MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171500F032.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171500F032.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: 32 hour RUC valid 23Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 39.71,-85.78 Latitude: 39.71 Longitude: -85.78 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 77 SFC 979 262 20.4 19.5 94 0.9 19.8 228 12 295.4 298.0 293.7 337.5 14.70 2 950 522 18.9 18.5 98 0.4 18.7 231 26 296.4 298.9 293.7 337.5 14.29 3 900 987 17.3 15.5 89 1.8 16.1 236 35 299.4 301.6 293.2 335.6 12.40 4 850 1473 14.5 10.6 77 3.9 12.0 239 35 301.3 303.1 291.5 329.3 9.46 5 800 1983 10.8 5.8 71 5.0 7.9 239 33 302.6 304.0 290.0 324.3 7.24 6 750 2518 6.6 2.9 78 3.6 4.6 235 32 303.7 304.9 289.6 322.8 6.32 7 700 3080 2.3 1.2 93 1.0 1.7 231 31 305.0 306.1 289.7 323.1 5.99 8 650 3676 -0.1 -0.6 97 0.5 -0.4 228 33 308.8 309.9 290.6 326.2 5.64 9 600 4314 -3.3 -3.6 97 0.4 -3.4 229 37 312.4 313.3 291.0 327.7 4.87 10 550 4999 -6.9 -7.3 98 0.3 -7.1 231 39 315.8 316.6 291.4 328.8 4.03 11 500 5737 -11.2 -11.9 95 0.7 -11.5 234 38 319.3 319.9 291.6 329.4 3.07 12 450 6538 -16.3 -17.8 88 1.6 -16.7 234 38 322.8 323.2 291.7 329.9 2.09 13 400 7413 -22.6 -24.9 81 2.3 -23.1 232 42 325.6 325.9 291.7 330.1 1.27 14 350 8378 -30.0 -33.1 74 3.1 -30.4 227 44 328.4 328.5 291.9 330.8 0.68 15 300 9453 -39.4 -42.7 71 3.2 -39.7 225 45 329.8 329.9 292.0 330.9 0.30 16 250 10672 -50.3 -52.2 80 1.9 -50.3 235 57 331.3 331.4 292.2 331.8 0.12 17 200 12102 -54.9 -70.4 13 15.5 -55.2 255 80 345.8 345.8 295.7 345.9 0.01 18 150 13919 -59.3 -82.0 4 22.7 -59.5 244 67 367.9 367.9 300.2 367.9 0.00 19 100 16403 -65.5 -87.3 3 21.8 -65.7 254 43 401.2 401.2 305.3 401.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5660.39 m Freezing level: 653.01 mb = 3640.60 m = 11944.10 ft Wetbulb zero: 659.25 mb = 3562.69 m = 11688.49 ft Precipitable water: 1.57 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 89.73 % Est. max temperature: 26.89 C = 80.40 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 965.85 mb = 378.59 m = 1242.09 ft T: 19.73 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.08 C/km ThetaE index: 14.78 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 881.05 mb = 1167.80 m = 3831.31 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.31 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.12 C = 77.21 F Cap Strength: 0.99 C Lifted Index: -2.92 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.11 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -4.27 C Showalter Index: 0.33 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.56 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.74 C Cross Totals Index: 21.81 C K Index: 35.29 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 234.72 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.07 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1060.77 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 46.06 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 14.86 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.96 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 911.98 mb = 872.95 m = 2863.98 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 836.98 mb = 1603.11 m = 5259.48 ft Equ Level (EL): 226.98 mb = 11290.70 m = 37042.52 ft B at Equ Level: 1047.26 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 156.98 mb = 13631.58 m = 44722.48 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 232.9 at 34.1 knts Storm direction: 262.9 at 25.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.9 neg: 1.0 tot: 4.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 70.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 96.5 neg: -24.0 tot: 72.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 24.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.56 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.7 stream: 3.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.63 Bulk Rich Number: 72.57 Bulk Shear: 14.62 m/s