MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510112100F002.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510112100F002.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: 2 hour RUC valid 23Z SAT 11 OCT 25 Station: 40.9,-111.7 Latitude: 40.90 Longitude: -111.70 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -14 1 950 406 2 900 879 3 850 1374 4 800 1892 SFC 789 2013 16.9 5.0 45 11.9 9.9 216 15 310.4 311.7 292.2 331.9 6.95 6 750 2437 12.1 3.0 54 9.1 6.9 219 30 309.7 310.9 291.5 329.2 6.32 7 700 3010 7.0 0.7 64 6.3 3.7 216 36 310.2 311.3 291.2 328.1 5.77 8 650 3613 1.8 -2.5 73 4.3 -0.3 218 40 311.0 311.9 290.6 326.3 4.88 9 600 4252 -3.6 -6.2 82 2.6 -4.8 224 44 311.9 312.7 290.2 324.6 4.01 10 550 4933 -8.8 -11.5 81 2.6 -9.8 227 47 313.6 314.1 289.6 322.9 2.89 11 500 5665 -13.5 -19.7 60 6.2 -15.3 227 53 316.6 316.9 289.3 322.0 1.61 12 450 6459 -18.2 -29.9 35 11.8 -20.6 227 60 320.4 320.5 289.6 322.9 0.71 13 400 7328 -24.2 -37.1 29 12.9 -26.1 233 65 323.5 323.6 290.3 324.9 0.40 14 350 8288 -30.8 -43.6 27 12.8 -32.1 234 72 327.2 327.2 291.2 328.1 0.23 15 300 9364 -38.2 -55.1 15 16.9 -39.1 235 88 331.5 331.5 292.2 331.8 0.07 16 250 10594 -46.5 -65.4 10 18.9 -47.0 234 101 337.0 337.0 293.6 337.1 0.02 17 200 12056 -50.8 -71.7 7 20.9 -51.2 240 108 352.3 352.3 297.1 352.4 0.01 18 150 13910 -55.6 -82.6 2 26.9 -56.0 237 81 374.2 374.2 301.3 374.2 0.00 19 100 16450 -62.5 -87.1 2 24.6 -62.7 238 33 406.9 406.9 306.1 406.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5678.19 m Freezing level: 633.36 mb = 3826.00 m = 12552.35 ft Wetbulb zero: 654.16 mb = 3561.22 m = 11683.64 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 69.48 % Est. max temperature: 17.64 C = 63.75 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 660.12 mb = 3487.41 m = 11441.50 ft T: 2.88 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.72 C/km ThetaE index: 9.87 C Layer 750.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 637.01 mb = 3774.43 m = 12383.15 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.22 g/kg Conv temperature: 17.67 C = 63.80 F Cap Strength: 0.89 C Lifted Index: -1.91 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.56 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.17 C Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 176.52 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 18.79 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 16.60 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.89 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 647.49 mb = 3644.18 m = 11955.84 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 622.49 mb = 3958.66 m = 12987.57 ft Equ Level (EL): 362.49 mb = 8035.92 m = 26364.25 ft B at Equ Level: 174.56 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 272.49 mb = 10012.98 m = 32850.59 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 226.3 at 49.2 knts Storm direction: 256.3 at 36.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.9 neg: 1.1 tot: 6.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 81.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 220.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 220.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 73.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.94 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.3 stream: 5.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.20 Bulk Rich Number: 1.92 Bulk Shear: 91.96 m/s