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: 44.52,-90.68 Latitude: 44.52 Longitude: -90.68 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 19 SFC 967 308 17.6 16.6 94 1.0 17.0 228 8 293.6 295.8 291.4 328.8 12.37 2 950 461 17.0 16.5 97 0.4 16.7 233 19 294.4 296.6 291.7 330.2 12.53 3 900 921 14.6 13.7 95 0.8 14.0 244 28 296.5 298.5 291.3 328.4 11.03 4 850 1402 11.4 10.2 92 1.2 10.7 247 29 298.1 299.8 290.3 325.1 9.24 5 800 1908 9.9 3.4 64 6.5 6.3 238 31 301.7 302.8 288.8 320.0 6.11 6 750 2442 7.3 0.9 64 6.4 3.9 237 34 304.5 305.5 289.0 321.0 5.44 7 700 3007 4.1 2.6 90 1.5 3.2 235 40 307.0 308.2 290.9 327.1 6.59 8 650 3606 0.3 -2.6 80 3.0 -1.1 236 45 309.3 310.3 290.1 324.4 4.85 9 600 4243 -4.3 -8.5 73 4.2 -6.1 237 52 311.1 311.7 289.3 321.8 3.35 10 550 4924 -7.6 -19.1 39 11.4 -11.2 232 51 315.0 315.3 288.8 320.2 1.54 11 500 5660 -11.6 -28.8 22 17.3 -15.6 231 50 318.9 319.1 289.2 321.4 0.71 12 450 6458 -17.2 -41.1 11 23.9 -20.8 233 50 321.6 321.6 289.5 322.5 0.23 13 400 7328 -23.9 -44.7 13 20.8 -26.3 230 55 324.0 324.0 290.2 324.7 0.18 14 350 8288 -31.3 -49.2 16 17.9 -32.7 232 60 326.6 326.6 290.9 327.1 0.12 15 300 9360 -39.4 -55.5 17 16.1 -40.2 226 67 329.8 329.9 291.7 330.1 0.07 16 250 10581 -48.9 -59.9 27 11.0 -49.2 224 68 333.4 333.4 292.7 333.6 0.05 17 200 12033 -53.2 -70.0 11 16.8 -53.5 221 67 348.6 348.6 296.3 348.6 0.02 18 150 13858 -60.1 -80.0 6 19.9 -60.3 241 55 366.5 366.5 299.9 366.5 0.00 19 100 16353 -65.0 -87.1 3 22.1 -65.1 251 21 402.2 402.2 305.5 402.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5641.50 m Freezing level: 646.40 mb = 3652.14 m = 11981.93 ft Wetbulb zero: 662.61 mb = 3451.02 m = 11322.11 ft Precipitable water: 1.19 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 70.69 % Est. max temperature: 24.45 C = 76.01 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 952.69 mb = 436.37 m = 1431.63 ft T: 17.06 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.89 C/km ThetaE index: 10.23 C Layer 900.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 893.36 mb = 983.31 m = 3226.04 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.43 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.73 C = 69.32 F Cap Strength: 0.53 C Lifted Index: 0.31 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.72 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.22 C Showalter Index: 2.07 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.80 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.01 C Cross Totals Index: 21.79 C K Index: 31.74 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 229.91 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.71 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 65.61 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 11.45 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.63 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.53 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 906.17 mb = 862.78 m = 2830.60 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 871.17 mb = 1195.24 m = 3921.33 ft Equ Level (EL): 821.17 mb = 1690.42 m = 5545.94 ft B at Equ Level: 18.00 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 701.17 mb = 2993.78 m = 9821.98 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 235.7 at 40.6 knts Storm direction: 265.7 at 30.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.7 neg: 2.7 tot: 6.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 96.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 126.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 126.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 42.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.68 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.0 stream: 4.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.04 Bulk Rich Number: 1.10 Bulk Shear: 59.78 m/s