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: 40.25,-85.43 Latitude: 40.25 Longitude: -85.43 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 58 SFC 974 285 21.7 19.0 85 2.6 19.9 223 8 297.0 299.6 294.0 338.6 14.38 2 950 503 20.5 17.5 83 2.9 18.5 221 16 298.0 300.4 293.5 336.8 13.39 3 900 969 18.7 14.1 74 4.6 15.7 218 26 300.8 302.9 292.8 334.0 11.30 4 850 1458 15.5 10.6 72 4.9 12.4 224 30 302.4 304.1 291.8 330.4 9.46 5 800 1969 12.0 5.8 66 6.2 8.5 237 34 304.0 305.3 290.5 325.8 7.26 6 750 2507 8.3 1.9 64 6.4 4.9 245 41 305.6 306.7 289.8 323.4 5.87 7 700 3072 4.0 -1.0 70 5.0 1.5 247 43 306.9 307.8 289.5 322.5 5.08 8 650 3671 0.3 -6.1 62 6.4 -2.6 248 42 309.3 310.0 289.0 321.1 3.74 9 600 4309 -3.2 -9.3 62 6.2 -5.7 246 43 312.4 313.0 289.5 322.5 3.14 10 550 4991 -7.7 -11.5 74 3.8 -9.2 243 45 315.0 315.5 290.1 324.4 2.89 11 500 5727 -12.1 -15.3 77 3.1 -13.2 240 46 318.2 318.7 290.6 326.0 2.33 12 450 6525 -17.1 -19.9 79 2.8 -17.9 239 46 321.7 322.1 291.0 327.7 1.75 13 400 7397 -23.0 -26.1 75 3.1 -23.7 236 42 325.1 325.3 291.5 329.1 1.13 14 350 8361 -30.5 -36.9 53 6.5 -31.3 236 40 327.7 327.7 291.5 329.4 0.46 15 300 9434 -39.5 -43.8 64 4.3 -39.9 245 57 329.7 329.7 291.9 330.7 0.26 16 250 10655 -49.5 -53.5 63 4.0 -49.6 250 76 332.5 332.6 292.5 333.0 0.11 17 200 12088 -56.4 -66.9 25 10.5 -56.6 256 74 343.4 343.4 295.1 343.5 0.02 18 150 13900 -59.9 -81.7 4 21.8 -60.1 248 65 366.9 366.9 300.0 366.9 0.00 19 100 16388 -65.2 -87.2 3 22.1 -65.3 251 40 401.8 401.8 305.5 401.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5668.66 m Freezing level: 645.25 mb = 3731.30 m = 12241.64 ft Wetbulb zero: 681.64 mb = 3287.01 m = 10784.01 ft Precipitable water: 1.35 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 69.89 % Est. max temperature: 27.78 C = 82.00 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 937.86 mb = 613.77 m = 2013.67 ft T: 20.06 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.07 C/km ThetaE index: 17.53 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 830.08 mb = 1658.06 m = 5439.77 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.29 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.59 C = 81.67 F Cap Strength: 2.10 C Lifted Index: -3.37 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.63 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.19 C Showalter Index: -1.08 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.31 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.61 C Cross Totals Index: 22.70 C K Index: 33.17 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 319.08 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.94 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 872.19 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 41.77 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 48.99 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.10 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 873.78 mb = 1222.11 m = 4009.50 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 778.78 mb = 2193.35 m = 7195.96 ft Equ Level (EL): 238.78 mb = 10949.48 m = 35923.07 ft B at Equ Level: 872.15 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 158.78 mb = 13541.46 m = 44426.81 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 240.7 at 38.4 knts Storm direction: 270.7 at 28.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.3 neg: 2.5 tot: 6.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 108.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 228.5 neg: -0.5 tot: 228.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 76.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.93 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.4 stream: 6.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.08 Bulk Rich Number: 11.42 Bulk Shear: 76.34 m/s