MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180300F018.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180300F018.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: 18 hour RUC valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 40.64,-85.98 Latitude: 40.64 Longitude: -85.98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 65 SFC 979 245 20.3 17.8 86 2.5 18.6 201 12 295.2 297.6 292.6 333.1 13.22 2 950 507 18.6 15.6 83 3.0 16.6 215 20 296.1 298.2 291.7 330.1 11.80 3 900 970 17.6 9.8 60 7.8 12.8 232 29 299.6 301.2 290.1 324.5 8.46 4 850 1457 14.8 7.3 61 7.5 10.4 235 34 301.6 303.0 290.0 324.1 7.57 5 800 1966 11.1 5.2 67 5.9 7.8 234 36 303.0 304.2 289.9 323.8 6.94 6 750 2501 7.0 3.1 76 3.9 4.8 232 37 304.1 305.3 289.8 323.4 6.37 7 700 3064 2.8 1.0 87 1.9 1.8 229 36 305.6 306.7 289.8 323.5 5.87 8 650 3661 -0.5 -2.8 84 2.3 -1.6 235 35 308.4 309.3 289.8 323.3 4.80 9 600 4297 -4.4 -7.0 82 2.6 -5.5 246 37 311.0 311.7 289.6 322.9 3.77 10 550 4977 -8.4 -10.1 88 1.6 -9.1 250 39 314.1 314.7 290.1 324.5 3.24 11 500 5712 -12.3 -13.5 91 1.2 -12.8 239 37 318.0 318.5 290.8 326.9 2.70 12 450 6509 -16.8 -18.4 87 1.6 -17.3 229 39 322.1 322.5 291.4 328.8 1.99 13 400 7384 -22.6 -24.6 84 2.0 -23.1 227 45 325.6 325.9 291.7 330.2 1.30 14 350 8349 -29.9 -32.4 79 2.5 -30.3 225 51 328.4 328.6 292.0 331.1 0.72 15 300 9426 -39.2 -42.1 74 2.8 -39.5 226 55 330.1 330.2 292.0 331.3 0.32 16 250 10643 -50.8 -53.0 77 2.3 -50.9 230 63 330.6 330.6 292.0 331.0 0.11 17 200 12064 -56.1 -68.7 19 12.6 -56.3 257 85 343.9 343.9 295.3 344.0 0.02 18 150 13896 -56.9 -82.5 3 25.5 -57.2 239 61 372.0 372.0 300.9 372.0 0.00 19 100 16402 -64.8 -87.5 3 22.7 -65.0 254 42 402.5 402.5 305.5 402.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5646.78 m Freezing level: 657.31 mb = 3573.69 m = 11724.57 ft Wetbulb zero: 673.44 mb = 3375.69 m = 11074.97 ft Precipitable water: 1.34 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 78.84 % Est. max temperature: 27.21 C = 80.98 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 944.25 mb = 558.76 m = 1833.18 ft T: 18.50 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.73 C/km ThetaE index: 9.75 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 799.61 mb = 1970.12 m = 6463.58 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.40 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.01 C = 82.42 F Cap Strength: 3.27 C Lifted Index: -0.10 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.39 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.76 C Showalter Index: 1.84 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 46.71 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.08 C Cross Totals Index: 19.63 C K Index: 32.51 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 224.80 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.51 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 103.07 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 14.36 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 114.24 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.27 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 862.32 mb = 1334.07 m = 4376.82 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 727.32 mb = 2751.90 m = 9028.45 ft Equ Level (EL): 487.32 mb = 5906.08 m = 19376.65 ft B at Equ Level: 102.19 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 367.32 mb = 7999.71 m = 26245.46 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 236.7 at 34.5 knts Storm direction: 266.7 at 25.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.4 neg: 0.5 tot: 4.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 72.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 137.2 neg: -11.1 tot: 126.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 42.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.75 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.6 stream: 4.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.09 Bulk Rich Number: 2.35 Bulk Shear: 43.82 m/s