MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170900F035.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170900F035.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: 35 hour RUC valid 20Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 42.07,-84.92 Latitude: 42.07 Longitude: -84.92 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 46 SFC 971 303 20.9 16.8 77 4.1 18.1 243 7 296.6 298.8 292.4 332.6 12.47 2 950 489 19.4 15.4 78 4.0 16.8 235 15 296.9 299.0 291.9 330.6 11.66 3 900 952 16.7 13.0 79 3.7 14.3 219 22 298.7 300.6 291.5 329.3 10.48 4 850 1437 13.4 11.2 86 2.2 12.0 209 28 300.2 302.0 291.5 329.1 9.86 5 800 1945 10.5 9.3 93 1.1 9.8 221 36 302.3 304.0 291.7 329.8 9.26 6 750 2481 7.3 6.3 93 1.0 6.7 238 39 304.5 306.0 291.3 328.6 8.01 7 700 3045 3.0 1.5 90 1.5 2.2 244 41 305.8 307.0 290.1 324.4 6.09 8 650 3642 0.1 -5.3 67 5.4 -2.3 242 43 309.1 309.9 289.2 321.6 3.97 9 600 4278 -4.3 -5.5 91 1.2 -4.8 239 44 311.1 311.9 290.1 324.4 4.23 10 550 4960 -8.1 -9.7 88 1.6 -8.8 237 45 314.5 315.1 290.3 325.2 3.32 11 500 5694 -12.9 -15.2 83 2.3 -13.7 237 46 317.3 317.7 290.3 325.0 2.34 12 450 6489 -18.2 -24.7 57 6.4 -19.8 240 49 320.3 320.5 290.0 324.3 1.15 13 400 7357 -24.5 -29.7 62 5.2 -25.5 244 54 323.2 323.3 290.6 326.0 0.81 14 350 8315 -31.4 -35.3 69 3.9 -31.9 235 58 326.4 326.5 291.3 328.4 0.54 15 300 9385 -40.6 -44.9 64 4.2 -40.9 236 68 328.1 328.2 291.5 329.0 0.23 16 250 10596 -50.8 -54.2 67 3.4 -50.9 249 91 330.6 330.6 292.0 330.9 0.10 17 200 12028 -55.6 -71.4 12 15.8 -55.8 249 63 344.7 344.7 295.4 344.8 0.01 18 150 13851 -58.5 -82.1 3 23.6 -58.7 246 64 369.2 369.2 300.4 369.2 0.00 19 100 16359 -64.1 -87.3 3 23.2 -64.3 251 44 403.8 403.8 305.7 403.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5647.69 m Freezing level: 648.44 mb = 3661.90 m = 12013.95 ft Wetbulb zero: 675.75 mb = 3329.06 m = 10921.97 ft Precipitable water: 1.41 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 85.09 % Est. max temperature: 25.71 C = 78.27 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 913.42 mb = 825.37 m = 2707.88 ft T: 17.41 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.01 C/km ThetaE index: 8.26 C Layer 750.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 836.52 mb = 1571.15 m = 5154.63 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.03 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.04 C = 77.07 F Cap Strength: 1.51 C Lifted Index: -1.71 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.37 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.34 C Showalter Index: -1.27 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.38 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.29 C Cross Totals Index: 24.08 C K Index: 35.92 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 345.82 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.89 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 332.85 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 25.80 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 40.31 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.51 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 870.62 mb = 1233.80 m = 4047.85 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 745.62 mb = 2529.21 m = 8297.83 ft Equ Level (EL): 275.62 mb = 9948.37 m = 32638.61 ft B at Equ Level: 331.68 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 195.62 mb = 12168.43 m = 39922.20 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 234.9 at 38.2 knts Storm direction: 264.9 at 28.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.0 neg: 3.6 tot: 7.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 115.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 241.6 neg: -0.0 tot: 241.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 80.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.83 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.8 stream: 7.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.42 Bulk Rich Number: 4.76 Bulk Shear: 69.88 m/s