MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510191200F033.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510191200F033.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 33 hour NAM valid 21Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 45.14,-103.62 Latitude: 45.14 Longitude: -103.62 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 114 1 950 543 SFC 905 951 10.3 0.1 49 10.2 5.4 299 22 291.7 292.4 283.0 304.0 4.24 3 900 993 9.1 -0.8 50 9.9 4.5 299 25 290.9 291.6 282.4 302.6 4.02 4 850 1462 4.2 -2.3 63 6.4 1.3 300 33 290.5 291.2 282.0 301.6 3.81 5 800 1951 -0.7 -3.4 82 2.7 -1.8 300 35 290.5 291.1 281.9 301.3 3.73 6 750 2462 -5.3 -7.1 87 1.9 -6.0 304 42 290.9 291.4 281.2 299.6 2.98 7 700 2999 -9.0 -11.5 82 2.5 -9.9 307 50 292.5 292.9 281.0 299.2 2.26 8 650 3568 -13.4 -15.6 84 2.2 -14.0 308 49 293.8 294.1 281.0 299.1 1.75 9 600 4171 -17.7 -21.1 75 3.4 -18.4 304 48 295.7 295.9 281.1 299.4 1.19 10 550 4816 -23.1 -32.8 41 9.7 -24.5 304 51 296.6 296.7 280.5 298.1 0.44 11 500 5505 -28.5 -41.6 27 13.2 -29.6 301 56 298.3 298.4 280.9 299.0 0.20 12 450 6251 -34.0 -47.0 26 13.0 -34.8 305 55 300.5 300.5 281.7 301.0 0.12 13 400 7066 -39.2 -50.4 29 11.2 -39.7 309 55 304.1 304.1 283.2 304.4 0.09 14 350 7973 -42.5 -63.9 8 21.4 -43.0 316 54 311.5 311.5 285.9 311.5 0.02 15 300 9008 -44.6 -68.2 6 23.5 -45.2 316 54 322.5 322.5 289.5 322.5 0.01 16 250 10224 -45.3 -73.3 3 28.0 -45.9 313 56 338.8 338.8 294.0 338.8 0.01 17 200 11709 -46.5 -77.1 2 30.5 -47.3 306 57 359.1 359.1 298.5 359.1 0.01 18 150 13597 -50.7 -80.2 2 29.5 -51.2 304 51 382.8 382.8 302.7 382.8 0.00 19 100 16228 -52.9 -81.9 2 29.0 -53.6 270 36 425.5 425.5 308.3 425.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5391.55 m Freezing level: 806.78 mb = 1884.36 m = 6182.22 ft Wetbulb zero: 828.93 mb = 1664.31 m = 5460.27 ft Precipitable water: 0.38 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 67.26 % Est. max temperature: 9.45 C = 49.01 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 773.99 mb = 2212.39 m = 7258.41 ft T: -3.01 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.75 C/km ThetaE index: 4.89 C Layer 900.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 769.34 mb = 2260.15 m = 7415.10 ft Mean mixing ratio: 3.86 g/kg Conv temperature: 9.34 C = 48.81 F Cap Strength: 0.07 C Lifted Index: -0.77 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 14.72 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.69 C Showalter Index: -0.59 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 58.83 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 32.63 C Cross Totals Index: 26.21 C K Index: 27.87 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 318.41 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.56 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 116.89 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 15.29 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.23 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.01 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 770.06 mb = 2252.73 m = 7390.76 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 765.06 mb = 2304.32 m = 7560.00 ft Equ Level (EL): 455.06 mb = 6171.78 m = 20248.39 ft B at Equ Level: 116.32 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 375.06 mb = 7503.10 m = 24616.17 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 304.3 at 47.3 knts Storm direction: 334.3 at 35.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.7 neg: 0.4 tot: 5.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 70.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 160.3 neg: -16.3 tot: 144.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 48.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.78 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.7 stream: 4.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.11 Bulk Rich Number: 2.34 Bulk Shear: 49.89 m/s