MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170300F041.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170300F041.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: 41 hour RUC valid 20Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 38.46,-88.77 Latitude: 38.46 Longitude: -88.77 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 990 154 24.3 19.5 75 4.8 20.9 204 13 298.2 300.9 294.4 340.4 14.52 2 950 515 21.2 16.9 76 4.3 18.3 211 24 298.7 301.1 293.3 336.1 12.85 3 900 983 19.1 11.9 63 7.2 14.5 225 29 301.2 303.0 291.7 330.0 9.75 4 850 1471 16.1 7.1 55 8.9 10.8 238 35 303.0 304.4 290.4 325.4 7.48 5 800 1983 12.2 3.8 57 8.3 7.5 242 41 304.1 305.3 289.8 323.2 6.31 6 750 2520 7.8 1.0 62 6.7 4.2 243 42 305.0 306.0 289.3 321.7 5.50 7 700 3084 3.3 -1.7 70 5.0 0.8 248 40 306.1 307.0 289.0 320.9 4.81 8 650 3681 -0.8 -4.4 76 3.6 -2.4 255 41 308.1 308.9 289.2 321.3 4.25 9 600 4316 -4.7 -6.8 86 2.0 -5.6 254 45 310.6 311.4 289.6 322.7 3.83 10 550 4995 -8.7 -9.9 91 1.2 -9.2 248 48 313.7 314.4 290.0 324.3 3.28 11 500 5729 -12.6 -13.9 90 1.2 -13.0 244 51 317.7 318.2 290.6 326.3 2.62 12 450 6525 -17.4 -19.2 86 1.8 -17.9 243 54 321.4 321.7 291.0 327.7 1.86 13 400 7397 -23.5 -25.6 83 2.1 -23.9 240 55 324.5 324.7 291.3 328.6 1.19 14 350 8358 -30.8 -33.3 79 2.5 -31.2 235 54 327.2 327.3 291.6 329.6 0.66 15 300 9431 -40.3 -42.8 77 2.5 -40.5 235 58 328.6 328.6 291.6 329.7 0.29 16 250 10645 -50.2 -52.9 73 2.7 -50.3 251 90 331.5 331.5 292.2 331.9 0.11 17 200 12080 -53.5 -72.0 9 18.5 -53.8 257 88 348.0 348.0 296.2 348.1 0.01 18 150 13918 -58.3 -82.4 3 24.1 -58.5 250 67 369.7 369.7 300.5 369.7 0.00 19 100 16411 -66.2 -87.3 4 21.1 -66.4 251 41 399.8 399.8 305.2 399.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5660.07 m Freezing level: 659.41 mb = 3568.47 m = 11707.44 ft Wetbulb zero: 687.53 mb = 3228.72 m = 10592.78 ft Precipitable water: 1.38 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 73.60 % Est. max temperature: 29.20 C = 84.57 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 923.20 mb = 762.71 m = 2502.29 ft T: 20.11 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.02 C/km ThetaE index: 19.51 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 817.77 mb = 1797.85 m = 5898.38 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.05 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.73 C = 85.51 F Cap Strength: 2.67 C Lifted Index: -3.62 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.01 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.70 C Showalter Index: 0.90 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.44 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.68 C Cross Totals Index: 19.76 C K Index: 30.79 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 245.54 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.13 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1000.64 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 44.74 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 74.89 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.67 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 868.41 mb = 1288.25 m = 4226.49 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 773.41 mb = 2264.42 m = 7429.12 ft Equ Level (EL): 233.41 mb = 11086.94 m = 36374.03 ft B at Equ Level: 982.66 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 163.41 mb = 13371.00 m = 43867.59 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 244.2 at 40.4 knts Storm direction: 274.2 at 30.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 83.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 237.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 237.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 79.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.0 stream: 6.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.38 Bulk Rich Number: 10.85 Bulk Shear: 92.23 m/s