MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181200F008.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181200F008.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: 8 hour RUC valid 20Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 41.48,-86.46 Latitude: 41.48 Longitude: -86.46 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 979 229 22.3 18.6 80 3.6 19.8 242 8 297.3 299.8 293.7 337.6 13.95 2 950 485 20.4 16.5 79 3.8 17.8 234 17 297.9 300.1 292.9 334.3 12.56 3 900 949 17.0 14.8 87 2.2 15.6 228 21 299.0 301.2 292.7 333.7 11.88 4 850 1435 13.6 12.8 95 0.9 13.1 223 24 300.4 302.4 292.4 332.6 10.96 5 800 1944 10.5 10.2 97 0.4 10.3 230 29 302.4 304.2 292.1 331.4 9.78 6 750 2480 7.7 4.2 78 3.5 5.8 237 35 305.0 306.2 290.5 325.9 6.92 7 700 3045 4.3 -0.7 70 5.0 1.7 242 39 307.2 308.2 289.8 323.2 5.20 8 650 3644 0.0 -5.4 67 5.4 -2.4 245 42 309.0 309.8 289.2 321.4 3.94 9 600 4281 -3.5 -11.3 55 7.8 -6.5 246 45 312.1 312.6 289.0 320.7 2.69 10 550 4963 -7.8 -15.4 54 7.6 -10.4 247 47 314.9 315.3 289.3 321.8 2.10 11 500 5697 -12.8 -21.6 48 8.8 -15.3 249 53 317.5 317.7 289.4 322.1 1.36 12 450 6492 -18.1 -21.9 72 3.8 -19.1 243 54 320.5 320.7 290.4 325.5 1.47 13 400 7361 -23.7 -25.9 82 2.2 -24.2 230 57 324.2 324.5 291.2 328.3 1.16 14 350 8323 -30.7 -33.3 78 2.6 -31.0 221 65 327.4 327.6 291.7 329.8 0.66 15 300 9396 -39.9 -42.3 77 2.4 -40.1 225 77 329.2 329.2 291.8 330.4 0.31 16 250 10612 -50.1 -53.1 71 2.9 -50.3 236 88 331.5 331.5 292.2 331.9 0.11 17 200 12037 -56.3 -65.4 31 9.1 -56.4 248 85 343.7 343.7 295.2 343.8 0.03 18 150 13866 -57.8 -82.2 3 24.4 -58.0 239 62 370.6 370.6 300.7 370.6 0.00 19 100 16383 -64.1 -87.5 3 23.3 -64.3 253 39 403.8 403.8 305.7 403.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5656.87 m Freezing level: 649.33 mb = 3652.24 m = 11982.26 ft Wetbulb zero: 679.13 mb = 3289.59 m = 10792.50 ft Precipitable water: 1.43 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 71.77 % Est. max temperature: 26.23 C = 79.21 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 927.82 mb = 687.74 m = 2256.32 ft T: 18.91 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.43 C/km ThetaE index: 16.90 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 869.53 mb = 1242.18 m = 4075.35 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.38 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.86 C = 76.74 F Cap Strength: 0.92 C Lifted Index: -3.59 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.38 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.60 C Showalter Index: -2.76 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.90 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.38 C Cross Totals Index: 25.52 C K Index: 34.17 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 393.30 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.15 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 875.13 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 41.84 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 9.36 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.92 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 888.20 mb = 1061.59 m = 3482.87 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 843.20 mb = 1502.68 m = 4930.00 ft Equ Level (EL): 233.20 mb = 11056.48 m = 36274.11 ft B at Equ Level: 864.67 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 163.20 mb = 13329.88 m = 43732.68 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 242.1 at 37.7 knts Storm direction: 272.1 at 28.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.3 neg: 2.7 tot: 6.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 97.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 182.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 182.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 60.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.94 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.3 stream: 5.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.72 Bulk Rich Number: 12.85 Bulk Shear: 68.09 m/s