MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510162100F047.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510162100F047.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: 47 hour RUC valid 20Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 40.28,-85.75 Latitude: 40.28 Longitude: -85.75 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 69 SFC 977 267 20.0 18.3 90 1.7 18.8 249 13 295.0 297.5 292.9 334.2 13.66 2 950 513 18.0 17.0 94 1.0 17.4 245 25 295.5 297.8 292.4 332.7 12.94 3 900 974 15.3 14.1 93 1.2 14.6 247 31 297.3 299.3 291.7 330.1 11.33 4 850 1458 12.6 10.7 88 1.8 11.4 248 30 299.3 301.1 291.0 327.4 9.57 5 800 1965 9.6 8.5 93 1.1 9.0 243 33 301.4 303.0 291.0 327.3 8.76 6 750 2498 6.4 5.9 97 0.5 6.2 240 36 303.6 305.0 290.9 327.0 7.81 7 700 3062 3.4 1.9 90 1.5 2.6 238 38 306.2 307.4 290.3 325.3 6.27 8 650 3660 0.1 -3.5 77 3.6 -1.6 229 38 309.1 309.9 289.8 323.3 4.56 9 600 4297 -3.9 -9.5 65 5.6 -6.2 224 42 311.6 312.2 289.2 321.6 3.10 10 550 4978 -8.1 -14.4 60 6.3 -10.4 225 45 314.5 314.9 289.3 321.9 2.28 11 500 5712 -12.5 -15.7 77 3.3 -13.6 230 46 317.8 318.3 290.3 325.3 2.24 12 450 6510 -17.0 -18.9 85 2.0 -17.6 234 45 321.9 322.3 291.3 328.4 1.91 13 400 7383 -23.1 -25.3 83 2.1 -23.6 238 45 324.9 325.2 291.5 329.2 1.23 14 350 8345 -30.9 -34.1 73 3.2 -31.3 243 46 327.1 327.2 291.5 329.3 0.61 15 300 9417 -40.4 -43.5 72 3.2 -40.6 245 49 328.4 328.5 291.6 329.5 0.27 16 250 10628 -51.5 -53.3 81 1.8 -51.5 252 64 329.5 329.5 291.7 329.9 0.11 17 200 12051 -54.6 -70.0 13 15.3 -54.9 258 74 346.3 346.3 295.8 346.3 0.02 18 150 13884 -58.9 -82.0 4 23.1 -59.1 239 62 368.6 368.6 300.3 368.6 0.00 19 100 16389 -65.4 -87.2 3 21.8 -65.5 250 41 401.4 401.4 305.4 401.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5643.77 m Freezing level: 648.60 mb = 3677.62 m = 12065.55 ft Wetbulb zero: 669.34 mb = 3423.15 m = 11230.66 ft Precipitable water: 1.46 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 81.64 % Est. max temperature: 25.14 C = 77.26 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 953.80 mb = 478.16 m = 1568.76 ft T: 18.31 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.98 C/km ThetaE index: 12.67 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 897.46 mb = 998.25 m = 3275.05 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.16 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.29 C = 72.12 F Cap Strength: 0.48 C Lifted Index: -1.95 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.06 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.51 C Showalter Index: 0.04 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.28 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.06 C Cross Totals Index: 23.22 C K Index: 34.29 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 236.15 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.48 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 459.00 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 30.30 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.15 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.48 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 910.43 mb = 875.98 m = 2873.92 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 865.43 mb = 1305.48 m = 4283.02 ft Equ Level (EL): 235.43 mb = 11011.15 m = 36125.38 ft B at Equ Level: 436.12 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 185.43 mb = 12533.13 m = 41118.70 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 233.9 at 37.7 knts Storm direction: 263.9 at 28.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.4 neg: 4.0 tot: 4.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 91.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 50.2 neg: -5.9 tot: 44.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 14.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.57 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.0 stream: 2.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.14 Bulk Rich Number: 13.67 Bulk Shear: 33.58 m/s