MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510172100F023.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510172100F023.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: 23 hour RUC valid 20Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 41.12,-86.75 Latitude: 41.12 Longitude: -86.75 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 50 SFC 981 217 19.1 18.7 97 0.4 18.8 229 11 293.9 296.4 292.7 333.6 13.95 2 950 493 17.8 17.6 99 0.2 17.7 233 22 295.3 297.7 292.7 333.9 13.45 3 900 955 15.6 15.4 99 0.1 15.5 237 26 297.5 299.8 292.6 333.4 12.36 4 850 1440 13.3 13.2 99 0.1 13.2 239 27 300.1 302.1 292.6 333.1 11.28 5 800 1948 10.7 10.4 98 0.3 10.5 241 30 302.5 304.3 292.3 332.0 9.94 6 750 2484 7.2 5.8 91 1.3 6.4 240 35 304.4 305.8 291.0 327.7 7.76 7 700 3049 4.5 -4.6 52 9.1 0.3 238 37 307.5 308.2 288.6 319.6 3.89 8 650 3648 0.2 -6.7 60 6.9 -2.9 236 39 309.2 309.9 288.9 320.4 3.55 9 600 4284 -4.1 -6.9 81 2.8 -5.3 241 44 311.4 312.1 289.8 323.4 3.80 10 550 4966 -7.5 -11.5 73 4.0 -9.1 245 48 315.2 315.7 290.2 324.6 2.89 11 500 5702 -12.5 -15.3 79 2.9 -13.5 245 51 317.9 318.3 290.5 325.5 2.32 12 450 6497 -17.9 -21.2 75 3.3 -18.8 243 53 320.8 321.1 290.6 326.1 1.56 13 400 7367 -23.9 -26.2 81 2.3 -24.4 239 56 324.0 324.2 291.1 328.0 1.13 14 350 8328 -30.5 -32.8 80 2.3 -30.9 227 63 327.6 327.7 291.7 330.1 0.69 15 300 9403 -39.6 -42.2 77 2.6 -39.8 227 76 329.5 329.6 291.9 330.7 0.31 16 250 10618 -50.4 -53.1 73 2.7 -50.5 241 87 331.2 331.2 292.2 331.6 0.11 17 200 12043 -56.4 -68.9 19 12.5 -56.6 250 86 343.4 343.4 295.1 343.5 0.02 18 150 13867 -57.8 -81.9 3 24.1 -58.1 245 61 370.4 370.4 300.7 370.4 0.00 19 100 16379 -64.6 -87.3 3 22.7 -64.8 251 43 402.9 402.9 305.6 402.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5651.42 m Freezing level: 647.68 mb = 3677.09 m = 12063.78 ft Wetbulb zero: 695.91 mb = 3096.19 m = 10157.99 ft Precipitable water: 1.52 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 81.45 % Est. max temperature: 26.17 C = 79.11 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 975.27 mb = 266.81 m = 875.35 ft T: 18.86 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.38 C/km ThetaE index: 14.29 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 923.44 mb = 735.59 m = 2413.31 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.99 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.68 C = 71.02 F Cap Strength: 0.09 C Lifted Index: -2.92 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.62 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.10 C Showalter Index: -2.69 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.36 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.73 C Cross Totals Index: 25.63 C K Index: 29.86 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 349.08 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.60 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 732.63 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 38.28 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.33 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.09 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 927.54 mb = 697.74 m = 2289.16 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 902.54 mb = 931.26 m = 3055.28 ft Equ Level (EL): 232.54 mb = 11080.78 m = 36353.81 ft B at Equ Level: 717.11 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 162.54 mb = 13357.97 m = 43824.82 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 240.8 at 37.9 knts Storm direction: 270.8 at 28.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.8 neg: 0.9 tot: 4.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 77.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 108.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 108.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 36.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.84 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.8 stream: 4.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.44 Bulk Rich Number: 15.25 Bulk Shear: 48.05 m/s