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: 41.98,-85.93 Latitude: 41.98 Longitude: -85.93 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 45 SFC 974 273 18.7 17.9 95 0.8 18.1 216 10 294.0 296.4 292.3 332.1 13.34 2 950 487 17.4 17.2 99 0.2 17.2 227 21 294.8 297.1 292.3 332.2 13.07 3 900 948 15.2 15.1 99 0.1 15.1 234 27 297.2 299.3 292.3 332.1 12.06 4 850 1431 12.5 12.4 99 0.1 12.4 238 28 299.2 301.1 291.8 330.4 10.68 5 800 1938 10.5 5.8 73 4.7 7.9 240 30 302.4 303.7 290.0 324.1 7.27 6 750 2473 7.2 1.0 65 6.2 4.0 241 35 304.4 305.4 289.1 321.1 5.50 7 700 3036 3.3 -7.3 46 10.6 -1.3 241 43 306.1 306.7 287.4 316.0 3.16 8 650 3633 -0.2 -17.6 26 17.4 -6.1 239 46 308.7 309.0 286.6 313.5 1.47 9 600 4268 -4.0 -19.8 28 15.7 -8.9 237 48 311.5 311.7 287.4 315.9 1.33 10 550 4949 -7.9 -24.7 25 16.8 -12.4 236 50 314.8 314.9 288.1 318.0 0.94 11 500 5683 -12.5 -34.0 15 21.5 -16.7 242 51 317.8 317.9 288.5 319.4 0.43 12 450 6479 -17.3 -36.3 18 19.0 -20.6 246 63 321.5 321.5 289.6 322.9 0.38 13 400 7350 -23.4 -29.5 57 6.1 -24.6 238 71 324.6 324.7 291.0 327.5 0.83 14 350 8310 -31.5 -33.8 80 2.3 -31.9 233 72 326.2 326.4 291.3 328.5 0.63 15 300 9378 -41.1 -45.3 64 4.2 -41.4 241 77 327.5 327.5 291.2 328.3 0.22 16 250 10591 -50.4 -52.1 82 1.7 -50.4 247 93 331.2 331.2 292.2 331.7 0.12 17 200 12022 -55.7 -69.9 15 14.2 -55.9 250 72 344.5 344.5 295.4 344.6 0.02 18 150 13841 -59.2 -82.6 3 23.5 -59.4 249 57 368.2 368.2 300.2 368.2 0.00 19 100 16352 -63.0 -87.3 2 24.3 -63.1 245 41 406.1 406.1 306.0 406.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5638.31 m Freezing level: 653.25 mb = 3594.00 m = 11791.18 ft Wetbulb zero: 712.52 mb = 2891.78 m = 9487.34 ft Precipitable water: 1.15 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 53.82 % Est. max temperature: 25.41 C = 77.73 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 962.85 mb = 371.00 m = 1217.17 ft T: 18.06 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.96 C/km ThetaE index: 18.72 C Layer 900.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 915.62 mb = 801.07 m = 2628.15 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.48 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.03 C = 69.85 F Cap Strength: 0.11 C Lifted Index: -2.20 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.07 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.77 C Showalter Index: -1.44 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.80 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.95 C Cross Totals Index: 24.85 C K Index: 26.74 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 305.54 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.21 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 589.58 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 34.34 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.58 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.11 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 920.23 mb = 758.22 m = 2487.58 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 885.23 mb = 1087.82 m = 3568.93 ft Equ Level (EL): 245.23 mb = 10714.07 m = 35150.72 ft B at Equ Level: 582.86 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 175.23 mb = 12857.97 m = 42184.42 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 238.8 at 40.4 knts Storm direction: 268.8 at 30.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.2 neg: 0.8 tot: 6.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 93.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 155.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 155.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 51.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.84 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.3 stream: 5.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.44 Bulk Rich Number: 9.69 Bulk Shear: 60.87 m/s