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: 40.73,-86.9 Latitude: 40.73 Longitude: -86.90 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 50 SFC 981 213 20.6 19.1 91 1.5 19.6 233 8 295.3 297.9 293.4 336.5 14.33 2 950 493 18.4 17.9 97 0.5 18.1 237 18 295.9 298.4 293.2 335.4 13.72 3 900 956 15.9 15.5 97 0.4 15.7 237 24 297.9 300.2 292.7 333.9 12.40 4 850 1441 14.0 12.9 93 1.2 13.3 232 30 300.8 302.9 292.6 333.3 11.05 5 800 1952 11.4 9.3 87 2.0 10.2 236 35 303.3 305.0 291.9 330.9 9.26 6 750 2488 7.5 4.1 79 3.4 5.6 240 39 304.7 306.0 290.4 325.5 6.88 7 700 3052 3.6 -5.6 51 9.2 -0.6 245 44 306.5 307.2 288.0 317.7 3.60 8 650 3649 -0.0 -14.5 33 14.5 -5.3 246 47 308.9 309.3 287.1 315.1 1.91 9 600 4286 -3.5 -15.7 38 12.2 -7.8 244 47 312.1 312.5 288.2 318.3 1.88 10 550 4968 -7.3 -18.5 40 11.2 -10.9 247 48 315.4 315.7 289.0 320.8 1.61 11 500 5704 -11.9 -16.8 67 4.9 -13.5 243 51 318.5 318.9 290.4 325.4 2.05 12 450 6502 -17.1 -20.0 78 2.8 -18.0 233 53 321.7 322.0 291.0 327.6 1.74 13 400 7374 -23.4 -26.2 77 2.8 -24.0 226 54 324.6 324.8 291.3 328.6 1.12 14 350 8335 -31.3 -35.2 69 3.9 -31.8 227 55 326.6 326.7 291.3 328.6 0.55 15 300 9406 -40.0 -44.2 64 4.2 -40.4 240 71 329.0 329.0 291.7 329.9 0.25 16 250 10623 -49.8 -52.0 78 2.2 -49.9 247 89 332.0 332.0 292.4 332.5 0.13 17 200 12054 -56.1 -68.2 20 12.2 -56.2 251 76 344.0 344.0 295.3 344.1 0.02 18 150 13874 -59.6 -81.9 4 22.3 -59.7 246 62 367.5 367.5 300.1 367.5 0.00 19 100 16375 -63.9 -87.4 3 23.4 -64.1 246 42 404.2 404.2 305.7 404.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5654.16 m Freezing level: 650.49 mb = 3643.13 m = 11952.39 ft Wetbulb zero: 704.56 mb = 2998.88 m = 9838.73 ft Precipitable water: 1.39 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 64.51 % Est. max temperature: 26.96 C = 80.54 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 960.25 mb = 400.73 m = 1314.73 ft T: 19.15 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.86 C/km ThetaE index: 21.39 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 915.62 mb = 808.82 m = 2653.56 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.17 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.51 C = 72.53 F Cap Strength: 0.30 C Lifted Index: -2.93 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.82 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.35 C Showalter Index: -2.26 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.71 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.93 C Cross Totals Index: 24.78 C K Index: 29.56 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 348.88 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.68 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 901.01 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 42.45 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.60 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.25 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 921.90 mb = 750.36 m = 2461.77 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 896.90 mb = 985.44 m = 3233.04 ft Equ Level (EL): 886.90 mb = 1080.63 m = 3545.34 ft B at Equ Level: 14.00 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 156.90 mb = 13589.54 m = 44584.58 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 242.0 at 40.0 knts Storm direction: 272.0 at 30.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.2 neg: 1.1 tot: 6.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 103.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 189.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 189.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 63.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.92 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.6 stream: 6.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.79 Bulk Rich Number: 11.62 Bulk Shear: 77.57 m/s