m = 9841.37 ft T: 10.83 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.13 C/km ThetaE index: 9.85 C Layer 800.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 625.78 mb = 4097.01 m = 13441.46 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.68 g/kg Conv temperature: 38.63 C = 101.53 F Cap Strength: 5.34 C Lifted Index: 1.58 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.55 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 5.32 C Showalter Index: 1.76 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 46.15 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.57 C Cross Totals Index: 16.59 C K Index: 31.01 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 152.58 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.93 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 0.14 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 0.53 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6552.01 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.34 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 703.13 mb = 3140.17 m = 10302.25 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 253.1 at 20.7 knts Storm direction: 283.1 at 15.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.0 neg: 5.0 tot: 6.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 111.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 42.1 neg: -25.3 tot: 16.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 5.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.29 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.8 stream: 2.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.00 Bulk Shear: 82.48 m/s