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: 41.81,-88.12 Latitude: 41.81 Longitude: -88.12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 41 SFC 979 223 21.5 17.8 79 3.7 18.9 216 6 296.4 298.8 292.9 334.4 13.18 2 950 484 19.1 16.0 83 3.0 17.1 231 9 296.5 298.7 292.2 331.6 12.14 3 900 946 15.4 12.7 84 2.7 13.7 252 11 297.3 299.2 290.9 327.2 10.31 4 850 1428 11.9 8.0 77 3.9 9.6 261 15 298.6 300.0 289.3 321.8 7.93 5 800 1934 10.3 -6.3 31 16.6 2.8 257 22 302.1 302.6 285.8 311.3 2.98 6 750 2467 7.1 -8.2 33 15.3 0.5 244 34 304.3 304.8 286.3 312.8 2.73 7 700 3029 2.5 -12.7 32 15.2 -3.3 243 36 305.2 305.6 285.9 311.8 2.06 8 650 3623 -1.3 -24.9 15 23.6 -7.8 243 34 307.4 307.6 285.3 310.1 0.78 9 600 4255 -5.0 -31.5 10 26.5 -11.0 244 37 310.3 310.4 286.0 311.9 0.46 10 550 4933 -9.2 -32.4 13 23.2 -14.1 249 43 313.2 313.2 287.0 314.8 0.46 11 500 5664 -13.6 -33.5 17 19.9 -17.4 249 52 316.5 316.6 288.1 318.1 0.45 12 450 6455 -19.1 -30.7 35 11.6 -21.4 244 62 319.3 319.4 289.2 321.6 0.66 13 400 7322 -24.5 -27.6 75 3.1 -25.1 235 71 323.2 323.4 290.7 326.7 0.99 14 350 8281 -30.9 -33.5 78 2.6 -31.3 223 74 327.1 327.2 291.6 329.4 0.65 15 300 9354 -40.2 -42.8 76 2.6 -40.4 220 78 328.8 328.8 291.7 329.9 0.29 16 250 10566 -51.5 -53.3 81 1.8 -51.5 222 84 329.5 329.5 291.7 329.9 0.11 17 200 11999 -52.8 -76.1 4 23.3 -53.1 247 71 349.2 349.2 296.5 349.3 0.01 18 150 13845 -55.8 -82.8 2 27.1 -56.1 246 51 374.0 374.0 301.2 374.0 0.00 19 100 16372 -63.3 -87.5 2 24.2 -63.5 249 39 405.4 405.4 305.9 405.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5622.23 m Freezing level: 667.50 mb = 3414.78 m = 11203.21 ft Wetbulb zero: 743.49 mb = 2538.22 m = 8327.40 ft Precipitable water: 0.88 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 36.11 % Est. max temperature: 25.06 C = 77.11 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 927.22 mb = 691.21 m = 2267.73 ft T: 17.40 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.09 C/km ThetaE index: 23.13 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 875.98 mb = 1174.26 m = 3852.51 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.32 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.99 C = 73.39 F Cap Strength: 0.65 C Lifted Index: -2.21 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.31 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.75 C Showalter Index: 1.83 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 46.97 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.43 C Cross Totals Index: 21.54 C K Index: 18.22 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 177.15 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.71 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 394.44 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 28.09 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4.56 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.65 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 888.68 mb = 1052.83 m = 3454.12 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 853.68 mb = 1391.70 m = 4565.88 ft Equ Level (EL): 823.68 mb = 1690.41 m = 5545.91 ft B at Equ Level: 5.75 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 773.68 mb = 2210.23 m = 7251.32 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 246.7 at 32.6 knts Storm direction: 276.7 at 24.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.7 neg: 2.9 tot: 5.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 90.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 59.5 neg: -3.9 tot: 55.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 18.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.49 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.1 stream: 3.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.11 Bulk Rich Number: 4.89 Bulk Shear: 80.66 m/s