MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171500F034.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171500F034.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: 34 hour RUC valid 1Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 41.00,-83.94 Latitude: 41.00 Longitude: -83.94 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 69 SFC 981 232 19.5 19.0 97 0.5 19.2 215 14 294.2 296.8 293.0 334.8 14.20 2 950 513 18.2 17.8 98 0.4 17.9 220 29 295.6 298.1 293.0 334.7 13.61 3 900 976 16.3 14.9 92 1.4 15.4 226 36 298.3 300.5 292.5 333.0 11.93 4 850 1461 13.8 12.0 89 1.8 12.6 226 38 300.6 302.5 292.0 331.2 10.41 5 800 1970 10.5 8.5 88 2.0 9.3 226 36 302.4 304.0 291.3 328.4 8.77 6 750 2505 6.5 4.6 87 1.9 5.4 229 33 303.6 304.9 290.2 324.9 7.09 7 700 3067 2.4 1.2 92 1.1 1.8 234 28 305.1 306.2 289.8 323.3 5.99 8 650 3663 -0.4 -2.0 89 1.6 -1.2 237 26 308.6 309.5 290.0 324.3 5.10 9 600 4301 -3.6 -4.2 95 0.7 -3.9 236 27 312.0 312.9 290.7 326.6 4.66 10 550 4985 -6.8 -7.5 95 0.7 -7.1 234 30 316.0 316.7 291.3 328.7 3.96 11 500 5723 -11.0 -12.0 92 1.0 -11.3 232 34 319.6 320.2 291.6 329.7 3.06 12 450 6524 -16.2 -17.6 88 1.5 -16.6 230 39 322.9 323.4 291.7 330.1 2.12 13 400 7399 -22.5 -24.7 82 2.2 -23.1 229 46 325.7 326.0 291.8 330.2 1.29 14 350 8364 -30.1 -33.2 74 3.1 -30.6 227 49 328.1 328.2 291.9 330.5 0.66 15 300 9438 -39.7 -43.5 67 3.8 -40.1 224 49 329.4 329.4 291.8 330.4 0.27 16 250 10654 -50.5 -53.7 69 3.1 -50.6 232 59 331.0 331.0 292.1 331.4 0.10 17 200 12079 -56.9 -69.5 19 12.6 -57.1 259 62 342.7 342.7 295.0 342.8 0.02 18 150 13893 -59.8 -81.4 4 21.6 -60.0 247 59 367.1 367.1 300.1 367.1 0.00 19 100 16394 -64.3 -87.2 3 23.0 -64.4 254 36 403.6 403.6 305.7 403.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5654.27 m Freezing level: 656.58 mb = 3584.94 m = 11761.46 ft Wetbulb zero: 669.66 mb = 3423.56 m = 11232.02 ft Precipitable water: 1.60 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 91.82 % Est. max temperature: 26.46 C = 79.63 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 973.98 mb = 297.20 m = 975.06 ft T: 19.19 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.03 C/km ThetaE index: 11.49 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 894.34 mb = 1029.22 m = 3376.67 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.90 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.80 C = 74.84 F Cap Strength: 0.63 C Lifted Index: -1.57 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.95 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.33 C Showalter Index: -0.28 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.71 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.75 C Cross Totals Index: 22.96 C K Index: 35.60 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 291.33 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.41 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 679.86 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 36.87 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 11.99 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.65 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 919.18 mb = 795.01 m = 2608.28 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 824.18 mb = 1719.97 m = 5642.89 ft Equ Level (EL): 234.18 mb = 11071.82 m = 36324.42 ft B at Equ Level: 672.54 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 164.18 mb = 13323.81 m = 43712.75 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 230.6 at 31.3 knts Storm direction: 260.6 at 23.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 2.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 61.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 111.9 neg: -17.7 tot: 94.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 31.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.55 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.1 stream: 3.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.48 Bulk Rich Number: 85.23 Bulk Shear: 7.98 m/s