MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2307181200F012.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2307181200F012.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 0Z WED 19 JUL 23 Station: 46.18,-103.38 Latitude: 46.18 Longitude: -103.38 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 63 1 950 521 SFC 909 910 28.3 5.7 24 22.6 14.7 312 11 309.8 310.9 291.5 329.3 6.32 3 900 1000 26.9 3.9 23 23.0 13.5 312 13 309.3 310.3 290.7 326.7 5.64 4 850 1499 22.0 2.9 28 19.2 11.1 309 14 309.2 310.2 290.6 326.3 5.53 5 800 2020 17.0 1.8 36 15.2 8.5 306 14 309.2 310.3 290.6 326.1 5.45 6 750 2564 11.6 1.0 48 10.6 5.9 302 14 309.2 310.2 290.6 326.2 5.50 7 700 3136 7.4 -1.2 55 8.5 2.9 278 28 310.7 311.6 290.7 326.4 5.03 8 650 3740 2.9 -16.7 22 19.6 -4.1 283 37 312.3 312.6 287.9 317.6 1.60 9 600 4383 -0.9 -16.7 29 15.8 -6.5 282 41 315.1 315.4 289.0 320.8 1.72 10 550 5071 -5.7 -18.1 37 12.4 -9.8 282 45 317.4 317.7 289.7 323.0 1.67 11 500 5811 -10.5 -26.0 27 15.5 -14.5 281 51 320.2 320.4 289.8 323.4 0.92 12 450 6612 -15.8 -31.1 26 15.3 -19.1 280 53 323.3 323.5 290.5 325.6 0.63 13 400 7490 -21.6 -33.1 35 11.5 -23.7 282 53 326.9 327.0 291.5 329.1 0.59 14 350 8458 -29.3 -38.8 39 9.5 -30.5 285 58 329.3 329.4 291.9 330.7 0.38 15 300 9540 -37.6 -45.9 42 8.3 -38.2 287 62 332.4 332.5 292.6 333.2 0.21 16 250 10773 -46.4 -56.0 33 9.6 -46.8 286 68 337.0 337.1 293.7 337.4 0.08 17 200 12232 -51.3 -68.9 11 17.6 -51.7 291 71 351.5 351.5 297.0 351.6 0.02 18 150 14093 -52.6 -81.7 2 29.0 -53.1 287 61 379.4 379.4 302.2 379.4 0.00 19 100 16673 -58.2 -85.9 2 27.8 -58.5 285 25 415.4 415.4 307.2 415.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5748.13 m Freezing level: 611.93 mb = 4229.80 m = 13877.14 ft Wetbulb zero: 679.20 mb = 3381.91 m = 11095.39 ft Precipitable water: 0.66 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 34.59 % Est. max temperature: 27.75 C = 81.96 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 652.38 mb = 3710.56 m = 12173.61 ft T: 3.16 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.69 C/km ThetaE index: 3.17 C Layer 900.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 586.52 mb = 4562.81 m = 14969.66 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.58 g/kg Conv temperature: 34.04 C = 93.28 F Cap Strength: 3.15 C Lifted Index: 2.42 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.97 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.28 C Showalter Index: 2.53 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.89 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 32.52 C Cross Totals Index: 13.37 C K Index: 26.84 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 113.42 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.51 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1.46 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 1.71 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7052.37 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.15 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 639.86 mb = 3866.73 m = 12685.97 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 284.3 at 34.3 knts Storm direction: 314.3 at 25.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.0 neg: 4.0 tot: 5.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 106.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 94.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 94.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 31.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.81 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.3 stream: 4.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.02 Bulk Shear: 72.19 m/s