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: 42.64,-84.87 Latitude: 42.64 Longitude: -84.87 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 44 SFC 974 269 18.6 17.1 91 1.5 17.6 221 10 293.9 296.2 291.7 330.1 12.66 2 950 486 17.0 16.0 94 0.9 16.4 224 19 294.4 296.6 291.5 329.2 12.16 3 900 947 15.1 13.2 89 1.8 13.9 219 25 297.0 298.9 291.1 327.9 10.66 4 850 1430 12.6 11.5 93 1.1 11.9 216 32 299.3 301.1 291.4 328.8 10.08 5 800 1937 10.0 9.8 98 0.2 9.9 225 38 301.8 303.6 291.7 330.1 9.55 6 750 2472 6.7 6.2 96 0.6 6.4 236 37 303.9 305.3 291.0 327.6 7.93 7 700 3035 3.0 0.4 83 2.5 1.7 243 41 305.8 306.8 289.7 323.0 5.65 8 650 3632 -0.4 -5.7 68 5.2 -2.8 241 46 308.5 309.2 288.9 320.5 3.85 9 600 4267 -4.6 -8.5 74 3.9 -6.2 236 48 310.8 311.5 289.2 321.5 3.36 10 550 4947 -8.5 -13.6 66 5.2 -10.4 233 49 314.0 314.5 289.3 321.9 2.43 11 500 5681 -12.8 -19.8 56 6.9 -14.9 234 51 317.4 317.7 289.6 322.8 1.59 12 450 6475 -18.1 -33.5 25 15.4 -21.0 240 55 320.5 320.6 289.5 322.3 0.50 13 400 7343 -24.6 -36.7 32 12.1 -26.3 246 64 323.1 323.2 290.2 324.6 0.41 14 350 8300 -31.9 -35.7 69 3.7 -32.4 240 68 325.7 325.8 291.0 327.6 0.52 15 300 9368 -41.0 -44.0 73 3.0 -41.2 239 80 327.6 327.7 291.3 328.6 0.26 16 250 10578 -51.1 -53.3 77 2.2 -51.2 248 94 330.1 330.1 291.9 330.5 0.11 17 200 12008 -55.5 -72.3 11 16.8 -55.7 246 63 344.9 344.9 295.5 344.9 0.01 18 150 13834 -58.0 -82.2 3 24.2 -58.3 245 61 370.1 370.1 300.6 370.1 0.00 19 100 16346 -63.8 -87.2 3 23.4 -64.0 249 43 404.4 404.4 305.8 404.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5636.09 m Freezing level: 656.57 mb = 3553.54 m = 11658.44 ft Wetbulb zero: 681.36 mb = 3252.70 m = 10671.45 ft Precipitable water: 1.37 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 80.92 % Est. max temperature: 25.21 C = 77.37 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 952.72 mb = 461.85 m = 1515.23 ft T: 17.16 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.97 C/km ThetaE index: 9.62 C Layer 750.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 874.22 mb = 1192.57 m = 3912.60 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.40 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.82 C = 73.08 F Cap Strength: 0.91 C Lifted Index: -0.96 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.16 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.86 C Showalter Index: -1.01 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.72 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.39 C Cross Totals Index: 24.33 C K Index: 34.36 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 330.91 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.27 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 217.34 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 20.85 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 30.24 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.90 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 904.39 mb = 905.52 m = 2970.82 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 749.39 mb = 2479.00 m = 8133.12 ft Equ Level (EL): 309.39 mb = 9154.65 m = 30034.58 ft B at Equ Level: 216.58 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 219.39 mb = 11415.00 m = 37450.34 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 233.5 at 41.0 knts Storm direction: 263.5 at 30.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.0 neg: 1.3 tot: 6.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 104.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 217.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 217.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 72.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.83 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.9 stream: 6.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.24 Bulk Rich Number: 2.97 Bulk Shear: 73.29 m/s