MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171200F009.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171200F009.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: 9 hour RUC valid 21Z FRI 17 OCT 25 Station: 42.98,-88.03 Latitude: 42.98 Longitude: -88.03 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 63 SFC 980 235 22.1 13.5 58 8.7 16.6 193 9 297.0 298.8 290.5 325.8 9.93 2 950 509 20.4 12.4 60 8.0 15.3 199 20 297.8 299.6 290.5 325.6 9.55 3 900 973 16.5 11.4 72 5.1 13.3 213 25 298.6 300.3 290.6 326.2 9.46 4 850 1458 14.1 8.0 67 6.1 10.4 226 31 300.9 302.4 290.1 324.4 7.94 5 800 1967 12.1 0.9 46 11.1 6.2 225 36 304.0 305.0 288.6 319.6 5.12 6 750 2505 9.8 -5.8 33 15.5 2.5 223 39 307.2 307.8 287.9 317.6 3.32 7 700 3074 6.9 -10.1 29 17.0 -0.3 228 41 310.1 310.6 288.2 318.3 2.53 8 650 3679 3.5 -11.7 32 15.3 -2.7 236 40 313.0 313.4 289.0 320.7 2.40 9 600 4323 -0.6 -14.1 35 13.4 -5.7 243 40 315.4 315.8 289.5 322.5 2.15 10 550 5012 -5.5 -17.7 38 12.2 -9.6 244 42 317.6 317.9 289.8 323.4 1.73 11 500 5752 -10.7 -15.6 67 4.9 -12.4 242 43 320.0 320.4 291.0 327.6 2.27 12 450 6553 -16.3 -18.0 87 1.7 -16.9 241 43 322.7 323.1 291.6 329.7 2.06 13 400 7427 -22.9 -24.7 85 1.8 -23.4 244 38 325.2 325.4 291.6 329.7 1.29 14 350 8391 -29.9 -31.2 88 1.3 -30.2 240 40 328.4 328.6 292.1 331.3 0.80 15 300 9474 -36.6 -41.8 58 5.3 -37.1 238 49 333.8 333.9 293.1 335.1 0.32 16 250 10708 -47.3 -50.1 73 2.8 -47.4 237 62 335.7 335.8 293.4 336.4 0.16 17 200 12145 -55.9 -64.9 32 9.0 -56.1 240 49 344.3 344.3 295.4 344.4 0.03 18 150 13955 -62.7 -80.7 7 18.0 -62.8 247 45 362.1 362.1 299.1 362.2 0.00 19 100 16406 -67.5 -86.5 5 19.0 -67.6 264 29 397.3 397.3 304.8 397.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5689.38 m Freezing level: 607.37 mb = 4228.15 m = 13871.72 ft Wetbulb zero: 705.78 mb = 3006.57 m = 9863.96 ft Precipitable water: 1.04 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 45.38 % Est. max temperature: 27.26 C = 81.07 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 862.37 mb = 1334.91 m = 4379.56 ft T: 14.72 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.57 C/km ThetaE index: 8.61 C Layer 850.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 722.07 mb = 2818.32 m = 9246.33 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.50 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.92 C = 93.06 F Cap Strength: 4.13 C Lifted Index: 2.59 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.43 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.13 C Showalter Index: 3.32 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 43.48 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 24.79 C Cross Totals Index: 18.68 C K Index: 15.79 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 259.91 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.67 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 6.57 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.63 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5826.44 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.12 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 839.75 mb = 1559.55 m = 5116.56 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 232.8 at 36.7 knts Storm direction: 262.8 at 27.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.3 neg: 0.7 tot: 6.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 88.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 223.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 223.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 74.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.0 stream: 6.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.09 Bulk Shear: 75.84 m/s