MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180600F015.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180600F015.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: 15 hour RUC valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 39.81,-89.98 Latitude: 39.81 Longitude: -89.98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 50 SFC 984 190 20.7 19.3 92 1.4 19.8 210 13 295.2 297.8 293.5 336.7 14.46 2 950 492 18.4 17.7 96 0.7 17.9 213 24 295.9 298.3 293.0 334.9 13.55 3 900 955 16.2 13.6 85 2.6 14.6 221 30 298.2 300.2 291.7 330.1 10.97 4 850 1440 13.8 8.7 71 5.1 10.7 229 30 300.6 302.1 290.3 325.1 8.31 5 800 1948 10.1 5.0 70 5.2 7.2 242 28 302.0 303.2 289.5 322.4 6.84 6 750 2481 5.9 1.2 72 4.7 3.4 257 28 303.0 304.0 288.6 319.8 5.57 7 700 3042 2.1 -2.5 71 4.6 -0.1 263 32 304.9 305.7 288.3 318.8 4.55 8 650 3638 -0.5 -3.3 81 2.8 -1.9 254 39 308.4 309.3 289.6 322.7 4.61 9 600 4274 -4.0 -4.9 94 0.9 -4.4 243 46 311.5 312.3 290.4 325.5 4.44 10 550 4956 -8.1 -8.9 94 0.8 -8.5 237 50 314.4 315.1 290.5 325.8 3.55 11 500 5691 -12.3 -13.2 93 0.9 -12.6 232 54 318.1 318.6 290.9 327.1 2.76 12 450 6488 -17.0 -18.1 91 1.2 -17.3 228 56 321.9 322.3 291.4 328.8 2.04 13 400 7362 -23.0 -24.5 88 1.4 -23.4 226 60 325.0 325.3 291.6 329.7 1.32 14 350 8324 -30.7 -32.6 83 2.0 -31.0 225 65 327.4 327.6 291.7 330.0 0.70 15 300 9398 -39.6 -42.2 76 2.6 -39.8 225 68 329.6 329.6 291.9 330.7 0.31 16 250 10616 -50.3 -53.1 72 2.8 -50.4 217 69 331.3 331.3 292.2 331.7 0.11 17 200 12036 -56.2 -68.1 21 11.8 -56.4 243 83 343.7 343.7 295.3 343.8 0.02 18 150 13876 -56.4 -83.2 2 26.9 -56.7 246 58 372.9 372.9 301.1 373.0 0.00 19 100 16398 -63.7 -87.3 3 23.5 -63.9 252 37 404.6 404.6 305.8 404.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5640.94 m Freezing level: 659.36 mb = 3526.18 m = 11568.68 ft Wetbulb zero: 701.39 mb = 3025.93 m = 9927.48 ft Precipitable water: 1.43 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 82.98 % Est. max temperature: 26.47 C = 79.65 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 964.14 mb = 364.90 m = 1197.15 ft T: 19.38 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.45 C/km ThetaE index: 17.91 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 882.42 mb = 1122.32 m = 3682.10 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.53 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.49 C = 76.09 F Cap Strength: 0.83 C Lifted Index: -2.47 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.23 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.27 C Showalter Index: 1.34 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 47.02 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.07 C Cross Totals Index: 20.95 C K Index: 30.10 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 249.76 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.33 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 676.23 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 36.78 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 16.33 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.83 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 911.39 mb = 847.31 m = 2779.85 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 826.39 mb = 1675.87 m = 5498.21 ft Equ Level (EL): 236.39 mb = 10971.78 m = 35996.23 ft B at Equ Level: 661.78 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 176.39 mb = 12839.54 m = 42123.97 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 239.5 at 38.0 knts Storm direction: 269.5 at 28.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 104.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 140.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 140.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 46.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.60 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.4 stream: 4.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.57 Bulk Rich Number: 11.58 Bulk Shear: 58.39 m/s