MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171500F024.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171500F024.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: 24 hour RUC valid 15Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 41.98,-89.13 Latitude: 41.98 Longitude: -89.13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 41 SFC 976 246 18.3 17.9 97 0.4 18.0 234 8 293.5 295.8 292.1 331.4 13.31 2 950 481 16.8 16.6 99 0.2 16.7 240 15 294.2 296.5 291.7 330.2 12.59 3 900 941 14.3 13.8 97 0.4 14.0 247 18 296.2 298.2 291.2 328.2 11.10 4 850 1423 11.9 8.6 80 3.3 10.0 251 21 298.6 300.1 289.6 322.9 8.29 5 800 1929 10.7 -2.0 41 12.7 4.5 251 27 302.6 303.3 287.1 315.2 4.14 6 750 2464 7.3 -8.4 32 15.7 0.6 251 30 304.5 305.0 286.4 312.9 2.70 7 700 3026 3.0 -12.6 31 15.6 -3.0 244 33 305.8 306.2 286.2 312.3 2.07 8 650 3621 -1.0 -17.6 27 16.6 -6.5 235 38 307.8 308.1 286.2 312.6 1.48 9 600 4254 -4.8 -23.1 22 18.3 -10.0 232 44 310.5 310.7 286.7 313.8 0.99 10 550 4933 -8.6 -32.8 12 24.2 -13.7 231 50 313.9 314.0 287.2 315.5 0.44 11 500 5665 -13.3 -40.7 8 27.5 -17.7 236 53 316.9 316.9 288.0 317.7 0.22 12 450 6457 -18.7 -41.5 12 22.7 -22.0 240 64 319.7 319.7 288.9 320.5 0.22 13 400 7323 -25.1 -40.9 21 15.9 -27.1 239 71 322.4 322.5 289.8 323.4 0.27 14 350 8278 -32.6 -44.3 30 11.7 -33.7 240 73 324.8 324.9 290.5 325.6 0.21 15 300 9344 -41.1 -48.7 43 7.7 -41.5 243 84 327.5 327.5 291.2 328.1 0.15 16 250 10555 -50.1 -60.6 28 10.5 -50.4 246 86 331.6 331.6 292.2 331.8 0.04 17 200 11998 -53.7 -74.7 6 20.9 -54.0 244 65 347.7 347.7 296.1 347.7 0.01 18 150 13831 -57.0 -82.5 3 25.5 -57.3 242 56 371.9 371.9 300.9 371.9 0.00 19 100 16353 -63.7 -87.2 3 23.5 -63.8 246 45 404.7 404.7 305.8 404.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5624.06 m Freezing level: 662.76 mb = 3468.83 m = 11380.53 ft Wetbulb zero: 741.87 mb = 2552.52 m = 8374.32 ft Precipitable water: 0.90 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 41.57 % Est. max temperature: 25.27 C = 77.48 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 970.38 mb = 299.28 m = 981.89 ft T: 17.97 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.15 C/km ThetaE index: 19.03 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 913.28 mb = 816.70 m = 2679.42 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.77 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.51 C = 68.91 F Cap Strength: 1.16 C Lifted Index: -1.56 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.18 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.03 C Showalter Index: 1.55 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 47.06 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.18 C Cross Totals Index: 21.88 C K Index: 18.21 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 199.26 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.99 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 360.55 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 26.85 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.65 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.16 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 919.11 mb = 762.62 m = 2501.99 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 884.11 mb = 1091.37 m = 3580.56 ft Equ Level (EL): 844.11 mb = 1480.80 m = 4858.22 ft B at Equ Level: 15.40 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 784.11 mb = 2095.45 m = 6874.74 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 238.7 at 36.3 knts Storm direction: 268.7 at 27.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.0 neg: 1.9 tot: 4.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 89.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 54.1 neg: -0.1 tot: 53.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 18.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.56 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.2 stream: 2.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.11 Bulk Rich Number: 5.22 Bulk Shear: 69.14 m/s