MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171800F021.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171800F021.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: 21 hour RUC valid 15Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 47.55,-96.25 Latitude: 47.55 Longitude: -96.25 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 43 SFC 965 341 9.3 7.1 86 2.2 8.1 298 12 285.3 286.5 282.8 303.6 6.56 2 950 470 7.9 5.9 87 2.0 6.9 300 18 285.2 286.3 282.3 302.3 6.13 3 900 914 5.5 2.7 82 2.8 4.1 304 20 287.2 288.1 282.1 301.8 5.16 4 850 1378 1.8 0.0 88 1.8 1.0 297 21 288.1 288.9 281.7 301.0 4.50 5 800 1865 -0.6 -8.1 57 7.5 -3.4 309 22 290.6 291.0 280.6 298.2 2.60 6 750 2378 -2.8 -15.7 36 13.0 -6.8 297 18 293.6 293.9 280.6 298.2 1.49 7 700 2921 -6.5 -10.6 72 4.1 -7.9 269 18 295.3 295.7 282.4 302.6 2.42 8 650 3496 -10.1 -12.4 84 2.2 -10.9 254 28 297.5 297.9 283.2 304.5 2.28 9 600 4109 -13.7 -16.8 78 3.1 -14.6 240 31 300.3 300.6 283.7 305.7 1.72 10 550 4765 -17.8 -20.2 82 2.3 -18.4 238 32 302.9 303.2 284.4 307.4 1.40 11 500 5471 -22.4 -25.9 73 3.5 -23.1 241 41 305.8 305.9 284.9 308.8 0.93 12 450 6236 -27.6 -31.1 72 3.6 -28.1 235 53 308.6 308.7 285.6 310.8 0.63 13 400 7071 -34.4 -39.0 63 4.6 -34.9 231 54 310.2 310.3 285.8 311.4 0.33 14 350 7990 -41.0 -49.6 39 8.6 -41.4 227 59 313.5 313.5 286.7 313.9 0.12 15 300 9030 -43.7 -67.8 5 24.1 -44.3 224 62 323.8 323.8 289.9 323.9 0.01 16 250 10254 -42.1 -70.6 3 28.5 -42.9 228 61 343.5 343.5 295.2 343.6 0.01 17 200 11768 -43.0 -74.4 2 31.4 -44.0 230 38 364.7 364.7 299.6 364.8 0.01 18 150 13665 -52.8 -81.8 2 29.0 -53.3 226 15 379.1 379.1 302.1 379.1 0.00 19 100 16250 -56.7 -84.8 2 28.1 -57.2 248 21 418.1 418.1 307.5 418.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5427.72 m Freezing level: 811.54 mb = 1752.56 m = 5749.79 ft Wetbulb zero: 838.44 mb = 1488.20 m = 4882.48 ft Precipitable water: 0.57 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 73.69 % Est. max temperature: 13.71 C = 56.67 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 933.35 mb = 615.09 m = 2018.00 ft T: 7.11 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.22 C/km ThetaE index: 5.47 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 865.23 mb = 1233.99 m = 4048.48 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.49 g/kg Conv temperature: 11.72 C = 53.09 F Cap Strength: 4.00 C Lifted Index: 5.21 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 15.55 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.80 C Showalter Index: 5.91 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 46.60 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.22 C Cross Totals Index: 22.39 C K Index: 20.09 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 82.44 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.59 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 10.95 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.68 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 14267.32 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.14 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 881.73 mb = 1080.53 m = 3544.99 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 256.9 at 28.7 knts Storm direction: 286.9 at 21.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.8 neg: 3.7 tot: 5.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 104.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 27.6 neg: -14.0 tot: 13.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 4.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.24 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.4 stream: 1.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.20 Bulk Shear: 54.19 m/s