MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2407291200F012.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2407291200F012.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 0Z TUE 30 JUL 24 Station: 46.11,-103.48 Latitude: 46.11 Longitude: -103.48 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 4 1 950 466 SFC 903 919 31.5 9.9 26 21.6 17.5 240 3 313.6 315.3 294.3 340.0 8.49 3 900 953 31.5 8.5 24 23.0 16.8 234 3 313.9 315.4 293.9 338.1 7.74 4 850 1461 26.8 6.7 28 20.0 14.3 243 7 314.2 315.6 293.6 336.9 7.26 5 800 1991 21.6 5.6 35 16.0 11.9 245 10 314.2 315.5 293.4 336.5 7.12 6 750 2544 16.2 4.4 45 11.8 9.2 246 12 314.2 315.5 293.3 336.2 7.01 7 700 3125 10.6 3.4 61 7.1 6.5 247 14 314.2 315.5 293.4 336.2 7.02 8 650 3736 4.6 2.2 84 2.4 3.2 247 16 314.2 315.5 293.3 335.9 6.91 9 600 4382 -1.3 -2.2 93 1.0 -1.8 258 21 314.7 315.7 292.2 331.8 5.41 10 550 5070 -6.1 -13.1 58 6.9 -8.8 274 32 316.8 317.3 290.3 325.1 2.54 11 500 5808 -11.2 -23.4 36 12.2 -14.6 271 33 319.4 319.6 289.8 323.3 1.15 12 450 6609 -15.5 -24.9 44 9.4 -17.9 271 37 323.8 324.0 291.1 327.8 1.13 13 400 7488 -21.4 -27.7 57 6.3 -22.8 271 40 327.2 327.4 291.9 330.7 0.98 14 350 8457 -29.1 -34.6 59 5.5 -30.0 267 40 329.5 329.6 292.2 331.6 0.58 15 300 9537 -38.5 -45.3 49 6.8 -39.1 265 40 331.1 331.1 292.2 331.9 0.22 16 250 10763 -48.0 -58.8 28 10.8 -48.3 266 42 334.7 334.7 293.0 334.9 0.06 17 200 12214 -51.3 -68.2 12 16.9 -51.7 259 56 351.5 351.5 297.0 351.6 0.02 18 150 14094 -50.2 -79.8 2 29.6 -50.8 263 53 383.6 383.6 302.8 383.7 0.00 19 100 16685 -57.6 -85.5 2 27.9 -57.9 264 22 416.5 416.5 307.3 416.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5803.94 m Freezing level: 610.69 mb = 4244.06 m = 13923.92 ft Wetbulb zero: 617.64 mb = 4148.38 m = 13610.00 ft Precipitable water: 1.03 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 56.24 % Est. max temperature: 32.05 C = 89.69 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 659.38 mb = 3618.07 m = 11870.16 ft T: 5.78 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.12 C/km ThetaE index: 3.88 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 633.30 mb = 3946.25 m = 12946.86 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.38 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.22 C = 89.99 F Cap Strength: 0.22 C Lifted Index: -3.21 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.75 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.08 C Showalter Index: -3.12 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 55.90 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 37.97 C Cross Totals Index: 17.93 C K Index: 37.56 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 266.03 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.64 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 606.84 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 34.84 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6.85 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.22 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 635.54 mb = 3917.80 m = 12853.52 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 630.54 mb = 3981.55 m = 13062.68 ft Equ Level (EL): 240.54 mb = 11014.23 m = 36135.49 ft B at Equ Level: 597.97 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 180.54 mb = 12882.66 m = 42265.44 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 263.4 at 21.1 knts Storm direction: 293.4 at 15.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 2.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 65.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 46.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 46.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 15.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.96 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 2.5 stream: 2.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.12 Bulk Rich Number: 16.49 Bulk Shear: 36.81 m/s