MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171500F026.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171500F026.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: 26 hour RUC valid 17Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 40.57,-89.50 Latitude: 40.57 Longitude: -89.50 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 53 SFC 983 198 20.9 18.7 87 2.2 19.4 240 10 295.5 298.0 293.2 335.5 13.95 2 950 496 18.1 16.9 93 1.2 17.3 245 16 295.5 297.8 292.4 332.5 12.86 3 900 957 14.7 14.0 96 0.7 14.3 250 19 296.6 298.7 291.5 329.2 11.26 4 850 1440 13.7 6.6 62 7.1 9.6 252 24 300.5 301.8 289.3 321.9 7.23 5 800 1949 11.7 -2.3 38 14.0 4.8 247 32 303.6 304.4 287.4 316.0 4.04 6 750 2485 8.0 -6.6 35 14.6 1.4 242 39 305.2 305.8 287.1 314.9 3.10 7 700 3049 3.6 -12.3 30 15.9 -2.6 239 42 306.5 306.9 286.5 313.2 2.12 8 650 3645 -0.1 -23.3 16 23.2 -6.9 241 44 308.8 309.0 285.9 311.8 0.90 9 600 4281 -3.9 -28.0 13 24.0 -10.1 239 48 311.6 311.7 286.6 313.7 0.64 10 550 4961 -8.2 -29.9 15 21.8 -13.2 239 52 314.4 314.5 287.6 316.4 0.58 11 500 5694 -13.2 -32.8 18 19.6 -17.1 243 57 316.9 317.0 288.3 318.7 0.48 12 450 6486 -18.4 -37.3 17 18.9 -21.5 243 64 320.1 320.2 289.2 321.4 0.34 13 400 7355 -24.1 -40.1 21 16.0 -26.3 241 67 323.6 323.7 290.2 324.7 0.29 14 350 8313 -31.4 -44.9 25 13.5 -32.7 241 75 326.4 326.4 290.9 327.1 0.20 15 300 9384 -40.1 -47.8 43 7.7 -40.6 241 82 328.8 328.9 291.6 329.5 0.17 16 250 10601 -49.7 -51.7 79 2.0 -49.7 246 97 332.2 332.3 292.4 332.8 0.13 17 200 12039 -54.3 -72.4 9 18.1 -54.6 251 76 346.8 346.8 295.9 346.8 0.01 18 150 13863 -58.6 -82.5 3 23.9 -58.8 249 61 369.2 369.2 300.4 369.2 0.00 19 100 16371 -65.0 -87.4 3 22.3 -65.2 245 45 402.1 402.1 305.5 402.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5641.31 m Freezing level: 651.80 mb = 3623.91 m = 11889.33 ft Wetbulb zero: 732.10 mb = 2682.47 m = 8800.65 ft Precipitable water: 0.93 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 38.48 % Est. max temperature: 26.92 C = 80.45 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 952.83 mb = 470.28 m = 1542.88 ft T: 18.31 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.35 C/km ThetaE index: 23.70 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 911.72 mb = 846.91 m = 2778.54 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.23 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.82 C = 71.27 F Cap Strength: 1.42 C Lifted Index: -2.61 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.69 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.23 C Showalter Index: 2.13 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 46.73 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.89 C Cross Totals Index: 19.84 C K Index: 17.64 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 184.93 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.57 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 469.83 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 30.65 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.17 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.37 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 915.77 mb = 809.04 m = 2654.29 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 900.77 mb = 949.97 m = 3116.66 ft Equ Level (EL): 880.77 mb = 1139.73 m = 3739.23 ft B at Equ Level: 7.67 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 840.77 mb = 1531.83 m = 5025.64 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 242.1 at 40.0 knts Storm direction: 272.1 at 30.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.1 neg: 3.7 tot: 5.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 90.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 87.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 87.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 29.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.64 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.9 stream: 3.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.21 Bulk Rich Number: 5.40 Bulk Shear: 86.95 m/s