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: 41.3,-84.54 Latitude: 41.30 Longitude: -84.54 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 54 SFC 981 222 22.1 18.4 80 3.7 19.5 219 12 296.9 299.3 293.4 336.4 13.70 2 950 498 19.4 17.2 87 2.2 17.9 217 19 296.9 299.3 293.0 334.9 13.14 3 900 962 16.0 15.0 94 1.0 15.3 216 26 298.0 300.2 292.4 332.8 11.99 4 850 1447 13.8 12.5 92 1.3 13.0 230 31 300.6 302.6 292.3 332.3 10.79 5 800 1957 11.2 9.8 91 1.4 10.4 237 34 303.1 304.9 292.2 331.6 9.58 6 750 2493 7.8 5.8 87 2.0 6.6 244 36 305.0 306.5 291.2 328.4 7.74 7 700 3059 4.4 -0.2 72 4.7 2.1 246 41 307.4 308.4 290.0 324.0 5.39 8 650 3659 1.0 -4.6 66 5.6 -1.6 242 44 310.1 310.9 289.7 323.2 4.18 9 600 4298 -2.6 -10.6 54 8.0 -5.8 241 44 313.1 313.7 289.5 322.3 2.85 10 550 4982 -7.1 -16.4 47 9.3 -10.3 242 42 315.7 316.0 289.4 322.1 1.93 11 500 5719 -11.9 -18.3 59 6.5 -13.9 245 41 318.6 318.9 290.2 324.6 1.80 12 450 6516 -17.2 -22.6 63 5.4 -18.6 244 42 321.6 321.9 290.7 326.4 1.38 13 400 7389 -23.0 -25.8 78 2.8 -23.6 229 41 325.1 325.4 291.5 329.3 1.17 14 350 8353 -30.2 -33.8 71 3.6 -30.7 231 49 328.0 328.2 291.8 330.3 0.63 15 300 9427 -39.6 -42.5 73 3.0 -39.8 236 63 329.6 329.7 291.9 330.7 0.30 16 250 10644 -50.4 -52.5 78 2.1 -50.5 245 75 331.1 331.1 292.2 331.6 0.12 17 200 12067 -57.4 -66.9 29 9.4 -57.6 257 78 341.8 341.8 294.8 341.9 0.02 18 150 13883 -58.5 -81.6 4 23.1 -58.7 244 62 369.4 369.4 300.5 369.4 0.00 19 100 16385 -65.0 -87.4 3 22.4 -65.1 255 40 402.2 402.2 305.5 402.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5664.39 m Freezing level: 636.29 mb = 3833.93 m = 12578.36 ft Wetbulb zero: 671.95 mb = 3389.80 m = 11121.26 ft Precipitable water: 1.48 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 72.89 % Est. max temperature: 26.71 C = 80.08 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 929.56 mb = 684.77 m = 2246.59 ft T: 18.03 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.13 C/km ThetaE index: 14.34 C Layer 950.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 894.14 mb = 1017.23 m = 3337.33 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.66 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.48 C = 74.26 F Cap Strength: 0.39 C Lifted Index: -2.57 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.91 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.32 C Showalter Index: -1.72 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.04 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.65 C Cross Totals Index: 24.39 C K Index: 33.52 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 329.99 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.58 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 645.51 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 35.93 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6.83 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.39 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 904.85 mb = 915.77 m = 3004.45 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 789.85 mb = 2062.73 m = 6767.41 ft Equ Level (EL): 229.85 mb = 11179.98 m = 36679.26 ft B at Equ Level: 634.14 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 169.85 mb = 13098.57 m = 42973.80 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 239.5 at 36.8 knts Storm direction: 269.5 at 27.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.5 neg: 2.5 tot: 6.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 96.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 185.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 185.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 61.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.89 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.6 stream: 5.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.63 Bulk Rich Number: 10.66 Bulk Shear: 60.55 m/s