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: 42.73,-84.87 Latitude: 42.73 Longitude: -84.87 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 43 SFC 975 263 18.7 17.0 90 1.7 17.5 213 9 294.0 296.2 291.7 329.9 12.60 2 950 485 17.4 16.0 92 1.4 16.5 220 21 294.8 297.0 291.6 329.5 12.11 3 900 945 14.8 13.8 94 1.0 14.2 223 28 296.8 298.8 291.4 329.0 11.12 4 850 1428 12.6 12.5 99 0.1 12.5 230 31 299.3 301.3 291.9 330.8 10.76 5 800 1936 9.8 9.7 99 0.2 9.7 231 32 301.6 303.4 291.6 329.6 9.47 6 750 2471 7.0 4.4 83 2.6 5.5 237 38 304.2 305.5 290.3 325.3 7.01 7 700 3035 3.4 -2.3 66 5.7 0.7 237 43 306.3 307.2 288.9 320.5 4.63 8 650 3632 -0.3 -4.9 71 4.7 -2.4 235 48 308.6 309.4 289.2 321.4 4.07 9 600 4268 -4.2 -8.6 71 4.4 -6.0 233 53 311.3 311.9 289.3 321.9 3.33 10 550 4949 -7.9 -16.0 52 8.1 -10.7 233 54 314.7 315.0 289.1 321.2 1.99 11 500 5683 -12.5 -23.4 40 10.9 -15.4 234 55 317.8 318.0 289.3 321.8 1.16 12 450 6478 -18.1 -32.9 26 14.8 -20.8 237 57 320.5 320.6 289.5 322.4 0.54 13 400 7346 -24.5 -40.0 22 15.5 -26.6 236 60 323.2 323.2 290.0 324.2 0.29 14 350 8303 -31.8 -43.4 31 11.6 -33.0 237 63 325.8 325.9 290.8 326.7 0.23 15 300 9372 -40.7 -46.4 54 5.8 -41.1 241 72 328.0 328.0 291.3 328.8 0.20 16 250 10583 -51.3 -54.2 71 2.9 -51.4 247 81 329.9 329.9 291.8 330.3 0.10 17 200 12010 -55.7 -72.7 10 16.9 -55.9 246 66 344.5 344.5 295.4 344.6 0.01 18 150 13838 -57.0 -82.7 2 25.7 -57.3 240 57 371.9 371.9 300.9 371.9 0.00 19 100 16352 -64.1 -87.4 3 23.3 -64.3 250 40 403.9 403.9 305.7 403.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5640.75 m Freezing level: 653.74 mb = 3587.08 m = 11768.50 ft Wetbulb zero: 689.30 mb = 3158.64 m = 10362.87 ft Precipitable water: 1.33 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 75.55 % Est. max temperature: 25.13 C = 77.23 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 951.27 mb = 473.17 m = 1552.38 ft T: 17.43 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.02 C/km ThetaE index: 10.25 C Layer 800.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 889.06 mb = 1048.70 m = 3440.59 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.64 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.02 C = 71.64 F Cap Strength: 0.56 C Lifted Index: -0.97 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.05 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.68 C Showalter Index: -1.61 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.03 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.07 C Cross Totals Index: 24.97 C K Index: 31.84 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 322.82 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.85 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 245.60 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 22.16 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 16.20 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.56 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 908.12 mb = 868.87 m = 2850.57 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 753.12 mb = 2436.45 m = 7993.51 ft Equ Level (EL): 293.12 mb = 9525.77 m = 31252.14 ft B at Equ Level: 245.00 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 213.12 mb = 11603.99 m = 38070.37 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 233.0 at 42.7 knts Storm direction: 263.0 at 32.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.5 neg: 0.8 tot: 6.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 96.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 188.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 188.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 62.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.7 stream: 5.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.23 Bulk Rich Number: 3.18 Bulk Shear: 77.14 m/s