MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171800F000.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171800F000.rap.sound Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 20 Date: RUC analysis for 1800Z 17 OCT 25 Station: 36.23,-103.19 Latitude: 36.23 Longitude: -103.19 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 77 1 950 512 2 900 980 SFC 851 1459 18.4 2.8 35 15.6 9.7 71 2 305.4 306.4 289.4 322.2 5.52 4 850 1469 16.8 2.1 37 14.7 8.8 76 2 303.8 304.7 288.6 319.7 5.25 5 800 1980 11.7 0.8 47 11.0 6.0 46 1 303.7 304.6 288.4 319.0 5.07 6 750 2516 8.2 -5.9 36 14.1 1.8 248 9 305.5 306.1 287.3 315.7 3.29 7 700 3081 4.2 -7.9 41 12.0 -1.0 250 20 307.1 307.6 287.6 316.6 3.01 8 650 3680 1.1 -16.0 26 17.2 -5.0 242 21 310.2 310.6 287.3 315.7 1.68 9 600 4320 -1.1 -31.2 8 30.2 -8.6 234 30 314.9 315.0 287.6 316.5 0.47 10 550 5009 -4.3 -47.0 2 42.7 -11.6 235 39 319.0 319.0 288.5 319.3 0.10 11 500 5753 -9.2 -50.4 2 41.2 -15.3 238 43 321.8 321.8 289.4 322.1 0.08 12 450 6556 -15.6 -47.8 5 32.2 -20.0 241 44 323.6 323.6 290.0 324.0 0.11 13 400 7431 -22.8 -46.2 10 23.5 -25.5 240 47 325.4 325.4 290.6 326.0 0.15 14 350 8396 -29.2 -52.0 9 22.8 -31.1 243 55 329.4 329.4 291.6 329.7 0.09 15 300 9478 -37.5 -54.5 15 17.0 -38.5 246 65 332.5 332.5 292.4 332.8 0.08 16 250 10705 -48.2 -58.9 28 10.7 -48.6 236 69 334.4 334.4 293.0 334.7 0.05 17 200 12155 -53.7 -68.3 15 14.6 -53.9 230 72 347.8 347.8 296.1 347.9 0.02 18 150 13979 -59.8 -81.5 4 21.7 -60.0 247 58 367.0 367.0 300.0 367.1 0.00 19 100 16464 -67.7 -87.1 5 19.4 -67.8 230 33 396.9 396.9 304.8 396.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5675.31 m Freezing level: 624.25 mb = 4009.29 m = 13153.69 ft Wetbulb zero: 718.40 mb = 2868.69 m = 9411.60 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 23.43 % Est. max temperature: 20.06 C = 68.10 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 673.54 mb = 3392.25 m = 11129.29 ft T: 2.58 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.01 C/km ThetaE index: 6.45 C Layer 850.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 535.16 mb = 5222.29 m = 17133.29 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.67 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.21 C = 89.98 F Cap Strength: 7.84 C Lifted Index: 8.04 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 10.46 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.65 C Showalter Index: 7.34 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 37.38 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 26.03 C Cross Totals Index: 11.35 C K Index: 16.12 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 73.01 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.64 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 7.26 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.81 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 9240.55 J/kg Cap Strength: 8.06 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 661.29 mb = 3540.43 m = 11615.43 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 239.1 at 29.1 knts Storm direction: 269.1 at 21.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 5.9 tot: 5.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 105.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 77.1 neg: -24.5 tot: 52.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 17.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.46 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.2 stream: 3.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.06 Bulk Shear: 124.82 m/s