MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2506031200F015.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2506031200F015.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 15 hour NAM valid 3Z WED 4 JUN 25 Station: 46.16,-103.51 Latitude: 46.16 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 105 1 950 546 SFC 909 921 14.1 1.5 42 12.6 7.6 268 3 295.2 296.0 284.9 308.9 4.67 3 900 1007 15.8 -0.8 32 16.7 7.5 294 5 297.8 298.5 285.2 309.8 3.99 4 850 1487 11.3 -1.9 40 13.2 4.9 295 6 298.0 298.7 285.2 309.7 3.91 5 800 1989 6.4 -2.8 52 9.2 2.1 295 7 298.0 298.7 285.2 309.7 3.89 6 750 2513 1.3 -3.7 69 5.0 -1.0 295 7 297.9 298.6 285.1 309.5 3.86 7 700 3063 -4.1 -5.1 92 1.1 -4.5 296 7 298.0 298.7 285.0 309.2 3.73 8 650 3644 -5.8 -36.5 7 30.7 -11.5 308 13 302.4 302.4 282.7 303.3 0.26 9 600 4264 -11.2 -29.9 20 18.7 -15.0 303 17 303.2 303.3 283.4 305.0 0.53 10 550 4926 -15.8 -42.9 8 27.1 -19.3 289 18 305.4 305.4 283.8 305.9 0.16 11 500 5637 -20.5 -53.2 4 32.7 -23.4 277 21 308.1 308.1 284.7 308.3 0.05 12 450 6409 -25.2 -53.6 5 28.4 -27.4 275 27 311.6 311.6 285.9 311.8 0.06 13 400 7253 -30.7 -49.0 15 18.3 -32.1 271 31 315.1 315.2 287.3 315.6 0.11 14 350 8185 -38.6 -46.6 42 8.1 -39.1 260 35 316.7 316.8 287.9 317.4 0.17 15 300 9224 -47.4 -51.6 62 4.2 -47.6 261 40 318.6 318.6 288.4 319.0 0.11 16 250 10418 -50.4 -68.7 10 18.3 -50.7 264 43 331.2 331.2 292.0 331.3 0.01 17 200 11871 -49.1 -76.2 3 27.2 -49.6 256 46 355.1 355.1 297.7 355.1 0.01 18 150 13755 -50.6 -80.1 2 29.5 -51.2 253 43 382.9 382.9 302.7 382.9 0.00 19 100 16382 -53.6 -82.4 2 28.8 -54.2 260 28 424.2 424.2 308.2 424.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5532.10 m Freezing level: 738.14 mb = 2643.36 m = 8672.32 ft Wetbulb zero: 765.72 mb = 2344.47 m = 7691.74 ft Precipitable water: 0.39 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 35.35 % Est. max temperature: 16.80 C = 62.24 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 750.98 mb = 2502.36 m = 8209.74 ft T: 1.37 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.37 C/km ThetaE index: 6.49 C Layer 850.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 682.03 mb = 3266.80 m = 10717.72 ft Mean mixing ratio: 3.96 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.32 C = 64.97 F Cap Strength: 2.20 C Lifted Index: 2.03 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.51 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.15 C Showalter Index: 2.00 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 50.37 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 31.78 C Cross Totals Index: 18.58 C K Index: 28.82 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 60.73 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.26 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3.77 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 2.75 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 10346.50 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.16 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 698.50 mb = 3079.45 m = 10103.07 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 286.8 at 14.8 knts Storm direction: 316.8 at 11.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 2.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 125.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 7.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 2.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.59 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 2.2 stream: 1.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.32 Bulk Shear: 11.76 m/s