MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171500F027.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171500F027.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: 27 hour RUC valid 18Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 40.41,-90.55 Latitude: 40.41 Longitude: -90.55 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 49 SFC 983 202 24.9 13.5 49 11.4 17.5 235 10 299.6 301.4 291.3 328.6 9.92 2 950 494 20.6 11.7 57 8.9 15.0 244 13 298.1 299.8 290.2 324.7 9.13 3 900 957 16.3 9.5 64 6.8 12.2 250 14 298.3 299.8 289.6 322.7 8.32 4 850 1440 12.3 5.9 65 6.4 8.7 253 16 299.1 300.3 288.5 319.4 6.88 5 800 1945 9.3 -1.0 49 10.3 4.2 252 24 301.1 301.9 286.9 314.5 4.45 6 750 2478 6.9 -12.8 23 19.7 -0.7 251 34 304.1 304.5 285.4 310.2 1.90 7 700 3040 3.7 -18.6 18 22.2 -3.8 252 38 306.6 306.8 285.5 310.7 1.26 8 650 3637 -0.3 -21.2 19 20.9 -6.7 248 42 308.7 308.9 286.1 312.3 1.09 9 600 4271 -4.6 -25.0 19 20.4 -10.1 247 45 310.8 310.9 286.6 313.6 0.84 10 550 4950 -8.8 -29.3 17 20.4 -13.6 249 50 313.6 313.7 287.3 315.7 0.62 11 500 5681 -13.3 -32.7 18 19.4 -17.2 246 59 316.8 316.9 288.3 318.6 0.49 12 450 6474 -18.3 -37.2 17 18.8 -21.4 239 67 320.2 320.3 289.2 321.5 0.35 13 400 7342 -24.5 -38.8 25 14.3 -26.5 237 73 323.2 323.2 290.1 324.4 0.33 14 350 8298 -32.1 -42.7 34 10.6 -33.2 237 78 325.4 325.5 290.7 326.4 0.25 15 300 9366 -40.6 -47.8 46 7.1 -41.1 239 86 328.1 328.1 291.3 328.7 0.17 16 250 10582 -49.4 -52.2 72 2.8 -49.6 241 102 332.6 332.6 292.6 333.1 0.12 17 200 12026 -53.3 -72.6 8 19.3 -53.6 248 75 348.4 348.4 296.3 348.5 0.01 18 150 13857 -58.5 -82.4 3 23.9 -58.7 251 62 369.3 369.3 300.4 369.3 0.00 19 100 16368 -64.6 -87.3 3 22.7 -64.8 242 43 402.9 402.9 305.6 402.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5632.42 m Freezing level: 653.43 mb = 3595.86 m = 11797.29 ft Wetbulb zero: 757.03 mb = 2400.92 m = 7876.94 ft Precipitable water: 0.75 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 32.57 % Est. max temperature: 25.09 C = 77.17 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 830.55 mb = 1633.09 m = 5357.84 ft T: 11.17 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.43 C/km ThetaE index: 18.48 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 777.73 mb = 2178.28 m = 7146.50 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.85 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.73 C = 81.91 F Cap Strength: 1.77 C Lifted Index: 0.74 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.34 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.50 C Showalter Index: 3.44 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 44.86 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.63 C Cross Totals Index: 19.23 C K Index: 9.32 Risk: None Sweat Index: 162.54 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.09 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3.67 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 2.71 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6646.05 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.74 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 823.01 mb = 1709.10 m = 5607.23 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 247.9 at 37.0 knts Storm direction: 277.9 at 27.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.0 neg: 3.2 tot: 5.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 93.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 86.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 86.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 28.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.74 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.3 stream: 3.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.04 Bulk Shear: 82.61 m/s