MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170900F040.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170900F040.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: 40 hour RUC valid 1Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 38.03,-87.90 Latitude: 38.03 Longitude: -87.90 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 77 SFC 994 128 20.0 19.3 96 0.7 19.5 189 9 293.6 296.2 292.9 334.4 14.30 2 950 519 17.9 17.7 99 0.2 17.8 207 22 295.4 297.8 292.9 334.3 13.54 3 900 982 16.3 15.5 95 0.8 15.8 205 26 298.3 300.6 292.9 334.4 12.42 4 850 1467 13.5 12.5 94 0.9 12.9 205 34 300.3 302.3 292.3 332.0 10.81 5 800 1975 9.6 9.3 98 0.3 9.4 209 39 301.4 303.1 291.3 328.6 9.22 6 750 2508 6.1 5.7 98 0.4 5.9 214 40 303.2 304.6 290.6 326.2 7.71 7 700 3071 2.7 2.7 99 0.1 2.7 218 39 305.5 306.8 290.5 325.6 6.64 8 650 3668 -0.5 -0.6 99 0.1 -0.6 218 41 308.4 309.4 290.5 325.8 5.64 9 600 4304 -3.7 -3.9 99 0.2 -3.8 216 46 311.8 312.7 290.8 326.8 4.77 10 550 4988 -7.4 -7.9 97 0.4 -7.6 215 50 315.3 316.0 291.0 327.6 3.85 11 500 5725 -11.8 -12.8 92 1.0 -12.2 219 49 318.7 319.2 291.2 328.1 2.85 12 450 6524 -16.5 -17.7 90 1.2 -16.9 221 45 322.5 322.9 291.6 329.6 2.11 13 400 7399 -22.3 -24.1 86 1.8 -22.7 227 44 326.0 326.3 291.9 330.8 1.37 14 350 8365 -29.6 -32.0 80 2.4 -29.9 235 44 328.9 329.1 292.2 331.6 0.75 15 300 9445 -38.6 -41.2 76 2.6 -38.8 243 49 331.0 331.1 292.3 332.3 0.35 16 250 10667 -49.6 -52.5 72 2.9 -49.7 247 61 332.3 332.4 292.4 332.8 0.12 17 200 12102 -51.0 -75.0 4 24.0 -51.4 259 78 352.0 352.0 297.1 352.0 0.01 18 150 13943 -59.2 -82.2 4 23.0 -59.4 254 47 368.1 368.1 300.2 368.1 0.00 19 100 16423 -66.0 -87.4 4 21.3 -66.2 260 41 400.1 400.1 305.2 400.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5647.33 m Freezing level: 657.93 mb = 3572.95 m = 11722.14 ft Wetbulb zero: 658.63 mb = 3561.39 m = 11684.21 ft Precipitable water: 1.73 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 97.12 % Est. max temperature: 26.76 C = 80.16 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 984.41 mb = 212.68 m = 697.75 ft T: 19.53 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.48 C/km ThetaE index: 8.78 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 921.88 mb = 776.22 m = 2546.63 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.34 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.35 C = 74.03 F Cap Strength: 0.52 C Lifted Index: -2.61 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.03 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.07 C Showalter Index: -1.49 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.61 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.28 C Cross Totals Index: 24.33 C K Index: 37.74 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 334.35 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.91 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 704.31 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 37.53 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7.50 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.45 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 936.57 mb = 640.90 m = 2102.65 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 851.57 mb = 1451.29 m = 4761.38 ft Equ Level (EL): 241.57 mb = 10887.37 m = 35719.28 ft B at Equ Level: 692.66 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 181.57 mb = 12720.74 m = 41734.20 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 214.2 at 39.3 knts Storm direction: 244.2 at 29.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.5 neg: 0.9 tot: 5.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 90.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 177.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 177.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 59.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.4 stream: 5.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.69 Bulk Rich Number: 10.34 Bulk Shear: 68.15 m/s