MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171500F030.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171500F030.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: 30 hour RUC valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 40.33,-86.46 Latitude: 40.33 Longitude: -86.46 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 54 SFC 976 261 21.1 19.4 90 1.7 19.9 220 8 296.3 298.9 294.0 338.6 14.70 2 950 497 19.3 17.6 90 1.7 18.1 225 16 296.7 299.1 293.2 335.5 13.44 3 900 962 18.4 12.7 69 5.7 14.8 231 25 300.5 302.4 291.9 330.8 10.31 4 850 1451 16.1 7.8 58 8.2 11.2 234 32 303.0 304.4 290.7 326.4 7.84 5 800 1963 12.4 4.1 57 8.2 7.8 236 36 304.3 305.5 289.9 323.8 6.43 6 750 2500 8.0 1.9 65 6.1 4.7 240 40 305.3 306.3 289.7 323.0 5.84 7 700 3064 3.5 -1.6 69 5.1 1.0 246 43 306.4 307.3 289.2 321.4 4.87 8 650 3662 -0.2 -8.0 56 7.8 -3.6 250 45 308.7 309.3 288.3 318.8 3.21 9 600 4298 -3.5 -9.9 61 6.4 -6.1 250 46 312.0 312.6 289.2 321.6 2.99 10 550 4981 -7.5 -12.4 68 4.9 -9.4 248 49 315.2 315.8 290.0 324.0 2.68 11 500 5717 -12.0 -15.6 74 3.6 -13.2 242 49 318.5 318.9 290.6 326.0 2.28 12 450 6515 -17.0 -19.5 81 2.4 -17.8 234 47 321.8 322.2 291.2 328.0 1.82 13 400 7388 -23.1 -25.5 81 2.4 -23.7 228 45 325.0 325.2 291.5 329.2 1.20 14 350 8350 -30.8 -35.2 65 4.5 -31.4 226 44 327.3 327.4 291.5 329.3 0.54 15 300 9423 -39.7 -45.5 54 5.9 -40.1 245 66 329.4 329.5 291.8 330.3 0.22 16 250 10642 -49.3 -52.1 73 2.7 -49.4 250 83 332.7 332.7 292.6 333.2 0.12 17 200 12073 -56.2 -67.1 24 10.9 -56.4 254 78 343.8 343.8 295.3 343.9 0.02 18 150 13891 -59.7 -81.9 4 22.2 -59.9 248 65 367.3 367.3 300.1 367.3 0.00 19 100 16385 -64.6 -87.4 3 22.8 -64.8 247 40 402.8 402.8 305.6 402.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5663.04 m Freezing level: 653.01 mb = 3625.73 m = 11895.29 ft Wetbulb zero: 688.89 mb = 3193.42 m = 10476.98 ft Precipitable water: 1.28 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 66.00 % Est. max temperature: 28.39 C = 83.10 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 953.19 mb = 468.20 m = 1536.06 ft T: 19.48 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.84 C/km ThetaE index: 19.78 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 812.30 mb = 1833.72 m = 6016.06 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.90 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.77 C = 83.79 F Cap Strength: 2.85 C Lifted Index: -2.31 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.50 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.96 C Showalter Index: 1.03 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 47.80 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.02 C Cross Totals Index: 19.78 C K Index: 30.74 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 249.10 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.11 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 591.34 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 34.39 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 89.54 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.85 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 876.61 mb = 1187.34 m = 3895.44 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 751.61 mb = 2482.27 m = 8143.82 ft Equ Level (EL): 251.61 mb = 10599.47 m = 34774.74 ft B at Equ Level: 590.11 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 171.61 mb = 13040.62 m = 42783.67 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 242.8 at 39.9 knts Storm direction: 272.8 at 29.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 101.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 217.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 217.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 72.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.97 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.7 stream: 6.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.63 Bulk Rich Number: 6.79 Bulk Shear: 87.04 m/s