MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181200F010.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181200F010.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 22Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 42.21,-83.79 Latitude: 42.21 Longitude: -83.79 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 45 SFC 975 265 23.1 13.6 55 9.5 17.0 211 7 298.4 300.2 291.1 327.8 10.08 2 950 490 23.1 12.8 52 10.3 16.5 213 18 300.7 302.5 291.6 329.7 9.85 3 900 958 19.1 11.7 62 7.3 14.4 212 24 301.1 302.9 291.6 329.6 9.65 4 850 1446 14.8 10.6 76 4.2 12.1 213 26 301.6 303.3 291.6 329.6 9.48 5 800 1956 10.4 9.6 95 0.8 9.9 222 28 302.2 303.9 291.7 330.1 9.40 6 750 2491 6.7 6.4 99 0.2 6.5 234 30 303.8 305.3 291.2 328.0 8.09 7 700 3054 3.9 -0.7 72 4.6 1.6 244 33 306.8 307.8 289.6 322.8 5.21 8 650 3653 0.5 -3.4 75 3.9 -1.4 245 35 309.5 310.3 289.9 323.7 4.57 9 600 4291 -3.4 -7.2 75 3.8 -5.0 245 37 312.2 312.9 290.0 324.0 3.71 10 550 4974 -7.3 -13.7 61 6.3 -9.6 248 39 315.4 315.8 289.8 323.3 2.42 11 500 5710 -12.3 -19.9 53 7.7 -14.6 252 42 318.1 318.4 289.8 323.4 1.57 12 450 6506 -17.8 -22.8 65 5.0 -19.1 241 40 320.9 321.1 290.4 325.5 1.36 13 400 7376 -23.7 -26.0 81 2.3 -24.2 231 45 324.2 324.4 291.2 328.2 1.15 14 350 8338 -30.6 -35.4 63 4.8 -31.2 229 52 327.6 327.7 291.6 329.5 0.54 15 300 9411 -39.9 -44.4 62 4.5 -40.3 232 64 329.1 329.1 291.7 330.0 0.25 16 250 10626 -50.6 -55.1 59 4.4 -50.8 244 79 330.8 330.8 292.0 331.1 0.09 17 200 12049 -56.4 -65.5 31 9.1 -56.6 257 72 343.4 343.4 295.2 343.6 0.03 18 150 13876 -57.9 -81.9 3 23.9 -58.2 243 65 370.2 370.2 300.6 370.3 0.00 19 100 16388 -64.3 -87.4 3 23.1 -64.4 253 39 403.6 403.6 305.7 403.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5665.13 m Freezing level: 644.01 mb = 3729.67 m = 12236.31 ft Wetbulb zero: 673.20 mb = 3369.88 m = 11055.89 ft Precipitable water: 1.34 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 72.62 % Est. max temperature: 26.58 C = 79.85 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 847.93 mb = 1466.76 m = 4812.13 ft T: 14.58 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.09 C/km ThetaE index: 7.28 C Layer 750.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 795.31 mb = 2004.51 m = 6576.38 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.76 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.02 C = 80.64 F Cap Strength: 1.29 C Lifted Index: -0.75 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.70 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.22 C Showalter Index: -0.86 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.88 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.02 C Cross Totals Index: 22.86 C K Index: 33.05 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 342.07 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.28 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 112.66 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 15.01 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 38.03 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.29 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 814.85 mb = 1801.24 m = 5909.52 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 759.85 mb = 2382.62 m = 7816.91 ft Equ Level (EL): 379.85 mb = 7748.19 m = 25420.28 ft B at Equ Level: 111.79 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 239.85 mb = 10890.80 m = 35730.53 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 238.9 at 32.6 knts Storm direction: 268.9 at 24.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 98.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 181.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 181.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 60.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.91 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.5 stream: 5.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.10 Bulk Rich Number: 2.28 Bulk Shear: 49.31 m/s