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: 40.73,-84.94 Latitude: 40.73 Longitude: -84.94 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 66 SFC 979 254 19.6 18.7 95 0.9 19.0 215 12 294.6 297.1 292.9 334.6 13.99 2 950 509 18.4 18.0 97 0.4 18.1 221 27 295.8 298.3 293.2 335.4 13.76 3 900 973 16.8 14.7 88 2.0 15.4 226 36 298.8 300.9 292.6 333.2 11.80 4 850 1459 14.1 10.7 80 3.5 12.0 228 38 301.0 302.7 291.5 329.1 9.54 5 800 1968 10.6 6.5 75 4.2 8.2 230 36 302.5 303.9 290.3 325.1 7.58 6 750 2503 6.8 2.1 72 4.8 4.3 236 33 304.0 305.1 289.3 321.9 5.93 7 700 3065 2.9 -0.5 78 3.4 1.2 241 30 305.7 306.7 289.3 321.9 5.29 8 650 3663 -0.2 -2.6 84 2.4 -1.4 243 29 308.7 309.6 289.9 323.8 4.85 9 600 4300 -3.4 -4.2 94 0.8 -3.8 242 30 312.2 313.1 290.9 326.9 4.67 10 550 4984 -6.8 -7.5 95 0.7 -7.1 240 33 316.0 316.7 291.3 328.7 3.95 11 500 5723 -11.3 -12.1 94 0.8 -11.6 236 38 319.2 319.8 291.5 329.1 3.01 12 450 6522 -16.6 -18.2 87 1.6 -17.1 233 42 322.3 322.7 291.5 329.2 2.02 13 400 7396 -22.9 -25.5 79 2.6 -23.5 229 49 325.2 325.5 291.6 329.4 1.20 14 350 8359 -30.5 -34.1 71 3.6 -31.0 224 49 327.7 327.8 291.7 329.9 0.61 15 300 9434 -39.6 -43.5 66 3.9 -39.9 224 57 329.5 329.6 291.9 330.6 0.27 16 250 10650 -50.6 -53.7 70 3.1 -50.7 231 65 330.8 330.8 292.0 331.2 0.10 17 200 12077 -55.9 -69.9 16 13.9 -56.2 257 66 344.2 344.2 295.3 344.2 0.02 18 150 13897 -59.7 -81.6 4 21.8 -59.9 247 61 367.2 367.2 300.1 367.2 0.00 19 100 16395 -64.4 -87.3 3 22.9 -64.6 257 40 403.3 403.3 305.6 403.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5656.45 m Freezing level: 653.32 mb = 3622.87 m = 11885.90 ft Wetbulb zero: 676.89 mb = 3335.95 m = 10944.60 ft Precipitable water: 1.50 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 85.75 % Est. max temperature: 26.59 C = 79.86 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 965.88 mb = 366.26 m = 1201.63 ft T: 19.05 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.36 C/km ThetaE index: 13.52 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 875.98 mb = 1202.90 m = 3946.47 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.75 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.81 C = 76.65 F Cap Strength: 1.03 C Lifted Index: -1.98 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.91 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.86 C Showalter Index: 0.37 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.48 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.47 C Cross Totals Index: 22.01 C K Index: 32.78 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 285.01 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.08 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 720.98 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 37.97 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 20.09 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.05 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 910.55 mb = 872.97 m = 2864.03 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 815.55 mb = 1806.24 m = 5925.92 ft Equ Level (EL): 235.55 mb = 11030.71 m = 36189.56 ft B at Equ Level: 714.77 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 165.55 mb = 13273.12 m = 43546.44 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 235.3 at 33.0 knts Storm direction: 265.3 at 24.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 75.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 138.2 neg: -0.7 tot: 137.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 45.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.68 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.6 stream: 4.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.62 Bulk Rich Number: 42.90 Bulk Shear: 16.81 m/s