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: 40.71,-85.51 Latitude: 40.71 Longitude: -85.51 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 63 SFC 978 253 19.3 17.6 90 1.7 18.2 190 8 294.3 296.7 292.2 331.7 13.09 2 950 504 18.5 16.6 89 1.9 17.2 201 21 295.9 298.2 292.3 332.1 12.57 3 900 968 17.5 10.8 65 6.7 13.3 222 31 299.5 301.2 290.6 326.1 9.05 4 850 1454 14.4 7.1 62 7.3 10.2 234 34 301.2 302.6 289.8 323.4 7.47 5 800 1963 10.8 4.1 64 6.6 7.1 241 32 302.6 303.8 289.3 322.0 6.45 6 750 2498 6.9 1.3 67 5.6 3.9 242 32 304.0 305.1 289.0 321.0 5.60 7 700 3060 3.1 -3.3 63 6.4 0.0 242 31 305.9 306.7 288.4 319.1 4.28 8 650 3656 -0.3 -8.7 53 8.4 -3.8 247 34 308.6 309.2 288.2 318.2 3.05 9 600 4293 -3.8 -10.6 59 6.8 -6.5 247 39 311.8 312.3 289.0 320.9 2.84 10 550 4975 -8.0 -10.0 85 2.0 -8.8 239 45 314.6 315.2 290.3 325.1 3.25 11 500 5710 -12.0 -13.5 89 1.5 -12.5 231 49 318.4 318.9 290.9 327.3 2.71 12 450 6508 -16.9 -19.6 80 2.7 -17.7 229 49 321.9 322.3 291.2 328.0 1.80 13 400 7381 -23.3 -26.5 76 3.1 -24.0 227 51 324.6 324.9 291.3 328.5 1.10 14 350 8343 -30.8 -33.4 78 2.6 -31.2 222 53 327.3 327.4 291.6 329.6 0.65 15 300 9415 -40.3 -43.3 73 3.0 -40.5 225 49 328.6 328.7 291.6 329.7 0.28 16 250 10628 -51.3 -54.2 71 3.0 -51.4 238 58 329.8 329.9 291.7 330.2 0.10 17 200 12048 -55.8 -69.4 17 13.6 -56.0 255 65 344.4 344.4 295.4 344.5 0.02 18 150 13869 -59.2 -81.9 4 22.8 -59.4 244 59 368.1 368.1 300.2 368.1 0.00 19 100 16379 -64.0 -87.3 3 23.3 -64.2 251 38 404.1 404.1 305.7 404.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5647.21 m Freezing level: 654.54 mb = 3602.30 m = 11818.42 ft Wetbulb zero: 699.74 mb = 3062.99 m = 10049.07 ft Precipitable water: 1.23 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 68.89 % Est. max temperature: 26.79 C = 80.22 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 954.70 mb = 461.87 m = 1515.30 ft T: 18.62 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.69 C/km ThetaE index: 13.91 C Layer 900.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 817.19 mb = 1784.33 m = 5854.02 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.87 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.09 C = 80.76 F Cap Strength: 2.80 C Lifted Index: -0.37 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.62 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.94 C Showalter Index: 2.51 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.54 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.41 C Cross Totals Index: 19.13 C K Index: 27.17 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 201.94 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.73 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 121.34 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 15.58 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 86.35 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.80 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 873.47 mb = 1222.32 m = 4010.20 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 748.47 mb = 2514.22 m = 8248.66 ft Equ Level (EL): 458.47 mb = 6367.18 m = 20889.45 ft B at Equ Level: 120.68 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 238.47 mb = 10928.29 m = 35853.55 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 236.9 at 36.2 knts Storm direction: 266.9 at 27.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 84.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 226.1 neg: -3.4 tot: 222.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 74.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.82 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.3 stream: 6.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.17 Bulk Rich Number: 1.78 Bulk Shear: 68.25 m/s