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: 42.53,-84.19 Latitude: 42.53 Longitude: -84.19 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 46 SFC 973 286 20.5 17.6 83 2.9 18.5 228 10 296.0 298.4 292.7 333.7 13.11 2 950 490 19.0 16.4 85 2.5 17.3 228 19 296.4 298.7 292.3 332.4 12.46 3 900 952 15.6 14.4 92 1.3 14.8 223 25 297.6 299.7 292.0 331.0 11.51 4 850 1436 13.1 12.4 96 0.7 12.6 219 31 299.8 301.8 292.0 331.2 10.69 5 800 1945 10.6 10.4 99 0.2 10.5 227 36 302.5 304.3 292.3 332.0 9.97 6 750 2481 7.0 6.7 98 0.3 6.9 234 38 304.2 305.7 291.4 329.0 8.26 7 700 3045 3.5 0.7 82 2.8 2.1 240 42 306.4 307.5 290.0 324.0 5.78 8 650 3643 0.7 -5.1 65 5.8 -2.0 239 46 309.8 310.5 289.5 322.4 4.01 9 600 4280 -3.8 -7.5 76 3.7 -5.4 237 49 311.7 312.4 289.8 323.2 3.63 10 550 4963 -7.9 -13.4 65 5.5 -9.9 236 50 314.7 315.2 289.6 322.8 2.48 11 500 5696 -12.8 -16.4 75 3.5 -14.0 237 52 317.4 317.8 290.1 324.4 2.13 12 450 6492 -18.1 -26.7 47 8.7 -20.1 237 54 320.5 320.7 289.9 323.8 0.95 13 400 7360 -24.3 -39.2 24 14.9 -26.3 238 58 323.5 323.5 290.2 324.6 0.32 14 350 8318 -31.6 -44.2 28 12.7 -32.8 240 61 326.2 326.2 290.9 327.0 0.21 15 300 9388 -40.5 -47.4 47 6.9 -41.0 245 70 328.3 328.3 291.4 328.9 0.18 16 250 10601 -50.8 -52.3 84 1.5 -50.8 251 82 330.6 330.6 292.0 331.1 0.12 17 200 12027 -56.5 -71.3 14 14.8 -56.7 250 67 343.3 343.3 295.1 343.3 0.01 18 150 13847 -57.8 -82.7 3 24.8 -58.1 244 58 370.5 370.5 300.7 370.5 0.00 19 100 16357 -64.1 -87.3 3 23.2 -64.3 251 41 403.8 403.8 305.7 403.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5650.49 m Freezing level: 642.19 mb = 3742.71 m = 12279.10 ft Wetbulb zero: 674.39 mb = 3345.62 m = 10976.30 ft Precipitable water: 1.43 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 81.79 % Est. max temperature: 25.73 C = 78.31 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 931.79 mb = 655.29 m = 2149.89 ft T: 17.78 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.17 C/km ThetaE index: 9.67 C Layer 750.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 879.49 mb = 1147.54 m = 3764.85 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.96 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.02 C = 73.43 F Cap Strength: 0.56 C Lifted Index: -2.49 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.39 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.48 C Showalter Index: -2.17 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.14 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.92 C Cross Totals Index: 25.22 C K Index: 35.53 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 367.35 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.42 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 562.59 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 33.54 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 10.30 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.56 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 896.80 mb = 982.52 m = 3223.46 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 781.80 mb = 2136.20 m = 7008.46 ft Equ Level (EL): 241.80 mb = 10814.15 m = 35479.05 ft B at Equ Level: 553.64 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 181.80 mb = 12630.53 m = 41438.26 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 234.4 at 41.0 knts Storm direction: 264.4 at 30.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.2 neg: 3.3 tot: 6.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 100.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 198.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 198.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 66.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.90 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.9 stream: 6.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.56 Bulk Rich Number: 8.12 Bulk Shear: 69.26 m/s