MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180300F017.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180300F017.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: 17 hour RUC valid 20Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 38.21,-86.72 Latitude: 38.21 Longitude: -86.72 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 82 SFC 988 185 23.1 18.6 76 4.5 20.0 218 9 297.2 299.7 293.6 337.0 13.77 2 950 528 20.4 16.4 78 4.0 17.7 226 20 297.8 300.1 292.7 333.9 12.41 3 900 993 17.8 14.3 80 3.5 15.5 231 25 299.9 302.0 292.7 333.6 11.49 4 850 1481 14.7 12.5 87 2.2 13.3 234 26 301.6 303.6 292.7 333.5 10.81 5 800 1991 10.9 10.2 96 0.7 10.4 232 28 302.8 304.6 292.2 331.9 9.82 6 750 2526 6.8 6.0 95 0.8 6.3 229 28 303.9 305.4 291.0 327.4 7.83 7 700 3091 4.3 1.2 80 3.1 2.7 227 28 307.2 308.4 290.5 325.5 5.98 8 650 3692 1.9 -5.1 60 7.0 -1.4 226 27 311.1 311.8 289.9 323.7 4.01 9 600 4334 -1.8 -10.5 52 8.6 -5.4 225 33 314.0 314.5 289.8 323.3 2.87 10 550 5020 -6.7 -13.6 58 7.0 -9.3 225 39 316.1 316.6 290.0 324.1 2.42 11 500 5756 -12.0 -21.9 44 9.9 -14.8 232 41 318.4 318.7 289.6 322.9 1.33 12 450 6553 -16.5 -28.0 36 11.5 -19.1 237 41 322.4 322.6 290.4 325.4 0.85 13 400 7430 -21.2 -31.8 38 10.6 -23.3 247 44 327.4 327.5 291.6 329.8 0.66 14 350 8400 -29.0 -46.9 16 17.9 -30.8 246 53 329.6 329.7 291.8 330.3 0.16 15 300 9480 -38.4 -49.5 30 11.1 -39.1 248 56 331.3 331.3 292.2 331.8 0.14 16 250 10706 -48.3 -51.4 70 3.1 -48.4 249 69 334.3 334.3 293.0 334.8 0.13 17 200 12143 -55.1 -68.5 17 13.4 -55.3 252 85 345.6 345.6 295.7 345.7 0.02 18 150 13965 -59.5 -83.2 3 23.6 -59.7 245 70 367.5 367.5 300.1 367.5 0.00 19 100 16435 -67.8 -87.4 5 19.6 -67.9 247 40 396.7 396.7 304.8 396.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5674.09 m Freezing level: 624.76 mb = 4015.91 m = 13175.39 ft Wetbulb zero: 667.15 mb = 3480.96 m = 11420.34 ft Precipitable water: 1.48 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 71.89 % Est. max temperature: 27.70 C = 81.86 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 926.00 mb = 748.17 m = 2454.59 ft T: 19.17 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.12 C/km ThetaE index: 13.75 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 845.90 mb = 1521.57 m = 4991.96 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.31 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.53 C = 81.55 F Cap Strength: 1.80 C Lifted Index: -2.83 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.83 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.52 C Showalter Index: -2.42 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.30 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.75 C Cross Totals Index: 24.55 C K Index: 36.21 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 290.08 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.13 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 412.44 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 28.72 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 37.56 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.80 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 885.49 mb = 1132.04 m = 3713.98 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 810.49 mb = 1881.66 m = 6173.36 ft Equ Level (EL): 260.49 mb = 10429.37 m = 34216.68 ft B at Equ Level: 411.08 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 190.49 mb = 12451.45 m = 40850.72 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 228.5 at 30.2 knts Storm direction: 258.5 at 22.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.1 neg: 0.5 tot: 3.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 72.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 59.8 neg: -6.5 tot: 53.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 17.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.70 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.9 stream: 2.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.15 Bulk Rich Number: 16.75 Bulk Shear: 24.62 m/s