MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171500F036.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171500F036.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: 36 hour RUC valid 3Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 38.03,-87.61 Latitude: 38.03 Longitude: -87.61 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 57 SFC 991 136 20.1 19.3 95 0.8 19.5 134 3 294.0 296.6 293.0 334.9 14.32 2 950 499 19.4 17.2 87 2.2 17.9 192 26 296.9 299.3 293.0 334.7 13.10 3 900 964 17.9 14.6 81 3.3 15.7 196 36 300.0 302.1 292.9 334.2 11.70 4 850 1452 14.7 12.4 86 2.3 13.2 201 38 301.5 303.5 292.6 333.2 10.72 5 800 1962 10.6 10.1 97 0.5 10.3 210 40 302.4 304.2 292.0 331.2 9.72 6 750 2497 6.9 5.3 90 1.6 5.9 216 44 304.0 305.4 290.7 326.4 7.45 7 700 3061 4.5 -1.3 66 5.8 1.5 215 46 307.4 308.4 289.6 322.8 4.97 8 650 3661 0.7 -1.4 85 2.2 -0.3 213 49 309.8 310.8 290.6 326.3 5.31 9 600 4301 -2.7 -3.1 97 0.4 -2.9 212 52 313.0 314.0 291.4 329.0 5.08 10 550 4986 -7.0 -7.3 98 0.3 -7.1 212 55 315.8 316.5 291.3 328.7 4.03 11 500 5723 -11.7 -12.6 93 0.9 -12.1 216 57 318.7 319.3 291.2 328.3 2.90 12 450 6523 -16.2 -17.4 90 1.2 -16.6 220 55 322.9 323.3 291.8 330.2 2.17 13 400 7401 -21.4 -23.3 85 1.9 -21.9 229 54 327.2 327.5 292.3 332.3 1.47 14 350 8370 -28.6 -30.5 83 1.9 -28.9 236 56 330.2 330.4 292.6 333.4 0.86 15 300 9454 -37.6 -41.5 67 3.9 -37.9 239 58 332.4 332.5 292.7 333.7 0.34 16 250 10680 -49.1 -53.0 64 3.9 -49.2 239 66 333.1 333.1 292.7 333.6 0.11 17 200 12116 -52.7 -73.3 7 20.6 -53.1 250 85 349.3 349.3 296.5 349.3 0.01 18 150 13951 -59.6 -81.8 4 22.2 -59.8 255 46 367.4 367.4 300.1 367.5 0.00 19 100 16423 -66.0 -87.2 4 21.3 -66.1 256 42 400.3 400.3 305.2 400.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5666.42 m Freezing level: 639.24 mb = 3798.61 m = 12462.47 ft Wetbulb zero: 658.85 mb = 3551.46 m = 11651.63 ft Precipitable water: 1.68 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 88.61 % Est. max temperature: 27.74 C = 81.94 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 979.35 mb = 236.89 m = 777.19 ft T: 19.89 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.09 C/km ThetaE index: 12.12 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 859.96 mb = 1352.42 m = 4437.03 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.84 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.27 C = 81.08 F Cap Strength: 2.08 C Lifted Index: -2.69 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.22 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.48 C Showalter Index: -1.98 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.60 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.43 C Cross Totals Index: 24.17 C K Index: 33.09 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 370.04 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.07 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 469.98 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 30.66 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 45.06 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.05 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 908.65 mb = 882.07 m = 2893.88 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 813.65 mb = 1819.49 m = 5969.38 ft Equ Level (EL): 243.65 mb = 10845.35 m = 35581.41 ft B at Equ Level: 462.87 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 183.65 mb = 12660.34 m = 41536.04 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 210.9 at 44.7 knts Storm direction: 240.9 at 33.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.6 neg: 0.4 tot: 8.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 107.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 368.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 368.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 122.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.89 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.7 stream: 8.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.00 Bulk Rich Number: 4.22 Bulk Shear: 111.42 m/s