MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171500F031.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171500F031.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: 31 hour RUC valid 22Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 40.07,-88.66 Latitude: 40.07 Longitude: -88.66 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 51 SFC 982 212 21.6 19.4 88 2.1 20.1 205 9 296.3 298.9 293.9 338.4 14.62 2 950 495 19.7 17.5 87 2.2 18.2 219 19 297.2 299.6 293.3 335.9 13.38 3 900 959 16.4 14.9 91 1.6 15.4 228 22 298.4 300.6 292.6 333.1 11.90 4 850 1444 13.2 10.2 82 2.9 11.4 234 24 300.0 301.6 290.9 327.2 9.26 5 800 1951 10.5 1.5 53 9.1 5.8 242 28 302.4 303.4 288.2 318.4 5.32 6 750 2486 7.6 -4.5 42 12.2 2.0 248 32 304.8 305.5 287.5 316.1 3.64 7 700 3050 4.2 -13.3 27 17.5 -2.5 252 35 307.1 307.5 286.5 313.4 1.96 8 650 3647 -0.4 -11.7 42 11.3 -4.8 256 36 308.5 309.0 287.5 316.2 2.41 9 600 4282 -4.6 -10.0 66 5.4 -6.8 256 38 310.8 311.4 288.8 320.3 2.98 10 550 4962 -8.6 -11.4 80 2.8 -9.6 249 41 313.9 314.5 289.8 323.3 2.91 11 500 5695 -12.9 -14.3 89 1.4 -13.4 239 45 317.3 317.8 290.5 325.6 2.52 12 450 6491 -17.7 -19.5 86 1.7 -18.2 230 48 321.0 321.3 290.9 327.1 1.82 13 400 7362 -23.7 -26.2 80 2.5 -24.2 225 53 324.2 324.4 291.2 328.1 1.13 14 350 8323 -31.0 -34.1 74 3.1 -31.5 223 59 326.9 327.0 291.5 329.1 0.61 15 300 9395 -39.9 -43.1 71 3.2 -40.2 221 69 329.1 329.2 291.7 330.2 0.28 16 250 10611 -50.5 -53.5 70 3.1 -50.6 228 84 331.0 331.0 292.1 331.4 0.10 17 200 12040 -53.8 -74.1 7 20.3 -54.1 250 81 347.6 347.6 296.1 347.6 0.01 18 150 13878 -58.7 -81.9 4 23.1 -59.0 246 56 368.9 368.9 300.4 368.9 0.00 19 100 16380 -63.6 -87.4 3 23.9 -63.7 251 48 404.9 404.9 305.9 404.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5644.97 m Freezing level: 654.07 mb = 3598.50 m = 11805.97 ft Wetbulb zero: 728.07 mb = 2728.60 m = 8951.98 ft Precipitable water: 1.24 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 64.37 % Est. max temperature: 26.09 C = 78.96 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 951.58 mb = 480.64 m = 1576.88 ft T: 19.81 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.46 C/km ThetaE index: 25.01 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 891.21 mb = 1042.52 m = 3420.28 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.81 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.96 C = 75.13 F Cap Strength: 0.63 C Lifted Index: -3.88 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.64 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.80 C Showalter Index: -0.25 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.20 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.07 C Cross Totals Index: 23.13 C K Index: 18.80 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 256.44 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.38 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1024.04 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 45.26 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4.11 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.63 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 904.88 mb = 912.87 m = 2994.94 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 869.88 mb = 1247.93 m = 4094.21 ft Equ Level (EL): 229.88 mb = 11148.44 m = 36575.82 ft B at Equ Level: 1001.48 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 159.88 mb = 13470.29 m = 44193.34 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 244.7 at 33.5 knts Storm direction: 274.7 at 25.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 98.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 149.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 149.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 50.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.94 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.6 stream: 5.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.78 Bulk Rich Number: 18.70 Bulk Shear: 54.76 m/s