MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170300F042.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170300F042.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: 42 hour RUC valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 40.16,-86.67 Latitude: 40.16 Longitude: -86.67 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 61 SFC 977 259 21.3 18.4 83 2.9 19.3 228 10 296.4 298.9 293.3 336.0 13.74 2 950 504 19.4 16.8 85 2.6 17.7 230 23 296.9 299.2 292.7 333.7 12.74 3 900 968 16.2 14.6 90 1.6 15.1 230 31 298.2 300.3 292.3 332.1 11.67 4 850 1453 13.6 11.0 84 2.6 12.0 230 39 300.4 302.2 291.5 329.1 9.76 5 800 1962 11.3 3.9 60 7.4 7.2 236 42 303.2 304.4 289.5 322.3 6.34 6 750 2497 6.3 -0.3 63 6.5 2.9 244 42 303.4 304.3 288.3 318.6 5.01 7 700 3057 1.8 -2.2 75 4.0 -0.2 249 45 304.4 305.3 288.3 318.6 4.65 8 650 3652 -0.9 -4.4 77 3.5 -2.5 249 47 308.0 308.8 289.1 321.2 4.25 9 600 4287 -4.4 -5.6 91 1.2 -5.0 248 48 311.0 311.8 290.0 324.3 4.20 10 550 4968 -8.1 -9.0 93 0.9 -8.5 245 49 314.4 315.1 290.5 325.7 3.51 11 500 5702 -12.6 -13.6 92 1.0 -13.0 242 49 317.6 318.1 290.7 326.4 2.68 12 450 6498 -17.8 -19.2 89 1.4 -18.2 238 52 320.9 321.3 290.9 327.2 1.86 13 400 7368 -24.0 -25.9 84 1.9 -24.4 235 57 323.8 324.0 291.1 327.8 1.16 14 350 8327 -31.7 -34.1 79 2.4 -32.0 235 65 326.0 326.2 291.2 328.3 0.61 15 300 9395 -40.9 -43.3 77 2.4 -41.1 236 76 327.8 327.8 291.4 328.8 0.28 16 250 10606 -51.0 -53.4 75 2.4 -51.1 246 98 330.2 330.2 291.9 330.6 0.11 17 200 12035 -53.8 -73.4 7 19.6 -54.1 255 83 347.6 347.6 296.1 347.6 0.01 18 150 13874 -57.7 -81.6 3 23.8 -58.0 246 60 370.6 370.6 300.7 370.6 0.00 19 100 16384 -64.5 -87.4 3 22.9 -64.6 246 41 403.2 403.2 305.6 403.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5641.67 m Freezing level: 666.67 mb = 3453.49 m = 11330.19 ft Wetbulb zero: 702.51 mb = 3027.93 m = 9934.03 ft Precipitable water: 1.38 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 81.26 % Est. max temperature: 26.54 C = 79.78 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 936.21 mb = 629.60 m = 2065.60 ft T: 18.53 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.45 C/km ThetaE index: 17.43 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 873.83 mb = 1217.99 m = 3995.99 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.24 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.24 C = 75.63 F Cap Strength: 0.73 C Lifted Index: -2.88 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.55 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.64 C Showalter Index: -1.01 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.95 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.27 C Cross Totals Index: 23.68 C K Index: 33.33 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 328.35 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.64 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 876.07 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 41.86 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 17.61 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.73 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 896.72 mb = 998.62 m = 3276.26 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 781.72 mb = 2153.19 m = 7064.19 ft Equ Level (EL): 241.72 mb = 10821.39 m = 35502.80 ft B at Equ Level: 874.39 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 171.72 mb = 13009.69 m = 42682.20 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 242.2 at 42.9 knts Storm direction: 272.2 at 32.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 103.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 255.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 255.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 85.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.91 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.9 stream: 7.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.20 Bulk Rich Number: 12.30 Bulk Shear: 71.20 m/s