MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170900F039.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170900F039.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: 39 hour RUC valid 0Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 38.16,-88.79 Latitude: 38.16 Longitude: -88.79 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 78 SFC 993 141 19.0 18.6 98 0.4 18.8 336 6 292.8 295.2 292.2 331.7 13.73 2 950 519 16.9 16.5 98 0.4 16.6 241 9 294.3 296.5 291.7 330.1 12.52 3 900 979 14.8 14.4 97 0.4 14.5 239 13 296.8 298.8 291.7 330.0 11.50 4 850 1462 12.8 12.6 99 0.2 12.7 213 16 299.5 301.5 292.0 331.2 10.82 5 800 1971 10.3 10.2 99 0.1 10.2 203 23 302.1 304.0 292.0 331.2 9.81 6 750 2506 7.0 6.9 99 0.1 7.0 202 28 304.2 305.7 291.5 329.3 8.37 7 700 3069 3.0 2.9 100 0.1 2.9 205 32 305.8 307.0 290.6 326.3 6.75 8 650 3667 -0.5 -0.6 99 0.1 -0.6 210 35 308.4 309.4 290.5 325.8 5.64 9 600 4303 -4.0 -4.2 98 0.2 -4.1 214 38 311.4 312.3 290.6 326.1 4.66 10 550 4986 -7.4 -8.1 94 0.8 -7.7 216 42 315.3 316.1 291.0 327.5 3.77 11 500 5724 -10.9 -11.8 92 1.0 -11.2 218 45 319.8 320.4 291.7 330.0 3.09 12 450 6526 -15.7 -16.9 90 1.2 -16.1 218 45 323.5 324.0 292.0 331.2 2.26 13 400 7404 -21.7 -23.5 86 1.8 -22.2 221 46 326.7 327.0 292.2 331.8 1.44 14 350 8372 -29.1 -31.4 81 2.3 -29.5 229 51 329.5 329.6 292.3 332.3 0.79 15 300 9452 -38.4 -41.0 76 2.6 -38.7 233 56 331.3 331.3 292.4 332.6 0.35 16 250 10674 -49.5 -52.9 68 3.4 -49.6 232 60 332.5 332.5 292.5 332.9 0.11 17 200 12099 -55.1 -67.7 20 12.5 -55.4 250 77 345.5 345.5 295.6 345.6 0.02 18 150 13932 -59.7 -81.6 4 21.9 -59.9 265 53 367.2 367.2 300.1 367.2 0.00 19 100 16421 -65.4 -87.4 3 22.0 -65.5 258 45 401.3 401.3 305.4 401.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5645.92 m Freezing level: 657.45 mb = 3577.72 m = 11737.79 ft Wetbulb zero: 658.05 mb = 3567.49 m = 11704.22 ft Precipitable water: 1.72 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 97.68 % Est. max temperature: 26.13 C = 79.03 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 987.33 mb = 187.71 m = 615.85 ft T: 18.75 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.21 C/km ThetaE index: 5.46 C Layer 750.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 930.86 mb = 691.98 m = 2270.24 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.43 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.45 C = 70.62 F Cap Strength: 0.34 C Lifted Index: 0.14 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.62 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.50 C Showalter Index: -0.21 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.06 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.64 C Cross Totals Index: 23.43 C K Index: 36.13 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 263.80 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.37 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 160.39 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 17.91 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 12.69 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.36 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 936.74 mb = 638.39 m = 2094.43 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 771.74 mb = 2268.75 m = 7443.31 ft Equ Level (EL): 501.74 mb = 5697.01 m = 18690.74 ft B at Equ Level: 159.90 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 301.74 mb = 9411.33 m = 30876.71 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 213.7 at 29.9 knts Storm direction: 243.7 at 22.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.6 neg: 5.7 tot: 6.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 112.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 103.1 neg: -6.3 tot: 96.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 32.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.64 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.0 stream: 4.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.07 Bulk Rich Number: 1.87 Bulk Shear: 85.90 m/s