MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2207181200F012.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2207181200F012.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 0Z TUE 19 JUL 22 Station: 48.24,-103.75 Latitude: 48.24 Longitude: -103.75 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -45 1 950 414 SFC 925 661 34.5 17.2 36 17.3 22.2 121 11 314.7 317.2 298.0 356.5 13.48 3 900 904 31.6 15.9 39 15.7 20.6 125 15 314.1 316.5 297.4 353.6 12.73 4 850 1413 26.7 14.8 48 11.9 18.4 131 16 314.1 316.5 297.3 352.9 12.52 5 800 1944 23.0 7.0 36 16.0 13.0 170 17 315.6 317.2 294.4 340.4 7.89 6 750 2503 19.8 2.5 31 17.4 9.7 220 16 318.1 319.3 293.7 337.6 6.10 7 700 3092 15.0 2.3 42 12.7 7.6 239 22 319.1 320.3 294.3 339.8 6.46 8 650 3713 9.5 0.6 54 8.9 4.5 241 22 319.7 320.9 294.1 339.4 6.14 9 600 4371 4.1 -6.4 46 10.5 -1.0 244 24 320.9 321.6 292.7 333.8 3.94 10 550 5071 -1.2 -17.8 27 16.6 -7.2 242 27 322.7 323.0 291.3 328.5 1.71 11 500 5822 -6.9 -17.3 43 10.4 -10.6 253 36 324.6 325.0 292.0 331.3 1.96 12 450 6634 -12.9 -20.5 53 7.6 -15.3 249 52 327.0 327.3 292.4 332.8 1.67 13 400 7520 -19.8 -22.4 79 2.7 -20.5 246 57 329.3 329.6 293.0 334.8 1.58 14 350 8501 -25.0 -43.7 16 18.7 -27.4 252 67 335.1 335.1 293.3 336.0 0.23 15 300 9604 -32.9 -50.8 15 17.8 -34.4 255 74 339.0 339.0 294.2 339.4 0.12 16 250 10862 -42.2 -63.7 8 21.5 -43.0 257 78 343.3 343.3 295.1 343.4 0.03 17 200 12337 -49.9 -74.9 4 25.0 -50.3 256 60 353.8 353.8 297.4 353.8 0.01 18 150 14181 -57.1 -80.7 4 23.6 -57.3 252 37 371.8 371.8 300.9 371.8 0.00 19 100 16708 -62.6 -87.0 2 24.3 -62.9 239 13 406.7 406.7 306.1 406.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5867.12 m Freezing level: 561.31 mb = 4912.23 m = 16116.06 ft Wetbulb zero: 608.96 mb = 4248.87 m = 13939.69 ft Precipitable water: 1.25 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 40.38 % Est. max temperature: 36.71 C = 98.07 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 720.48 mb = 2845.92 m = 9336.90 ft T: 17.02 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.03 C/km ThetaE index: 18.92 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 661.33 mb = 3568.34 m = 11707.02 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.37 g/kg Conv temperature: 39.31 C = 102.76 F Cap Strength: 4.20 C Lifted Index: -4.90 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.97 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.67 C Showalter Index: -4.96 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 55.28 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 33.58 C Cross Totals Index: 21.70 C K Index: 35.64 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 371.61 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.11 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1530.63 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 55.33 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 187.58 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.20 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 710.73 mb = 2962.18 m = 9718.32 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 625.73 mb = 4025.69 m = 13207.48 ft Equ Level (EL): 205.73 mb = 12150.61 m = 39863.71 ft B at Equ Level: 1524.40 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 115.73 mb = 15797.61 m = 51828.78 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 234.3 at 25.1 knts Storm direction: 264.3 at 18.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 85.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 168.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 168.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 56.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.69 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.0 stream: 4.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.45 Bulk Rich Number: 10.89 Bulk Shear: 140.59 m/s