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: 40.66,-85.47 Latitude: 40.66 Longitude: -85.47 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 64 SFC 978 258 19.3 17.7 90 1.7 18.2 188 8 294.3 296.7 292.2 331.8 13.11 2 950 505 18.5 16.6 89 1.9 17.2 199 22 295.9 298.2 292.3 332.2 12.61 3 900 969 17.7 10.7 63 7.0 13.3 221 31 299.7 301.3 290.6 326.1 8.98 4 850 1455 14.6 7.1 61 7.5 10.2 234 34 301.4 302.8 289.8 323.5 7.44 5 800 1964 10.8 4.3 64 6.5 7.2 241 32 302.7 303.9 289.4 322.2 6.51 6 750 2499 6.9 1.4 68 5.4 4.0 243 32 304.0 305.1 289.1 321.2 5.66 7 700 3061 3.1 -3.4 62 6.5 0.0 243 31 305.9 306.7 288.4 319.0 4.24 8 650 3658 -0.3 -8.3 55 8.0 -3.7 249 34 308.7 309.3 288.3 318.6 3.15 9 600 4294 -3.8 -9.3 66 5.5 -6.1 247 40 311.7 312.3 289.3 321.8 3.15 10 550 4976 -8.0 -9.4 89 1.5 -8.6 239 45 314.7 315.3 290.5 325.6 3.40 11 500 5712 -12.0 -13.4 89 1.4 -12.5 232 48 318.4 319.0 291.0 327.4 2.72 12 450 6510 -16.9 -19.7 79 2.7 -17.7 229 49 322.0 322.3 291.2 328.0 1.79 13 400 7382 -23.3 -26.6 74 3.3 -24.1 227 50 324.7 324.9 291.3 328.5 1.09 14 350 8344 -30.8 -33.4 78 2.6 -31.2 222 53 327.3 327.4 291.6 329.6 0.66 15 300 9417 -40.2 -43.2 73 3.0 -40.5 225 49 328.7 328.7 291.6 329.8 0.28 16 250 10629 -51.2 -54.1 71 2.9 -51.3 238 58 329.9 329.9 291.8 330.3 0.10 17 200 12051 -55.9 -69.5 17 13.6 -56.1 255 64 344.3 344.3 295.4 344.4 0.02 18 150 13871 -59.1 -82.0 4 22.8 -59.3 244 60 368.2 368.2 300.2 368.2 0.00 19 100 16381 -64.1 -87.3 3 23.2 -64.3 251 38 403.9 403.9 305.7 403.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5647.80 m Freezing level: 654.02 mb = 3609.81 m = 11843.07 ft Wetbulb zero: 699.73 mb = 3064.37 m = 10053.60 ft Precipitable water: 1.24 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 70.35 % Est. max temperature: 26.87 C = 80.36 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 954.48 mb = 464.43 m = 1523.72 ft T: 18.61 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.69 C/km ThetaE index: 13.64 C Layer 900.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 815.14 mb = 1806.55 m = 5926.93 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.84 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.19 C = 80.93 F Cap Strength: 2.92 C Lifted Index: -0.33 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.61 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.90 C Showalter Index: 2.54 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.56 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.53 C Cross Totals Index: 19.03 C K Index: 27.04 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 200.26 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.74 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 122.27 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 15.64 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 88.60 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.92 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 871.45 mb = 1242.86 m = 4077.57 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 746.45 mb = 2537.42 m = 8324.76 ft Equ Level (EL): 466.45 mb = 6237.80 m = 20464.97 ft B at Equ Level: 122.25 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 236.45 mb = 10984.32 m = 36037.34 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 237.1 at 36.3 knts Storm direction: 267.1 at 27.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 84.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 231.3 neg: -3.0 tot: 228.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 76.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.81 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.4 stream: 6.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.17 Bulk Rich Number: 1.73 Bulk Shear: 70.69 m/s