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: 44.18,-94.04 Latitude: 44.18 Longitude: -94.04 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 76 SFC 976 281 10.5 8.0 84 2.5 9.1 320 11 285.7 286.9 283.4 304.9 6.89 2 950 504 8.4 6.6 88 1.9 7.4 321 17 285.7 286.8 282.8 303.7 6.42 3 900 949 4.8 3.5 91 1.3 4.2 324 23 286.4 287.4 282.1 301.9 5.47 4 850 1412 1.9 1.1 94 0.8 1.5 325 26 288.2 289.0 282.2 302.1 4.88 5 800 1900 -0.3 -1.1 94 0.8 -0.7 317 24 290.8 291.6 282.8 303.5 4.40 6 750 2414 -2.5 -3.5 92 1.1 -2.9 294 21 293.9 294.6 283.6 305.5 3.92 7 700 2959 -5.4 -7.4 86 2.0 -6.2 283 24 296.5 297.1 283.8 305.9 3.12 8 650 3537 -8.7 -11.2 82 2.5 -9.6 270 27 299.1 299.5 284.1 306.7 2.49 9 600 4153 -11.6 -13.1 89 1.4 -12.1 242 34 302.6 303.1 285.3 309.9 2.33 10 550 4816 -15.0 -16.1 92 1.1 -15.3 226 43 306.3 306.6 286.2 312.6 1.98 11 500 5530 -20.1 -22.5 81 2.4 -20.7 224 47 308.5 308.7 286.2 312.6 1.25 12 450 6301 -26.0 -29.1 75 3.1 -26.5 221 51 310.6 310.7 286.5 313.2 0.77 13 400 7142 -32.3 -35.2 75 2.9 -32.6 222 61 313.0 313.1 287.0 314.7 0.48 14 350 8070 -38.7 -41.3 76 2.7 -38.9 226 80 316.6 316.7 288.0 317.7 0.29 15 300 9120 -42.3 -49.6 45 7.3 -42.7 224 115 325.7 325.8 290.6 326.3 0.14 16 250 10336 -46.1 -66.5 8 20.4 -46.7 228 81 337.5 337.5 293.7 337.6 0.02 17 200 11824 -46.0 -76.7 2 30.7 -46.8 235 56 359.9 359.9 298.7 359.9 0.01 18 150 13711 -53.0 -81.9 2 29.0 -53.4 244 44 378.8 378.8 302.1 378.8 0.00 19 100 16293 -58.7 -86.4 2 27.6 -59.0 250 33 414.3 414.3 307.0 414.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5454.45 m Freezing level: 807.45 mb = 1826.94 m = 5993.84 ft Wetbulb zero: 815.35 mb = 1746.87 m = 5731.13 ft Precipitable water: 0.76 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 88.99 % Est. max temperature: 14.25 C = 57.64 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 938.87 mb = 601.28 m = 1972.70 ft T: 7.62 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.73 C/km ThetaE index: 2.99 C Layer 950.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 898.24 mb = 964.37 m = 3163.90 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.97 g/kg Conv temperature: 11.35 C = 52.44 F Cap Strength: 6.24 C Lifted Index: 6.81 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 16.27 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.38 C Showalter Index: 7.39 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 43.30 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.06 C Cross Totals Index: 21.25 C K Index: 21.13 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 112.58 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.14 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 5.47 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.31 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 13750.57 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.79 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 902.57 mb = 925.05 m = 3034.89 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 256.8 at 31.7 knts Storm direction: 286.8 at 23.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.5 neg: 3.6 tot: 6.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 129.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 7.1 neg: -54.2 tot: -47.2 m^2/s^2 ave: -15.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.21 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.4 stream: -1.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.05 Bulk Shear: 109.28 m/s