MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510162100F051.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510162100F051.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: 51 hour RUC valid 0Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 41.57,-91.05 Latitude: 41.57 Longitude: -91.05 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 55 SFC 982 211 16.1 13.6 85 2.6 14.6 246 11 290.8 292.6 288.4 319.0 9.99 2 950 493 16.4 11.3 72 5.1 13.3 257 19 293.8 295.4 288.5 319.2 8.87 3 900 951 13.1 8.7 75 4.4 10.5 258 19 295.0 296.4 288.0 317.7 7.87 4 850 1428 9.2 6.1 81 3.0 7.5 258 18 295.7 297.0 287.4 316.0 6.98 5 800 1927 4.7 2.6 86 2.1 3.7 254 18 296.2 297.2 286.4 313.2 5.79 6 750 2450 1.2 -0.8 87 2.0 0.2 254 20 297.8 298.7 286.1 312.1 4.81 7 700 3002 -1.8 -2.7 93 1.0 -2.2 253 23 300.5 301.3 286.7 314.0 4.47 8 650 3588 -5.5 -5.8 97 0.3 -5.6 249 25 302.8 303.5 286.9 314.4 3.81 9 600 4212 -9.3 -9.7 97 0.4 -9.5 248 29 305.4 305.9 287.1 314.9 3.04 10 550 4879 -13.5 -14.3 93 0.8 -13.7 249 32 308.1 308.5 287.2 315.4 2.30 11 500 5598 -18.3 -19.8 88 1.5 -18.7 246 35 310.7 311.0 287.4 315.9 1.59 12 450 6375 -24.0 -26.1 82 2.2 -24.4 240 39 313.1 313.3 287.6 316.5 1.01 13 400 7224 -29.5 -31.9 80 2.3 -29.9 233 57 316.6 316.7 288.4 318.9 0.66 14 350 8166 -33.9 -36.6 77 2.7 -34.3 228 97 323.0 323.1 290.2 324.7 0.47 15 300 9229 -41.8 -43.9 80 2.1 -41.9 219 111 326.5 326.5 291.0 327.5 0.26 16 250 10450 -44.6 -66.9 7 22.3 -45.2 230 83 339.8 339.8 294.3 339.9 0.02 17 200 11932 -48.8 -78.8 2 30.0 -49.4 230 72 355.5 355.5 297.8 355.5 0.00 18 150 13790 -56.0 -83.0 2 27.1 -56.3 247 51 373.7 373.7 301.2 373.7 0.00 19 100 16325 -61.2 -88.1 2 26.9 -61.4 258 33 409.5 409.5 306.5 409.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5542.99 m Freezing level: 730.14 mb = 2669.34 m = 8757.57 ft Wetbulb zero: 745.38 mb = 2499.48 m = 8200.30 ft Precipitable water: 1.07 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 88.34 % Est. max temperature: 21.22 C = 70.19 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 945.19 mb = 535.67 m = 1757.41 ft T: 16.06 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.37 C/km ThetaE index: 7.10 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 849.22 mb = 1435.89 m = 4710.88 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.57 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.07 C = 69.92 F Cap Strength: 1.46 C Lifted Index: -1.10 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.07 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.56 C Showalter Index: 0.30 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 51.92 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.48 C Cross Totals Index: 24.45 C K Index: 32.65 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 202.48 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.10 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 264.30 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 22.99 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 29.92 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.46 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 872.75 mb = 1207.55 m = 3961.74 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 827.75 mb = 1646.49 m = 5401.82 ft Equ Level (EL): 417.75 mb = 6910.86 m = 22673.16 ft B at Equ Level: 263.83 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 307.75 mb = 9052.99 m = 29701.05 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 250.0 at 25.4 knts Storm direction: 280.0 at 19.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.3 neg: 1.1 tot: 2.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 68.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 30.2 neg: -2.0 tot: 28.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 9.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.65 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.0 stream: 1.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 25.54 Bulk Shear: 10.35 m/s