MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170900F034.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170900F034.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: 34 hour RUC valid 19Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 40.77,-85.99 Latitude: 40.77 Longitude: -85.99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 49 SFC 979 238 27.2 13.6 43 13.6 18.3 211 17 302.2 304.1 292.3 332.0 10.03 2 950 494 24.0 12.7 49 11.3 16.7 216 25 301.6 303.3 291.8 330.4 9.74 3 900 963 19.5 11.8 61 7.7 14.6 216 26 301.6 303.3 291.7 330.2 9.70 4 850 1452 15.0 10.4 74 4.6 12.1 218 28 301.9 303.6 291.6 329.6 9.35 5 800 1962 10.8 8.6 86 2.3 9.5 226 31 302.7 304.3 291.4 328.8 8.77 6 750 2498 7.6 5.9 89 1.7 6.6 234 36 304.8 306.3 291.2 328.3 7.80 7 700 3062 3.3 2.5 94 0.9 2.9 240 39 306.2 307.4 290.6 326.1 6.55 8 650 3661 0.7 -8.8 49 9.5 -3.3 243 38 309.8 310.3 288.5 319.4 3.02 9 600 4298 -3.5 -14.3 43 10.8 -7.4 243 40 312.1 312.5 288.4 319.0 2.11 10 550 4980 -7.6 -21.5 32 13.9 -11.7 240 44 315.0 315.3 288.5 319.3 1.24 11 500 5715 -12.7 -24.0 38 11.3 -15.7 237 47 317.6 317.8 289.2 321.3 1.10 12 450 6509 -18.2 -32.2 28 14.0 -20.9 237 47 320.3 320.4 289.5 322.4 0.57 13 400 7378 -24.1 -38.7 25 14.6 -26.1 237 46 323.7 323.8 290.3 324.9 0.34 14 350 8337 -30.9 -35.6 64 4.6 -31.6 238 56 327.0 327.1 291.4 329.0 0.53 15 300 9411 -39.5 -47.9 41 8.3 -40.1 237 66 329.7 329.7 291.8 330.3 0.17 16 250 10629 -49.8 -53.9 62 4.1 -50.0 248 83 332.0 332.0 292.4 332.4 0.10 17 200 12062 -56.0 -67.6 22 11.6 -56.2 252 70 344.1 344.1 295.3 344.2 0.02 18 150 13881 -59.1 -82.2 4 23.0 -59.3 242 61 368.2 368.2 300.2 368.2 0.00 19 100 16386 -65.0 -87.4 3 22.4 -65.2 251 42 402.1 402.1 305.5 402.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5665.77 m Freezing level: 641.57 mb = 3768.06 m = 12362.25 ft Wetbulb zero: 676.73 mb = 3335.37 m = 10942.67 ft Precipitable water: 1.23 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 60.42 % Est. max temperature: 27.21 C = 80.98 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 801.49 mb = 1945.97 m = 6384.33 ft T: 10.95 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.04 C/km ThetaE index: 12.99 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 783.79 mb = 2131.58 m = 6993.28 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.74 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.33 C = 83.00 F Cap Strength: 0.91 C Lifted Index: -1.69 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.44 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.13 C Showalter Index: -1.28 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.79 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.71 C Cross Totals Index: 23.08 C K Index: 37.24 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 326.99 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.66 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 262.47 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 22.91 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 22.37 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.91 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 802.92 mb = 1930.94 m = 6335.02 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 737.92 mb = 2630.50 m = 8630.15 ft Equ Level (EL): 317.92 mb = 9006.86 m = 29549.69 ft B at Equ Level: 261.36 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 207.92 mb = 11812.54 m = 38754.59 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 234.8 at 36.6 knts Storm direction: 264.8 at 27.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 79.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 151.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 151.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 50.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.96 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.0 stream: 4.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.18 Bulk Rich Number: 6.85 Bulk Shear: 38.29 m/s