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: 41.55,-85.59 Latitude: 41.55 Longitude: -85.59 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 973 276 25.1 15.2 54 9.9 18.5 215 12 300.6 302.6 292.7 333.5 11.22 2 950 487 22.8 14.5 59 8.3 17.3 218 19 300.3 302.3 292.4 332.5 10.97 3 900 955 18.6 13.4 72 5.1 15.3 215 23 300.7 302.6 292.4 332.5 10.83 4 850 1442 14.9 11.5 80 3.4 12.7 220 27 301.8 303.6 292.2 331.5 10.07 5 800 1953 10.9 9.4 90 1.5 10.0 227 30 302.8 304.5 291.8 330.4 9.29 6 750 2488 7.0 6.4 96 0.6 6.6 238 35 304.1 305.6 291.2 328.2 8.04 7 700 3053 4.1 -2.9 60 7.0 0.7 247 40 307.0 307.8 288.9 320.7 4.43 8 650 3651 0.6 -8.0 53 8.5 -3.1 248 43 309.6 310.2 288.7 319.8 3.23 9 600 4289 -3.6 -7.2 76 3.6 -5.2 248 44 311.9 312.6 289.9 323.7 3.70 10 550 4971 -7.7 -13.3 64 5.6 -9.8 249 46 314.9 315.4 289.7 323.0 2.48 11 500 5706 -12.9 -18.8 61 5.9 -14.7 250 48 317.3 317.7 289.7 323.1 1.73 12 450 6499 -18.4 -22.5 70 4.1 -19.5 241 46 320.1 320.4 290.2 324.9 1.40 13 400 7369 -23.6 -26.2 79 2.6 -24.2 230 50 324.3 324.5 291.2 328.3 1.13 14 350 8331 -30.6 -34.1 71 3.5 -31.2 230 59 327.4 327.6 291.6 329.7 0.61 15 300 9404 -39.7 -43.2 69 3.5 -40.0 233 71 329.4 329.5 291.9 330.5 0.28 16 250 10621 -50.1 -52.8 73 2.7 -50.3 242 86 331.5 331.5 292.3 332.0 0.11 17 200 12048 -55.2 -66.9 22 11.7 -55.4 253 79 345.3 345.3 295.6 345.4 0.02 18 150 13875 -58.1 -81.7 3 23.6 -58.3 239 65 370.0 370.0 300.6 370.0 0.00 19 100 16387 -64.7 -87.4 3 22.7 -64.8 255 39 402.8 402.8 305.6 402.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5663.56 m Freezing level: 643.36 mb = 3736.05 m = 12257.24 ft Wetbulb zero: 690.58 mb = 3162.14 m = 10374.36 ft Precipitable water: 1.35 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 70.93 % Est. max temperature: 26.85 C = 80.33 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 841.67 mb = 1525.40 m = 5004.53 ft T: 14.27 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.40 C/km ThetaE index: 13.74 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 812.50 mb = 1822.28 m = 5978.52 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.87 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.07 C = 80.73 F Cap Strength: 1.39 C Lifted Index: -2.87 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.05 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.14 C Showalter Index: -2.34 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.14 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.79 C Cross Totals Index: 24.35 C K Index: 32.32 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 390.11 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.72 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 552.93 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 33.25 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 26.34 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.39 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 835.33 mb = 1589.02 m = 5213.24 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 790.33 mb = 2053.73 m = 6737.86 ft Equ Level (EL): 250.33 mb = 10612.20 m = 34816.51 ft B at Equ Level: 552.62 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 180.33 mb = 12705.69 m = 41684.82 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 241.9 at 37.5 knts Storm direction: 271.9 at 28.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 93.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 202.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 202.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 67.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.96 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.3 stream: 6.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.49 Bulk Rich Number: 8.43 Bulk Shear: 65.61 m/s