MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180900F013.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180900F013.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: 13 hour RUC valid 22Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 40.92,-87.75 Latitude: 40.92 Longitude: -87.75 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 983 197 21.0 19.3 90 1.8 19.8 232 6 295.7 298.3 293.6 337.2 14.46 2 950 487 18.8 17.5 92 1.3 17.9 232 17 296.3 298.7 293.0 334.9 13.37 3 900 949 15.6 14.0 90 1.6 14.6 232 23 297.6 299.6 291.7 330.2 11.24 4 850 1433 13.5 6.7 64 6.8 9.6 228 28 300.3 301.6 289.3 321.9 7.28 5 800 1941 10.4 3.1 60 7.4 6.4 230 28 302.3 303.4 288.8 320.2 5.97 6 750 2475 6.5 1.5 70 5.0 3.9 237 28 303.7 304.7 289.0 320.9 5.69 7 700 3037 3.0 -5.8 52 8.8 -0.9 248 30 305.8 306.5 287.7 316.8 3.54 8 650 3633 -0.5 -12.1 41 11.6 -5.0 255 35 308.4 308.8 287.3 315.8 2.31 9 600 4268 -4.5 -11.2 60 6.6 -7.1 255 41 310.9 311.4 288.6 319.6 2.71 10 550 4948 -8.3 -11.4 79 3.0 -9.5 248 47 314.2 314.7 289.9 323.6 2.91 11 500 5683 -12.1 -13.7 88 1.6 -12.7 234 51 318.3 318.8 290.9 327.1 2.66 12 450 6481 -16.9 -18.3 89 1.4 -17.3 223 55 322.0 322.4 291.4 328.9 2.02 13 400 7355 -22.9 -24.7 85 1.8 -23.3 220 58 325.2 325.5 291.6 329.8 1.29 14 350 8319 -30.2 -32.8 78 2.6 -30.6 221 61 328.0 328.2 291.9 330.5 0.69 15 300 9394 -39.5 -42.5 73 3.0 -39.7 224 65 329.7 329.8 291.9 330.9 0.30 16 250 10610 -51.0 -53.6 74 2.6 -51.1 226 70 330.3 330.3 291.9 330.7 0.10 17 200 12029 -56.4 -70.1 16 13.7 -56.6 244 87 343.5 343.5 295.2 343.6 0.02 18 150 13870 -56.6 -82.5 2 25.8 -56.9 244 56 372.5 372.5 301.0 372.5 0.00 19 100 16383 -64.1 -87.5 3 23.3 -64.3 244 37 403.8 403.8 305.7 403.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5638.70 m Freezing level: 657.30 mb = 3546.22 m = 11634.45 ft Wetbulb zero: 709.55 mb = 2926.73 m = 9602.02 ft Precipitable water: 1.28 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 68.14 % Est. max temperature: 26.31 C = 79.35 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 957.76 mb = 416.60 m = 1366.78 ft T: 19.38 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.72 C/km ThetaE index: 17.07 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 900.98 mb = 940.07 m = 3084.19 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.48 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.88 C = 73.18 F Cap Strength: 0.45 C Lifted Index: -2.22 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.06 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.32 C Showalter Index: 3.29 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 44.46 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.61 C Cross Totals Index: 18.85 C K Index: 23.52 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 225.22 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.00 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 619.16 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 35.19 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6.65 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.45 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 910.24 mb = 852.57 m = 2797.11 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 825.24 mb = 1680.76 m = 5514.24 ft Equ Level (EL): 235.24 mb = 10997.19 m = 36079.58 ft B at Equ Level: 608.29 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 175.24 mb = 12875.19 m = 42240.92 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 241.4 at 34.8 knts Storm direction: 271.4 at 26.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.9 neg: 3.7 tot: 5.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 94.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 123.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 123.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 41.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.82 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.8 stream: 4.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.39 Bulk Rich Number: 10.79 Bulk Shear: 57.37 m/s