MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170900F000.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170900F000.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 0900Z 17 OCT 25 Station: 48.4,-97.89 Latitude: 48.40 Longitude: -97.89 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -4 SFC 956 378 9.5 8.0 90 1.5 8.6 221 9 286.3 287.5 283.8 305.9 7.04 2 950 433 10.2 8.5 89 1.7 9.2 222 15 287.5 288.8 284.6 308.0 7.32 3 900 882 7.7 7.5 98 0.3 7.6 235 29 289.5 290.8 285.3 309.9 7.22 4 850 1355 9.9 4.4 68 5.6 6.9 224 26 296.5 297.7 286.9 314.6 6.16 5 800 1857 7.5 -2.5 49 9.9 2.8 222 31 299.1 299.8 285.7 311.1 3.99 6 750 2385 4.4 -4.6 52 9.0 0.3 210 41 301.3 302.0 286.2 312.4 3.61 7 700 2944 1.4 -7.7 51 9.1 -2.4 197 46 304.0 304.6 286.6 313.5 3.06 8 650 3535 -2.7 -13.4 43 10.7 -6.5 187 43 305.9 306.3 286.2 312.6 2.09 9 600 4164 -6.7 -21.4 30 14.7 -10.9 186 42 308.4 308.6 286.1 312.2 1.15 10 550 4838 -10.8 -26.8 25 16.1 -14.6 194 48 311.3 311.4 286.7 313.9 0.77 11 500 5564 -15.2 -31.2 24 16.0 -18.3 197 60 314.6 314.7 287.6 316.5 0.57 12 450 6354 -18.4 -37.3 17 18.9 -21.4 198 77 320.2 320.2 289.2 321.4 0.35 13 400 7224 -23.4 -43.2 14 19.8 -25.9 201 90 324.6 324.6 290.4 325.4 0.21 14 350 8187 -29.6 -52.8 9 23.2 -31.4 206 93 328.8 328.9 291.5 329.2 0.08 15 300 9272 -36.3 -59.5 7 23.3 -37.5 211 102 334.3 334.3 292.9 334.5 0.04 16 250 10510 -44.8 -64.8 9 20.0 -45.4 213 79 339.5 339.5 294.2 339.6 0.03 17 200 11986 -49.3 -73.4 4 24.1 -49.8 216 53 354.7 354.7 297.6 354.7 0.01 18 150 13840 -57.7 -81.9 3 24.2 -58.0 231 41 370.6 370.6 300.7 370.6 0.00 19 100 16354 -62.6 -87.8 2 25.2 -62.8 237 21 406.8 406.8 306.1 406.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5567.77 m Freezing level: 683.05 mb = 3144.20 m = 10315.50 ft Wetbulb zero: 744.32 mb = 2446.62 m = 8026.86 ft Precipitable water: 0.68 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 49.32 % Est. max temperature: 21.82 C = 71.28 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 934.88 mb = 566.23 m = 1857.69 ft T: 9.44 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.31 C/km ThetaE index: 3.51 C Layer 800.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 751.17 mb = 2372.32 m = 7783.10 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.03 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.29 C = 75.73 F Cap Strength: 5.91 C Lifted Index: 7.03 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 17.28 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 5.40 C Showalter Index: 4.34 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 44.61 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.08 C Cross Totals Index: 19.53 C K Index: 20.38 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 163.18 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.44 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 33.08 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.13 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 12630.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.98 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 881.04 mb = 1057.90 m = 3470.75 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 200.5 at 43.6 knts Storm direction: 230.5 at 32.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.5 neg: 5.4 tot: 8.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 86.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 34.1 neg: -71.8 tot: -37.6 m^2/s^2 ave: -12.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.04 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.6 stream: 0.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.33 Bulk Shear: 99.75 m/s