MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180600F021.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180600F021.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: 21 hour RUC valid 3Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 38.97,-86.97 Latitude: 38.97 Longitude: -86.97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 53 SFC 987 168 19.6 18.8 95 0.8 19.1 140 5 293.9 296.4 292.7 333.7 13.97 2 950 496 19.6 16.7 83 2.9 17.7 183 24 297.0 299.3 292.7 333.7 12.67 3 900 961 17.9 13.5 76 4.3 15.1 196 38 299.9 301.9 292.2 331.8 10.90 4 850 1448 13.9 11.8 87 2.2 12.6 202 43 300.7 302.6 292.0 330.9 10.26 5 800 1956 9.6 7.1 84 2.6 8.2 204 45 301.4 302.9 290.3 324.9 7.92 6 750 2489 6.4 2.0 74 4.3 4.1 201 44 303.5 304.6 289.2 321.3 5.92 7 700 3052 3.8 3.2 96 0.6 3.5 204 43 306.7 308.0 291.1 327.8 6.92 8 650 3651 0.4 0.3 99 0.1 0.3 212 47 309.4 310.5 291.1 327.9 6.02 9 600 4290 -3.4 -3.6 99 0.1 -3.5 215 54 312.2 313.1 291.0 327.6 4.90 10 550 4974 -7.6 -8.1 96 0.6 -7.8 214 58 315.1 315.8 290.9 327.2 3.77 11 500 5709 -12.2 -13.2 92 1.0 -12.6 218 58 318.1 318.7 290.9 327.2 2.77 12 450 6507 -16.7 -18.2 88 1.5 -17.1 224 55 322.3 322.7 291.5 329.1 2.02 13 400 7383 -21.9 -25.0 76 3.1 -22.7 229 55 326.5 326.8 292.0 330.9 1.25 14 350 8350 -29.3 -32.9 71 3.6 -29.9 229 55 329.2 329.4 292.2 331.8 0.69 15 300 9429 -38.7 -43.3 62 4.6 -39.1 235 55 330.8 330.9 292.2 331.9 0.28 16 250 10649 -50.0 -55.1 55 5.1 -50.2 239 60 331.7 331.7 292.3 332.1 0.09 17 200 12098 -50.6 -75.9 3 25.2 -51.1 249 72 352.6 352.6 297.2 352.6 0.01 18 150 13936 -60.8 -81.1 5 20.3 -61.0 233 45 365.4 365.4 299.7 365.4 0.00 19 100 16417 -66.0 -87.3 4 21.3 -66.1 264 36 400.2 400.2 305.2 400.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5655.99 m Freezing level: 645.24 mb = 3711.98 m = 12178.28 ft Wetbulb zero: 645.89 mb = 3701.81 m = 12144.88 ft Precipitable water: 1.58 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 89.87 % Est. max temperature: 26.63 C = 79.93 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 975.61 mb = 266.39 m = 873.97 ft T: 19.58 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.04 C/km ThetaE index: 12.35 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 857.13 mb = 1376.60 m = 4516.34 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.20 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.33 C = 79.39 F Cap Strength: 2.30 C Lifted Index: -2.40 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.36 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.53 C Showalter Index: -1.47 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.15 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.15 C Cross Totals Index: 24.00 C K Index: 37.34 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 368.31 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.83 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 433.94 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 29.46 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 41.39 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.30 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 895.34 mb = 1005.20 m = 3297.86 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 820.34 mb = 1745.34 m = 5726.11 ft Equ Level (EL): 250.34 mb = 10640.27 m = 34908.61 ft B at Equ Level: 432.75 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 200.34 mb = 12086.42 m = 39653.12 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 208.8 at 46.2 knts Storm direction: 238.8 at 34.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.2 neg: 0.2 tot: 7.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 85.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 367.8 neg: -18.0 tot: 349.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 116.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.82 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.2 stream: 7.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.97 Bulk Rich Number: 3.38 Bulk Shear: 128.53 m/s