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: 39.25,-87.8 Latitude: 39.25 Longitude: -87.80 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 69 SFC 988 176 21.6 18.7 83 2.9 19.6 183 15 295.8 298.3 293.2 335.6 13.84 2 950 512 19.7 14.6 73 5.0 16.4 199 25 297.1 299.1 291.5 329.2 11.09 3 900 977 18.0 8.9 55 9.1 12.6 217 29 300.1 301.5 289.9 323.6 7.99 4 850 1464 15.2 6.5 56 8.7 10.1 229 34 302.1 303.4 289.8 323.4 7.14 5 800 1974 11.6 4.6 62 7.0 7.6 238 37 303.5 304.8 289.8 323.5 6.65 6 750 2510 7.5 2.3 70 5.2 4.7 246 38 304.7 305.8 289.7 323.0 6.04 7 700 3074 2.8 -0.1 81 2.9 1.3 252 39 305.6 306.6 289.4 322.2 5.44 8 650 3670 -0.8 -2.3 90 1.5 -1.5 251 41 308.1 309.0 289.8 323.5 4.99 9 600 4307 -3.7 -4.4 95 0.6 -4.0 246 43 311.8 312.7 290.6 326.3 4.61 10 550 4990 -7.1 -7.7 96 0.6 -7.4 243 45 315.6 316.4 291.2 328.2 3.90 11 500 5728 -11.3 -12.2 93 0.8 -11.6 243 47 319.2 319.8 291.5 329.2 3.01 12 450 6528 -16.3 -17.7 89 1.4 -16.7 239 49 322.8 323.2 291.7 330.0 2.12 13 400 7404 -22.1 -24.0 85 1.9 -22.6 233 47 326.3 326.5 292.0 331.1 1.38 14 350 8371 -29.3 -31.8 79 2.5 -29.7 227 48 329.3 329.4 292.3 332.0 0.76 15 300 9451 -38.6 -41.5 74 2.9 -38.9 224 51 330.9 331.0 292.3 332.2 0.33 16 250 10671 -50.3 -53.0 72 2.8 -50.4 223 55 331.3 331.4 292.2 331.8 0.11 17 200 12090 -58.2 -65.0 41 6.8 -58.3 250 79 340.7 340.7 294.5 340.8 0.03 18 150 13913 -57.5 -82.3 3 24.9 -57.8 243 67 371.1 371.1 300.8 371.1 0.00 19 100 16413 -66.5 -87.5 4 21.1 -66.6 252 42 399.3 399.3 305.1 399.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5659.42 m Freezing level: 660.58 mb = 3543.77 m = 11626.40 ft Wetbulb zero: 676.73 mb = 3345.61 m = 10976.28 ft Precipitable water: 1.38 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 78.97 % Est. max temperature: 28.21 C = 82.79 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 946.18 mb = 547.02 m = 1794.68 ft T: 19.53 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.32 C/km ThetaE index: 12.22 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 790.72 mb = 2071.13 m = 6794.95 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.39 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.53 C = 85.15 F Cap Strength: 3.55 C Lifted Index: 0.74 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.78 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.90 C Showalter Index: 3.26 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 44.29 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.52 C Cross Totals Index: 17.77 C K Index: 30.09 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 246.90 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.11 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 70.23 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 11.85 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 139.50 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.55 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 858.09 mb = 1383.08 m = 4537.61 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 723.09 mb = 2808.49 m = 9214.10 ft Equ Level (EL): 553.09 mb = 4946.12 m = 16227.24 ft B at Equ Level: 69.53 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 423.09 mb = 6986.99 m = 22922.91 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 240.4 at 38.5 knts Storm direction: 270.4 at 28.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 95.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 268.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 268.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 89.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.89 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.7 stream: 6.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.11 Bulk Rich Number: 0.71 Bulk Shear: 98.40 m/s