MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170900F038.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170900F038.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: 38 hour RUC valid 23Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 40.30,-89.40 Latitude: 40.30 Longitude: -89.40 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 984 190 20.0 18.5 91 1.6 18.9 199 7 294.5 297.0 292.7 333.8 13.71 2 950 492 19.1 16.8 86 2.3 17.5 218 17 296.5 298.8 292.6 333.3 12.74 3 900 955 16.1 12.4 79 3.7 13.7 242 15 298.1 299.9 291.0 327.5 10.10 4 850 1438 12.3 8.3 77 4.0 10.0 256 16 299.1 300.5 289.6 322.9 8.12 5 800 1943 8.9 2.0 62 6.9 5.3 252 20 300.7 301.7 287.9 317.3 5.55 6 750 2475 6.0 -6.1 42 12.1 0.6 244 25 303.0 303.6 286.4 313.0 3.23 7 700 3035 2.2 -12.1 34 14.3 -3.3 239 28 304.9 305.3 285.9 311.7 2.16 8 650 3628 -2.0 -16.3 33 14.2 -6.8 247 28 306.6 307.0 286.0 312.0 1.65 9 600 4259 -6.2 -19.1 35 12.9 -10.2 254 31 308.9 309.2 286.6 313.5 1.40 10 550 4934 -10.6 -18.9 50 8.3 -13.1 252 37 311.5 311.8 287.6 316.6 1.56 11 500 5661 -14.4 -17.8 75 3.5 -15.4 243 49 315.5 315.9 289.3 321.8 1.88 12 450 6454 -18.1 -20.1 84 2.1 -18.7 238 64 320.5 320.9 290.7 326.3 1.72 13 400 7325 -23.5 -25.8 82 2.3 -24.1 224 60 324.4 324.6 291.3 328.5 1.17 14 350 8286 -30.8 -33.7 75 2.9 -31.2 227 76 327.2 327.4 291.6 329.6 0.63 15 300 9360 -39.4 -42.4 73 3.0 -39.7 218 81 329.8 329.8 292.0 330.9 0.30 16 250 10578 -50.1 -53.0 71 2.9 -50.3 219 92 331.5 331.5 292.2 332.0 0.11 17 200 12019 -52.1 -76.2 4 24.1 -52.5 248 70 350.2 350.2 296.7 350.2 0.01 18 150 13855 -59.1 -81.7 4 22.7 -59.3 254 56 368.3 368.3 300.2 368.3 0.00 19 100 16363 -63.1 -87.6 2 24.5 -63.3 251 39 405.8 405.8 306.0 405.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5612.20 m Freezing level: 674.20 mb = 3341.26 m = 10962.00 ft Wetbulb zero: 742.17 mb = 2560.06 m = 8399.06 ft Precipitable water: 1.09 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 54.70 % Est. max temperature: 25.03 C = 77.06 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 961.78 mb = 385.50 m = 1264.73 ft T: 19.41 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.30 C/km ThetaE index: 22.02 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 875.20 mb = 1191.27 m = 3908.30 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.73 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.01 C = 75.22 F Cap Strength: 1.20 C Lifted Index: -3.53 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.32 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.41 C Showalter Index: 0.45 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.37 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.68 C Cross Totals Index: 22.69 C K Index: 20.74 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 188.56 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.29 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 611.55 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 34.97 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 15.32 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.20 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 896.81 mb = 985.03 m = 3231.68 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 851.81 mb = 1420.27 m = 4659.61 ft Equ Level (EL): 311.81 mb = 9091.44 m = 29827.20 ft B at Equ Level: 610.55 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 191.81 mb = 12285.92 m = 40307.65 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 245.4 at 29.1 knts Storm direction: 275.4 at 21.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.6 neg: 1.9 tot: 4.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 75.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 82.0 neg: -7.7 tot: 74.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 24.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.50 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.1 stream: 3.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.27 Bulk Rich Number: 14.16 Bulk Shear: 43.18 m/s