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: 42.12,-85.17 Latitude: 42.12 Longitude: -85.17 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 48 SFC 973 284 21.5 16.7 74 4.8 18.2 224 13 296.9 299.2 292.4 332.7 12.36 2 950 492 19.0 15.6 81 3.3 16.8 222 21 296.4 298.6 291.9 330.6 11.83 3 900 954 15.2 14.2 93 1.0 14.6 221 26 297.2 299.2 291.7 330.1 11.36 4 850 1437 12.9 12.6 98 0.3 12.7 222 32 299.7 301.7 292.1 331.5 10.85 5 800 1946 10.8 10.3 97 0.5 10.5 230 35 302.6 304.5 292.3 332.0 9.88 6 750 2482 7.1 6.3 95 0.8 6.7 239 39 304.3 305.8 291.3 328.4 8.03 7 700 3046 3.5 0.0 78 3.4 1.7 242 43 306.3 307.3 289.7 323.1 5.48 8 650 3644 0.4 -4.1 72 4.5 -1.7 239 46 309.4 310.2 289.7 323.0 4.36 9 600 4281 -4.0 -5.8 87 1.8 -4.8 236 50 311.5 312.3 290.1 324.5 4.14 10 550 4963 -7.7 -15.5 53 7.8 -10.4 236 52 315.0 315.4 289.3 321.8 2.08 11 500 5697 -12.8 -22.0 46 9.2 -15.4 236 53 317.4 317.7 289.3 321.9 1.31 12 450 6492 -18.1 -29.6 36 11.5 -20.5 235 55 320.5 320.6 289.7 323.1 0.73 13 400 7361 -24.2 -35.3 35 11.1 -25.9 233 57 323.5 323.6 290.3 325.3 0.47 14 350 8319 -31.6 -43.7 29 12.2 -32.8 237 60 326.2 326.2 290.9 327.0 0.23 15 300 9389 -40.4 -47.3 48 6.8 -40.9 242 69 328.4 328.4 291.5 329.1 0.18 16 250 10602 -50.9 -52.3 85 1.4 -51.0 247 78 330.4 330.4 291.9 330.9 0.12 17 200 12027 -56.1 -71.7 12 15.6 -56.3 250 68 343.9 343.9 295.3 343.9 0.01 18 150 13854 -57.4 -82.4 3 25.0 -57.7 238 56 371.1 371.1 300.8 371.1 0.00 19 100 16361 -64.2 -87.3 3 23.2 -64.4 253 41 403.7 403.7 305.7 403.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5649.27 m Freezing level: 645.56 mb = 3700.68 m = 12141.21 ft Wetbulb zero: 675.14 mb = 3337.92 m = 10951.05 ft Precipitable water: 1.40 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 79.41 % Est. max temperature: 25.77 C = 78.38 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 906.80 mb = 889.50 m = 2918.26 ft T: 15.73 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.14 C/km ThetaE index: 8.96 C Layer 750.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 874.22 mb = 1199.61 m = 3935.69 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.60 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.00 C = 73.39 F Cap Strength: 0.68 C Lifted Index: -1.90 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.58 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.10 C Showalter Index: -2.28 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.14 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.74 C Cross Totals Index: 25.40 C K Index: 34.89 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 368.38 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.96 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 368.72 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 27.16 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 21.72 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.72 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 892.20 mb = 1027.38 m = 3370.63 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 757.20 mb = 2402.95 m = 7883.59 ft Equ Level (EL): 257.20 mb = 10412.97 m = 34162.86 ft B at Equ Level: 367.94 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 197.20 mb = 12116.89 m = 39753.10 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 234.7 at 42.1 knts Storm direction: 264.7 at 31.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.0 neg: 1.9 tot: 5.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 95.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 192.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 192.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 64.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.91 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.5 stream: 5.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.37 Bulk Rich Number: 5.21 Bulk Shear: 70.76 m/s