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: 38.07,-86.72 Latitude: 38.07 Longitude: -86.72 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 80 SFC 990 163 20.0 19.1 95 0.9 19.4 26 2 293.9 296.5 292.9 334.4 14.19 2 950 523 19.6 17.0 85 2.5 17.9 212 12 297.0 299.4 292.9 334.5 12.97 3 900 988 18.0 13.3 74 4.7 15.0 201 24 300.0 302.0 292.1 331.5 10.73 4 850 1475 14.1 11.4 84 2.6 12.4 200 32 300.9 302.7 291.8 330.5 10.04 5 800 1984 9.8 8.2 90 1.6 8.9 202 36 301.6 303.2 290.9 327.0 8.56 6 750 2516 6.1 1.8 74 4.4 3.8 204 36 303.2 304.3 289.0 320.8 5.81 7 700 3078 2.9 -4.5 58 7.4 -0.5 206 37 305.7 306.4 288.0 317.8 3.90 8 650 3675 -0.6 -3.7 79 3.2 -2.1 210 40 308.3 309.1 289.4 322.2 4.47 9 600 4312 -3.4 -4.6 91 1.2 -4.0 216 45 312.2 313.0 290.7 326.4 4.52 10 550 4997 -7.0 -7.0 99 0.1 -7.0 219 48 315.8 316.6 291.4 329.0 4.10 11 500 5733 -12.2 -13.1 93 0.9 -12.6 220 49 318.1 318.7 290.9 327.3 2.78 12 450 6530 -16.5 -20.0 74 3.5 -17.6 228 43 322.5 322.8 291.2 328.4 1.73 13 400 7407 -21.9 -26.5 66 4.6 -23.0 247 42 326.5 326.7 291.8 330.4 1.09 14 350 8373 -29.5 -34.7 61 5.1 -30.3 246 46 328.9 329.1 292.0 331.1 0.58 15 300 9452 -38.4 -44.9 50 6.5 -38.9 244 50 331.3 331.3 292.3 332.2 0.23 16 250 10675 -49.6 -54.9 54 5.3 -49.8 245 53 332.3 332.3 292.4 332.7 0.09 17 200 12109 -51.7 -72.0 7 20.3 -52.1 262 72 350.9 350.9 296.8 351.0 0.01 18 150 13946 -61.2 -80.4 6 19.1 -61.4 245 52 364.6 364.6 299.6 364.6 0.00 19 100 16424 -66.2 -87.4 4 21.1 -66.4 257 40 399.8 399.8 305.2 399.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5653.57 m Freezing level: 658.34 mb = 3575.23 m = 11729.62 ft Wetbulb zero: 705.85 mb = 3010.54 m = 9876.98 ft Precipitable water: 1.51 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 83.42 % Est. max temperature: 27.05 C = 80.69 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 978.01 mb = 272.00 m = 892.38 ft T: 19.86 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.70 C/km ThetaE index: 16.77 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 859.28 mb = 1382.51 m = 4535.75 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.41 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.75 C = 80.15 F Cap Strength: 2.43 C Lifted Index: -2.64 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.33 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.63 C Showalter Index: -1.23 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.97 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.30 C Cross Totals Index: 23.67 C K Index: 30.32 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 337.07 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.73 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 520.39 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 32.26 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 43.98 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.43 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 900.39 mb = 984.52 m = 3230.03 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 825.39 mb = 1721.43 m = 5647.66 ft Equ Level (EL): 245.39 mb = 10794.48 m = 35414.52 ft B at Equ Level: 512.56 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 185.39 mb = 12593.34 m = 41316.22 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 211.7 at 37.0 knts Storm direction: 241.7 at 27.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.9 neg: 6.1 tot: 7.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 100.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 185.2 neg: -41.1 tot: 144.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 48.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.62 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.7 stream: 5.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.55 Bulk Rich Number: 4.96 Bulk Shear: 104.88 m/s