MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510172100F026.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510172100F026.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: 26 hour RUC valid 23Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 42.55,-83.05 Latitude: 42.55 Longitude: -83.05 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 53 SFC 983 202 18.9 17.0 89 1.9 17.7 206 5 293.5 295.8 291.5 329.2 12.52 2 950 495 17.9 16.9 94 1.0 17.2 218 22 295.4 297.7 292.3 332.3 12.86 3 900 957 15.5 14.9 96 0.6 15.1 218 28 297.4 299.6 292.3 332.0 11.92 4 850 1441 12.9 12.7 99 0.2 12.7 223 30 299.6 301.6 292.1 331.5 10.90 5 800 1949 10.0 9.8 99 0.2 9.9 229 29 301.8 303.5 291.7 330.0 9.53 6 750 2483 6.9 5.3 89 1.7 6.0 232 31 304.1 305.5 290.7 326.5 7.44 7 700 3048 4.0 -0.7 71 4.7 1.6 234 34 306.9 307.9 289.6 322.9 5.20 8 650 3647 0.6 -3.9 72 4.5 -1.6 238 40 309.6 310.5 289.8 323.4 4.41 9 600 4286 -2.8 -7.5 70 4.8 -4.8 239 41 312.9 313.6 290.1 324.4 3.61 10 550 4970 -6.7 -13.0 61 6.2 -9.1 242 41 316.1 316.6 290.1 324.5 2.56 11 500 5708 -11.4 -24.1 34 12.7 -14.8 248 44 319.1 319.3 289.6 322.9 1.09 12 450 6506 -17.2 -26.6 44 9.4 -19.4 250 49 321.7 321.9 290.3 325.1 0.97 13 400 7377 -23.7 -26.2 79 2.6 -24.2 239 50 324.2 324.4 291.2 328.2 1.12 14 350 8338 -30.8 -32.3 86 1.5 -31.0 226 51 327.2 327.3 291.7 329.8 0.72 15 300 9412 -39.7 -43.6 66 3.9 -40.0 236 66 329.4 329.5 291.8 330.5 0.27 16 250 10627 -50.7 -54.8 62 4.0 -50.8 244 79 330.7 330.7 292.0 331.0 0.09 17 200 12047 -57.9 -69.7 21 11.8 -58.0 258 76 341.1 341.1 294.6 341.2 0.02 18 150 13859 -58.1 -81.5 3 23.5 -58.3 246 55 370.1 370.1 300.6 370.1 0.00 19 100 16374 -63.6 -87.5 2 23.9 -63.8 259 36 404.8 404.8 305.9 404.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5655.29 m Freezing level: 641.19 mb = 3759.32 m = 12333.59 ft Wetbulb zero: 674.69 mb = 3345.56 m = 10976.13 ft Precipitable water: 1.48 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 77.85 % Est. max temperature: 25.71 C = 78.28 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 955.97 mb = 441.37 m = 1448.03 ft T: 18.10 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.79 C/km ThetaE index: 9.42 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 900.59 mb = 951.65 m = 3122.18 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.37 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.81 C = 73.05 F Cap Strength: 0.59 C Lifted Index: -1.00 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.50 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.94 C Showalter Index: -0.88 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.34 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.27 C Cross Totals Index: 24.07 C K Index: 32.24 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 333.34 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.75 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 330.61 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 25.71 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7.37 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.59 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 919.14 mb = 777.47 m = 2550.73 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 834.14 mb = 1598.86 m = 5245.55 ft Equ Level (EL): 244.14 mb = 10778.24 m = 35361.26 ft B at Equ Level: 326.29 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 184.14 mb = 12567.27 m = 41230.71 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 236.2 at 35.0 knts Storm direction: 266.2 at 26.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 91.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 177.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 177.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 59.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.90 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.3 stream: 5.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.31 Bulk Rich Number: 6.67 Bulk Shear: 49.56 m/s