MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2307261200F012.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2307261200F012.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 0Z THU 27 JUL 23 Station: 46.11,-103.51 Latitude: 46.11 Longitude: -103.51 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 35 1 950 500 SFC 907 921 33.2 4.4 16 28.9 15.8 326 8 315.1 316.2 292.6 333.3 5.77 3 900 987 32.1 2.8 16 29.3 14.8 325 8 314.6 315.6 292.0 331.1 5.20 4 850 1495 27.1 1.7 19 25.4 12.5 321 9 314.5 315.5 291.9 330.7 5.10 5 800 2025 21.9 0.6 24 21.3 10.0 316 10 314.5 315.5 291.8 330.4 5.01 6 750 2578 16.5 -1.2 30 17.7 7.0 304 13 314.5 315.4 291.5 329.4 4.68 7 700 3159 12.0 -9.8 21 21.8 2.2 291 29 315.8 316.3 290.0 324.3 2.60 8 650 3773 6.6 -12.3 24 18.9 -1.3 284 32 316.4 316.8 289.9 323.9 2.28 9 600 4422 1.1 -14.9 29 16.0 -5.0 285 34 317.4 317.8 290.0 324.1 2.00 10 550 5115 -3.4 -16.7 35 13.2 -8.2 281 33 320.0 320.4 290.7 326.4 1.89 11 500 5862 -8.1 -22.1 32 13.9 -12.4 275 37 323.1 323.4 291.0 327.7 1.30 12 450 6670 -13.9 -28.5 28 14.5 -17.4 269 41 325.7 325.9 291.3 328.6 0.81 13 400 7552 -20.6 -32.3 34 11.7 -22.9 261 43 328.2 328.3 291.9 330.5 0.63 14 350 8523 -28.7 -42.1 26 13.4 -30.3 260 39 330.0 330.1 292.0 331.1 0.27 15 300 9607 -37.1 -52.1 19 15.1 -38.0 259 42 333.1 333.2 292.7 333.6 0.10 16 250 10846 -44.6 -63.5 10 18.9 -45.3 265 49 339.7 339.7 294.3 339.8 0.03 17 200 12317 -49.9 -73.7 4 23.8 -50.4 262 67 353.7 353.7 297.4 353.8 0.01 18 150 14160 -58.5 -83.2 3 24.7 -58.7 265 69 369.3 369.3 300.4 369.3 0.00 19 100 16679 -61.8 -88.8 2 27.0 -62.1 253 23 408.2 408.2 306.3 408.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5827.17 m Freezing level: 587.60 mb = 4593.95 m = 15071.82 ft Wetbulb zero: 668.89 mb = 3535.69 m = 11599.90 ft Precipitable water: 0.60 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 26.41 % Est. max temperature: 32.69 C = 90.85 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 595.08 mb = 4487.72 m = 14723.30 ft T: 0.70 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.46 C/km ThetaE index: 9.44 C Layer 900.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 539.45 mb = 5266.95 m = 17279.81 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.13 g/kg Conv temperature: 38.62 C = 101.52 F Cap Strength: 3.12 C Lifted Index: 2.75 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.72 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.13 C Showalter Index: 2.81 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.06 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 35.21 C Cross Totals Index: 9.85 C K Index: 15.14 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 76.66 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.54 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1.28 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 1.60 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6111.21 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.12 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 584.87 mb = 4625.49 m = 15175.31 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 283.4 at 27.2 knts Storm direction: 313.4 at 20.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 4.6 tot: 4.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 124.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 31.9 neg: -4.9 tot: 27.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 9.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.52 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.9 stream: 2.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.02 Bulk Shear: 59.53 m/s