MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170900F041.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170900F041.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: 41 hour RUC valid 2Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 38.41,-86.04 Latitude: 38.41 Longitude: -86.04 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 82 SFC 982 240 19.4 18.4 94 1.0 18.7 283 2 294.1 296.5 292.6 333.1 13.66 2 950 524 18.7 17.3 92 1.4 17.8 229 13 296.2 298.5 292.9 334.2 13.21 3 900 988 17.3 13.5 78 3.8 14.8 208 23 299.4 301.3 292.0 331.1 10.86 4 850 1475 14.0 11.5 85 2.5 12.4 206 33 300.8 302.7 291.9 330.6 10.11 5 800 1983 9.8 9.5 98 0.3 9.6 205 38 301.6 303.3 291.5 329.2 9.34 6 750 2516 6.0 3.4 83 2.6 4.6 207 40 303.1 304.3 289.6 322.7 6.53 7 700 3078 2.7 -4.4 59 7.1 -0.6 208 41 305.4 306.2 287.9 317.6 3.93 8 650 3674 -1.0 -2.5 90 1.5 -1.7 209 44 307.8 308.7 289.6 322.9 4.90 9 600 4309 -3.8 -5.9 85 2.1 -4.7 213 48 311.7 312.5 290.2 324.7 4.11 10 550 4993 -7.2 -7.5 98 0.3 -7.4 217 49 315.5 316.2 291.2 328.2 3.96 11 500 5730 -12.0 -12.6 95 0.6 -12.2 219 49 318.4 319.0 291.2 328.0 2.91 12 450 6527 -17.1 -18.4 90 1.3 -17.5 222 44 321.7 322.1 291.3 328.5 2.00 13 400 7402 -22.2 -26.0 71 3.8 -23.1 234 38 326.2 326.4 291.8 330.2 1.15 14 350 8369 -29.3 -35.6 54 6.3 -30.2 240 42 329.3 329.4 292.0 331.3 0.53 15 300 9448 -38.4 -46.0 45 7.6 -39.0 241 48 331.2 331.2 292.3 332.0 0.21 16 250 10670 -49.9 -56.2 47 6.3 -50.1 243 52 331.9 331.9 292.3 332.2 0.08 17 200 12110 -50.8 -75.1 4 24.3 -51.2 262 70 352.3 352.3 297.1 352.4 0.01 18 150 13945 -61.5 -79.7 7 18.2 -61.7 244 51 364.1 364.1 299.5 364.1 0.00 19 100 16424 -65.6 -87.4 3 21.9 -65.7 257 37 401.1 401.1 305.3 401.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5648.37 m Freezing level: 663.98 mb = 3507.05 m = 11505.93 ft Wetbulb zero: 705.99 mb = 3008.65 m = 9870.77 ft Precipitable water: 1.50 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 86.47 % Est. max temperature: 26.39 C = 79.50 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 967.54 mb = 366.53 m = 1202.52 ft T: 19.08 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.52 C/km ThetaE index: 16.66 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 857.42 mb = 1400.78 m = 4595.69 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.21 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.90 C = 78.61 F Cap Strength: 2.01 C Lifted Index: -2.05 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.14 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.63 C Showalter Index: -1.05 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.55 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.02 C Cross Totals Index: 23.53 C K Index: 30.45 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 317.67 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.64 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 443.49 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 29.78 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 34.88 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.01 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 899.61 mb = 992.10 m = 3254.87 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 824.61 mb = 1729.11 m = 5672.86 ft Equ Level (EL): 344.61 mb = 8477.27 m = 27812.22 ft B at Equ Level: 441.95 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 194.61 mb = 12284.05 m = 40301.50 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 212.3 at 39.5 knts Storm direction: 242.3 at 29.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.2 neg: 6.1 tot: 7.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 105.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 168.2 neg: -7.0 tot: 161.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 53.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.74 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.7 stream: 5.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.41 Bulk Rich Number: 3.90 Bulk Shear: 113.85 m/s