MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171500F008.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171500F008.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: 8 hour RUC valid 23Z FRI 17 OCT 25 Station: 44.55,-90.29 Latitude: 44.55 Longitude: -90.29 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 14 SFC 962 348 19.0 16.6 86 2.4 17.4 215 7 295.4 297.6 292.0 331.1 12.45 2 950 458 19.5 16.3 82 3.1 17.4 219 19 296.9 299.2 292.4 332.7 12.37 3 900 921 16.4 14.3 88 2.0 15.0 222 31 298.4 300.4 292.2 331.7 11.47 4 850 1406 12.8 12.3 97 0.5 12.5 222 35 299.6 301.5 291.9 330.7 10.64 5 800 1913 9.8 9.7 99 0.1 9.8 225 40 301.6 303.4 291.6 329.8 9.51 6 750 2449 7.9 6.8 93 1.1 7.3 234 44 305.1 306.7 291.7 330.2 8.31 7 700 3016 4.9 1.6 79 3.3 3.1 239 45 307.9 309.1 290.8 326.8 6.13 8 650 3616 1.0 -0.6 89 1.7 0.1 240 46 310.1 311.2 291.0 327.6 5.62 9 600 4256 -2.7 -3.8 92 1.1 -3.2 237 47 313.0 314.0 291.2 328.3 4.83 10 550 4941 -6.9 -7.7 94 0.8 -7.2 234 49 315.9 316.7 291.3 328.5 3.89 11 500 5679 -11.6 -12.4 93 0.9 -11.9 234 49 319.0 319.5 291.3 328.7 2.95 12 450 6479 -16.7 -19.3 81 2.6 -17.5 237 51 322.2 322.6 291.3 328.5 1.85 13 400 7352 -22.7 -30.2 51 7.4 -24.2 236 54 325.4 325.6 291.2 328.2 0.78 14 350 8316 -30.7 -35.3 64 4.6 -31.3 234 55 327.4 327.5 291.5 329.4 0.54 15 300 9390 -39.1 -50.1 30 11.0 -39.8 234 62 330.3 330.3 291.9 330.8 0.13 16 250 10617 -47.2 -63.2 14 16.0 -47.6 228 64 335.9 335.9 293.3 336.1 0.03 17 200 12069 -54.1 -70.9 11 16.7 -54.4 230 62 347.0 347.0 296.0 347.1 0.01 18 150 13883 -60.3 -80.2 6 19.9 -60.5 238 51 366.1 366.1 299.9 366.1 0.00 19 100 16363 -65.2 -87.0 3 21.8 -65.3 258 24 401.8 401.8 305.5 401.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5665.34 m Freezing level: 636.23 mb = 3792.68 m = 12443.01 ft Wetbulb zero: 647.95 mb = 3641.74 m = 11947.81 ft Precipitable water: 1.50 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 90.81 % Est. max temperature: 24.67 C = 76.40 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 928.96 mb = 649.68 m = 2131.47 ft T: 18.17 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.19 C/km ThetaE index: 3.41 C Layer 700.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 866.80 mb = 1239.98 m = 4068.12 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.68 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.71 C = 72.89 F Cap Strength: 0.82 C Lifted Index: -1.20 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.02 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.08 C Showalter Index: -0.68 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.22 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.35 C Cross Totals Index: 23.86 C K Index: 33.31 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 319.05 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.49 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 223.70 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 21.15 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7.60 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.82 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 882.40 mb = 1088.79 m = 3572.11 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 847.40 mb = 1431.45 m = 4696.31 ft Equ Level (EL): 747.40 mb = 2477.36 m = 8127.74 ft B at Equ Level: 22.01 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 227.40 mb = 11233.53 m = 36854.97 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 233.3 at 42.8 knts Storm direction: 263.3 at 32.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 106.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 265.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 265.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 88.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.94 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.9 stream: 7.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.33 Bulk Rich Number: 3.43 Bulk Shear: 65.19 m/s