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: 38.82,-85.54 Latitude: 38.82 Longitude: -85.54 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 983 227 19.1 17.6 91 1.5 18.1 240 3 293.7 296.0 291.9 330.7 12.97 2 950 523 18.6 17.7 94 0.9 17.9 237 13 296.1 298.5 293.0 334.9 13.49 3 900 987 17.2 14.0 81 3.2 15.1 209 21 299.3 301.3 292.3 332.0 11.22 4 850 1473 14.2 10.5 78 3.7 11.9 206 33 301.1 302.8 291.4 328.9 9.42 5 800 1982 9.9 7.9 88 2.0 8.7 205 38 301.7 303.2 290.7 326.6 8.40 6 750 2515 6.2 2.8 79 3.3 4.4 207 39 303.3 304.4 289.4 322.1 6.26 7 700 3077 3.1 -5.0 56 8.0 -0.6 209 40 305.9 306.6 287.9 317.6 3.78 8 650 3673 -0.6 -7.9 58 7.2 -3.7 211 42 308.3 308.9 288.2 318.5 3.25 9 600 4309 -4.0 -6.2 85 2.2 -5.0 214 43 311.5 312.2 290.0 324.1 4.00 10 550 4992 -7.3 -7.6 98 0.2 -7.4 217 46 315.4 316.1 291.2 328.0 3.94 11 500 5729 -12.1 -13.1 93 0.9 -12.5 218 49 318.3 318.8 291.0 327.5 2.80 12 450 6525 -17.4 -19.6 83 2.2 -18.0 220 45 321.4 321.7 291.0 327.5 1.80 13 400 7398 -22.6 -26.3 72 3.7 -23.4 230 36 325.7 325.9 291.6 329.6 1.12 14 350 8363 -29.9 -35.0 61 5.1 -30.6 234 43 328.5 328.6 291.9 330.5 0.56 15 300 9442 -38.7 -48.3 36 9.6 -39.4 239 47 330.8 330.8 292.1 331.4 0.16 16 250 10662 -49.9 -56.1 48 6.2 -50.1 239 54 331.9 331.9 292.3 332.2 0.08 17 200 12098 -51.4 -73.2 6 21.8 -51.8 264 66 351.4 351.4 297.0 351.4 0.01 18 150 13932 -61.0 -80.7 6 19.7 -61.2 246 55 364.9 364.9 299.7 364.9 0.00 19 100 16416 -65.7 -87.4 3 21.7 -65.8 256 37 400.8 400.8 305.3 400.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5648.86 m Freezing level: 658.39 mb = 3573.01 m = 11722.33 ft Wetbulb zero: 706.27 mb = 3004.27 m = 9856.42 ft Precipitable water: 1.43 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 80.61 % Est. max temperature: 26.66 C = 79.98 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 961.66 mb = 417.42 m = 1369.48 ft T: 18.78 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.73 C/km ThetaE index: 17.32 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 858.59 mb = 1387.51 m = 4552.14 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.38 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.13 C = 79.03 F Cap Strength: 1.85 C Lifted Index: -2.27 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.29 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.28 C Showalter Index: -0.31 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.98 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.36 C Cross Totals Index: 22.62 C K Index: 28.82 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 293.04 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.37 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 530.88 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 32.58 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 36.54 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.77 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 905.09 mb = 938.26 m = 3078.23 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 820.09 mb = 1773.64 m = 5818.96 ft Equ Level (EL): 250.09 mb = 10660.11 m = 34973.70 ft B at Equ Level: 528.03 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 190.09 mb = 12422.19 m = 40754.72 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 212.9 at 37.6 knts Storm direction: 242.9 at 28.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.0 neg: 5.6 tot: 6.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 103.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 142.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 142.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 47.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.72 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.3 stream: 5.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.40 Bulk Rich Number: 5.24 Bulk Shear: 101.28 m/s