MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171500F007.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171500F007.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: 7 hour RUC valid 22Z FRI 17 OCT 25 Station: 44.05,-91.18 Latitude: 44.05 Longitude: -91.18 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 21 SFC 972 268 20.8 17.3 80 3.6 18.4 240 6 296.4 298.7 292.7 333.5 12.87 2 950 466 20.3 15.9 76 4.4 17.4 226 20 297.8 300.0 292.4 332.8 12.05 3 900 931 16.7 13.9 84 2.8 14.9 222 28 298.7 300.7 292.0 331.2 11.16 4 850 1415 12.9 12.0 94 1.0 12.3 216 33 299.7 301.6 291.7 330.1 10.39 5 800 1923 10.0 9.9 99 0.2 9.9 221 38 301.8 303.6 291.7 330.2 9.59 6 750 2459 8.3 6.9 91 1.4 7.5 232 43 305.6 307.2 291.9 330.8 8.36 7 700 3027 4.9 1.8 80 3.1 3.2 237 45 308.0 309.1 290.9 327.1 6.25 8 650 3628 1.0 -0.8 87 1.8 0.1 239 47 310.1 311.2 291.0 327.4 5.55 9 600 4268 -2.5 -4.1 89 1.5 -3.3 236 48 313.2 314.1 291.2 328.1 4.72 10 550 4953 -6.8 -7.9 92 1.1 -7.3 233 49 316.0 316.7 291.2 328.3 3.82 11 500 5691 -11.5 -12.6 91 1.1 -11.9 234 50 319.1 319.6 291.3 328.7 2.91 12 450 6491 -16.6 -19.2 80 2.6 -17.4 237 52 322.4 322.8 291.3 328.8 1.86 13 400 7365 -22.6 -30.6 48 8.0 -24.2 237 54 325.6 325.7 291.2 328.3 0.75 14 350 8329 -30.6 -35.1 65 4.5 -31.2 234 56 327.5 327.7 291.6 329.6 0.55 15 300 9404 -38.6 -54.9 16 16.2 -39.5 235 62 330.9 330.9 292.0 331.2 0.07 16 250 10633 -47.0 -63.1 14 16.1 -47.4 230 62 336.3 336.3 293.4 336.4 0.03 17 200 12088 -53.7 -69.9 12 16.2 -54.0 229 59 347.7 347.7 296.1 347.8 0.02 18 150 13901 -60.7 -80.1 6 19.5 -60.9 237 50 365.6 365.6 299.8 365.6 0.00 19 100 16376 -65.1 -87.0 3 21.9 -65.2 253 29 402.0 402.0 305.5 402.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5669.32 m Freezing level: 635.54 mb = 3812.67 m = 12508.61 ft Wetbulb zero: 648.83 mb = 3641.99 m = 11948.64 ft Precipitable water: 1.54 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 88.64 % Est. max temperature: 25.28 C = 77.51 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 922.45 mb = 719.03 m = 2359.00 ft T: 18.35 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.16 C/km ThetaE index: 3.68 C Layer 700.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 861.72 mb = 1299.22 m = 4262.49 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.59 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.87 C = 74.97 F Cap Strength: 0.89 C Lifted Index: -1.16 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.41 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.05 C Showalter Index: -0.28 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.77 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.36 C Cross Totals Index: 23.41 C K Index: 33.20 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 322.42 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.36 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 196.63 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 19.83 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 9.83 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.89 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 877.17 mb = 1148.50 m = 3767.99 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 842.17 mb = 1492.79 m = 4897.54 ft Equ Level (EL): 772.17 mb = 2217.16 m = 7274.04 ft B at Equ Level: 13.21 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 232.17 mb = 11115.07 m = 36466.33 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 232.2 at 42.1 knts Storm direction: 262.2 at 31.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.3 neg: 4.3 tot: 7.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 112.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 254.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 254.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 84.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.90 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.3 stream: 7.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.25 Bulk Rich Number: 2.69 Bulk Shear: 73.09 m/s