MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171200F021.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171200F021.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: 21 hour RUC valid 9Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 47.5,-110.53 Latitude: 47.50 Longitude: -110.53 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 154 1 950 569 2 900 1010 SFC 864 1343 0.1 -4.5 71 4.6 -1.7 283 7 284.9 285.5 278.6 294.0 3.17 4 850 1472 0.9 -5.6 62 6.5 -1.6 322 22 287.1 287.7 279.4 295.7 2.96 5 800 1956 -2.5 -8.5 63 6.0 -4.7 329 26 288.5 289.0 279.5 295.9 2.51 6 750 2464 -6.7 -10.9 71 4.3 -8.1 326 24 289.4 289.7 279.5 295.9 2.21 7 700 2999 -11.1 -13.8 80 2.7 -11.9 315 23 290.2 290.5 279.4 295.8 1.87 8 650 3562 -16.0 -18.4 82 2.4 -16.6 306 27 290.9 291.2 279.1 295.1 1.38 9 600 4159 -20.8 -24.5 72 3.7 -21.5 310 30 292.1 292.2 279.0 294.8 0.87 10 550 4796 -25.2 -31.8 54 6.6 -26.1 318 37 294.2 294.2 279.4 295.7 0.48 11 500 5482 -29.0 -42.2 27 13.2 -30.2 322 51 297.7 297.7 280.6 298.3 0.19 12 450 6229 -32.7 -49.5 17 16.8 -33.7 321 65 302.1 302.1 282.4 302.5 0.09 13 400 7052 -35.8 -56.3 10 20.5 -36.8 320 80 308.4 308.4 284.8 308.6 0.05 14 350 7975 -38.1 -63.3 5 25.1 -39.1 324 93 317.3 317.3 287.9 317.4 0.02 15 300 9029 -40.8 -67.0 4 26.2 -41.6 330 97 327.8 327.8 291.1 327.9 0.02 16 250 10263 -42.3 -72.9 2 30.6 -43.2 321 85 343.1 343.1 295.1 343.1 0.01 17 200 11762 -45.1 -76.0 2 30.9 -45.9 318 66 361.4 361.4 299.0 361.4 0.01 18 150 13657 -51.0 -80.4 2 29.4 -51.6 296 40 382.2 382.2 302.6 382.2 0.00 19 100 16237 -59.6 -87.1 2 27.4 -59.9 284 22 412.5 412.5 306.8 412.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5328.37 m Freezing level: 836.12 mb = 1606.49 m = 5270.57 ft Wetbulb zero: Below ground Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 65.70 % Est. max temperature: 4.88 C = 40.79 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 804.39 mb = 1912.69 m = 6275.15 ft T: -2.16 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.19 C/km ThetaE index: 1.07 C Layer 750.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 721.88 mb = 2760.37 m = 9056.22 ft Mean mixing ratio: 2.65 g/kg Conv temperature: 4.76 C = 40.57 F Cap Strength: 1.40 C Lifted Index: 3.00 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 22.83 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.82 C Showalter Index: 3.00 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 53.36 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.95 C Cross Totals Index: 23.41 C K Index: 21.67 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 181.63 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.50 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 11.02 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.70 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 15701.25 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.95 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 741.25 mb = 2555.34 m = 8383.55 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 319.2 at 41.9 knts Storm direction: 349.2 at 31.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.3 neg: 1.6 tot: 5.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 60.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 124.7 neg: -4.3 tot: 120.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 40.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.54 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.9 stream: 3.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.19 Bulk Shear: 57.37 m/s