MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180000F005.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180000F005.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: 5 hour RUC valid 5Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 40.63,-92.82 Latitude: 40.63 Longitude: -92.82 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 35 SFC 971 286 19.8 18.7 93 1.1 19.1 213 8 295.4 298.0 293.3 336.0 14.14 2 950 479 18.6 18.2 97 0.4 18.3 227 19 296.0 298.6 293.3 336.2 13.94 3 900 943 17.9 15.5 86 2.4 16.3 230 31 300.0 302.2 293.4 336.3 12.42 4 850 1432 15.3 13.2 88 2.1 14.0 231 41 302.2 304.2 293.2 335.6 11.31 5 800 1943 11.7 11.3 97 0.5 11.4 238 41 303.7 305.6 293.1 335.1 10.57 6 750 2481 8.1 7.3 95 0.8 7.6 241 41 305.4 307.0 292.1 331.3 8.62 7 700 3047 4.5 2.0 84 2.5 3.1 241 39 307.4 308.6 290.8 326.8 6.33 8 650 3648 1.3 -6.7 55 8.1 -2.3 241 39 310.5 311.2 289.3 321.7 3.55 9 600 4287 -2.6 -15.6 36 13.0 -7.2 241 43 313.1 313.4 288.5 319.3 1.89 10 550 4971 -6.8 -27.6 17 20.8 -12.1 242 47 316.0 316.1 288.2 318.5 0.72 11 500 5709 -10.9 -34.6 12 23.7 -15.7 236 48 319.8 319.8 289.1 321.2 0.41 12 450 6509 -16.7 -38.6 13 22.0 -20.3 235 50 322.3 322.4 289.8 323.4 0.30 13 400 7380 -23.5 -42.7 15 19.2 -26.0 237 52 324.4 324.4 290.3 325.2 0.22 14 350 8342 -30.5 -46.6 19 16.1 -32.0 236 56 327.6 327.6 291.2 328.2 0.17 15 300 9417 -39.1 -55.2 17 16.1 -39.9 229 57 330.3 330.3 291.9 330.6 0.07 16 250 10639 -49.0 -56.9 39 7.9 -49.3 233 63 333.2 333.2 292.7 333.5 0.07 17 200 12070 -54.8 -68.8 16 14.0 -55.0 237 65 346.0 346.0 295.8 346.1 0.02 18 150 13900 -59.2 -82.0 4 22.8 -59.4 245 64 368.1 368.1 300.2 368.1 0.00 19 100 16390 -66.9 -87.2 4 20.3 -67.0 240 32 398.6 398.6 305.0 398.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5673.70 m Freezing level: 633.17 mb = 3862.86 m = 12673.28 ft Wetbulb zero: 671.01 mb = 3390.01 m = 11121.96 ft Precipitable water: 1.38 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 64.02 % Est. max temperature: 27.36 C = 81.25 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 956.19 mb = 422.70 m = 1386.79 ft T: 18.94 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.77 C/km ThetaE index: 17.84 C Layer 850.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 853.12 mb = 1400.24 m = 4593.90 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.03 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.36 C = 79.45 F Cap Strength: 1.60 C Lifted Index: -2.51 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.70 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.00 C Showalter Index: -2.25 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.30 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.18 C Cross Totals Index: 24.13 C K Index: 36.95 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 351.89 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.85 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 893.17 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 42.27 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 32.53 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.60 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 900.06 mb = 942.73 m = 3092.92 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 795.06 mb = 1994.89 m = 6544.83 ft Equ Level (EL): 235.06 mb = 11034.01 m = 36200.37 ft B at Equ Level: 884.56 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 155.06 mb = 13689.22 m = 44911.60 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 238.2 at 40.4 knts Storm direction: 268.2 at 30.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.7 neg: 0.2 tot: 5.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 89.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 202.5 neg: -8.6 tot: 193.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 64.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.78 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.4 stream: 5.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.11 Bulk Rich Number: 14.00 Bulk Shear: 63.78 m/s