MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170300F045.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170300F045.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: 45 hour RUC valid 0Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 37.66,-88.22 Latitude: 37.66 Longitude: -88.22 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 91 SFC 996 129 20.9 20.1 95 0.9 20.4 176 7 294.5 297.2 293.7 337.4 15.01 2 950 535 19.9 16.8 83 3.0 17.8 219 19 297.4 299.7 292.9 334.4 12.81 3 900 999 17.5 9.9 61 7.6 12.9 230 25 299.5 301.1 290.2 324.6 8.54 4 850 1485 14.5 6.7 60 7.7 10.0 238 29 301.3 302.6 289.6 322.9 7.28 5 800 1995 10.8 4.8 66 6.1 7.5 245 30 302.7 304.0 289.6 322.9 6.74 6 750 2529 6.6 2.9 77 3.7 4.6 249 32 303.8 304.9 289.6 322.8 6.32 7 700 3091 2.4 1.6 94 0.8 2.0 246 35 305.1 306.2 289.9 323.7 6.13 8 650 3687 -0.5 -0.7 99 0.1 -0.6 242 39 308.4 309.4 290.5 325.7 5.62 9 600 4324 -3.8 -3.9 99 0.1 -3.8 242 42 311.7 312.7 290.8 326.8 4.78 10 550 5007 -7.5 -7.7 99 0.2 -7.6 244 46 315.2 316.0 291.0 327.7 3.91 11 500 5745 -11.5 -12.1 95 0.6 -11.8 245 51 319.0 319.6 291.4 328.9 3.01 12 450 6544 -16.3 -17.8 88 1.5 -16.8 245 54 322.8 323.2 291.7 329.9 2.10 13 400 7421 -22.3 -24.1 85 1.8 -22.7 243 58 326.0 326.3 291.9 330.8 1.36 14 350 8387 -29.6 -31.7 82 2.1 -30.0 240 58 328.8 329.0 292.2 331.6 0.77 15 300 9466 -38.4 -41.2 75 2.8 -38.7 236 53 331.2 331.3 292.4 332.5 0.35 16 250 10688 -49.7 -53.1 68 3.3 -49.9 244 61 332.1 332.1 292.4 332.6 0.11 17 200 12109 -57.6 -66.0 34 8.4 -57.8 255 91 341.5 341.5 294.7 341.6 0.03 18 150 13941 -58.3 -82.2 3 24.0 -58.5 250 62 369.7 369.7 300.5 369.7 0.00 19 100 16423 -67.1 -87.2 4 20.1 -67.2 254 43 398.0 398.0 304.9 398.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5653.76 m Freezing level: 659.18 mb = 3577.94 m = 11738.50 ft Wetbulb zero: 662.12 mb = 3538.76 m = 11609.95 ft Precipitable water: 1.51 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 85.37 % Est. max temperature: 27.89 C = 82.20 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 983.10 mb = 238.41 m = 782.18 ft T: 20.66 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.23 C/km ThetaE index: 14.58 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 843.55 mb = 1549.09 m = 5082.25 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.00 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.95 C = 82.31 F Cap Strength: 2.26 C Lifted Index: -1.32 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.47 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.75 C Showalter Index: 3.28 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 44.25 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.99 C Cross Totals Index: 18.27 C K Index: 31.92 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 229.46 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.14 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 332.03 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 25.77 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 63.66 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.26 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 895.08 mb = 1045.94 m = 3431.51 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 790.08 mb = 2097.84 m = 6882.58 ft Equ Level (EL): 340.08 mb = 8588.06 m = 28175.70 ft B at Equ Level: 331.50 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 190.08 mb = 12433.32 m = 40791.22 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 241.9 at 35.8 knts Storm direction: 271.9 at 26.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.3 neg: 0.5 tot: 5.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 91.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 175.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 175.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 58.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.82 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.6 stream: 5.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.34 Bulk Rich Number: 4.17 Bulk Shear: 79.70 m/s