MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180300F024.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180300F024.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: 24 hour RUC valid 3Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 38.98,-87.14 Latitude: 38.98 Longitude: -87.14 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 46 SFC 988 150 19.2 18.8 98 0.3 18.9 171 9 293.3 295.8 292.6 333.1 13.97 2 950 488 17.8 17.7 99 0.2 17.7 180 23 295.3 297.7 292.8 334.0 13.49 3 900 951 16.2 15.7 97 0.5 15.9 188 32 298.2 300.5 293.0 334.8 12.59 4 850 1436 13.5 12.8 95 0.7 13.1 197 41 300.3 302.3 292.4 332.6 11.00 5 800 1945 9.6 9.3 98 0.3 9.4 203 46 301.4 303.1 291.3 328.7 9.22 6 750 2477 5.6 3.9 89 1.7 4.7 206 49 302.7 303.9 289.6 323.0 6.77 7 700 3039 2.3 -0.6 81 2.9 0.9 207 48 305.1 306.1 289.1 321.1 5.25 8 650 3636 0.5 0.4 99 0.1 0.4 210 50 309.5 310.6 291.2 328.2 6.06 9 600 4276 -2.5 -2.6 99 0.1 -2.6 211 54 313.2 314.2 291.6 329.7 5.26 10 550 4961 -7.2 -7.6 97 0.4 -7.4 211 59 315.5 316.2 291.2 328.1 3.92 11 500 5698 -11.6 -12.6 92 1.0 -12.0 214 59 318.9 319.4 291.3 328.4 2.89 12 450 6498 -16.4 -17.5 91 1.1 -16.7 214 54 322.6 323.0 291.7 329.9 2.16 13 400 7374 -22.0 -23.7 86 1.7 -22.4 219 54 326.4 326.7 292.1 331.3 1.41 14 350 8342 -28.7 -31.1 80 2.4 -29.2 227 58 330.0 330.2 292.5 333.0 0.81 15 300 9425 -37.7 -40.3 76 2.6 -37.9 230 61 332.3 332.4 292.7 333.7 0.38 16 250 10651 -49.1 -51.5 76 2.4 -49.2 232 62 333.1 333.1 292.7 333.6 0.13 17 200 12086 -51.7 -70.5 9 18.7 -52.1 249 80 350.8 350.8 296.8 350.9 0.01 18 150 13935 -58.1 -83.3 3 25.1 -58.4 244 42 369.9 369.9 300.5 369.9 0.00 19 100 16416 -65.8 -87.5 3 21.7 -65.9 259 36 400.6 400.6 305.3 400.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5651.91 m Freezing level: 642.48 mb = 3732.59 m = 12245.88 ft Wetbulb zero: 643.36 mb = 3718.41 m = 12199.35 ft Precipitable water: 1.68 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 94.85 % Est. max temperature: 26.40 C = 79.52 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 983.30 mb = 191.43 m = 628.06 ft T: 19.00 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.25 C/km ThetaE index: 13.68 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 918.75 mb = 774.37 m = 2540.55 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.21 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.91 C = 73.23 F Cap Strength: 0.48 C Lifted Index: -2.32 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.01 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.42 C Showalter Index: -1.62 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.59 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.16 C Cross Totals Index: 24.43 C K Index: 35.07 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 367.24 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.96 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 516.81 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 32.15 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7.59 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.46 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 932.94 mb = 643.20 m = 2110.22 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 847.94 mb = 1456.76 m = 4779.35 ft Equ Level (EL): 247.94 mb = 10704.23 m = 35118.43 ft B at Equ Level: 511.28 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 187.94 mb = 12485.86 m = 40963.62 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 206.7 at 47.2 knts Storm direction: 236.7 at 35.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 92.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 342.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 342.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 114.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.98 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.0 stream: 7.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.04 Bulk Rich Number: 3.83 Bulk Shear: 134.79 m/s