MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180900F010.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180900F010.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: 10 hour RUC valid 19Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 41.43,-85.7 Latitude: 41.43 Longitude: -85.70 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 44 SFC 974 271 24.9 15.5 56 9.4 18.7 220 12 300.3 302.4 292.7 333.9 11.46 2 950 490 22.3 14.4 61 7.9 17.1 215 19 299.8 301.8 292.2 331.8 10.91 3 900 957 18.2 13.3 73 4.9 15.0 214 22 300.3 302.2 292.2 331.7 10.72 4 850 1444 14.6 12.0 85 2.6 13.0 223 27 301.5 303.4 292.3 332.3 10.45 5 800 1954 10.9 10.3 96 0.6 10.5 231 30 302.7 304.5 292.3 332.0 9.86 6 750 2491 7.3 6.8 97 0.5 7.0 239 35 304.5 306.0 291.5 329.3 8.28 7 700 3056 4.8 -2.1 61 6.9 1.4 243 41 307.8 308.7 289.5 322.3 4.69 8 650 3655 0.5 -4.3 70 4.8 -1.8 243 42 309.5 310.3 289.6 322.8 4.27 9 600 4293 -3.4 -12.2 50 8.8 -6.8 246 45 312.1 312.6 288.8 320.2 2.49 10 550 4975 -7.9 -13.8 63 5.9 -10.1 245 46 314.7 315.2 289.5 322.5 2.39 11 500 5710 -12.3 -26.6 29 14.2 -15.8 243 50 318.0 318.2 289.0 321.0 0.87 12 450 6506 -17.6 -34.1 22 16.4 -20.7 239 50 321.1 321.2 289.6 322.8 0.48 13 400 7375 -23.7 -40.9 19 17.2 -26.0 242 52 324.2 324.2 290.3 325.2 0.27 14 350 8336 -30.8 -41.0 36 10.2 -32.0 243 58 327.2 327.2 291.2 328.3 0.30 15 300 9410 -39.5 -44.7 58 5.2 -39.9 241 68 329.7 329.7 291.9 330.6 0.24 16 250 10628 -49.4 -52.4 71 3.0 -49.6 253 83 332.6 332.6 292.6 333.1 0.12 17 200 12062 -55.3 -68.5 18 13.1 -55.6 258 71 345.1 345.1 295.6 345.2 0.02 18 150 13886 -58.2 -82.0 3 23.8 -58.5 239 62 369.7 369.7 300.5 369.8 0.00 19 100 16392 -64.7 -87.2 3 22.5 -64.9 253 41 402.7 402.7 305.6 402.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5665.84 m Freezing level: 643.94 mb = 3732.77 m = 12246.49 ft Wetbulb zero: 678.39 mb = 3309.47 m = 10857.70 ft Precipitable water: 1.31 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 68.55 % Est. max temperature: 26.71 C = 80.08 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 849.27 mb = 1451.47 m = 4761.98 ft T: 14.56 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.46 C/km ThetaE index: 9.96 C Layer 800.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 814.45 mb = 1803.76 m = 5917.77 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.86 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.96 C = 80.53 F Cap Strength: 1.44 C Lifted Index: -2.10 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.54 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.25 C Showalter Index: -2.16 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.33 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.95 C Cross Totals Index: 24.38 C K Index: 32.11 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 361.81 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.26 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 406.01 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 28.50 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 28.66 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.44 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 840.26 mb = 1541.23 m = 5056.48 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 775.26 mb = 2215.41 m = 7268.31 ft Equ Level (EL): 275.26 mb = 9985.10 m = 32759.11 ft B at Equ Level: 405.25 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 195.26 mb = 12214.05 m = 40071.86 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 239.0 at 37.9 knts Storm direction: 269.0 at 28.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.4 neg: 1.5 tot: 5.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 91.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 182.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 182.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 60.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.94 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.0 stream: 5.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.35 Bulk Rich Number: 5.89 Bulk Shear: 68.95 m/s