MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11)
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Date: 12 hour NAM valid 0Z WED 28 AUG 24
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 150
SFC 959 513 22.0 8.0 41 13.9 13.7 135 7 298.7 299.9 288.5 319.4 7.05
2 950 594 20.8 7.5 42 13.3 13.0 137 8 298.3 299.5 288.2 318.4 6.85
3 900 1058 16.2 6.5 52 9.7 10.6 140 8 298.2 299.4 288.1 318.0 6.73
4 850 1539 11.5 5.4 66 6.1 8.1 145 7 298.2 299.4 288.0 317.7 6.63
5 800 2043 8.5 -6.4 34 14.9 2.0 54 5 300.2 300.7 285.0 309.3 2.96
6 750 2573 6.1 -12.9 24 19.0 -1.2 350 6 303.2 303.5 285.0 309.1 1.88
7 700 3135 4.0 -10.5 34 14.5 -1.9 323 7 306.9 307.3 286.9 314.7 2.45
8 650 3735 2.6 -17.5 21 20.1 -4.5 294 8 311.9 312.2 287.7 316.8 1.48
9 600 4379 0.2 -21.4 18 21.6 -6.8 307 11 316.3 316.5 288.8 320.2 1.15
10 550 5070 -4.4 -22.3 23 18.0 -9.9 325 15 318.9 319.1 289.6 322.9 1.16
11 500 5812 -10.2 -21.3 40 11.2 -13.5 331 17 320.6 320.9 290.4 325.4 1.39
12 450 6616 -15.4 -31.9 23 16.4 -18.8 322 19 323.8 323.9 290.6 326.0 0.59
13 400 7492 -22.3 -43.8 12 21.5 -25.1 315 23 326.0 326.1 290.8 326.8 0.20
14 350 8457 -29.5 -54.6 7 25.1 -31.4 308 28 328.9 329.0 291.5 329.2 0.07
15 300 9539 -37.8 -49.0 30 11.2 -38.6 299 31 332.0 332.1 292.4 332.6 0.15
16 250 10769 -47.3 -55.6 38 8.2 -47.7 289 34 335.7 335.7 293.3 336.0 0.08
17 200 12210 -56.5 -64.0 38 7.6 -56.6 276 40 343.3 343.4 295.1 343.5 0.03
18 150 14046 -53.8 -82.5 2 28.8 -54.2 257 32 377.4 377.4 301.8 377.4 0.00
19 100 16629 -56.7 -84.8 2 28.1 -57.1 227 17 418.2 418.2 307.5 418.2 0.00
TRP 0
WND 0
Sounding variables and indices
1000-500 mb thick: 5661.81 m
Freezing level: 598.07 mb = 4406.08 m = 14455.46 ft
Wetbulb zero: 768.55 mb = 2372.22 m = 7782.79 ft
Precipitable water: 0.63 inches
Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 33.23 %
Est. max temperature: 23.11 C = 73.59 F
Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 780.20 mb = 2248.59 m = 7377.18 ft T: 7.56 C
700-500 lapse rate: 5.29 C/km
ThetaE index: 10.30 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb
Conv cond level (CCL): 621.88 mb = 4091.18 m = 13422.36 ft
Mean mixing ratio: 6.76 g/kg
Conv temperature: 37.44 C = 99.39 F
Cap Strength: 8.01 C
Lifted Index: 7.27 C Risk: None
Lifted Index @300 mb: 10.31 C
Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.37 C
Showalter Index: 7.50 C Risk: None
Total Totals Index: 37.23 C Risk: None
Vertical Totals Index: 21.64 C
Cross Totals Index: 15.58 C
K Index: 12.58 Risk: None
Sweat Index: 94.68 Risk: None
Energy Index: 1.63 Risk: None
Parcel Indices
Parcel: using 100 mb layer
CAPE (B+): 0.84 J/kg
Max Up Vert Vel: 1.29 m/s
Conv Inhibition (B-): 9575.54 J/kg
Cap Strength: 8.01 C
Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 777.97 mb = 2272.17 m = 7454.53 ft
Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft
Wind Parameters
Mean winds (0-6000m): 325.2 at 10.3 knts
Storm direction: 355.2 at 7.7 knts
Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.2 neg: 2.5 tot: 2.7 10-3/s
Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 85.3 deg
Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 8.5 neg: -14.7 tot: -6.2 m^2/s^2
ave: -2.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.06
Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.9 stream: 0.2 10^-3/s
Energy-Hel index: 0.00
Bulk Rich Number: 0.02
Bulk Shear: 42.51 m/s
MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11)
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Date: 12 hour NAM valid 0Z WED 28 AUG 24
Station: 41.29,-75.86
Latitude: 41.29
Longitude: -75.86
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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 137
SFC 973 378 24.7 17.0 62 7.6 19.5 184 3 300.2 302.5 293.6 337.3 12.66
2 950 588 24.8 16.2 59 8.6 18.9 198 11 302.4 304.6 294.0 338.6 12.25
3 900 1060 20.9 13.7 63 7.2 16.2 214 14 303.1 305.1 293.3 335.8 11.03
4 850 1552 18.2 13.7 75 4.5 15.2 270 11 305.2 307.4 294.3 340.0 11.65
5 800 2070 14.8 13.1 90 1.7 13.7 314 17 306.9 309.1 295.0 342.8 11.93
6 750 2614 12.3 6.7 69 5.5 8.9 326 21 309.9 311.5 293.1 335.2 8.25
7 700 3190 9.5 -2.7 42 12.2 3.3 326 21 313.0 313.9 290.9 327.2 4.49
8 650 3800 5.8 -3.8 50 9.6 1.0 317 21 315.6 316.4 291.6 329.8 4.44
9 600 4450 1.7 -7.8 49 9.5 -2.6 317 24 318.1 318.8 291.6 329.6 3.54
10 550 5147 -1.6 -14.2 38 12.6 -6.6 318 24 322.1 322.6 291.7 329.9 2.31
11 500 5900 -5.6 -17.8 37 12.2 -9.9 313 22 326.2 326.6 292.4 332.7 1.88
12 450 6718 -10.4 -29.4 19 19.0 -15.2 312 19 330.2 330.3 292.5 332.9 0.74
13 400 7614 -15.9 -50.1 4 34.2 -20.5 325 14 334.3 334.4 293.0 334.7 0.10
14 350 8604 -24.3 -43.3 16 19.0 -26.8 325 16 336.0 336.1 293.6 336.9 0.24
15 300 9708 -32.5 -51.3 14 18.7 -34.1 346 16 339.5 339.5 294.3 340.0 0.11
16 250 10967 -42.1 -49.6 44 7.5 -42.6 355 30 343.4 343.4 295.3 344.1 0.17
17 200 12436 -53.2 -63.6 27 10.4 -53.4 355 33 348.6 348.6 296.4 348.7 0.04
18 150 14238 -65.2 -73.0 34 7.7 -65.3 315 24 357.7 357.7 298.2 357.7 0.01
19 100 16705 -64.3 -86.5 3 22.3 -64.4 318 15 403.6 403.6 305.7 403.6 0.00
TRP 0
WND 0
Sounding variables and indices
1000-500 mb thick: 5762.84 m
Freezing level: 574.44 mb = 4806.44 m = 15768.96 ft
Wetbulb zero: 636.02 mb = 3976.80 m = 13047.09 ft
Precipitable water: 1.44 inches
Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 56.13 %
Est. max temperature: 30.56 C = 87.01 F
Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 869.98 mb = 1352.04 m = 4435.76 ft T: 19.30 C
700-500 lapse rate: 5.57 C/km
ThetaE index: 15.66 C Layer 750.0- 650.0 mb
Conv cond level (CCL): 736.52 mb = 2765.39 m = 9072.70 ft
Mean mixing ratio: 11.69 g/kg
Conv temperature: 35.14 C = 95.25 F
Cap Strength: 3.20 C
Lifted Index: 2.29 C Risk: None
Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.18 C
Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.68 C
Showalter Index: 1.18 C Risk: Showers probable
Total Totals Index: 43.04 C Risk: None
Vertical Totals Index: 23.78 C
Cross Totals Index: 19.26 C
K Index: 25.27 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms
Sweat Index: 207.46 Risk: None
Energy Index: -1.42 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms
Parcel Indices
Parcel: using 100 mb layer
CAPE (B+): 9.49 J/kg
Max Up Vert Vel: 4.36 m/s
Conv Inhibition (B-): 4411.03 J/kg
Cap Strength: 3.20 C
Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 824.86 mb = 1808.48 m = 5933.25 ft
Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft
Wind Parameters
Mean winds (0-6000m): 310.5 at 19.2 knts
Storm direction: 340.5 at 14.4 knts
Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.1 neg: 0.2 tot: 4.2 10-3/s
Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 127.4 deg
Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 131.0 neg: -2.5 tot: 128.4 m^2/s^2
ave: 42.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.66
Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.8 stream: 5.1 10^-3/s
Energy-Hel index: 0.01
Bulk Rich Number: 0.12
Bulk Shear: 78.27 m/s
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