MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2508281200F012.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2508281200F012.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 0Z FRI 29 AUG 25 Station: 46.18,-103.54 Latitude: 46.18 Longitude: -103.54 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 117 1 950 569 SFC 913 923 25.8 8.2 33 17.6 15.0 149 8 306.8 308.2 291.6 329.6 7.49 3 900 1045 24.7 7.3 33 17.4 14.1 149 9 307.0 308.3 291.4 328.8 7.16 4 850 1541 19.9 6.1 40 13.8 11.7 147 9 307.0 308.3 291.2 328.1 6.95 5 800 2059 14.9 5.1 52 9.7 9.2 144 9 307.0 308.3 291.2 328.1 6.92 6 750 2600 9.8 2.8 62 6.9 5.9 139 7 307.2 308.4 290.7 326.4 6.27 7 700 3168 5.9 -4.9 46 10.8 0.8 79 2 309.0 309.7 289.0 320.8 3.78 8 650 3770 2.1 -5.9 55 8.0 -1.6 297 7 311.3 312.0 289.8 323.3 3.77 9 600 4411 -2.2 -8.2 63 6.0 -4.8 216 5 313.6 314.2 290.2 324.6 3.43 10 550 5098 -5.3 -9.1 75 3.8 -7.0 190 9 317.8 318.5 291.5 329.1 3.48 11 500 5842 -9.0 -10.9 86 1.9 -9.8 219 8 322.1 322.7 292.6 333.1 3.33 12 450 6650 -13.7 -15.8 84 2.1 -14.5 239 7 326.0 326.5 292.9 334.4 2.48 13 400 7535 -19.4 -21.4 84 2.0 -20.0 248 8 329.8 330.1 293.3 335.8 1.73 14 350 8513 -26.7 -29.3 79 2.6 -27.2 265 12 332.7 332.9 293.4 336.2 0.97 15 300 9606 -35.9 -39.2 72 3.3 -36.2 255 14 334.8 334.9 293.4 336.4 0.43 16 250 10842 -47.3 -51.0 65 3.8 -47.4 246 12 335.8 335.8 293.4 336.4 0.14 17 200 12286 -53.7 -67.6 17 13.9 -53.9 277 23 347.7 347.7 296.1 347.8 0.02 18 150 14130 -57.0 -82.5 3 25.4 -57.3 299 32 371.8 371.8 300.9 371.8 0.00 19 100 16657 -62.5 -86.9 2 24.4 -62.7 312 20 407.0 407.0 306.1 407.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5724.76 m Freezing level: 625.65 mb = 4082.35 m = 13393.37 ft Wetbulb zero: 683.73 mb = 3359.28 m = 11021.12 ft Precipitable water: 0.98 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 57.99 % Est. max temperature: 26.08 C = 78.94 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 704.54 mb = 3114.98 m = 10219.64 ft T: 6.23 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.56 C/km ThetaE index: 8.78 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 656.25 mb = 3692.67 m = 12114.92 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.04 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.84 C = 85.70 F Cap Strength: 2.05 C Lifted Index: 2.99 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.45 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.79 C Showalter Index: 3.11 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 43.96 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 28.89 C Cross Totals Index: 15.07 C K Index: 24.17 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 99.66 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.93 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 0.23 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 0.68 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6703.94 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.92 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 693.68 mb = 3241.96 m = 10636.21 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 190.1 at 7.1 knts Storm direction: 220.1 at 5.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 2.2 tot: 2.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -139.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 2.1 neg: -47.1 tot: -45.0 m^2/s^2 ave: -15.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.80 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.3 stream: -3.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.05 Bulk Shear: 4.96 m/s