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: 44.64,-90.55 Latitude: 44.64 Longitude: -90.55 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 12 SFC 962 347 18.4 17.0 91 1.5 17.5 230 11 294.8 297.1 292.1 331.4 12.76 2 950 457 18.3 16.8 91 1.5 17.3 227 20 295.8 298.1 292.4 332.5 12.77 3 900 919 15.3 14.9 97 0.4 15.1 227 31 297.3 299.5 292.2 331.8 11.92 4 850 1403 12.4 12.3 99 0.2 12.3 224 35 299.2 301.1 291.7 330.2 10.61 5 800 1910 10.0 9.8 99 0.1 9.9 227 39 301.8 303.5 291.7 330.1 9.57 6 750 2445 7.6 7.1 97 0.5 7.3 233 43 304.8 306.4 291.8 330.3 8.48 7 700 3012 4.6 2.2 84 2.5 3.3 237 46 307.6 308.8 290.9 327.2 6.40 8 650 3612 0.8 -1.0 88 1.8 -0.1 240 47 309.9 310.9 290.8 326.9 5.48 9 600 4251 -2.9 -4.6 88 1.7 -3.7 240 49 312.7 313.6 290.9 327.0 4.52 10 550 4935 -6.9 -7.9 93 1.0 -7.4 235 50 315.9 316.6 291.2 328.2 3.84 11 500 5673 -11.6 -12.9 90 1.3 -12.1 233 51 318.9 319.5 291.2 328.3 2.84 12 450 6472 -16.7 -22.0 64 5.3 -18.1 234 53 322.2 322.5 290.9 327.2 1.46 13 400 7346 -22.7 -36.4 28 13.7 -24.9 234 56 325.5 325.6 290.9 327.0 0.42 14 350 8309 -30.6 -40.2 39 9.6 -31.7 233 58 327.5 327.6 291.3 328.7 0.33 15 300 9383 -39.2 -51.1 27 11.9 -39.9 233 64 330.1 330.1 291.9 330.5 0.12 16 250 10609 -47.4 -63.5 14 16.0 -47.9 228 66 335.6 335.6 293.2 335.7 0.03 17 200 12063 -53.9 -71.3 10 17.4 -54.2 229 62 347.4 347.4 296.1 347.5 0.01 18 150 13877 -60.2 -80.5 5 20.3 -60.4 239 53 366.4 366.4 299.9 366.4 0.00 19 100 16360 -65.0 -87.2 3 22.1 -65.2 259 23 402.1 402.1 305.5 402.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5660.59 m Freezing level: 639.33 mb = 3748.36 m = 12297.62 ft Wetbulb zero: 651.43 mb = 3594.11 m = 11791.54 ft Precipitable water: 1.50 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 92.25 % Est. max temperature: 24.66 C = 76.39 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 941.98 mb = 529.44 m = 1736.98 ft T: 17.85 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.08 C/km ThetaE index: 3.41 C Layer 700.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 892.77 mb = 987.32 m = 3239.20 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.03 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.17 C = 70.10 F Cap Strength: 0.31 C Lifted Index: -1.19 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.11 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.32 C Showalter Index: -0.40 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.83 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.99 C Cross Totals Index: 23.84 C K Index: 33.79 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 311.04 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.46 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 242.82 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 22.04 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.04 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.31 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 900.84 mb = 911.21 m = 2989.49 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 875.84 mb = 1149.31 m = 3770.67 ft Equ Level (EL): 295.84 mb = 9477.34 m = 31093.26 ft B at Equ Level: 241.35 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 225.84 mb = 11271.53 m = 36979.62 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 234.0 at 43.7 knts Storm direction: 264.0 at 32.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.7 neg: 4.1 tot: 6.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 101.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 220.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 220.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 73.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.94 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.0 stream: 6.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.28 Bulk Rich Number: 4.09 Bulk Shear: 59.32 m/s