MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171500F020.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171500F020.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: 20 hour RUC valid 11Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 47.41,-99.56 Latitude: 47.41 Longitude: -99.56 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 30 1 950 455 SFC 940 539 6.5 4.9 89 1.7 5.7 290 5 284.6 285.6 281.6 300.7 5.76 3 900 901 6.3 0.9 68 5.5 3.7 325 23 288.0 288.8 281.7 300.9 4.52 4 850 1367 3.0 -2.1 69 5.1 0.8 335 15 289.3 290.0 281.5 300.5 3.86 5 800 1854 -1.1 -4.9 75 3.8 -2.7 313 12 289.9 290.5 281.1 299.6 3.31 6 750 2366 -3.3 -5.0 89 1.6 -4.0 280 29 292.9 293.6 282.7 303.3 3.52 7 700 2909 -6.2 -8.6 84 2.3 -7.1 277 31 295.6 296.1 283.1 304.2 2.86 8 650 3485 -9.6 -11.6 85 2.1 -10.3 261 31 298.1 298.6 283.6 305.5 2.41 9 600 4098 -13.6 -15.8 84 2.1 -14.2 251 30 300.4 300.7 283.9 306.2 1.87 10 550 4753 -18.6 -21.7 77 3.1 -19.3 257 32 302.0 302.2 283.8 305.9 1.22 11 500 5457 -23.1 -27.4 68 4.3 -23.9 256 48 304.8 305.0 284.4 307.5 0.81 12 450 6223 -27.3 -29.8 80 2.4 -27.7 236 58 308.9 309.0 285.8 311.3 0.72 13 400 7058 -33.9 -35.9 82 2.0 -34.1 226 61 311.0 311.0 286.2 312.5 0.45 14 350 7977 -42.3 -44.1 82 1.9 -42.4 234 63 311.7 311.8 286.2 312.5 0.22 15 300 9011 -43.3 -68.2 5 24.9 -44.0 240 61 324.3 324.3 290.1 324.4 0.01 16 250 10241 -42.5 -69.5 4 27.0 -43.3 233 48 342.9 342.9 295.0 342.9 0.01 17 200 11751 -43.1 -74.5 2 31.4 -44.1 233 40 364.5 364.5 299.6 364.6 0.01 18 150 13653 -52.6 -81.6 2 29.1 -53.1 258 21 379.5 379.5 302.2 379.5 0.00 19 100 16234 -56.4 -84.6 2 28.2 -56.9 258 19 418.7 418.7 307.6 418.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5426.89 m Freezing level: 813.75 mb = 1719.69 m = 5641.96 ft Wetbulb zero: 838.70 mb = 1474.20 m = 4836.54 ft Precipitable water: 0.55 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 78.91 % Est. max temperature: 12.29 C = 54.12 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 916.75 mb = 748.87 m = 2456.90 ft T: 6.40 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.64 C/km ThetaE index: 1.33 C Layer 850.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 805.27 mb = 1800.89 m = 5908.35 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.52 g/kg Conv temperature: 11.68 C = 53.02 F Cap Strength: 4.05 C Lifted Index: 5.32 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 16.85 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.78 C Showalter Index: 5.50 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 47.19 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.13 C Cross Totals Index: 21.06 C K Index: 21.72 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 77.25 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.44 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 18.58 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.10 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 14999.50 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.33 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 830.06 mb = 1557.38 m = 5109.45 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 261.9 at 32.3 knts Storm direction: 291.9 at 24.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.9 neg: 5.2 tot: 8.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 96.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 54.1 neg: -70.2 tot: -16.1 m^2/s^2 ave: -5.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.03 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.6 stream: -0.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.18 Bulk Shear: 103.44 m/s