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: 41.57,-86.77 Latitude: 41.57 Longitude: -86.77 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 42 SFC 978 236 22.4 17.6 74 4.8 19.1 230 7 297.4 299.8 293.1 335.1 13.03 2 950 485 19.8 15.9 78 3.9 17.2 224 13 297.2 299.4 292.3 332.1 12.05 3 900 949 16.6 14.1 85 2.5 15.0 223 21 298.6 300.6 292.1 331.5 11.30 4 850 1434 13.4 12.8 96 0.6 13.0 230 26 300.2 302.2 292.4 332.4 10.99 5 800 1944 11.3 9.5 89 1.8 10.2 236 34 303.2 304.9 292.0 331.1 9.35 6 750 2481 7.7 4.9 82 2.8 6.1 235 39 304.9 306.3 290.8 326.8 7.24 7 700 3045 4.0 -3.0 60 7.0 0.6 238 44 306.9 307.7 288.9 320.4 4.37 8 650 3643 -0.0 -9.7 48 9.7 -4.0 241 49 308.9 309.5 288.1 317.9 2.81 9 600 4279 -3.7 -12.4 51 8.8 -7.0 243 50 311.9 312.3 288.6 319.8 2.45 10 550 4961 -8.1 -14.2 61 6.1 -10.3 246 51 314.5 314.9 289.3 322.0 2.31 11 500 5694 -13.3 -15.9 81 2.6 -14.2 245 51 316.8 317.3 290.0 324.2 2.21 12 450 6487 -18.5 -20.7 83 2.2 -19.1 242 53 320.0 320.3 290.4 325.5 1.63 13 400 7356 -24.0 -29.6 60 5.6 -25.1 241 63 323.8 323.9 290.7 326.7 0.82 14 350 8317 -30.6 -33.2 77 2.7 -31.0 230 74 327.5 327.7 291.7 330.0 0.66 15 300 9391 -39.7 -43.2 69 3.5 -40.0 225 81 329.4 329.5 291.9 330.5 0.28 16 250 10608 -49.5 -53.0 67 3.4 -49.7 243 92 332.4 332.4 292.5 332.9 0.11 17 200 12040 -55.5 -68.0 19 12.6 -55.7 254 80 344.9 344.9 295.5 345.0 0.02 18 150 13869 -57.3 -82.4 3 25.1 -57.6 237 61 371.3 371.3 300.8 371.3 0.00 19 100 16387 -64.2 -87.5 3 23.3 -64.3 254 37 403.8 403.8 305.7 403.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5652.05 m Freezing level: 650.34 mb = 3638.86 m = 11938.36 ft Wetbulb zero: 693.46 mb = 3120.85 m = 10238.90 ft Precipitable water: 1.38 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 70.73 % Est. max temperature: 26.41 C = 79.54 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 911.23 mb = 843.01 m = 2765.74 ft T: 17.30 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.52 C/km ThetaE index: 14.55 C Layer 800.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 860.74 mb = 1327.83 m = 4356.33 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.81 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.75 C = 76.55 F Cap Strength: 1.05 C Lifted Index: -3.14 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.87 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.13 C Showalter Index: -3.17 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.74 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.66 C Cross Totals Index: 26.09 C K Index: 32.44 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 388.24 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.73 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 542.35 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 32.93 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 26.77 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.05 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 883.86 mb = 1103.01 m = 3618.75 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 758.86 mb = 2382.91 m = 7817.86 ft Equ Level (EL): 258.86 mb = 10375.52 m = 34040.00 ft B at Equ Level: 539.82 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 178.86 mb = 12750.32 m = 41831.24 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 239.9 at 40.5 knts Storm direction: 269.9 at 30.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.0 neg: 1.8 tot: 6.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 100.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 221.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 221.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 73.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.93 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.0 stream: 6.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.57 Bulk Rich Number: 5.06 Bulk Shear: 107.12 m/s