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: 40.05,-86.42 Latitude: 40.05 Longitude: -86.42 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 64 SFC 975 285 22.7 18.2 76 4.5 19.6 217 13 298.1 300.5 293.7 337.6 13.61 2 950 509 19.5 16.6 84 2.8 17.5 214 18 296.9 299.2 292.6 333.4 12.62 3 900 973 17.0 14.3 84 2.7 15.3 229 27 299.1 301.2 292.4 332.6 11.50 4 850 1460 15.4 11.1 76 4.3 12.7 235 34 302.2 304.0 292.0 331.3 9.79 5 800 1972 11.8 7.9 77 3.9 9.5 240 35 303.7 305.3 291.3 328.7 8.36 6 750 2509 8.3 4.5 77 3.8 6.2 244 37 305.6 306.9 290.9 327.0 7.06 7 700 3076 5.2 2.3 82 2.9 3.6 241 40 308.2 309.4 291.2 328.0 6.46 8 650 3678 1.5 -1.7 79 3.2 -0.1 240 42 310.6 311.6 290.8 326.9 5.20 9 600 4318 -2.7 -8.2 66 5.5 -5.0 243 43 313.0 313.7 290.0 324.1 3.45 10 550 5002 -7.5 -14.5 57 7.0 -10.0 241 44 315.2 315.6 289.5 322.6 2.25 11 500 5736 -12.9 -18.9 61 5.9 -14.7 239 47 317.3 317.6 289.7 323.0 1.72 12 450 6530 -17.8 -19.9 84 2.1 -18.4 242 45 320.9 321.2 290.8 326.8 1.75 13 400 7403 -22.9 -25.2 81 2.3 -23.4 240 43 325.3 325.5 291.6 329.6 1.23 14 350 8367 -30.1 -34.1 68 4.0 -30.7 236 46 328.2 328.3 291.8 330.4 0.61 15 300 9442 -39.6 -45.0 57 5.4 -40.0 241 57 329.5 329.6 291.8 330.4 0.23 16 250 10659 -49.9 -52.5 73 2.7 -50.0 250 72 331.9 332.0 292.4 332.4 0.12 17 200 12091 -55.1 -70.0 14 14.9 -55.4 260 76 345.5 345.5 295.6 345.6 0.02 18 150 13920 -58.6 -81.8 4 23.2 -58.8 248 57 369.2 369.2 300.4 369.2 0.00 19 100 16407 -66.4 -87.5 4 21.1 -66.5 243 41 399.4 399.4 305.1 399.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5671.79 m Freezing level: 632.24 mb = 3905.06 m = 12811.73 ft Wetbulb zero: 651.70 mb = 3656.51 m = 11996.29 ft Precipitable water: 1.44 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 73.33 % Est. max temperature: 27.62 C = 81.72 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 912.06 mb = 858.70 m = 2817.22 ft T: 17.63 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.81 C/km ThetaE index: 10.60 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 827.54 mb = 1686.36 m = 5532.60 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.05 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.55 C = 81.58 F Cap Strength: 2.04 C Lifted Index: -3.29 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.50 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.35 C Showalter Index: -2.29 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.31 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.30 C Cross Totals Index: 24.01 C K Index: 36.47 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 347.64 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.66 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 528.12 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 32.50 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 59.19 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.00 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 883.22 mb = 1133.35 m = 3718.28 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 748.22 mb = 2528.85 m = 8296.65 ft Equ Level (EL): 238.22 mb = 10968.71 m = 35986.14 ft B at Equ Level: 513.13 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 178.22 mb = 12823.90 m = 42072.64 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 239.1 at 38.3 knts Storm direction: 269.1 at 28.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.6 neg: 0.4 tot: 5.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 82.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 153.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 153.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 51.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.85 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.8 stream: 4.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.48 Bulk Rich Number: 8.06 Bulk Shear: 65.50 m/s