MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180000F021.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180000F021.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: 21 hour RUC valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 39.14,-88.64 Latitude: 39.14 Longitude: -88.64 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 61 SFC 985 190 21.4 18.9 86 2.5 19.7 169 12 295.8 298.4 293.4 336.4 14.09 2 950 504 19.5 15.9 80 3.5 17.1 187 23 296.9 299.1 292.2 331.8 12.05 3 900 968 17.8 10.6 63 7.2 13.4 207 29 299.9 301.5 290.6 326.3 8.97 4 850 1455 14.9 7.8 63 7.1 10.7 224 31 301.7 303.2 290.3 325.0 7.83 5 800 1965 11.4 4.1 61 7.3 7.3 236 32 303.3 304.5 289.6 322.6 6.43 6 750 2501 7.4 2.1 69 5.3 4.6 246 34 304.6 305.7 289.6 322.6 5.95 7 700 3064 2.7 1.4 91 1.3 2.0 250 37 305.5 306.6 289.9 323.9 6.06 8 650 3661 -0.2 -0.5 98 0.3 -0.4 243 42 308.7 309.8 290.6 326.3 5.67 9 600 4299 -3.2 -3.4 99 0.2 -3.3 238 46 312.4 313.4 291.2 328.1 4.98 10 550 4984 -6.9 -7.1 99 0.1 -7.0 239 46 315.9 316.6 291.4 329.0 4.09 11 500 5723 -11.1 -11.7 96 0.5 -11.3 240 46 319.4 320.1 291.6 329.8 3.14 12 450 6523 -16.2 -17.5 89 1.4 -16.6 238 48 322.9 323.3 291.7 330.2 2.14 13 400 7399 -22.5 -24.7 82 2.2 -23.1 236 53 325.7 326.0 291.7 330.2 1.29 14 350 8364 -29.8 -32.7 76 2.9 -30.3 229 56 328.6 328.7 292.0 331.1 0.70 15 300 9442 -38.8 -41.9 73 3.1 -39.1 222 56 330.6 330.7 292.2 331.8 0.32 16 250 10662 -50.1 -53.1 71 3.0 -50.2 219 56 331.6 331.6 292.3 332.1 0.11 17 200 12080 -58.1 -65.6 38 7.5 -58.2 249 78 340.7 340.7 294.5 340.9 0.03 18 150 13905 -57.6 -82.5 3 24.9 -57.9 245 67 370.8 370.8 300.7 370.9 0.00 19 100 16408 -66.1 -87.4 4 21.3 -66.2 253 42 400.0 400.0 305.2 400.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5661.47 m Freezing level: 653.30 mb = 3621.90 m = 11882.73 ft Wetbulb zero: 658.13 mb = 3561.21 m = 11683.63 ft Precipitable water: 1.45 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 83.50 % Est. max temperature: 27.75 C = 81.95 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 949.88 mb = 504.96 m = 1656.67 ft T: 19.45 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.21 C/km ThetaE index: 13.73 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 812.40 mb = 1835.61 m = 6022.28 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.12 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.47 C = 83.25 F Cap Strength: 2.81 C Lifted Index: -0.09 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.22 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.70 C Showalter Index: 2.60 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.95 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.01 C Cross Totals Index: 18.94 C K Index: 32.49 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 260.94 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.90 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 119.88 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 15.48 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 95.16 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.81 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 871.89 mb = 1238.58 m = 4063.54 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 746.89 mb = 2534.67 m = 8315.73 ft Equ Level (EL): 476.89 mb = 6082.07 m = 19954.05 ft B at Equ Level: 119.37 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 276.89 mb = 9978.18 m = 32736.42 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 235.9 at 37.6 knts Storm direction: 265.9 at 28.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 102.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 269.7 neg: -0.6 tot: 269.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 89.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.80 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.6 stream: 6.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.18 Bulk Rich Number: 1.06 Bulk Shear: 112.75 m/s