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: 41.50,-84.09 Latitude: 41.50 Longitude: -84.09 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 981 219 21.6 18.4 82 3.2 19.4 220 11 296.3 298.8 293.2 335.7 13.66 2 950 499 19.4 17.0 86 2.3 17.8 218 21 296.8 299.2 292.9 334.2 12.95 3 900 962 16.1 14.7 91 1.4 15.2 215 27 298.1 300.3 292.3 332.4 11.77 4 850 1447 13.7 12.7 94 1.0 13.0 226 31 300.5 302.5 292.4 332.5 10.90 5 800 1957 11.0 10.0 93 1.0 10.4 236 35 302.9 304.7 292.2 331.6 9.67 6 750 2493 7.5 6.5 93 1.0 6.9 242 36 304.7 306.2 291.5 329.2 8.12 7 700 3058 4.3 0.2 75 4.1 2.2 245 39 307.2 308.3 290.0 324.3 5.55 8 650 3658 0.8 -5.1 65 5.9 -2.0 244 44 309.8 310.6 289.5 322.4 4.02 9 600 4297 -2.8 -9.6 59 6.8 -5.6 242 46 312.9 313.5 289.6 322.8 3.07 10 550 4981 -6.7 -18.6 38 11.9 -10.5 242 43 316.2 316.5 289.2 321.6 1.61 11 500 5719 -11.3 -20.7 46 9.3 -14.1 246 42 319.2 319.5 290.0 324.2 1.48 12 450 6518 -16.9 -22.6 61 5.7 -18.4 245 44 322.0 322.3 290.8 326.8 1.38 13 400 7391 -23.0 -25.6 79 2.6 -23.6 228 40 325.1 325.4 291.5 329.3 1.19 14 350 8354 -30.4 -33.3 75 2.9 -30.9 228 47 327.8 327.9 291.7 330.2 0.66 15 300 9428 -39.8 -42.6 75 2.8 -40.1 236 58 329.3 329.3 291.8 330.4 0.30 16 250 10644 -50.6 -51.9 86 1.3 -50.6 246 76 330.9 330.9 292.1 331.4 0.13 17 200 12066 -57.6 -66.4 32 8.8 -57.8 259 78 341.6 341.6 294.7 341.7 0.03 18 150 13880 -58.5 -81.7 4 23.2 -58.7 245 63 369.4 369.4 300.5 369.4 0.00 19 100 16382 -64.6 -87.4 3 22.8 -64.8 256 39 402.9 402.9 305.6 402.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5665.03 m Freezing level: 639.29 mb = 3794.76 m = 12449.86 ft Wetbulb zero: 673.71 mb = 3368.07 m = 11049.95 ft Precipitable water: 1.48 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 72.20 % Est. max temperature: 26.57 C = 79.83 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 936.13 mb = 624.84 m = 2049.99 ft T: 18.48 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.88 C/km ThetaE index: 10.05 C Layer 800.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 883.59 mb = 1118.37 m = 3669.14 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.50 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.12 C = 75.42 F Cap Strength: 0.62 C Lifted Index: -1.82 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.85 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.30 C Showalter Index: -1.29 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.03 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.01 C Cross Totals Index: 24.02 C K Index: 33.59 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 324.98 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.69 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 564.91 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 33.61 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 10.32 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.62 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 902.81 mb = 935.57 m = 3069.43 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 797.81 mb = 1979.58 m = 6494.59 ft Equ Level (EL): 237.81 mb = 10962.42 m = 35965.51 ft B at Equ Level: 563.65 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 167.81 mb = 13172.50 m = 43216.33 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 239.3 at 37.4 knts Storm direction: 269.3 at 28.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.9 neg: 2.2 tot: 6.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 95.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 198.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 198.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 66.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.91 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.6 stream: 6.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.60 Bulk Rich Number: 9.55 Bulk Shear: 59.14 m/s