MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171500F011.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171500F011.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: 11 hour RUC valid 2Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 44.05,-89.77 Latitude: 44.05 Longitude: -89.77 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 25 SFC 968 306 17.9 16.3 90 1.6 16.8 254 7 293.8 295.9 291.2 328.3 12.11 2 950 469 18.2 16.1 88 2.1 16.8 239 21 295.7 297.9 292.0 330.9 12.24 3 900 932 15.7 14.2 91 1.4 14.8 237 31 297.7 299.7 291.9 330.8 11.42 4 850 1416 13.0 12.0 94 1.0 12.3 228 35 299.7 301.6 291.7 330.2 10.41 5 800 1923 9.6 9.5 99 0.1 9.6 222 42 301.4 303.1 291.5 329.1 9.37 6 750 2458 7.5 6.8 96 0.7 7.1 227 43 304.7 306.3 291.6 329.7 8.32 7 700 3024 4.7 3.4 91 1.4 3.9 237 44 307.7 309.0 291.5 329.0 6.98 8 650 3625 0.8 -1.3 86 2.1 -0.3 242 46 309.8 310.8 290.7 326.4 5.35 9 600 4264 -3.1 -5.0 86 1.9 -4.0 239 47 312.5 313.4 290.7 326.4 4.38 10 550 4948 -7.2 -7.7 96 0.5 -7.4 234 46 315.5 316.3 291.2 328.1 3.90 11 500 5685 -11.8 -13.0 91 1.2 -12.2 232 46 318.7 319.2 291.1 328.0 2.82 12 450 6483 -17.2 -21.6 68 4.5 -18.4 232 46 321.7 322.0 290.8 326.8 1.51 13 400 7355 -23.1 -39.1 22 16.1 -25.4 234 48 325.0 325.0 290.6 326.2 0.32 14 350 8317 -30.8 -43.5 28 12.7 -32.1 233 53 327.2 327.2 291.2 328.0 0.23 15 300 9391 -39.1 -53.4 20 14.4 -39.9 231 61 330.3 330.3 291.9 330.7 0.09 16 250 10616 -48.1 -60.1 24 12.0 -48.4 227 62 334.6 334.6 293.0 334.8 0.05 17 200 12060 -54.7 -68.9 16 14.2 -54.9 226 63 346.2 346.2 295.8 346.2 0.02 18 150 13879 -60.1 -80.7 5 20.6 -60.3 244 55 366.5 366.5 299.9 366.5 0.00 19 100 16364 -65.6 -86.9 4 21.4 -65.7 250 26 401.1 401.1 305.3 401.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5659.99 m Freezing level: 640.24 mb = 3749.65 m = 12301.85 ft Wetbulb zero: 653.24 mb = 3584.64 m = 11760.49 ft Precipitable water: 1.50 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 91.86 % Est. max temperature: 24.87 C = 76.77 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 945.27 mb = 511.89 m = 1679.42 ft T: 17.98 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.21 C/km ThetaE index: 3.34 C Layer 700.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 869.14 mb = 1227.04 m = 4025.66 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.65 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.01 C = 73.42 F Cap Strength: 0.94 C Lifted Index: -0.85 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.89 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.19 C Showalter Index: -0.68 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.52 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.74 C Cross Totals Index: 23.77 C K Index: 35.36 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 295.25 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.53 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 142.15 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 16.86 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 14.08 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.94 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 895.43 mb = 974.70 m = 3197.79 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 820.43 mb = 1712.11 m = 5617.10 ft Equ Level (EL): 760.43 mb = 2343.76 m = 7689.41 ft B at Equ Level: 19.23 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 240.43 mb = 10868.58 m = 35657.63 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 233.8 at 41.6 knts Storm direction: 263.8 at 31.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.1 neg: 6.0 tot: 8.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 114.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 188.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 188.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 63.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.71 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.9 stream: 6.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.12 Bulk Rich Number: 2.50 Bulk Shear: 56.84 m/s