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: 38.84,-86.48 Latitude: 38.84 Longitude: -86.48 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 76 SFC 986 201 20.8 18.9 89 1.8 19.5 189 7 295.1 297.7 293.2 335.6 14.11 2 950 519 20.2 18.0 87 2.2 18.7 207 27 297.7 300.2 293.8 337.8 13.82 3 900 985 18.8 12.7 68 6.1 14.9 221 34 300.9 302.8 292.1 331.3 10.33 4 850 1474 15.7 7.1 56 8.6 10.6 238 34 302.6 304.0 290.2 324.9 7.45 5 800 1985 12.0 3.7 56 8.4 7.4 250 40 304.0 305.1 289.6 322.8 6.22 6 750 2521 7.5 2.0 68 5.4 4.5 250 40 304.7 305.8 289.6 322.6 5.92 7 700 3084 3.0 -0.3 79 3.2 1.3 250 36 305.8 306.8 289.4 322.1 5.36 8 650 3681 -0.7 -3.4 82 2.7 -2.0 254 35 308.1 309.0 289.5 322.3 4.56 9 600 4316 -4.4 -6.7 84 2.3 -5.4 252 39 311.0 311.7 289.7 323.2 3.85 10 550 4997 -8.2 -10.3 85 2.1 -9.0 244 44 314.4 315.0 290.2 324.7 3.19 11 500 5732 -12.2 -14.2 85 2.0 -12.9 241 47 318.2 318.7 290.7 326.5 2.54 12 450 6529 -17.1 -19.1 85 2.0 -17.7 239 48 321.7 322.1 291.2 328.1 1.88 13 400 7402 -23.1 -25.9 78 2.8 -23.8 237 50 324.9 325.1 291.4 329.0 1.15 14 350 8365 -30.8 -33.8 75 3.0 -31.2 240 54 327.3 327.4 291.6 329.6 0.63 15 300 9437 -40.1 -42.7 76 2.6 -40.3 245 65 328.9 329.0 291.7 330.0 0.30 16 250 10652 -50.6 -52.8 77 2.2 -50.7 243 76 330.8 330.9 292.0 331.3 0.11 17 200 12080 -53.9 -73.1 8 19.2 -54.2 263 88 347.4 347.4 296.1 347.4 0.01 18 150 13912 -58.7 -82.3 3 23.7 -58.9 246 64 369.0 369.0 300.4 369.0 0.00 19 100 16404 -65.6 -87.3 3 21.7 -65.7 249 41 401.0 401.0 305.3 401.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5656.59 m Freezing level: 659.96 mb = 3561.94 m = 11686.03 ft Wetbulb zero: 680.41 mb = 3312.86 m = 10868.83 ft Precipitable water: 1.40 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 75.98 % Est. max temperature: 28.59 C = 83.46 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 959.70 mb = 430.86 m = 1413.58 ft T: 20.38 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.73 C/km ThetaE index: 15.66 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 829.69 mb = 1677.59 m = 5503.83 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.39 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.75 C = 83.75 F Cap Strength: 2.68 C Lifted Index: -3.14 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.76 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.98 C Showalter Index: 1.60 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 47.21 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.92 C Cross Totals Index: 19.29 C K Index: 31.76 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 232.87 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.29 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 957.75 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 43.77 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 75.80 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.68 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 885.95 mb = 1119.72 m = 3673.58 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 780.95 mb = 2185.03 m = 7168.64 ft Equ Level (EL): 230.95 mb = 11159.24 m = 36611.23 ft B at Equ Level: 938.37 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 160.95 mb = 13463.58 m = 44171.31 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 243.3 at 37.9 knts Storm direction: 273.3 at 28.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 94.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 322.4 neg: -13.1 tot: 309.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 103.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.78 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.5 stream: 7.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.92 Bulk Rich Number: 11.91 Bulk Shear: 80.42 m/s