MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180600F005.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180600F005.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: 5 hour RUC valid 11Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 42.06,-88.88 Latitude: 42.06 Longitude: -88.88 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 47 SFC 977 247 17.6 17.0 96 0.6 17.2 230 12 292.7 295.0 291.3 328.5 12.60 2 950 489 16.7 16.5 99 0.1 16.6 235 26 294.1 296.3 291.7 329.9 12.54 3 900 949 15.1 14.3 95 0.8 14.6 245 32 297.1 299.2 291.8 330.3 11.45 4 850 1433 13.0 11.0 88 1.9 11.8 249 37 299.7 301.5 291.3 328.4 9.77 5 800 1941 10.6 8.1 84 2.5 9.1 246 41 302.5 304.1 291.1 327.8 8.51 6 750 2476 6.8 4.7 86 2.1 5.6 239 44 304.0 305.3 290.4 325.5 7.15 7 700 3039 2.4 1.6 94 0.8 2.0 230 46 305.2 306.3 289.9 323.8 6.15 8 650 3635 -0.3 -1.3 94 0.9 -0.8 225 48 308.6 309.6 290.3 325.2 5.38 9 600 4273 -3.6 -4.1 96 0.5 -3.8 225 48 312.0 312.9 290.8 326.8 4.71 10 550 4956 -7.2 -7.6 97 0.4 -7.4 227 48 315.5 316.3 291.2 328.1 3.93 11 500 5694 -11.6 -12.2 95 0.6 -11.8 227 48 318.9 319.5 291.4 328.8 3.00 12 450 6493 -16.8 -18.0 90 1.2 -17.1 230 47 322.2 322.6 291.5 329.1 2.06 13 400 7366 -23.2 -25.2 83 2.0 -23.7 233 47 324.9 325.1 291.5 329.2 1.23 14 350 8328 -30.7 -33.7 75 3.0 -31.2 236 53 327.3 327.5 291.6 329.7 0.63 15 300 9401 -39.9 -43.3 70 3.4 -40.2 240 56 329.1 329.2 291.7 330.2 0.28 16 250 10615 -51.5 -54.9 67 3.3 -51.7 242 56 329.5 329.5 291.6 329.8 0.09 17 200 12040 -52.4 -68.2 13 15.8 -52.7 241 71 349.8 349.8 296.6 349.9 0.02 18 150 13894 -56.2 -83.2 2 27.0 -56.5 245 54 373.2 373.2 301.1 373.3 0.00 19 100 16393 -66.6 -87.1 4 20.5 -66.7 241 36 399.1 399.1 305.1 399.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5647.09 m Freezing level: 656.15 mb = 3562.11 m = 11686.56 ft Wetbulb zero: 664.23 mb = 3461.13 m = 11355.26 ft Precipitable water: 1.54 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 92.99 % Est. max temperature: 25.84 C = 78.50 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 968.98 mb = 318.34 m = 1044.42 ft T: 17.34 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.27 C/km ThetaE index: 6.42 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 891.41 mb = 1030.47 m = 3380.78 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.92 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.42 C = 72.36 F Cap Strength: 0.84 C Lifted Index: -0.27 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.49 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.82 C Showalter Index: 0.43 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.13 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.53 C Cross Totals Index: 22.60 C K Index: 34.76 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 255.32 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.01 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 144.35 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 16.99 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 33.62 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.82 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 918.08 mb = 779.83 m = 2558.48 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 763.08 mb = 2332.98 m = 7654.04 ft Equ Level (EL): 453.08 mb = 6441.09 m = 21131.93 ft B at Equ Level: 144.30 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 223.08 mb = 11342.30 m = 37211.83 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 232.4 at 42.8 knts Storm direction: 262.4 at 32.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.1 neg: 3.0 tot: 7.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 88.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 91.7 neg: -33.9 tot: 57.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 19.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.39 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.0 stream: 3.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.08 Bulk Rich Number: 2.80 Bulk Shear: 51.63 m/s