MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180900F012.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180900F012.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: 12 hour RUC valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 52.57,-94.66 Latitude: 52.57 Longitude: -94.66 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -22 SFC 957 341 8.4 4.3 76 4.1 6.3 254 8 285.1 286.1 281.5 300.4 5.45 2 950 399 8.0 3.5 73 4.4 5.8 253 12 285.3 286.2 281.3 299.9 5.19 3 900 841 3.8 1.8 87 2.0 2.8 258 19 285.4 286.2 280.9 299.0 4.84 4 850 1302 -0.2 -0.7 97 0.4 -0.4 261 21 285.9 286.6 280.5 298.1 4.28 5 800 1785 -3.6 -4.0 98 0.3 -3.8 265 22 287.3 287.9 280.3 297.5 3.56 6 750 2291 -7.2 -8.0 94 0.8 -7.5 268 22 288.7 289.2 280.0 296.9 2.79 7 700 2826 -10.1 -12.3 84 2.2 -10.8 267 22 291.3 291.7 280.3 297.7 2.13 8 650 3393 -13.4 -18.9 63 5.5 -14.8 253 21 293.8 294.0 280.4 297.8 1.32 9 600 3997 -17.2 -31.0 29 13.7 -19.5 235 24 296.2 296.3 280.4 297.8 0.48 10 550 4643 -22.1 -33.0 37 10.9 -23.7 216 26 297.9 297.9 281.0 299.3 0.43 11 500 5335 -27.9 -34.0 56 6.1 -28.6 210 26 299.0 299.1 281.5 300.4 0.43 12 450 6081 -33.9 -39.6 56 5.7 -34.4 201 27 300.6 300.7 282.0 301.5 0.27 13 400 6898 -37.8 -53.7 17 15.9 -38.6 196 30 305.8 305.8 283.8 306.0 0.06 14 350 7813 -39.6 -60.7 9 21.1 -40.4 201 28 315.3 315.3 287.2 315.4 0.03 15 300 8867 -38.8 -68.6 3 29.8 -39.8 213 30 330.7 330.7 291.9 330.7 0.01 16 250 10122 -37.7 -70.5 2 32.8 -39.1 185 27 350.0 350.0 296.7 350.0 0.01 17 200 11660 -38.1 -70.8 2 32.7 -39.7 193 39 372.4 372.4 301.0 372.5 0.01 18 150 13587 -50.9 -80.4 2 29.4 -51.5 206 33 382.3 382.3 302.6 382.3 0.00 19 100 16186 -56.5 -84.6 2 28.1 -56.9 226 21 418.6 418.6 307.6 418.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5356.90 m Freezing level: 852.93 mb = 1275.21 m = 4183.72 ft Wetbulb zero: 856.84 mb = 1237.59 m = 4060.28 ft Precipitable water: 0.48 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 69.05 % Est. max temperature: 10.32 C = 50.58 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 899.18 mb = 848.75 m = 2784.58 ft T: 3.69 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.10 C/km ThetaE index: 3.48 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 869.24 mb = 1121.79 m = 3680.36 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.85 g/kg Conv temperature: 8.96 C = 48.13 F Cap Strength: 1.67 C Lifted Index: 1.65 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 22.46 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.17 C Showalter Index: 2.41 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 54.94 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.68 C Cross Totals Index: 27.25 C K Index: 24.85 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 187.17 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.45 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 39.75 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.92 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.94 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.67 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 872.54 mb = 1091.22 m = 3580.07 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 857.54 mb = 1231.02 m = 4038.72 ft Equ Level (EL): 677.54 mb = 3075.40 m = 10089.76 ft B at Equ Level: 39.24 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 577.54 mb = 4280.08 m = 14042.09 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 237.3 at 22.9 knts Storm direction: 267.3 at 17.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.6 neg: 0.9 tot: 3.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 113.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 16.8 neg: -6.3 tot: 10.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 3.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.39 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.8 stream: 1.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 3.16 Bulk Shear: 12.60 m/s