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: 38.21,-86.69 Latitude: 38.21 Longitude: -86.69 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 988 186 19.8 19.1 96 0.7 19.4 330 3 294.0 296.5 292.9 334.6 14.23 2 950 523 18.6 17.5 93 1.1 17.9 224 10 296.1 298.5 292.9 334.6 13.37 3 900 987 17.4 14.0 80 3.5 15.2 202 20 299.5 301.5 292.3 332.2 11.20 4 850 1473 13.9 11.5 85 2.4 12.4 200 31 300.7 302.5 291.8 330.3 10.06 5 800 1981 9.7 7.9 89 1.8 8.6 201 36 301.5 303.0 290.7 326.4 8.39 6 750 2514 6.1 1.4 72 4.6 3.7 203 37 303.2 304.2 288.8 320.3 5.66 7 700 3076 2.8 -4.2 60 7.0 -0.4 206 37 305.6 306.4 288.1 318.0 4.00 8 650 3672 -0.5 -4.0 77 3.5 -2.1 209 40 308.4 309.3 289.4 322.1 4.38 9 600 4309 -3.4 -4.6 91 1.2 -4.0 216 44 312.2 313.0 290.7 326.4 4.53 10 550 4994 -7.2 -7.3 99 0.1 -7.2 219 49 315.6 316.4 291.3 328.5 4.03 11 500 5730 -12.2 -13.3 91 1.1 -12.6 219 49 318.2 318.7 290.9 327.2 2.74 12 450 6528 -16.6 -19.4 79 2.8 -17.5 226 42 322.3 322.7 291.3 328.5 1.82 13 400 7404 -22.0 -26.0 70 4.1 -22.9 244 41 326.4 326.7 291.9 330.5 1.14 14 350 8370 -29.5 -34.9 60 5.3 -30.3 245 45 328.9 329.0 292.0 331.0 0.57 15 300 9449 -38.6 -44.8 52 6.3 -39.1 245 49 331.0 331.0 292.2 331.9 0.23 16 250 10671 -49.7 -55.0 54 5.2 -49.9 245 54 332.1 332.1 292.4 332.5 0.09 17 200 12103 -51.8 -71.7 7 20.0 -52.1 263 70 350.8 350.8 296.8 350.9 0.01 18 150 13941 -60.9 -80.8 6 19.9 -61.0 245 52 365.2 365.2 299.7 365.3 0.00 19 100 16421 -66.0 -87.4 4 21.4 -66.1 257 40 400.3 400.3 305.2 400.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5650.28 m Freezing level: 657.03 mb = 3588.46 m = 11773.02 ft Wetbulb zero: 705.47 mb = 3012.49 m = 9883.38 ft Precipitable water: 1.51 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 84.14 % Est. max temperature: 26.67 C = 80.01 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 978.00 mb = 272.20 m = 893.02 ft T: 19.50 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.66 C/km ThetaE index: 16.60 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 870.41 mb = 1271.22 m = 4170.60 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.68 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.98 C = 78.76 F Cap Strength: 1.81 C Lifted Index: -2.66 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.63 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.81 C Showalter Index: -1.08 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.72 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.06 C Cross Totals Index: 23.66 C K Index: 30.51 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 329.97 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.71 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 581.38 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 34.10 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 30.10 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.79 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 911.45 mb = 878.30 m = 2881.54 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 836.45 mb = 1607.80 m = 5274.87 ft Equ Level (EL): 246.45 mb = 10762.50 m = 35309.62 ft B at Equ Level: 577.95 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 186.45 mb = 12551.51 m = 41178.99 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 211.6 at 36.7 knts Storm direction: 241.6 at 27.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.0 neg: 6.0 tot: 7.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 104.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 179.6 neg: -10.4 tot: 169.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 56.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.76 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.6 stream: 5.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.58 Bulk Rich Number: 5.10 Bulk Shear: 113.93 m/s