MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170900F010.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170900F010.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: 10 hour RUC valid 19Z FRI 17 OCT 25 Station: 42.98,-88.06 Latitude: 42.98 Longitude: -88.06 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 SFC 982 238 21.8 13.5 59 8.4 16.5 202 12 296.5 298.3 290.3 325.3 9.93 2 950 521 18.4 11.8 65 6.6 14.3 204 21 295.9 297.5 289.5 322.5 9.21 3 900 984 17.0 10.4 65 6.7 12.9 218 31 299.1 300.7 290.2 324.9 8.80 4 850 1470 14.4 8.9 70 5.5 11.1 222 33 301.3 302.8 290.6 326.3 8.46 5 800 1979 11.5 6.4 71 5.1 8.5 221 34 303.4 304.8 290.6 326.1 7.56 6 750 2517 9.0 -0.6 51 9.6 4.1 221 35 306.4 307.3 289.2 321.4 4.90 7 700 3085 6.1 -6.8 39 12.9 0.3 222 37 309.3 309.9 288.6 319.6 3.28 8 650 3688 2.4 -7.9 46 10.3 -2.1 226 40 311.7 312.3 289.4 322.1 3.24 9 600 4330 -1.5 -10.8 49 9.3 -5.3 231 42 314.4 314.9 289.8 323.4 2.79 10 550 5017 -5.6 -12.8 57 7.3 -8.4 238 43 317.5 318.0 290.6 326.0 2.59 11 500 5759 -10.3 -15.1 68 4.8 -12.0 244 44 320.5 321.0 291.3 328.5 2.37 12 450 6560 -16.0 -18.7 80 2.7 -16.9 245 41 323.1 323.5 291.6 329.7 1.94 13 400 7435 -22.9 -25.8 77 2.9 -23.5 247 38 325.3 325.5 291.5 329.4 1.17 14 350 8400 -29.5 -31.8 80 2.3 -29.9 244 46 328.9 329.1 292.2 331.7 0.76 15 300 9484 -36.6 -39.7 73 3.1 -36.9 240 52 333.8 333.9 293.2 335.4 0.41 16 250 10720 -46.6 -50.1 67 3.5 -46.8 241 56 336.8 336.8 293.7 337.4 0.16 17 200 12159 -56.6 -61.1 57 4.5 -56.7 235 51 343.1 343.1 295.1 343.3 0.05 18 150 13967 -63.1 -80.5 8 17.4 -63.2 248 46 361.5 361.5 299.0 361.5 0.00 19 100 16416 -67.3 -86.6 5 19.3 -67.4 270 25 397.7 397.7 304.9 397.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5681.07 m Freezing level: 619.15 mb = 4083.59 m = 13397.44 ft Wetbulb zero: 694.65 mb = 3147.12 m = 10325.07 ft Precipitable water: 1.18 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 56.57 % Est. max temperature: 27.30 C = 81.14 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 867.77 mb = 1293.65 m = 4244.20 ft T: 15.37 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.12 C/km ThetaE index: 6.68 C Layer 800.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 726.95 mb = 2773.67 m = 9099.86 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.13 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.92 C = 91.25 F Cap Strength: 4.05 C Lifted Index: 3.97 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 7.59 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.05 C Showalter Index: 2.80 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 43.85 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 24.67 C Cross Totals Index: 19.18 C K Index: 20.70 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 287.63 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.43 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 11.88 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.87 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7284.71 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.06 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 840.24 mb = 1566.60 m = 5139.72 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 228.8 at 37.0 knts Storm direction: 258.8 at 27.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.4 neg: 0.2 tot: 4.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 72.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 160.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 160.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 53.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.95 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.0 stream: 4.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.21 Bulk Shear: 55.96 m/s