MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510172100F025.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510172100F025.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: 25 hour RUC valid 22Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 43.76,-93.98 Latitude: 43.76 Longitude: -93.98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 75 SFC 971 325 10.5 8.8 90 1.6 9.6 326 14 286.1 287.3 284.0 306.6 7.35 2 950 504 8.7 7.5 92 1.2 8.0 325 21 286.0 287.2 283.4 305.1 6.83 3 900 949 5.1 4.6 96 0.5 4.8 324 24 286.7 287.8 282.7 303.4 5.90 4 850 1414 2.3 1.9 97 0.5 2.1 319 24 288.6 289.5 282.7 303.3 5.15 5 800 1902 0.4 -0.1 97 0.5 0.1 308 21 291.5 292.4 283.5 305.3 4.74 6 750 2418 -2.0 -3.1 92 1.1 -2.5 292 23 294.4 295.1 284.0 306.4 4.06 7 700 2963 -4.8 -6.1 91 1.3 -5.4 276 25 297.1 297.8 284.4 307.5 3.45 8 650 3543 -7.6 -8.4 94 0.8 -7.9 248 29 300.3 300.9 285.2 309.9 3.12 9 600 4163 -10.6 -11.1 96 0.5 -10.8 229 39 303.8 304.3 286.1 312.3 2.72 10 550 4827 -14.6 -15.5 93 0.9 -14.8 227 45 306.8 307.2 286.5 313.5 2.09 11 500 5542 -19.9 -21.4 88 1.5 -20.3 228 46 308.8 309.1 286.5 313.4 1.39 12 450 6314 -25.9 -28.0 83 2.1 -26.2 224 46 310.7 310.9 286.6 313.6 0.85 13 400 7155 -31.9 -35.1 73 3.2 -32.3 223 57 313.5 313.6 287.2 315.2 0.48 14 350 8086 -37.2 -41.0 68 3.8 -37.5 226 85 318.6 318.7 288.6 319.7 0.30 15 300 9141 -42.4 -45.3 73 2.9 -42.6 222 125 325.7 325.7 290.7 326.5 0.22 16 250 10354 -46.7 -64.3 12 17.6 -47.2 230 85 336.7 336.7 293.5 336.8 0.03 17 200 11841 -46.1 -76.8 2 30.6 -46.9 235 57 359.7 359.7 298.7 359.7 0.01 18 150 13725 -53.2 -82.1 2 28.9 -53.7 242 52 378.4 378.4 302.0 378.4 0.00 19 100 16296 -59.3 -86.8 2 27.5 -59.6 251 33 413.2 413.2 306.9 413.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5467.37 m Freezing level: 792.52 mb = 1978.94 m = 6492.51 ft Wetbulb zero: 797.40 mb = 1927.72 m = 6324.47 ft Precipitable water: 0.81 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 93.67 % Est. max temperature: 14.67 C = 58.41 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 946.87 mb = 531.53 m = 1743.85 ft T: 8.45 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.83 C/km ThetaE index: 3.30 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 907.03 mb = 885.02 m = 2903.58 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.30 g/kg Conv temperature: 11.05 C = 51.90 F Cap Strength: 5.82 C Lifted Index: 6.18 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 15.30 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.24 C Showalter Index: 6.82 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 43.92 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.19 C Cross Totals Index: 21.73 C K Index: 22.75 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 115.33 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.05 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 10.61 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.61 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.12 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 907.91 mb = 877.10 m = 2877.59 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 902.91 mb = 922.51 m = 3026.58 ft Equ Level (EL): 832.91 mb = 1577.23 m = 5174.57 ft B at Equ Level: 10.41 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 782.91 mb = 2074.38 m = 6805.64 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 252.1 at 32.5 knts Storm direction: 282.1 at 24.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 4.4 tot: 4.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 127.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 6.0 neg: -49.8 tot: -43.8 m^2/s^2 ave: -14.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.18 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.8 stream: -1.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.07 Bulk Shear: 142.07 m/s