MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510172100F028.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510172100F028.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: 28 hour RUC valid 1Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 37.60,-87.97 Latitude: 37.60 Longitude: -87.97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 68 SFC 993 125 19.8 18.7 93 1.1 19.1 128 3 293.5 295.9 292.4 332.7 13.76 2 950 513 21.7 17.0 74 4.8 18.5 195 28 299.2 301.6 293.5 336.8 12.90 3 900 981 18.8 14.2 74 4.7 15.8 201 35 300.9 303.0 292.9 334.3 11.35 4 850 1469 14.6 12.5 87 2.1 13.3 204 38 301.5 303.5 292.6 333.3 10.79 5 800 1979 10.3 9.4 94 1.0 9.7 205 39 302.2 303.9 291.6 329.7 9.27 6 750 2513 7.2 1.8 68 5.5 4.3 206 40 304.4 305.5 289.3 322.0 5.81 7 700 3077 4.0 -5.7 49 9.7 -0.4 211 40 306.9 307.6 288.1 318.1 3.57 8 650 3677 1.0 -7.4 53 8.4 -2.7 216 41 310.1 310.8 289.0 320.8 3.38 9 600 4317 -2.3 -7.2 69 4.8 -4.5 218 42 313.4 314.1 290.3 325.3 3.72 10 550 5002 -6.8 -8.8 86 2.0 -7.7 216 45 316.0 316.7 291.0 327.5 3.57 11 500 5740 -11.9 -14.0 84 2.2 -12.6 218 49 318.6 319.1 290.9 327.1 2.58 12 450 6538 -16.5 -18.3 86 1.8 -17.1 222 48 322.5 322.9 291.5 329.3 2.01 13 400 7415 -21.2 -23.8 80 2.6 -21.9 233 44 327.4 327.7 292.3 332.3 1.40 14 350 8387 -28.2 -31.7 72 3.5 -28.9 238 48 330.7 330.8 292.7 333.5 0.77 15 300 9471 -37.3 -41.1 68 3.8 -37.7 246 51 332.8 332.9 292.8 334.1 0.35 16 250 10699 -48.5 -53.1 59 4.5 -48.7 253 59 334.0 334.0 292.9 334.4 0.11 17 200 12131 -54.7 -68.2 17 13.5 -54.9 258 80 346.2 346.2 295.8 346.3 0.02 18 150 13963 -59.3 -80.0 5 20.6 -59.6 245 44 367.8 367.8 300.2 367.8 0.00 19 100 16451 -66.9 -87.4 4 20.5 -67.0 261 37 398.4 398.4 305.0 398.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5671.28 m Freezing level: 634.53 mb = 3874.58 m = 12711.71 ft Wetbulb zero: 704.14 mb = 3029.22 m = 9938.26 ft Precipitable water: 1.52 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 73.79 % Est. max temperature: 27.85 C = 82.14 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 977.86 mb = 262.48 m = 861.16 ft T: 20.46 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.98 C/km ThetaE index: 18.77 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 853.12 mb = 1437.70 m = 4716.80 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.58 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.73 C = 81.91 F Cap Strength: 2.40 C Lifted Index: -3.06 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.30 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.09 C Showalter Index: -2.18 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.92 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.52 C Cross Totals Index: 24.40 C K Index: 29.31 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 367.52 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.32 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 519.64 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 32.24 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 54.54 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.40 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 889.42 mb = 1081.98 m = 3549.75 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 824.42 mb = 1726.03 m = 5662.76 ft Equ Level (EL): 244.42 mb = 10844.10 m = 35577.34 ft B at Equ Level: 514.54 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 174.42 mb = 13002.35 m = 42658.12 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 211.1 at 39.5 knts Storm direction: 241.1 at 29.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 100.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 319.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 319.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 106.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.94 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.4 stream: 7.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.96 Bulk Rich Number: 7.33 Bulk Shear: 70.90 m/s