MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2207051200F012.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2207051200F012.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 0Z WED 6 JUL 22 Station: 46.09,-103.48 Latitude: 46.09 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 84 1 950 534 SFC 909 918 25.4 15.8 55 9.5 18.8 71 7 306.8 309.1 295.4 344.5 12.54 3 900 1010 23.9 15.2 58 8.7 17.9 71 8 306.1 308.4 294.9 342.5 12.12 4 850 1506 19.0 13.9 72 5.1 15.6 72 8 306.0 308.3 294.7 341.6 11.86 5 800 2024 16.2 5.6 50 10.6 9.9 83 5 308.4 309.7 291.8 330.3 7.15 6 750 2570 12.7 11.3 91 1.4 11.8 184 14 310.4 312.5 295.5 344.8 11.27 7 700 3148 12.2 -0.9 40 13.0 5.1 212 6 316.0 317.0 292.3 332.4 5.14 8 650 3764 8.1 -10.1 26 18.2 0.0 262 15 318.2 318.7 290.9 327.2 2.74 9 600 4417 2.7 -12.7 31 15.4 -3.7 250 21 319.2 319.7 290.9 327.2 2.40 10 550 5112 -3.9 -12.6 51 8.7 -7.4 250 27 319.4 320.0 291.2 328.2 2.63 11 500 5855 -10.3 -16.9 58 6.6 -12.5 254 34 320.5 320.9 291.0 327.4 2.04 12 450 6658 -15.5 -24.3 47 8.8 -17.8 257 42 323.8 324.0 291.1 327.9 1.19 13 400 7537 -20.8 -38.4 19 17.7 -23.6 257 50 328.0 328.0 291.5 329.3 0.35 14 350 8511 -27.1 -48.1 12 21.0 -29.3 256 50 332.2 332.3 292.4 332.8 0.14 15 300 9602 -35.9 -54.0 14 18.0 -37.1 253 50 334.7 334.7 293.1 335.1 0.08 16 250 10840 -45.8 -61.5 15 15.7 -46.3 251 56 337.9 337.9 293.9 338.1 0.04 17 200 12295 -54.1 -70.8 11 16.7 -54.4 253 75 347.0 347.0 296.0 347.1 0.01 18 150 14113 -59.8 -79.2 6 19.4 -60.0 249 63 367.0 367.0 300.0 367.0 0.01 19 100 16623 -61.5 -86.8 2 25.3 -61.8 234 20 408.8 408.8 306.3 408.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5771.88 m Freezing level: 579.64 mb = 4700.21 m = 15420.45 ft Wetbulb zero: 649.73 mb = 3767.33 m = 12359.85 ft Precipitable water: 1.10 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 51.18 % Est. max temperature: 28.52 C = 83.34 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 790.72 mb = 2122.31 m = 6962.88 ft T: 15.54 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.29 C/km ThetaE index: 17.65 C Layer 700.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 663.48 mb = 3593.26 m = 11788.76 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.13 g/kg Conv temperature: 35.90 C = 96.63 F Cap Strength: 4.50 C Lifted Index: -3.47 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.86 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.50 C Showalter Index: -4.12 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.44 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.25 C Cross Totals Index: 24.19 C K Index: 30.14 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 305.92 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.76 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 557.49 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 33.39 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 271.30 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.41 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 772.71 mb = 2317.21 m = 7602.30 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 567.71 mb = 4859.13 m = 15941.84 ft Equ Level (EL): 237.71 mb = 11168.99 m = 36643.22 ft B at Equ Level: 550.98 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 167.71 mb = 13407.83 m = 43988.42 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 248.5 at 20.1 knts Storm direction: 278.5 at 15.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 103.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 136.6 neg: -17.2 tot: 119.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 39.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.55 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.8 stream: 4.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.40 Bulk Rich Number: 5.38 Bulk Shear: 103.57 m/s