MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2508041200F012.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2508041200F012.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 0Z TUE 5 AUG 25 Station: 46.11,-103.46 Latitude: 46.11 Longitude: -103.46 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 66 1 950 524 SFC 909 917 29.7 11.9 33 17.8 17.9 124 10 311.2 313.0 294.5 340.8 9.64 3 900 1006 28.4 10.6 33 17.9 16.8 125 11 310.8 312.5 293.9 338.2 8.92 4 850 1509 23.5 9.4 41 14.1 14.6 127 12 310.8 312.4 293.7 337.7 8.77 5 800 2033 18.4 8.6 53 9.8 12.3 128 12 310.8 312.4 293.8 337.8 8.81 6 750 2582 13.1 7.5 69 5.5 9.7 129 11 310.8 312.4 293.7 337.6 8.73 7 700 3157 8.3 2.7 67 5.7 5.1 148 5 311.7 313.0 292.3 332.3 6.64 8 650 3766 5.1 -4.1 51 9.2 0.5 283 16 314.7 315.6 291.3 328.6 4.34 9 600 4413 -0.0 -9.6 48 9.6 -4.1 281 19 316.1 316.7 290.6 326.1 3.07 10 550 5103 -5.3 -16.3 42 11.0 -9.2 286 22 317.8 318.2 290.0 324.3 1.95 11 500 5842 -11.1 -24.9 31 13.8 -14.7 283 24 319.5 319.7 289.7 323.0 1.01 12 450 6641 -16.6 -34.9 19 18.3 -20.0 280 22 322.4 322.5 290.0 324.0 0.44 13 400 7515 -22.5 -39.8 19 17.3 -25.0 281 22 325.8 325.8 290.8 326.9 0.30 14 350 8482 -29.2 -44.4 22 15.2 -30.9 287 32 329.3 329.4 291.7 330.1 0.21 15 300 9563 -38.3 -46.9 40 8.6 -38.9 288 38 331.4 331.4 292.3 332.1 0.19 16 250 10789 -48.3 -55.2 45 6.9 -48.6 288 45 334.2 334.2 292.9 334.6 0.09 17 200 12235 -52.8 -68.3 14 15.4 -53.2 272 38 349.1 349.1 296.4 349.2 0.02 18 150 14082 -53.2 -82.1 2 28.9 -53.7 244 22 378.4 378.4 302.0 378.4 0.00 19 100 16656 -58.9 -86.5 2 27.6 -59.3 196 7 413.9 413.9 307.0 413.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5776.24 m Freezing level: 600.31 mb = 4408.71 m = 14464.09 ft Wetbulb zero: 644.16 mb = 3838.58 m = 12593.62 ft Precipitable water: 1.01 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 49.67 % Est. max temperature: 29.28 C = 84.70 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 701.15 mb = 3143.06 m = 10311.75 ft T: 8.45 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.25 C/km ThetaE index: 14.85 C Layer 750.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 662.70 mb = 3606.73 m = 11832.96 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.86 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.35 C = 90.22 F Cap Strength: 1.25 C Lifted Index: -3.52 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.03 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.83 C Showalter Index: -3.41 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 55.19 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 34.62 C Cross Totals Index: 20.57 C K Index: 38.40 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 285.20 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.85 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 760.74 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 39.01 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 40.64 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.25 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 691.95 mb = 3251.82 m = 10668.56 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 616.95 mb = 4187.59 m = 13738.64 ft Equ Level (EL): 236.95 mb = 11136.40 m = 36536.32 ft B at Equ Level: 757.61 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 166.95 mb = 13394.37 m = 43944.25 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 271.4 at 16.5 knts Storm direction: 301.4 at 12.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 121.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 96.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 96.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 32.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.71 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.3 stream: 4.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.07 Bulk Rich Number: 8.09 Bulk Shear: 94.07 m/s