MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171500F033.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171500F033.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: 33 hour RUC valid 0Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 40.71,-84.91 Latitude: 40.71 Longitude: -84.91 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 67 SFC 979 253 19.6 18.8 95 0.8 19.0 215 12 294.6 297.1 293.0 334.7 14.05 2 950 510 18.4 18.0 97 0.4 18.1 221 27 295.9 298.3 293.2 335.5 13.78 3 900 974 16.8 14.8 88 1.9 15.5 226 36 298.8 300.9 292.6 333.4 11.87 4 850 1460 14.1 11.0 81 3.1 12.1 228 38 300.9 302.7 291.6 329.6 9.72 5 800 1969 10.6 6.9 78 3.7 8.4 230 36 302.4 303.9 290.5 325.7 7.81 6 750 2503 6.8 2.4 73 4.4 4.4 235 33 303.9 305.0 289.4 322.2 6.06 7 700 3066 2.9 -0.3 79 3.2 1.3 241 30 305.7 306.7 289.3 322.0 5.34 8 650 3663 -0.2 -2.7 83 2.5 -1.4 243 29 308.7 309.7 289.9 323.7 4.82 9 600 4301 -3.4 -4.3 93 0.9 -3.8 242 30 312.2 313.1 290.8 326.9 4.65 10 550 4985 -6.8 -7.5 94 0.8 -7.1 239 33 316.0 316.8 291.3 328.7 3.94 11 500 5723 -11.3 -12.1 94 0.8 -11.6 236 38 319.3 319.9 291.5 329.2 3.02 12 450 6523 -16.6 -18.1 88 1.6 -17.1 233 42 322.4 322.8 291.5 329.3 2.04 13 400 7397 -22.9 -25.4 80 2.5 -23.4 230 49 325.3 325.5 291.6 329.5 1.21 14 350 8360 -30.4 -34.0 71 3.5 -31.0 225 48 327.7 327.8 291.7 330.0 0.62 15 300 9435 -39.6 -43.4 67 3.8 -39.9 224 55 329.5 329.6 291.9 330.6 0.27 16 250 10651 -50.6 -53.6 71 3.0 -50.7 231 64 330.8 330.8 292.0 331.2 0.10 17 200 12078 -56.0 -69.7 16 13.8 -56.2 257 66 344.2 344.2 295.3 344.2 0.02 18 150 13898 -59.7 -81.6 4 21.9 -59.9 247 61 367.3 367.3 300.1 367.3 0.00 19 100 16396 -64.4 -87.3 3 22.9 -64.6 257 39 403.3 403.3 305.6 403.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5656.72 m Freezing level: 653.10 mb = 3626.02 m = 11896.23 ft Wetbulb zero: 676.29 mb = 3343.62 m = 10969.76 ft Precipitable water: 1.51 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 86.26 % Est. max temperature: 26.54 C = 79.77 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 966.86 mb = 358.05 m = 1174.69 ft T: 19.11 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.33 C/km ThetaE index: 13.48 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 878.52 mb = 1178.95 m = 3867.90 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.80 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.69 C = 76.43 F Cap Strength: 1.03 C Lifted Index: -2.02 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.03 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.95 C Showalter Index: 0.18 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.63 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.38 C Cross Totals Index: 22.25 C K Index: 33.15 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 288.49 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.16 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 744.54 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 38.59 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 18.44 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.02 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 911.38 mb = 865.82 m = 2840.59 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 816.38 mb = 1798.38 m = 5900.13 ft Equ Level (EL): 236.38 mb = 11009.36 m = 36119.50 ft B at Equ Level: 741.15 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 166.38 mb = 13242.66 m = 43446.51 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 235.0 at 33.0 knts Storm direction: 265.0 at 24.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 72.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 132.5 neg: -2.0 tot: 130.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 43.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.66 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.5 stream: 4.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.62 Bulk Rich Number: 48.07 Bulk Shear: 15.49 m/s