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: 41.15,-87.46 Latitude: 41.15 Longitude: -87.46 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 49 SFC 983 200 19.8 18.9 94 1.0 19.2 247 10 294.4 297.0 293.0 334.7 14.09 2 950 492 17.8 17.6 98 0.3 17.7 247 20 295.3 297.7 292.7 333.9 13.44 3 900 953 15.3 15.2 99 0.1 15.3 249 23 297.3 299.5 292.4 332.5 12.16 4 850 1437 12.8 11.8 93 1.0 12.1 247 25 299.6 301.4 291.6 329.7 10.27 5 800 1945 11.0 6.5 74 4.5 8.3 245 30 302.9 304.3 290.5 325.5 7.58 6 750 2482 7.9 2.7 69 5.3 5.1 240 37 305.2 306.3 290.0 324.0 6.19 7 700 3046 3.9 -6.3 47 10.2 -0.7 237 40 306.8 307.4 287.9 317.4 3.41 8 650 3644 0.1 -12.8 37 12.9 -4.8 233 41 309.1 309.5 287.5 316.1 2.20 9 600 4280 -3.8 -17.3 34 13.5 -8.3 235 45 311.7 312.0 287.8 317.1 1.64 10 550 4961 -7.8 -26.4 21 18.7 -12.6 241 52 314.9 315.0 288.0 317.6 0.80 11 500 5695 -12.8 -28.3 26 15.6 -16.4 245 59 317.5 317.6 288.8 320.1 0.74 12 450 6489 -18.1 -34.1 23 16.0 -21.0 244 62 320.4 320.5 289.4 322.1 0.47 13 400 7358 -23.9 -34.7 36 10.8 -25.6 239 71 323.9 324.0 290.5 325.7 0.50 14 350 8320 -30.3 -33.7 72 3.4 -30.8 229 77 327.9 328.1 291.8 330.3 0.63 15 300 9393 -40.1 -43.8 68 3.7 -40.4 229 83 328.8 328.9 291.7 329.9 0.26 16 250 10608 -50.2 -52.7 75 2.5 -50.3 240 90 331.4 331.4 292.2 331.9 0.12 17 200 12037 -55.6 -70.7 13 15.1 -55.8 249 82 344.8 344.8 295.5 344.8 0.01 18 150 13865 -57.1 -82.2 3 25.1 -57.3 244 61 371.8 371.8 300.9 371.8 0.00 19 100 16381 -64.7 -87.3 3 22.6 -64.8 248 42 402.8 402.8 305.6 402.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5646.23 m Freezing level: 648.85 mb = 3658.44 m = 12002.62 ft Wetbulb zero: 705.95 mb = 2976.97 m = 9766.84 ft Precipitable water: 1.24 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 56.87 % Est. max temperature: 26.04 C = 78.88 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 969.16 mb = 319.52 m = 1048.27 ft T: 19.02 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.29 C/km ThetaE index: 18.59 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 924.61 mb = 722.97 m = 2371.93 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.93 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.68 C = 71.03 F Cap Strength: 0.08 C Lifted Index: -3.13 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.97 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.65 C Showalter Index: -1.37 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.14 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.59 C Cross Totals Index: 24.55 C K Index: 27.21 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 272.22 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.92 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 715.12 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 37.82 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.10 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.08 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 927.61 mb = 695.27 m = 2281.05 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 912.61 mb = 834.56 m = 2738.02 ft Equ Level (EL): 802.61 mb = 1917.83 m = 6292.03 ft B at Equ Level: 24.27 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 172.61 mb = 12972.83 m = 42561.26 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 241.0 at 39.6 knts Storm direction: 271.0 at 29.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.9 neg: 3.4 tot: 5.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 86.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 88.7 neg: -1.2 tot: 87.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 29.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.69 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.5 stream: 3.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.33 Bulk Rich Number: 10.61 Bulk Shear: 67.38 m/s