MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510172100F021.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510172100F021.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: 21 hour RUC valid 18Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 39.65,-86.89 Latitude: 39.65 Longitude: -86.89 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 68 SFC 980 240 23.3 18.2 73 5.1 19.8 214 12 298.2 300.6 293.7 337.6 13.57 2 950 513 19.7 16.7 83 2.9 17.7 216 18 297.1 299.4 292.8 333.9 12.72 3 900 977 17.4 14.3 82 3.1 15.4 234 27 299.5 301.6 292.5 333.0 11.46 4 850 1465 15.4 10.6 73 4.8 12.4 239 35 302.3 304.1 291.9 330.5 9.52 5 800 1977 11.8 7.1 73 4.7 9.0 243 36 303.7 305.2 291.0 327.5 7.94 6 750 2514 8.6 4.6 76 4.0 6.3 245 36 305.9 307.2 291.0 327.4 7.10 7 700 3081 5.1 2.1 81 3.0 3.5 240 35 308.2 309.4 291.0 327.7 6.36 8 650 3682 1.1 -0.4 90 1.4 0.3 235 36 310.2 311.2 291.1 327.9 5.73 9 600 4321 -3.3 -5.0 88 1.7 -4.1 238 38 312.3 313.1 290.6 326.1 4.40 10 550 5004 -7.8 -12.2 71 4.4 -9.5 236 42 314.8 315.3 289.9 323.6 2.72 11 500 5738 -12.9 -18.4 63 5.6 -14.6 233 44 317.4 317.7 289.8 323.3 1.79 12 450 6533 -17.3 -19.7 81 2.4 -18.0 239 45 321.5 321.9 291.0 327.6 1.78 13 400 7407 -22.8 -24.7 84 1.9 -23.2 241 46 325.4 325.6 291.7 329.9 1.29 14 350 8371 -30.0 -32.8 77 2.7 -30.4 236 48 328.2 328.4 291.9 330.8 0.69 15 300 9447 -39.4 -43.6 64 4.2 -39.7 241 61 329.9 329.9 292.0 330.9 0.27 16 250 10665 -49.7 -52.9 69 3.2 -49.8 249 76 332.2 332.2 292.4 332.7 0.11 17 200 12098 -54.9 -69.6 15 14.7 -55.2 259 81 345.8 345.8 295.7 345.9 0.02 18 150 13929 -58.2 -82.1 3 23.9 -58.5 248 58 369.8 369.8 300.5 369.8 0.00 19 100 16414 -67.1 -87.5 4 20.3 -67.2 242 41 398.0 398.0 304.9 398.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5670.67 m Freezing level: 638.02 mb = 3835.47 m = 12583.41 ft Wetbulb zero: 646.47 mb = 3725.88 m = 12223.87 ft Precipitable water: 1.50 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 78.33 % Est. max temperature: 28.00 C = 82.40 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 910.19 mb = 880.72 m = 2889.46 ft T: 17.90 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.77 C/km ThetaE index: 10.19 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 829.88 mb = 1667.30 m = 5470.08 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.19 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.01 C = 82.42 F Cap Strength: 1.93 C Lifted Index: -3.45 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.59 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.58 C Showalter Index: -1.87 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 51.80 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.29 C Cross Totals Index: 23.51 C K Index: 35.89 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 297.32 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.45 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 602.90 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 34.72 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 58.35 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.93 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 884.22 mb = 1128.33 m = 3701.83 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 739.22 mb = 2632.96 m = 8638.23 ft Equ Level (EL): 239.22 mb = 10948.24 m = 35918.98 ft B at Equ Level: 591.55 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 179.22 mb = 12796.26 m = 41981.96 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 237.1 at 36.0 knts Storm direction: 267.1 at 27.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.6 neg: 0.6 tot: 5.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 78.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 132.6 neg: -13.7 tot: 118.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 39.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.73 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.8 stream: 4.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.49 Bulk Rich Number: 11.08 Bulk Shear: 54.40 m/s