MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170900F043.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170900F043.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: 43 hour RUC valid 4Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 38.21,-87.72 Latitude: 38.21 Longitude: -87.72 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 59 SFC 991 134 19.4 18.8 96 0.6 19.0 202 12 293.3 295.8 292.5 332.9 13.91 2 950 499 17.2 17.1 99 0.1 17.2 219 26 294.7 297.0 292.3 332.1 13.06 3 900 960 15.0 14.9 99 0.1 15.0 222 31 297.0 299.1 292.1 331.4 11.90 4 850 1442 12.1 11.1 94 1.0 11.4 218 40 298.8 300.6 291.0 327.4 9.79 5 800 1949 9.1 7.3 89 1.8 8.0 215 45 300.8 302.3 290.2 324.6 8.03 6 750 2480 5.4 3.8 90 1.5 4.5 218 48 302.4 303.6 289.5 322.6 6.73 7 700 3041 1.7 1.4 97 0.4 1.5 217 52 304.4 305.5 289.6 322.7 6.05 8 650 3637 -0.3 -0.5 99 0.2 -0.4 215 55 308.6 309.7 290.6 326.2 5.70 9 600 4275 -3.3 -3.5 99 0.2 -3.4 215 57 312.3 313.3 291.1 327.9 4.94 10 550 4960 -7.0 -7.2 98 0.2 -7.1 215 57 315.8 316.6 291.4 328.8 4.05 11 500 5698 -11.3 -11.9 95 0.6 -11.5 216 58 319.3 319.9 291.5 329.4 3.07 12 450 6498 -16.4 -17.6 90 1.2 -16.7 218 58 322.7 323.1 291.7 329.9 2.14 13 400 7374 -22.2 -24.0 85 1.8 -22.6 221 56 326.2 326.5 292.0 331.0 1.38 14 350 8341 -29.2 -32.1 76 2.9 -29.7 222 56 329.4 329.5 292.3 332.1 0.74 15 300 9421 -38.6 -42.3 68 3.7 -38.9 223 60 331.0 331.1 292.3 332.2 0.31 16 250 10642 -49.5 -52.3 72 2.8 -49.6 225 70 332.4 332.5 292.5 332.9 0.12 17 200 12099 -50.8 -75.6 4 24.8 -51.2 251 79 352.3 352.3 297.1 352.4 0.01 18 150 13938 -59.0 -82.0 4 23.0 -59.2 241 55 368.4 368.4 300.3 368.4 0.00 19 100 16415 -65.9 -87.2 4 21.3 -66.0 251 40 400.4 400.4 305.3 400.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5638.96 m Freezing level: 657.13 mb = 3552.25 m = 11654.21 ft Wetbulb zero: 660.09 mb = 3513.29 m = 11526.42 ft Precipitable water: 1.64 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 96.00 % Est. max temperature: 25.24 C = 77.43 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 982.35 mb = 211.79 m = 694.83 ft T: 18.97 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.91 C/km ThetaE index: 10.34 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 935.94 mb = 625.90 m = 2053.45 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.81 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.43 C = 70.58 F Cap Strength: 0.03 C Lifted Index: -1.01 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.44 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.32 C Showalter Index: 1.22 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.74 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.37 C Cross Totals Index: 22.37 C K Index: 34.08 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 270.20 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.29 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 350.70 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 26.48 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.05 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.03 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 937.55 mb = 611.19 m = 2005.18 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 922.55 mb = 748.69 m = 2456.31 ft Equ Level (EL): 382.55 mb = 7696.63 m = 25251.10 ft B at Equ Level: 350.36 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 212.55 mb = 11701.19 m = 38389.27 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 216.2 at 47.8 knts Storm direction: 246.2 at 35.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.6 neg: 2.6 tot: 7.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 94.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 171.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 171.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 57.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.74 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.4 stream: 5.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.31 Bulk Rich Number: 3.60 Bulk Shear: 97.29 m/s