MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510172100F014.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510172100F014.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: 14 hour RUC valid 11Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 42.02,-87.98 Latitude: 42.02 Longitude: -87.98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 38 SFC 980 216 17.7 15.6 88 2.1 16.4 225 9 292.6 294.6 290.3 325.2 11.48 2 950 480 17.2 15.6 90 1.6 16.1 237 28 294.7 296.8 291.3 328.4 11.79 3 900 942 15.2 14.7 97 0.4 14.9 246 35 297.2 299.3 292.1 331.3 11.80 4 850 1426 13.6 13.4 98 0.2 13.4 249 38 300.4 302.5 292.7 333.9 11.41 5 800 1936 10.9 10.8 99 0.1 10.9 248 39 302.8 304.7 292.6 333.2 10.24 6 750 2472 7.4 7.1 98 0.3 7.2 238 39 304.6 306.1 291.7 329.9 8.44 7 700 3038 5.2 0.7 73 4.4 2.8 229 40 308.2 309.3 290.6 326.0 5.78 8 650 3639 1.3 -3.8 69 5.1 -1.2 224 42 310.4 311.2 290.0 324.3 4.43 9 600 4277 -3.6 -9.7 63 6.0 -6.1 224 44 311.9 312.5 289.3 321.7 3.06 10 550 4959 -7.9 -11.4 76 3.5 -9.3 226 45 314.7 315.3 290.0 324.1 2.90 11 500 5695 -12.2 -14.2 85 2.0 -12.9 230 46 318.2 318.7 290.7 326.6 2.55 12 450 6491 -17.5 -20.1 80 2.6 -18.3 235 49 321.2 321.5 290.9 327.1 1.72 13 400 7362 -23.6 -26.5 77 2.9 -24.2 242 53 324.3 324.6 291.2 328.2 1.10 14 350 8323 -31.0 -35.1 67 4.1 -31.6 245 57 326.9 327.1 291.4 329.0 0.55 15 300 9395 -40.2 -43.9 68 3.7 -40.5 247 63 328.6 328.7 291.6 329.6 0.26 16 250 10609 -50.9 -53.1 76 2.3 -51.0 247 73 330.5 330.5 292.0 330.9 0.11 17 200 12036 -54.2 -72.1 9 18.0 -54.4 242 59 347.0 347.0 296.0 347.0 0.01 18 150 13876 -56.9 -82.6 2 25.8 -57.2 246 56 372.1 372.1 300.9 372.1 0.00 19 100 16377 -66.1 -87.1 4 21.1 -66.2 246 38 400.1 400.1 305.2 400.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5656.65 m Freezing level: 637.08 mb = 3803.77 m = 12479.41 ft Wetbulb zero: 664.72 mb = 3457.29 m = 11342.69 ft Precipitable water: 1.53 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 83.06 % Est. max temperature: 26.44 C = 79.59 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 950.25 mb = 478.17 m = 1568.80 ft T: 17.22 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.53 C/km ThetaE index: 12.16 C Layer 800.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 863.28 mb = 1294.65 m = 4247.48 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.73 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.59 C = 76.26 F Cap Strength: 1.51 C Lifted Index: -0.65 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.41 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.04 C Showalter Index: -2.76 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.30 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.77 C Cross Totals Index: 25.53 C K Index: 34.71 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 328.53 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.54 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 109.04 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 14.77 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 90.94 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.44 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 912.92 mb = 819.95 m = 2690.10 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 627.92 mb = 3914.43 m = 12842.46 ft Equ Level (EL): 377.92 mb = 7770.78 m = 25494.37 ft B at Equ Level: 108.93 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 237.92 mb = 10925.57 m = 35844.60 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 233.0 at 40.4 knts Storm direction: 263.0 at 30.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.3 neg: 2.6 tot: 7.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 83.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 112.2 neg: -41.2 tot: 71.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 23.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.40 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.3 stream: 3.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.08 Bulk Rich Number: 2.94 Bulk Shear: 37.06 m/s