MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180300F031.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180300F031.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: 31 hour RUC valid 10Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 40.59,-85.93 Latitude: 40.59 Longitude: -85.93 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -40 SFC 967 250 17.5 16.1 92 1.4 16.5 180 17 293.4 295.6 291.0 327.5 11.96 2 950 398 17.0 16.1 95 0.9 16.5 186 31 294.5 296.6 291.6 329.5 12.24 3 900 858 14.2 14.1 99 0.1 14.1 195 44 296.1 298.2 291.3 328.7 11.29 4 850 1340 11.5 11.1 97 0.4 11.2 201 47 298.2 300.0 290.7 326.7 9.79 5 800 1845 8.8 7.7 92 1.2 8.2 203 47 300.6 302.1 290.2 324.9 8.25 6 750 2377 5.9 4.7 92 1.2 5.2 202 44 303.0 304.3 290.1 324.4 7.16 7 700 2940 2.7 1.9 94 0.8 2.3 205 43 305.5 306.7 290.2 324.6 6.30 8 650 3537 -0.2 -1.0 94 0.8 -0.6 208 48 308.7 309.7 290.5 325.6 5.48 9 600 4174 -3.7 -4.4 95 0.7 -4.0 207 53 311.8 312.7 290.7 326.4 4.62 10 550 4857 -7.3 -9.7 83 2.4 -8.3 206 55 315.4 316.0 290.6 326.2 3.33 11 500 5594 -11.7 -16.3 68 4.7 -13.3 205 60 318.8 319.2 290.5 325.9 2.13 12 450 6393 -16.2 -18.5 82 2.3 -17.0 199 62 322.8 323.2 291.6 329.5 1.97 13 400 7270 -21.7 -23.7 84 2.0 -22.2 194 62 326.8 327.1 292.2 331.8 1.42 14 350 8239 -28.9 -31.2 80 2.3 -29.3 196 69 329.8 330.0 292.4 332.8 0.81 15 300 9321 -37.6 -39.6 81 2.1 -37.8 201 88 332.4 332.5 292.8 334.0 0.41 16 250 10550 -47.9 -51.0 71 3.1 -48.1 208 99 334.8 334.9 293.2 335.4 0.14 17 200 12011 -50.8 -75.9 4 25.1 -51.2 232 68 352.4 352.4 297.1 352.4 0.01 18 150 13852 -58.0 -83.0 3 25.1 -58.2 230 52 370.2 370.2 300.6 370.2 0.00 19 100 16373 -62.6 -87.8 2 25.2 -62.8 234 33 406.8 406.8 306.1 406.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5634.01 m Freezing level: 653.86 mb = 3490.50 m = 11451.64 ft Wetbulb zero: 660.66 mb = 3405.53 m = 11172.87 ft Precipitable water: 1.45 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 91.27 % Est. max temperature: 23.71 C = 74.67 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 947.06 mb = 424.83 m = 1393.78 ft T: 16.85 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.44 C/km ThetaE index: 5.03 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 903.52 mb = 825.15 m = 2707.16 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.48 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.01 C = 68.01 F Cap Strength: 0.21 C Lifted Index: 0.18 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.62 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.09 C Showalter Index: 1.18 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.93 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.18 C Cross Totals Index: 22.75 C K Index: 33.44 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 286.76 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.23 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 107.72 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 14.68 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.56 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.21 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 909.16 mb = 772.20 m = 2533.45 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 884.16 mb = 1007.86 m = 3306.60 ft Equ Level (EL): 514.16 mb = 5377.70 m = 17643.16 ft B at Equ Level: 107.43 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 384.16 mb = 7562.99 m = 24812.66 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 203.3 at 49.2 knts Storm direction: 233.3 at 36.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.7 neg: 0.3 tot: 6.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 73.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 266.9 neg: -14.8 tot: 252.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 84.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.81 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.4 stream: 6.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.17 Bulk Rich Number: 2.11 Bulk Shear: 50.96 m/s