MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171500F029.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171500F029.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: 29 hour RUC valid 20Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 42.19,-83.87 Latitude: 42.19 Longitude: -83.87 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 47 SFC 974 274 23.8 16.2 63 7.5 18.7 231 12 299.2 301.3 292.9 334.2 12.01 2 950 492 21.4 15.1 68 6.3 17.2 228 19 298.9 300.9 292.3 332.2 11.44 3 900 958 17.8 13.0 73 4.8 14.7 219 24 299.9 301.8 291.9 330.7 10.50 4 850 1444 14.2 11.3 83 2.9 12.4 214 28 301.0 302.8 291.8 330.4 9.97 5 800 1954 10.9 9.6 92 1.3 10.2 226 35 302.8 304.6 292.0 330.9 9.45 6 750 2490 7.2 6.9 98 0.3 7.0 238 39 304.3 305.9 291.5 329.3 8.33 7 700 3054 3.3 2.5 95 0.8 2.8 243 40 306.1 307.3 290.6 326.0 6.54 8 650 3653 0.9 -3.8 71 4.7 -1.3 242 43 310.0 310.8 289.9 323.9 4.44 9 600 4291 -3.7 -5.7 86 2.0 -4.6 241 46 311.8 312.6 290.3 325.0 4.18 10 550 4973 -7.6 -13.7 61 6.1 -9.8 241 49 315.1 315.5 289.6 322.9 2.40 11 500 5708 -12.6 -18.3 63 5.7 -14.4 240 51 317.7 318.0 289.9 323.7 1.81 12 450 6503 -17.8 -34.1 23 16.3 -20.8 239 54 320.9 320.9 289.5 322.6 0.47 13 400 7373 -24.0 -39.2 23 15.2 -26.1 238 55 323.8 323.8 290.3 325.0 0.32 14 350 8332 -31.3 -43.7 28 12.4 -32.5 242 59 326.6 326.6 291.0 327.5 0.23 15 300 9403 -40.2 -45.8 55 5.6 -40.6 245 66 328.7 328.8 291.6 329.5 0.21 16 250 10618 -50.4 -51.7 87 1.2 -50.5 253 79 331.1 331.1 292.2 331.6 0.13 17 200 12043 -56.9 -70.4 17 13.5 -57.1 252 67 342.7 342.7 295.0 342.7 0.01 18 150 13861 -58.0 -82.7 3 24.7 -58.2 244 60 370.2 370.2 300.6 370.2 0.00 19 100 16366 -64.8 -87.4 3 22.6 -64.9 254 43 402.6 402.6 305.6 402.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5660.73 m Freezing level: 640.10 mb = 3778.89 m = 12397.79 ft Wetbulb zero: 665.96 mb = 3456.71 m = 11340.76 ft Precipitable water: 1.40 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 79.00 % Est. max temperature: 26.54 C = 79.77 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 872.23 mb = 1224.70 m = 4018.01 ft T: 15.83 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.98 C/km ThetaE index: 7.03 C Layer 750.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 819.53 mb = 1751.27 m = 5745.56 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.98 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.71 C = 80.07 F Cap Strength: 1.44 C Lifted Index: -2.14 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.96 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.63 C Showalter Index: -1.55 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.76 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.81 C Cross Totals Index: 23.96 C K Index: 37.36 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 358.39 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.38 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 454.68 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 30.16 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 34.29 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.44 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 850.80 mb = 1436.48 m = 4712.79 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 765.80 mb = 2316.95 m = 7601.43 ft Equ Level (EL): 245.80 mb = 10725.75 m = 35189.04 ft B at Equ Level: 447.68 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 185.80 mb = 12508.59 m = 41038.18 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 236.8 at 39.6 knts Storm direction: 266.8 at 29.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.6 neg: 2.7 tot: 6.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 96.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 205.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 205.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 68.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.0 stream: 6.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.48 Bulk Rich Number: 7.05 Bulk Shear: 64.52 m/s