MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170300F044.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170300F044.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: 44 hour RUC valid 23Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 37.71,-88.37 Latitude: 37.71 Longitude: -88.37 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 86 SFC 995 127 21.2 20.2 94 1.0 20.5 182 5 294.7 297.4 293.9 338.1 15.14 2 950 530 20.2 17.2 83 3.0 18.2 226 15 297.7 300.0 293.2 335.6 13.11 3 900 996 18.0 12.6 71 5.4 14.6 226 18 300.1 301.9 291.7 330.1 10.24 4 850 1483 15.2 8.0 62 7.2 10.9 233 27 302.0 303.5 290.5 325.6 7.94 5 800 1994 11.5 4.4 62 7.1 7.5 240 34 303.4 304.6 289.8 323.2 6.57 6 750 2529 7.2 2.7 73 4.5 4.8 248 37 304.4 305.5 289.7 323.2 6.21 7 700 3092 2.3 1.1 92 1.1 1.7 252 39 305.0 306.1 289.7 323.1 5.95 8 650 3688 -0.9 -1.3 97 0.4 -1.2 253 41 307.9 308.9 290.1 324.4 5.35 9 600 4324 -4.3 -4.9 95 0.6 -4.6 252 44 311.2 312.0 290.3 325.1 4.44 10 550 5006 -7.6 -8.5 94 0.8 -8.0 250 47 315.0 315.7 290.8 326.8 3.67 11 500 5743 -11.4 -12.5 91 1.1 -11.8 247 50 319.2 319.7 291.4 328.8 2.93 12 450 6543 -16.0 -17.6 87 1.6 -16.5 243 53 323.1 323.6 291.8 330.4 2.13 13 400 7420 -22.3 -24.4 83 2.1 -22.8 241 56 326.0 326.2 291.9 330.6 1.32 14 350 8385 -29.8 -32.5 77 2.7 -30.2 241 57 328.6 328.8 292.0 331.2 0.71 15 300 9464 -38.6 -41.6 73 3.0 -38.9 239 55 331.0 331.0 292.3 332.2 0.33 16 250 10685 -49.7 -52.6 72 2.8 -49.8 245 65 332.1 332.1 292.4 332.6 0.12 17 200 12108 -56.9 -66.7 28 9.8 -57.1 256 95 342.6 342.6 295.0 342.7 0.02 18 150 13942 -58.4 -83.0 3 24.6 -58.6 252 61 369.5 369.5 300.5 369.5 0.00 19 100 16422 -67.3 -87.1 4 19.8 -67.4 254 43 397.7 397.7 304.9 397.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5656.98 m Freezing level: 664.37 mb = 3516.59 m = 11537.22 ft Wetbulb zero: 670.06 mb = 3443.44 m = 11297.24 ft Precipitable water: 1.53 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 83.71 % Est. max temperature: 28.60 C = 83.48 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 981.42 mb = 248.49 m = 815.23 ft T: 20.88 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.16 C/km ThetaE index: 14.98 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 846.09 mb = 1522.08 m = 4993.63 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.67 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.58 C = 83.45 F Cap Strength: 2.19 C Lifted Index: -2.25 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.18 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.58 C Showalter Index: 2.02 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.90 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.53 C Cross Totals Index: 19.37 C K Index: 33.38 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 254.99 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.56 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 708.45 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 37.64 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 62.60 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.19 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 901.40 mb = 982.64 m = 3223.85 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 786.40 mb = 2136.11 m = 7008.15 ft Equ Level (EL): 236.40 mb = 11041.79 m = 36225.90 ft B at Equ Level: 702.78 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 166.40 mb = 13280.64 m = 43571.12 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 246.5 at 36.4 knts Storm direction: 276.5 at 27.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 108.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 225.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 225.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 75.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.94 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.3 stream: 6.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.83 Bulk Rich Number: 7.17 Bulk Shear: 98.76 m/s