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: 38.09,-86.72 Latitude: 38.09 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 990 164 19.9 19.1 95 0.8 19.4 19 2 293.9 296.5 292.9 334.4 14.19 2 950 523 19.4 17.2 87 2.2 17.9 213 11 296.9 299.2 293.0 334.6 13.06 3 900 988 17.9 13.4 75 4.5 15.0 201 23 300.0 301.9 292.2 331.6 10.79 4 850 1475 14.0 11.4 84 2.6 12.4 200 32 300.9 302.7 291.8 330.4 10.04 5 800 1983 9.8 8.2 89 1.7 8.8 202 36 301.6 303.2 290.8 326.9 8.53 6 750 2516 6.1 1.7 73 4.4 3.8 204 37 303.2 304.3 288.9 320.7 5.79 7 700 3078 2.9 -4.4 59 7.3 -0.5 206 37 305.7 306.4 288.1 317.8 3.93 8 650 3674 -0.6 -3.7 79 3.1 -2.0 209 40 308.3 309.2 289.5 322.2 4.48 9 600 4311 -3.4 -4.6 91 1.2 -4.0 216 45 312.2 313.0 290.7 326.4 4.53 10 550 4996 -7.0 -7.1 99 0.1 -7.0 219 48 315.8 316.6 291.4 328.9 4.09 11 500 5733 -12.2 -13.2 93 0.9 -12.6 220 49 318.1 318.7 290.9 327.3 2.77 12 450 6530 -16.5 -19.9 75 3.4 -17.6 227 43 322.4 322.8 291.3 328.4 1.75 13 400 7406 -21.9 -26.4 67 4.5 -22.9 246 42 326.5 326.7 291.8 330.4 1.10 14 350 8373 -29.5 -34.7 61 5.2 -30.3 246 46 328.9 329.0 292.0 331.0 0.57 15 300 9452 -38.4 -44.9 51 6.4 -38.9 244 50 331.2 331.3 292.3 332.1 0.23 16 250 10674 -49.6 -54.9 54 5.3 -49.8 245 53 332.3 332.3 292.4 332.6 0.09 17 200 12108 -51.7 -72.0 7 20.3 -52.1 262 72 350.9 350.9 296.8 351.0 0.01 18 150 13945 -61.2 -80.4 6 19.2 -61.3 245 52 364.7 364.7 299.6 364.7 0.00 19 100 16423 -66.2 -87.4 4 21.2 -66.3 257 40 399.9 399.9 305.2 399.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5653.05 m Freezing level: 658.23 mb = 3576.12 m = 11732.52 ft Wetbulb zero: 705.85 mb = 3010.13 m = 9875.63 ft Precipitable water: 1.51 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 83.64 % Est. max temperature: 27.01 C = 80.63 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 978.31 mb = 269.30 m = 883.54 ft T: 19.79 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.69 C/km ThetaE index: 16.80 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 860.94 mb = 1365.79 m = 4480.87 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.47 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.67 C = 80.01 F Cap Strength: 2.35 C Lifted Index: -2.63 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.35 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.70 C Showalter Index: -1.17 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.92 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.26 C Cross Totals Index: 23.66 C K Index: 30.38 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 335.85 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.72 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 532.84 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 32.64 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 42.24 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.32 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 902.58 mb = 963.34 m = 3160.51 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 827.58 mb = 1698.82 m = 5573.48 ft Equ Level (EL): 247.58 mb = 10736.56 m = 35224.50 ft B at Equ Level: 528.42 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 187.58 mb = 12517.32 m = 41066.82 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 211.7 at 37.0 knts Storm direction: 241.7 at 27.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.9 neg: 6.1 tot: 7.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 101.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 184.6 neg: -35.7 tot: 148.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 49.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.64 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.5 stream: 5.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.56 Bulk Rich Number: 5.00 Bulk Shear: 106.53 m/s