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: 38.87,-88.14 Latitude: 38.87 Longitude: -88.14 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 65 SFC 989 158 23.2 19.5 80 3.6 20.6 188 9 297.2 299.9 294.1 339.4 14.58 2 950 509 22.1 13.2 57 8.9 16.3 213 20 299.6 301.4 291.5 329.1 10.05 3 900 977 20.1 6.8 42 13.4 12.3 225 27 302.2 303.5 289.6 322.8 6.88 4 850 1466 16.7 3.9 43 12.7 9.5 234 34 303.6 304.7 289.2 321.6 5.97 5 800 1979 12.6 2.5 50 10.1 7.1 240 41 304.6 305.7 289.3 322.0 5.72 6 750 2515 8.1 0.9 61 7.1 4.3 244 47 305.3 306.3 289.3 322.0 5.46 7 700 3080 3.2 -1.3 72 4.5 1.0 247 48 306.1 307.0 289.2 321.3 4.98 8 650 3676 -0.9 -5.8 69 4.9 -3.1 257 46 308.0 308.7 288.7 319.9 3.81 9 600 4311 -4.9 -9.0 73 4.1 -6.6 260 47 310.4 311.0 288.9 320.6 3.21 10 550 4990 -8.6 -10.7 85 2.1 -9.4 248 46 313.9 314.5 289.9 323.8 3.08 11 500 5725 -12.2 -13.8 88 1.6 -12.8 237 47 318.1 318.6 290.8 326.8 2.63 12 450 6522 -17.2 -19.0 86 1.7 -17.7 234 49 321.6 322.0 291.2 328.0 1.90 13 400 7394 -23.5 -25.5 84 2.0 -24.0 236 53 324.4 324.6 291.3 328.6 1.20 14 350 8354 -31.2 -33.6 79 2.4 -31.5 237 57 326.7 326.8 291.5 329.0 0.64 15 300 9425 -40.5 -43.1 76 2.6 -40.6 236 60 328.3 328.4 291.6 329.4 0.28 16 250 10639 -50.1 -52.4 77 2.3 -50.2 251 94 331.6 331.6 292.3 332.1 0.12 17 200 12070 -54.2 -70.5 12 16.3 -54.5 257 89 346.9 346.9 296.0 347.0 0.01 18 150 13909 -57.7 -82.5 3 24.9 -57.9 249 65 370.7 370.7 300.7 370.7 0.00 19 100 16403 -65.7 -87.4 3 21.6 -65.9 247 42 400.7 400.7 305.3 400.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5659.42 m Freezing level: 660.58 mb = 3550.11 m = 11647.19 ft Wetbulb zero: 687.62 mb = 3223.44 m = 10575.46 ft Precipitable water: 1.21 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 65.68 % Est. max temperature: 29.75 C = 85.55 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 938.05 mb = 618.61 m = 2029.55 ft T: 21.61 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.85 C/km ThetaE index: 17.75 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 764.55 mb = 2355.62 m = 7728.32 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.74 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.04 C = 87.86 F Cap Strength: 3.85 C Lifted Index: -0.41 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.60 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.65 C Showalter Index: 3.29 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 45.06 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.90 C Cross Totals Index: 16.16 C K Index: 28.32 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 193.97 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.00 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 159.37 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 17.85 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 167.35 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.85 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 820.83 mb = 1761.33 m = 5778.56 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 715.83 mb = 2896.80 m = 9503.81 ft Equ Level (EL): 455.83 mb = 6424.24 m = 21076.64 ft B at Equ Level: 158.95 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 235.83 mb = 11012.75 m = 36130.62 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 244.1 at 40.9 knts Storm direction: 274.1 at 30.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 103.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 306.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 306.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 102.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.95 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.2 stream: 7.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.26 Bulk Rich Number: 1.42 Bulk Shear: 112.35 m/s