MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170600F011.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170600F011.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: 11 hour RUC valid 17Z FRI 17 OCT 25 Station: 45.06,-94.04 Latitude: 45.06 Longitude: -94.04 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 27 SFC 969 300 16.8 13.4 80 3.4 14.7 248 8 292.6 294.4 289.0 321.1 10.00 2 950 468 15.1 12.3 83 2.9 13.4 253 13 292.6 294.2 288.6 319.6 9.48 3 900 924 12.1 8.6 79 3.5 10.1 254 19 294.0 295.4 287.6 316.5 7.82 4 850 1402 10.2 8.5 89 1.7 9.2 247 32 296.8 298.3 288.9 320.7 8.21 5 800 1905 8.2 7.1 93 1.0 7.6 225 37 299.9 301.3 289.8 323.3 7.95 6 750 2438 7.1 0.5 63 6.6 3.7 228 41 304.3 305.3 288.9 320.4 5.28 7 700 3002 4.5 -9.0 37 13.6 -1.2 230 43 307.5 308.0 287.5 316.2 2.75 8 650 3601 0.3 -8.8 50 9.1 -3.6 229 52 309.3 309.9 288.3 318.9 3.02 9 600 4237 -4.0 -15.6 40 11.6 -8.1 223 60 311.5 311.9 288.0 317.7 1.89 10 550 4918 -7.9 -25.4 23 17.5 -12.5 227 65 314.7 314.8 288.0 317.7 0.88 11 500 5653 -11.8 -39.8 8 28.0 -16.6 233 68 318.7 318.8 288.6 319.6 0.24 12 450 6451 -16.8 -42.3 9 25.5 -20.6 234 71 322.1 322.1 289.6 322.9 0.21 13 400 7324 -22.5 -46.8 9 24.3 -25.3 233 72 325.8 325.8 290.7 326.4 0.14 14 350 8290 -29.7 -52.2 9 22.5 -31.5 231 73 328.8 328.8 291.5 329.1 0.09 15 300 9368 -38.5 -57.5 12 19.0 -39.4 226 77 331.2 331.2 292.1 331.4 0.05 16 250 10597 -45.9 -64.6 10 18.6 -46.4 230 78 337.8 337.8 293.8 337.9 0.03 17 200 12064 -51.9 -72.3 7 20.4 -52.2 227 66 350.6 350.6 296.8 350.6 0.01 18 150 13896 -59.7 -82.0 4 22.3 -59.9 233 51 367.3 367.3 300.1 367.3 0.00 19 100 16384 -64.7 -87.1 3 22.4 -64.9 238 23 402.7 402.7 305.6 402.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5626.02 m Freezing level: 646.54 mb = 3644.92 m = 11958.26 ft Wetbulb zero: 712.30 mb = 2859.71 m = 9382.13 ft Precipitable water: 0.93 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 54.15 % Est. max temperature: 22.84 C = 73.11 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 920.33 mb = 735.87 m = 2414.24 ft T: 13.37 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.15 C/km ThetaE index: 7.10 C Layer 750.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 805.08 mb = 1852.45 m = 6077.51 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.61 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.69 C = 74.64 F Cap Strength: 4.82 C Lifted Index: 5.54 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 9.50 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.82 C Showalter Index: 4.28 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 42.15 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.91 C Cross Totals Index: 20.24 C K Index: 16.81 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 233.79 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.12 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 12.06 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.91 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8878.69 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.33 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 876.55 mb = 1144.86 m = 3756.04 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 230.7 at 47.8 knts Storm direction: 260.7 at 35.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.0 neg: 4.3 tot: 7.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 97.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 111.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 111.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 37.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.50 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.6 stream: 4.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.07 Bulk Shear: 166.36 m/s