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: 47.57,-106.85 Latitude: 47.57 Longitude: -106.85 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 160 1 950 579 SFC 925 792 3.0 -0.3 79 3.3 1.5 286 10 282.3 283.0 278.4 293.6 4.03 3 900 1018 3.0 -4.0 60 6.9 0.1 304 28 284.6 285.1 278.4 293.6 3.17 4 850 1480 1.7 -7.2 52 8.9 -1.7 318 29 287.9 288.4 279.4 295.6 2.62 5 800 1965 -2.2 -9.4 58 7.1 -4.8 309 34 288.8 289.2 279.4 295.7 2.35 6 750 2473 -6.7 -12.8 62 6.1 -8.7 310 37 289.3 289.6 279.0 294.9 1.90 7 700 3007 -11.2 -17.5 60 6.3 -12.9 317 37 290.1 290.3 278.7 294.3 1.38 8 650 3571 -15.3 -23.6 49 8.4 -17.0 327 35 291.7 291.9 278.8 294.4 0.87 9 600 4171 -19.7 -29.6 41 10.0 -21.2 332 33 293.4 293.5 279.1 295.1 0.55 10 550 4809 -24.9 -33.7 44 8.8 -26.0 335 34 294.5 294.6 279.5 295.9 0.40 11 500 5493 -30.6 -39.0 44 8.4 -31.4 337 37 295.7 295.8 279.8 296.6 0.26 12 450 6234 -35.4 -47.9 27 12.5 -36.1 335 45 298.8 298.8 281.0 299.1 0.11 13 400 7047 -38.3 -56.3 13 18.0 -39.0 335 62 305.3 305.3 283.6 305.4 0.05 14 350 7965 -38.1 -60.3 8 22.2 -39.0 341 98 317.3 317.4 287.9 317.5 0.03 15 300 9016 -42.6 -59.2 15 16.6 -43.2 341 110 325.4 325.4 290.4 325.5 0.04 16 250 10240 -43.8 -73.5 2 29.7 -44.5 326 77 341.0 341.0 294.6 341.0 0.01 17 200 11737 -45.1 -76.0 2 30.9 -45.9 318 56 361.4 361.4 299.0 361.4 0.01 18 150 13633 -50.1 -79.7 2 29.7 -50.7 302 45 383.8 383.8 302.8 383.8 0.00 19 100 16240 -58.2 -85.9 2 27.8 -58.6 285 23 415.3 415.3 307.2 415.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5333.39 m Freezing level: 828.46 mb = 1689.32 m = 5542.31 ft Wetbulb zero: 896.35 mb = 1051.26 m = 3448.97 ft Precipitable water: 0.28 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 51.90 % Est. max temperature: 9.53 C = 49.16 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 878.71 mb = 1211.88 m = 3975.95 ft T: 2.45 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.81 C/km ThetaE index: 1.42 C Layer 750.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 743.85 mb = 2537.18 m = 8323.98 ft Mean mixing ratio: 2.98 g/kg Conv temperature: 9.87 C = 49.76 F Cap Strength: 2.71 C Lifted Index: 2.17 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 21.83 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.43 C Showalter Index: 1.47 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 55.75 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 32.31 C Cross Totals Index: 23.43 C K Index: 18.82 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 229.88 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.19 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 20.31 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.37 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 16158.31 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.71 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 780.58 mb = 2158.88 m = 7082.84 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 326.1 at 36.3 knts Storm direction: 356.1 at 27.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.0 neg: 1.3 tot: 5.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 79.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 205.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 205.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 68.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.68 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.3 stream: 5.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.59 Bulk Shear: 34.55 m/s