MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171500F028.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171500F028.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: 28 hour RUC valid 19Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 39.25,-88.09 Latitude: 39.25 Longitude: -88.09 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 60 SFC 986 182 23.2 19.8 81 3.4 20.8 198 9 297.6 300.3 294.5 340.7 14.89 2 950 503 21.4 15.8 70 5.6 17.7 221 18 298.9 301.1 292.7 333.9 11.99 3 900 972 20.6 9.6 49 11.0 13.8 235 24 302.7 304.2 291.0 327.6 8.36 4 850 1462 17.3 5.0 44 12.3 10.3 236 28 304.3 305.5 289.9 323.8 6.45 5 800 1976 13.8 2.2 45 11.6 7.5 239 37 305.8 306.9 289.6 323.0 5.62 6 750 2516 9.4 1.0 56 8.4 4.9 244 43 306.8 307.8 289.9 323.6 5.49 7 700 3083 4.6 -0.6 69 5.2 2.0 248 47 307.6 308.5 289.9 323.7 5.24 8 650 3682 0.4 -4.0 73 4.3 -1.7 250 50 309.4 310.2 289.7 323.1 4.38 9 600 4320 -3.6 -7.3 76 3.7 -5.2 248 53 312.0 312.7 289.9 323.7 3.69 10 550 5002 -7.9 -10.4 82 2.5 -8.9 243 53 314.8 315.4 290.3 325.0 3.15 11 500 5737 -12.3 -14.2 86 1.8 -13.0 239 51 318.0 318.5 290.7 326.5 2.56 12 450 6534 -17.3 -18.8 88 1.5 -17.7 236 47 321.5 321.9 291.2 328.0 1.93 13 400 7406 -23.2 -25.1 85 1.9 -23.7 233 44 324.8 325.0 291.5 329.2 1.25 14 350 8369 -30.7 -34.2 72 3.5 -31.2 233 44 327.4 327.5 291.6 329.6 0.61 15 300 9442 -39.4 -48.3 38 9.0 -40.0 243 66 329.9 329.9 291.9 330.5 0.16 16 250 10664 -48.6 -50.3 83 1.7 -48.7 249 84 333.8 333.8 292.9 334.4 0.15 17 200 12099 -54.8 -68.4 17 13.6 -55.1 253 88 345.9 346.0 295.7 346.0 0.02 18 150 13925 -59.7 -81.9 4 22.2 -59.9 251 62 367.2 367.2 300.1 367.3 0.00 19 100 16409 -66.4 -87.4 4 21.0 -66.5 246 43 399.5 399.5 305.1 399.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5677.58 m Freezing level: 645.48 mb = 3739.64 m = 12269.02 ft Wetbulb zero: 673.11 mb = 3399.44 m = 11152.88 ft Precipitable water: 1.29 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 66.34 % Est. max temperature: 30.34 C = 86.62 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 937.71 mb = 616.33 m = 2022.07 ft T: 21.23 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.36 C/km ThetaE index: 17.74 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 771.88 mb = 2275.44 m = 7465.28 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.00 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.99 C = 89.58 F Cap Strength: 4.08 C Lifted Index: -2.24 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.73 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.65 C Showalter Index: 2.03 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 46.93 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.62 C Cross Totals Index: 17.31 C K Index: 29.47 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 199.27 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.53 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 442.92 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 29.76 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 173.76 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.08 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 842.18 mb = 1540.75 m = 5054.90 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 707.18 mb = 2998.80 m = 9838.45 ft Equ Level (EL): 277.18 mb = 9972.55 m = 32717.94 ft B at Equ Level: 441.74 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 197.18 mb = 12188.66 m = 39988.55 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 242.6 at 41.8 knts Storm direction: 272.6 at 31.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 104.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 234.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 234.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 78.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.90 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.6 stream: 6.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.49 Bulk Rich Number: 4.07 Bulk Shear: 108.85 m/s