MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510172100F024.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510172100F024.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: 24 hour RUC valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 41.14,-84.20 Latitude: 41.14 Longitude: -84.20 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 57 SFC 981 224 22.2 18.4 79 3.9 19.6 214 9 297.0 299.5 293.4 336.6 13.68 2 950 501 20.4 16.5 79 3.8 17.8 212 20 297.8 300.1 292.9 334.3 12.55 3 900 966 16.8 14.5 87 2.2 15.3 211 26 298.8 300.9 292.4 332.7 11.64 4 850 1452 13.9 12.8 94 1.0 13.2 226 30 300.7 302.7 292.6 333.1 11.03 5 800 1961 11.2 9.4 89 1.8 10.1 238 34 303.1 304.8 291.9 330.8 9.31 6 750 2498 8.0 5.3 83 2.7 6.4 244 35 305.2 306.6 291.0 327.7 7.44 7 700 3064 4.5 1.3 80 3.2 2.8 247 40 307.4 308.6 290.5 325.8 6.00 8 650 3664 0.7 -1.9 83 2.6 -0.6 243 44 309.7 310.7 290.5 325.7 5.12 9 600 4303 -2.6 -8.8 62 6.2 -5.2 242 44 313.1 313.8 289.9 323.6 3.28 10 550 4988 -6.8 -16.5 46 9.8 -10.1 243 42 316.1 316.4 289.5 322.4 1.91 11 500 5725 -11.7 -18.7 56 6.9 -13.9 246 40 318.8 319.1 290.2 324.7 1.75 12 450 6523 -16.9 -20.8 71 3.9 -18.0 244 38 322.0 322.3 291.0 327.5 1.61 13 400 7397 -22.6 -26.0 73 3.5 -23.4 230 39 325.7 325.9 291.6 329.7 1.14 14 350 8361 -30.2 -33.0 76 2.8 -30.7 231 47 328.0 328.1 291.9 330.5 0.68 15 300 9436 -39.7 -42.3 76 2.6 -39.9 237 55 329.4 329.5 291.9 330.6 0.31 16 250 10652 -50.4 -52.4 79 2.0 -50.5 246 73 331.1 331.1 292.2 331.6 0.12 17 200 12075 -57.5 -66.5 31 9.0 -57.6 260 78 341.8 341.8 294.8 341.9 0.02 18 150 13890 -58.6 -81.6 4 22.9 -58.9 245 63 369.0 369.0 300.4 369.1 0.00 19 100 16390 -65.0 -87.5 3 22.5 -65.1 256 40 402.2 402.2 305.5 402.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5668.45 m Freezing level: 639.40 mb = 3799.54 m = 12465.53 ft Wetbulb zero: 659.19 mb = 3550.27 m = 11647.74 ft Precipitable water: 1.50 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 74.47 % Est. max temperature: 26.79 C = 80.22 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 926.95 mb = 712.31 m = 2336.95 ft T: 18.72 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.09 C/km ThetaE index: 10.72 C Layer 800.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 864.84 mb = 1304.46 m = 4279.68 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.28 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.31 C = 77.55 F Cap Strength: 0.94 C Lifted Index: -2.30 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.91 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.22 C Showalter Index: -1.95 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.16 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.59 C Cross Totals Index: 24.57 C K Index: 35.22 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 345.93 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.74 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 582.24 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 34.12 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 17.41 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.94 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 889.02 mb = 1070.26 m = 3511.30 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 784.02 mb = 2129.27 m = 6985.69 ft Equ Level (EL): 234.02 mb = 11073.38 m = 36329.53 ft B at Equ Level: 576.09 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 174.02 mb = 12952.76 m = 42495.41 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 239.6 at 36.3 knts Storm direction: 269.6 at 27.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.3 neg: 2.5 tot: 6.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 103.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 214.7 neg: -0.2 tot: 214.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 71.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.87 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.5 stream: 6.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.68 Bulk Rich Number: 9.06 Bulk Shear: 64.25 m/s