MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170300F043.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170300F043.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: 43 hour RUC valid 22Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 40.41,-85.96 Latitude: 40.41 Longitude: -85.96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 60 SFC 976 266 19.9 17.9 88 2.0 18.5 201 9 295.1 297.5 292.6 333.3 13.31 2 950 502 18.8 16.9 89 1.9 17.5 220 22 296.3 298.6 292.6 333.4 12.87 3 900 965 16.3 14.2 88 2.1 15.0 226 31 298.3 300.4 292.1 331.5 11.40 4 850 1450 14.3 8.6 69 5.7 10.9 231 36 301.1 302.6 290.5 325.7 8.28 5 800 1959 11.0 -0.2 46 11.1 5.2 242 37 302.8 303.7 287.8 317.1 4.72 6 750 2493 6.3 -0.2 63 6.5 3.0 247 41 303.4 304.4 288.3 318.7 5.05 7 700 3054 2.3 -2.0 74 4.2 0.2 249 45 305.0 305.9 288.6 319.5 4.74 8 650 3650 -0.7 -5.1 72 4.4 -2.7 249 47 308.1 308.9 288.9 320.7 4.03 9 600 4285 -4.3 -6.2 87 1.9 -5.1 249 49 311.1 311.9 289.9 323.8 4.01 10 550 4966 -8.2 -9.3 91 1.2 -8.7 246 49 314.4 315.1 290.4 325.4 3.42 11 500 5701 -12.5 -13.8 90 1.4 -13.0 241 49 317.8 318.3 290.7 326.5 2.63 12 450 6497 -17.6 -19.3 87 1.7 -18.1 235 52 321.1 321.5 291.0 327.4 1.85 13 400 7368 -23.9 -25.9 84 2.0 -24.3 231 57 324.0 324.2 291.2 328.0 1.16 14 350 8327 -31.7 -34.0 80 2.3 -32.0 235 63 326.1 326.2 291.2 328.3 0.62 15 300 9396 -40.7 -43.3 75 2.7 -40.9 235 73 328.0 328.1 291.5 329.1 0.28 16 250 10607 -51.1 -53.6 74 2.5 -51.2 245 94 330.1 330.1 291.9 330.5 0.10 17 200 12032 -55.0 -72.7 9 17.7 -55.3 257 80 345.6 345.6 295.7 345.6 0.01 18 150 13868 -57.6 -82.0 3 24.4 -57.9 246 58 370.8 370.8 300.7 370.8 0.00 19 100 16376 -64.6 -87.3 3 22.7 -64.8 244 41 402.9 402.9 305.6 402.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5640.96 m Freezing level: 662.17 mb = 3504.71 m = 11498.27 ft Wetbulb zero: 696.66 mb = 3092.67 m = 10146.44 ft Precipitable water: 1.30 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 76.96 % Est. max temperature: 26.72 C = 80.09 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 947.92 mb = 520.63 m = 1708.07 ft T: 18.69 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.57 C/km ThetaE index: 16.23 C Layer 900.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 846.48 mb = 1484.67 m = 4870.90 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.01 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.04 C = 78.88 F Cap Strength: 1.39 C Lifted Index: -2.24 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.73 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.78 C Showalter Index: 0.93 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.86 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.77 C Cross Totals Index: 21.09 C K Index: 31.16 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 272.36 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.10 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 671.69 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 36.65 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 37.47 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.36 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 896.46 mb = 998.14 m = 3274.71 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 781.46 mb = 2152.97 m = 7063.48 ft Equ Level (EL): 241.46 mb = 10828.68 m = 35526.73 ft B at Equ Level: 664.27 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 181.46 mb = 12653.03 m = 41512.05 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 242.7 at 42.3 knts Storm direction: 272.7 at 31.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 102.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 270.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 270.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 90.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.91 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.0 stream: 7.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.00 Bulk Rich Number: 8.15 Bulk Shear: 82.42 m/s