MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510172100F022.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510172100F022.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: 22 hour RUC valid 19Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 39.65,-86.03 Latitude: 39.65 Longitude: -86.03 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 71 SFC 980 243 23.3 18.4 74 4.9 19.9 210 12 298.1 300.6 293.8 338.0 13.74 2 950 516 20.1 16.7 81 3.4 17.8 212 21 297.6 299.9 292.9 334.4 12.70 3 900 981 17.5 14.3 81 3.3 15.4 228 29 299.6 301.7 292.6 333.1 11.44 4 850 1469 15.4 11.6 78 3.8 13.0 240 36 302.3 304.2 292.4 332.4 10.17 5 800 1980 11.8 8.2 78 3.6 9.6 242 36 303.7 305.3 291.5 329.2 8.53 6 750 2518 8.1 5.1 82 3.0 6.4 245 33 305.4 306.7 291.0 327.7 7.38 7 700 3084 5.0 1.7 79 3.3 3.2 242 32 308.0 309.2 290.9 327.1 6.21 8 650 3685 1.3 -1.4 83 2.6 -0.0 237 32 310.4 311.4 290.9 327.0 5.33 9 600 4325 -3.1 -7.3 73 4.2 -5.0 236 33 312.5 313.2 290.0 324.2 3.68 10 550 5008 -7.7 -14.2 59 6.5 -10.1 234 37 315.0 315.4 289.5 322.6 2.31 11 500 5742 -12.7 -20.4 53 7.7 -14.9 233 41 317.6 317.9 289.6 322.7 1.52 12 450 6538 -17.1 -21.4 69 4.3 -18.3 237 43 321.8 322.1 290.9 327.1 1.54 13 400 7413 -22.3 -24.4 83 2.0 -22.8 241 46 326.0 326.2 291.9 330.6 1.33 14 350 8378 -30.1 -33.1 74 3.1 -30.5 239 48 328.2 328.4 291.9 330.7 0.67 15 300 9454 -39.3 -42.4 72 3.1 -39.6 242 59 330.0 330.0 292.0 331.1 0.31 16 250 10672 -50.3 -54.0 65 3.7 -50.4 245 74 331.3 331.3 292.2 331.7 0.10 17 200 12103 -54.7 -68.9 16 14.3 -54.9 261 81 346.2 346.2 295.8 346.3 0.02 18 150 13932 -59.1 -81.6 4 22.5 -59.3 247 60 368.2 368.2 300.2 368.2 0.00 19 100 16411 -66.7 -87.4 4 20.7 -66.8 244 42 398.9 398.9 305.0 398.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5670.88 m Freezing level: 635.48 mb = 3871.01 m = 12700.02 ft Wetbulb zero: 650.59 mb = 3677.98 m = 12066.71 ft Precipitable water: 1.48 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 74.45 % Est. max temperature: 27.99 C = 82.38 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 913.20 mb = 855.93 m = 2808.13 ft T: 18.25 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.66 C/km ThetaE index: 15.44 C Layer 950.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 830.96 mb = 1660.11 m = 5446.49 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.23 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.97 C = 82.35 F Cap Strength: 1.81 C Lifted Index: -3.46 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.76 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.81 C Showalter Index: -2.61 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.46 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.12 C Cross Totals Index: 24.34 C K Index: 36.49 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 321.24 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.97 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 648.75 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 36.02 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 50.36 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.83 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 881.84 mb = 1155.16 m = 3789.85 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 766.84 mb = 2332.77 m = 7653.36 ft Equ Level (EL): 236.84 mb = 11018.76 m = 36150.36 ft B at Equ Level: 640.23 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 176.84 mb = 12885.41 m = 42274.44 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 235.8 at 33.5 knts Storm direction: 265.8 at 25.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.0 neg: 0.3 tot: 4.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 76.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 148.1 neg: -10.4 tot: 137.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 45.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.74 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.2 stream: 4.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.60 Bulk Rich Number: 16.80 Bulk Shear: 38.61 m/s