MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180300F020.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180300F020.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: 20 hour RUC valid 23Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 37.60,-88.15 Latitude: 37.60 Longitude: -88.15 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 67 SFC 993 127 22.0 20.2 89 1.9 20.8 153 3 295.8 298.5 294.1 339.3 15.14 2 950 514 21.7 17.2 75 4.5 18.7 192 20 299.2 301.6 293.7 337.4 13.09 3 900 982 18.6 15.2 81 3.4 16.3 192 28 300.7 302.9 293.4 336.3 12.14 4 850 1469 14.4 12.4 88 2.0 13.1 195 32 301.3 303.2 292.4 332.8 10.70 5 800 1979 10.4 7.4 82 3.0 8.6 199 34 302.2 303.7 290.7 326.4 8.12 6 750 2513 6.9 3.0 76 3.9 4.8 205 34 304.1 305.3 289.8 323.3 6.36 7 700 3077 3.9 2.2 88 1.7 3.0 211 35 306.8 308.0 290.7 326.5 6.43 8 650 3678 1.8 -2.2 74 4.1 -0.2 211 36 311.1 312.0 290.7 326.7 5.01 9 600 4321 -1.4 -5.9 71 4.5 -3.5 213 39 314.5 315.3 291.0 327.6 4.10 10 550 5009 -6.3 -9.7 77 3.3 -7.7 215 42 316.6 317.2 291.0 327.4 3.34 11 500 5746 -12.0 -15.0 78 3.0 -13.0 222 44 318.5 318.9 290.7 326.4 2.39 12 450 6544 -16.4 -20.3 72 3.9 -17.5 234 43 322.7 323.0 291.3 328.5 1.69 13 400 7421 -21.8 -26.6 65 4.8 -22.9 245 46 326.7 326.9 291.9 330.5 1.09 14 350 8389 -28.5 -36.8 45 8.3 -29.7 242 57 330.3 330.4 292.3 332.0 0.47 15 300 9472 -37.6 -50.0 26 12.4 -38.5 245 52 332.3 332.3 292.5 332.8 0.13 16 250 10698 -48.8 -56.9 39 8.0 -49.1 249 51 333.5 333.5 292.7 333.7 0.07 17 200 12127 -56.1 -67.5 23 11.3 -56.3 261 77 343.9 343.9 295.3 344.0 0.02 18 150 13952 -60.7 -81.2 5 20.6 -60.9 246 70 365.6 365.6 299.8 365.6 0.00 19 100 16439 -67.2 -87.5 4 20.3 -67.3 255 37 397.9 397.9 304.9 397.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5679.21 m Freezing level: 621.40 mb = 4045.83 m = 13273.57 ft Wetbulb zero: 652.47 mb = 3647.45 m = 11966.55 ft Precipitable water: 1.60 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 79.15 % Est. max temperature: 27.65 C = 81.76 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 966.78 mb = 361.37 m = 1185.59 ft T: 21.84 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.96 C/km ThetaE index: 16.03 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 867.29 mb = 1297.48 m = 4256.78 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.20 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.31 C = 81.16 F Cap Strength: 1.71 C Lifted Index: -4.12 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.03 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.93 C Showalter Index: -2.01 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.73 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.38 C Cross Totals Index: 24.35 C K Index: 37.05 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 373.47 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.34 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 913.23 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 42.74 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 30.01 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.71 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 893.94 mb = 1039.13 m = 3409.18 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 848.94 mb = 1479.71 m = 4854.64 ft Equ Level (EL): 228.94 mb = 11261.63 m = 36947.14 ft B at Equ Level: 908.22 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 148.94 mb = 13995.41 m = 45916.15 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 209.1 at 34.8 knts Storm direction: 239.1 at 26.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 100.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 221.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 221.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 73.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.90 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.2 stream: 6.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.13 Bulk Rich Number: 13.48 Bulk Shear: 67.73 m/s