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: 39.55,-87.66 Latitude: 39.55 Longitude: -87.66 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 64 SFC 985 197 22.9 18.4 76 4.5 19.8 217 15 297.4 299.9 293.6 336.9 13.65 2 950 509 20.0 16.6 81 3.4 17.8 227 27 297.5 299.8 292.8 334.1 12.63 3 900 974 17.4 13.1 76 4.3 14.7 227 34 299.5 301.4 291.9 330.5 10.60 4 850 1460 14.8 8.7 67 6.1 11.1 230 38 301.6 303.1 290.6 326.3 8.32 5 800 1970 11.4 3.3 57 8.1 6.9 237 39 303.3 304.4 289.2 321.6 6.07 6 750 2506 7.0 0.0 61 7.0 3.4 245 40 304.2 305.1 288.6 319.7 5.11 7 700 3068 2.6 -2.5 69 5.1 0.1 251 43 305.3 306.2 288.5 319.3 4.54 8 650 3664 -1.0 -5.7 71 4.7 -3.1 254 46 307.9 308.6 288.7 319.9 3.86 9 600 4298 -5.0 -7.1 85 2.1 -5.9 252 50 310.3 311.1 289.4 322.2 3.75 10 550 4977 -8.5 -9.5 92 1.0 -8.9 247 51 314.0 314.7 290.2 324.9 3.38 11 500 5712 -12.5 -13.5 93 0.9 -12.9 240 50 317.7 318.3 290.7 326.6 2.70 12 450 6508 -17.6 -19.1 89 1.4 -18.0 236 51 321.1 321.4 291.0 327.5 1.88 13 400 7378 -24.0 -26.0 84 1.9 -24.4 235 57 323.8 324.0 291.1 327.8 1.15 14 350 8337 -31.5 -33.8 80 2.3 -31.8 236 66 326.3 326.4 291.3 328.6 0.63 15 300 9407 -40.8 -43.2 78 2.4 -41.0 237 72 327.8 327.9 291.4 328.9 0.28 16 250 10618 -50.6 -52.8 77 2.2 -50.7 248 98 330.9 330.9 292.1 331.4 0.11 17 200 12049 -53.5 -71.3 10 17.8 -53.8 254 87 348.0 348.0 296.2 348.1 0.01 18 150 13891 -57.9 -81.9 3 24.1 -58.1 247 62 370.4 370.4 300.7 370.4 0.00 19 100 16394 -64.8 -87.4 3 22.6 -65.0 247 42 402.6 402.6 305.6 402.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5648.12 m Freezing level: 663.78 mb = 3499.50 m = 11481.16 ft Wetbulb zero: 697.88 mb = 3092.44 m = 10145.68 ft Precipitable water: 1.35 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 75.46 % Est. max temperature: 27.65 C = 81.77 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 921.53 mb = 770.67 m = 2528.40 ft T: 18.56 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.72 C/km ThetaE index: 17.61 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 834.18 mb = 1618.44 m = 5309.76 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.91 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.67 C = 81.81 F Cap Strength: 1.85 C Lifted Index: -2.72 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.46 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.80 C Showalter Index: 0.50 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.54 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.31 C Cross Totals Index: 21.23 C K Index: 30.90 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 276.56 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.01 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 827.27 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 40.68 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 48.90 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.85 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 881.09 mb = 1154.61 m = 3788.03 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 776.09 mb = 2221.98 m = 7289.87 ft Equ Level (EL): 236.09 mb = 10985.00 m = 36039.60 ft B at Equ Level: 806.12 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 176.09 mb = 12864.17 m = 42204.77 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 243.2 at 42.7 knts Storm direction: 273.2 at 32.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 90.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 227.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 227.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 75.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.91 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.9 stream: 6.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.96 Bulk Rich Number: 13.77 Bulk Shear: 60.10 m/s