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,-88.30 Latitude: 40.33 Longitude: -88.30 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 49 SFC 980 229 21.4 19.3 88 2.1 20.0 215 6 296.3 299.0 293.9 338.2 14.53 2 950 493 19.9 17.3 85 2.5 18.2 225 15 297.4 299.8 293.2 335.6 13.22 3 900 957 16.3 14.1 87 2.2 14.8 235 20 298.3 300.4 292.0 331.2 11.30 4 850 1441 13.1 8.5 73 4.6 10.3 240 24 299.9 301.4 290.0 324.0 8.20 5 800 1949 11.3 -6.7 28 18.0 3.2 247 29 303.2 303.7 286.1 312.1 2.89 6 750 2484 8.2 -11.8 23 20.0 0.1 248 35 305.5 305.9 286.1 312.0 2.06 7 700 3049 4.4 -16.2 21 20.7 -3.0 247 38 307.4 307.7 286.2 312.4 1.54 8 650 3646 -0.1 -16.2 29 16.1 -5.7 250 39 308.9 309.2 286.8 314.3 1.66 9 600 4281 -4.5 -15.3 42 10.8 -8.2 254 40 310.9 311.3 287.8 317.2 1.93 10 550 4961 -8.7 -15.2 59 6.5 -10.9 252 42 313.7 314.1 288.9 320.7 2.13 11 500 5694 -12.9 -15.6 80 2.7 -13.8 243 47 317.3 317.7 290.2 324.8 2.26 12 450 6489 -17.6 -19.8 83 2.2 -18.3 233 51 321.1 321.4 290.9 327.1 1.76 13 400 7360 -23.7 -26.3 79 2.6 -24.3 229 54 324.1 324.4 291.2 328.0 1.11 14 350 8320 -31.2 -34.3 74 3.2 -31.6 227 59 326.7 326.9 291.4 328.9 0.60 15 300 9392 -40.1 -43.2 73 3.0 -40.4 225 67 328.8 328.9 291.7 329.9 0.28 16 250 10607 -50.5 -53.2 73 2.7 -50.5 231 87 331.1 331.1 292.1 331.5 0.11 17 200 12037 -54.1 -73.5 7 19.4 -54.4 251 79 347.1 347.1 296.0 347.2 0.01 18 150 13871 -59.2 -81.8 4 22.6 -59.4 245 57 368.1 368.1 300.2 368.1 0.00 19 100 16377 -63.8 -87.5 3 23.7 -64.0 252 47 404.5 404.5 305.8 404.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5644.51 m Freezing level: 650.89 mb = 3635.52 m = 11927.40 ft Wetbulb zero: 747.79 mb = 2508.27 m = 8229.14 ft Precipitable water: 1.04 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 50.26 % Est. max temperature: 26.26 C = 79.27 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 949.61 mb = 496.60 m = 1629.25 ft T: 19.85 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.55 C/km ThetaE index: 26.23 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 881.64 mb = 1131.79 m = 3713.16 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.37 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.97 C = 75.14 F Cap Strength: 0.67 C Lifted Index: -3.37 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.13 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.16 C Showalter Index: 1.32 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 47.38 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.00 C Cross Totals Index: 21.37 C K Index: 13.82 Risk: None Sweat Index: 225.81 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.12 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 797.03 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 39.93 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5.93 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.67 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 896.72 mb = 988.15 m = 3241.92 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 861.72 mb = 1325.31 m = 4348.07 ft Equ Level (EL): 821.72 mb = 1724.65 m = 5658.23 ft B at Equ Level: 9.45 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 171.72 mb = 13008.97 m = 42679.82 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 246.2 at 35.0 knts Storm direction: 276.2 at 26.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 101.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 151.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 151.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 50.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.1 stream: 5.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.64 Bulk Rich Number: 11.12 Bulk Shear: 71.66 m/s