MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510172100F001.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510172100F001.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: 1 hour RUC valid 22Z FRI 17 OCT 25 Station: 39.31,-102.21 Latitude: 39.31 Longitude: -102.21 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 55 1 950 478 2 900 949 SFC 870 1243 21.1 -1.6 22 22.7 9.3 210 8 306.2 306.9 288.2 318.3 3.90 4 850 1440 18.2 -2.7 24 20.9 7.7 210 9 305.2 305.9 287.6 316.6 3.67 5 800 1954 13.1 -3.6 31 16.7 5.0 219 9 305.1 305.8 287.6 316.4 3.65 6 750 2490 7.8 -4.7 41 12.6 2.0 232 10 305.1 305.7 287.5 316.2 3.59 7 700 3053 2.4 -6.7 51 9.1 -1.5 247 11 305.2 305.8 287.2 315.5 3.31 8 650 3646 -2.6 -10.3 56 7.7 -5.6 258 13 306.0 306.5 286.9 314.5 2.69 9 600 4276 -5.8 -28.5 15 22.7 -11.2 271 25 309.4 309.5 285.9 311.5 0.61 10 550 4953 -8.9 -34.7 10 25.8 -14.1 256 36 313.5 313.6 287.0 314.8 0.37 11 500 5685 -12.7 -32.8 17 20.1 -16.8 244 46 317.5 317.6 288.5 319.3 0.49 12 450 6480 -18.3 -39.9 13 21.5 -21.6 243 56 320.2 320.3 289.1 321.2 0.26 13 400 7347 -24.8 -46.9 11 22.1 -27.2 242 66 322.7 322.8 289.8 323.3 0.14 14 350 8303 -31.8 -47.8 19 16.0 -33.2 240 72 325.8 325.8 290.7 326.4 0.14 15 300 9372 -40.6 -52.9 25 12.3 -41.3 240 75 328.1 328.1 291.3 328.5 0.09 16 250 10589 -48.5 -64.3 14 15.9 -48.8 238 75 334.0 334.0 292.8 334.1 0.03 17 200 12048 -50.9 -74.2 5 23.3 -51.4 245 67 352.1 352.1 297.1 352.1 0.01 18 150 13896 -56.6 -82.5 2 26.0 -56.9 246 55 372.6 372.6 301.0 372.7 0.00 19 100 16408 -65.1 -87.7 3 22.6 -65.2 246 34 402.0 402.0 305.5 402.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5630.81 m Freezing level: 675.77 mb = 3340.72 m = 10960.25 ft Wetbulb zero: 721.99 mb = 2800.93 m = 9189.30 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 30.37 % Est. max temperature: 20.08 C = 68.14 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 619.32 mb = 4026.84 m = 13211.27 ft T: -4.52 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.76 C/km ThetaE index: 6.78 C Layer 850.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 560.94 mb = 4800.11 m = 15748.20 ft Mean mixing ratio: 3.68 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.21 C = 80.98 F Cap Strength: 4.20 C Lifted Index: 5.60 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 8.51 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.04 C Showalter Index: 5.60 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 40.90 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 30.91 C Cross Totals Index: 9.99 C K Index: 19.05 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 63.51 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.57 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 5.83 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.42 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8503.83 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.27 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 619.94 mb = 4019.05 m = 13185.71 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 246.9 at 29.8 knts Storm direction: 276.9 at 22.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 107.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 18.3 neg: -2.0 tot: 16.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 5.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.41 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.9 stream: 1.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.08 Bulk Shear: 71.01 m/s