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: 54.55,-94.23 Latitude: 54.55 Longitude: -94.23 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -95 SFC 966 192 7.9 7.3 96 0.5 7.6 61 8 283.8 284.9 282.3 302.2 6.65 2 950 334 7.3 7.2 100 0.1 7.2 75 14 284.6 285.7 282.7 303.2 6.71 3 900 778 5.9 5.8 100 0.1 5.8 115 18 287.5 288.7 283.7 305.7 6.43 4 850 1245 4.5 4.5 100 0.1 4.5 156 12 290.9 292.0 284.8 308.7 6.21 5 800 1739 4.3 4.2 99 0.1 4.2 197 7 295.7 296.9 286.9 314.7 6.48 6 750 2264 2.7 2.3 97 0.4 2.5 213 15 299.5 300.6 287.9 317.3 6.01 7 700 2819 -0.7 -1.9 92 1.1 -1.3 192 21 301.7 302.5 287.4 316.0 4.76 8 650 3408 -4.2 -5.1 93 1.0 -4.6 187 26 304.3 305.0 287.6 316.6 4.01 9 600 4034 -8.3 -8.8 96 0.5 -8.5 174 21 306.5 307.1 287.6 316.7 3.27 10 550 4706 -11.4 -17.0 63 5.6 -13.2 151 20 310.5 310.9 287.6 316.5 1.83 11 500 5430 -16.1 -24.6 48 8.5 -18.1 143 28 313.4 313.6 287.8 317.0 1.04 12 450 6214 -21.2 -28.5 52 7.2 -22.7 134 40 316.6 316.7 288.5 319.4 0.81 13 400 7073 -27.0 -34.4 50 7.3 -28.1 120 47 319.8 319.9 289.3 321.7 0.52 14 350 8020 -34.6 -43.7 39 9.1 -35.4 109 49 322.1 322.1 289.6 322.9 0.23 15 300 9078 -41.8 -56.0 20 14.2 -42.4 117 41 326.5 326.5 290.8 326.8 0.06 16 250 10300 -46.0 -65.0 10 18.9 -46.6 152 41 337.6 337.6 293.7 337.7 0.02 17 200 11778 -48.1 -75.6 3 27.5 -48.7 196 28 356.7 356.7 298.0 356.7 0.01 18 150 13649 -53.9 -82.7 2 28.7 -54.4 214 23 377.1 377.1 301.8 377.1 0.00 19 100 16218 -58.5 -86.2 2 27.7 -58.8 242 27 414.7 414.7 307.1 414.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5525.19 m Freezing level: 710.84 mb = 2699.01 m = 8854.90 ft Wetbulb zero: 717.06 mb = 2625.65 m = 8614.24 ft Precipitable water: 0.94 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 88.45 % Est. max temperature: 18.10 C = 64.58 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 958.35 mb = 260.71 m = 855.35 ft T: 7.57 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.88 C/km ThetaE index: 1.27 C Layer 700.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 909.38 mb = 692.92 m = 2273.33 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.51 g/kg Conv temperature: 11.01 C = 51.82 F Cap Strength: 8.55 C Lifted Index: 9.50 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 15.40 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 5.95 C Showalter Index: 7.04 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 41.20 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 20.63 C Cross Totals Index: 20.57 C K Index: 23.98 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 105.51 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.71 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 23.75 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.89 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 13858.12 J/kg Cap Strength: 9.42 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 913.34 mb = 657.15 m = 2155.98 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 159.5 at 20.5 knts Storm direction: 189.5 at 15.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.6 neg: 2.2 tot: 5.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 161.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 106.5 neg: -45.3 tot: 61.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 20.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.15 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.2 stream: -1.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.40 Bulk Shear: 59.08 m/s