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: 40.33,-85.17 Latitude: 40.33 Longitude: -85.17 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 973 294 21.6 18.9 85 2.6 19.7 234 7 297.0 299.6 293.9 338.2 14.27 2 950 502 20.5 17.3 82 3.2 18.4 226 15 298.0 300.4 293.4 336.4 13.23 3 900 969 18.8 13.7 72 5.1 15.5 220 25 300.9 303.0 292.6 333.4 11.02 4 850 1457 15.7 9.4 66 6.3 11.9 226 29 302.6 304.2 291.3 328.7 8.76 5 800 1969 12.6 4.6 58 8.0 8.0 239 35 304.5 305.8 290.2 324.6 6.65 6 750 2508 8.6 1.8 62 6.8 4.9 244 43 305.9 307.0 289.9 323.7 5.82 7 700 3073 4.0 -0.3 73 4.3 1.8 245 45 306.9 307.9 289.8 323.3 5.34 8 650 3672 0.2 -4.4 71 4.6 -1.9 245 44 309.2 310.0 289.5 322.5 4.26 9 600 4310 -3.2 -7.8 70 4.6 -5.2 244 45 312.4 313.1 289.9 323.7 3.54 10 550 4993 -7.6 -10.9 77 3.3 -8.9 242 47 315.1 315.6 290.2 324.9 3.02 11 500 5728 -12.2 -14.7 81 2.5 -13.1 239 47 318.1 318.6 290.6 326.2 2.44 12 450 6526 -17.2 -19.3 84 2.1 -17.9 238 45 321.6 321.9 291.1 327.8 1.84 13 400 7398 -23.1 -25.7 80 2.5 -23.7 236 39 324.9 325.1 291.5 329.1 1.18 14 350 8362 -30.2 -37.6 48 7.5 -31.2 241 38 328.1 328.2 291.6 329.7 0.43 15 300 9436 -39.3 -45.0 54 5.8 -39.7 248 58 330.0 330.1 292.0 330.9 0.23 16 250 10658 -49.3 -53.7 60 4.4 -49.4 252 75 332.8 332.9 292.6 333.3 0.10 17 200 12089 -56.9 -65.8 32 8.9 -57.1 257 74 342.6 342.6 295.0 342.8 0.03 18 150 13899 -60.1 -81.7 4 21.6 -60.3 248 66 366.6 366.6 299.9 366.6 0.00 19 100 16389 -65.2 -87.4 3 22.2 -65.4 250 39 401.7 401.7 305.5 401.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5670.05 m Freezing level: 646.41 mb = 3717.44 m = 12196.17 ft Wetbulb zero: 675.92 mb = 3355.91 m = 11010.07 ft Precipitable water: 1.34 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 71.24 % Est. max temperature: 28.14 C = 82.65 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 936.34 mb = 626.96 m = 2056.92 ft T: 20.07 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.11 C/km ThetaE index: 15.70 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 814.06 mb = 1822.17 m = 5978.16 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.00 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.48 C = 83.27 F Cap Strength: 2.37 C Lifted Index: -3.15 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.96 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.92 C Showalter Index: -0.34 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.58 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.94 C Cross Totals Index: 21.64 C K Index: 33.03 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 284.48 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.53 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 734.68 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 38.33 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 71.16 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.37 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 867.32 mb = 1284.98 m = 4215.77 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 752.32 mb = 2481.82 m = 8142.36 ft Equ Level (EL): 242.32 mb = 10857.92 m = 35622.65 ft B at Equ Level: 733.35 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 162.32 mb = 13402.67 m = 43971.46 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 240.1 at 39.4 knts Storm direction: 270.1 at 29.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.5 neg: 2.5 tot: 7.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 110.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 228.6 neg: -1.0 tot: 227.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 75.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.93 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.5 stream: 7.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.93 Bulk Rich Number: 8.91 Bulk Shear: 82.45 m/s