MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181200F011.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181200F011.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: 11 hour RUC valid 23Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 38.40,-88.63 Latitude: 38.40 Longitude: -88.63 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 57 SFC 991 140 21.9 20.4 91 1.4 20.9 174 4 295.8 298.6 294.4 340.2 15.42 2 950 503 21.3 17.2 78 4.0 18.5 197 26 298.8 301.1 293.6 337.0 13.13 3 900 970 18.2 14.1 77 4.1 15.5 200 34 300.3 302.3 292.6 333.3 11.27 4 850 1457 14.3 10.8 80 3.5 12.1 204 37 301.1 302.9 291.6 329.5 9.63 5 800 1967 10.7 9.5 92 1.2 10.0 210 38 302.6 304.3 291.8 330.4 9.35 6 750 2503 7.5 7.4 99 0.1 7.4 211 38 304.7 306.3 291.9 330.6 8.62 7 700 3069 4.3 3.5 95 0.8 3.9 208 38 307.2 308.6 291.4 328.8 7.07 8 650 3669 1.0 -2.7 76 3.7 -0.8 203 37 310.1 311.0 290.3 325.2 4.84 9 600 4308 -2.7 -6.1 78 3.4 -4.3 201 40 312.9 313.7 290.5 325.8 4.04 10 550 4993 -7.2 -8.1 93 1.0 -7.6 203 45 315.5 316.3 291.0 327.7 3.76 11 500 5730 -11.9 -12.6 95 0.7 -12.2 210 48 318.5 319.1 291.2 328.1 2.90 12 450 6529 -16.1 -17.7 88 1.6 -16.6 218 47 323.0 323.4 291.7 330.2 2.12 13 400 7407 -21.2 -23.6 81 2.4 -21.8 237 53 327.4 327.7 292.4 332.4 1.43 14 350 8377 -28.6 -31.5 76 2.9 -29.1 242 57 330.2 330.4 292.6 333.1 0.78 15 300 9461 -37.6 -40.6 73 3.0 -37.9 248 58 332.4 332.5 292.7 333.8 0.37 16 250 10687 -48.8 -51.8 71 2.9 -49.0 256 64 333.5 333.5 292.8 334.0 0.13 17 200 12112 -57.5 -65.1 37 7.6 -57.7 260 80 341.6 341.6 294.7 341.8 0.03 18 150 13946 -59.1 -83.3 3 24.3 -59.3 240 51 368.3 368.3 300.2 368.3 0.00 19 100 16445 -66.1 -87.4 4 21.3 -66.2 255 36 400.1 400.1 305.2 400.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5672.63 m Freezing level: 636.50 mb = 3841.50 m = 12603.21 ft Wetbulb zero: 658.54 mb = 3563.08 m = 11689.76 ft Precipitable water: 1.67 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 86.46 % Est. max temperature: 27.42 C = 81.36 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 970.05 mb = 321.71 m = 1055.48 ft T: 21.56 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.09 C/km ThetaE index: 10.63 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 865.33 mb = 1304.94 m = 4281.26 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.91 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.89 C = 80.40 F Cap Strength: 1.62 C Lifted Index: -3.54 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.28 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.23 C Showalter Index: -0.44 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.92 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.19 C Cross Totals Index: 22.73 C K Index: 36.26 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 289.95 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.35 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 733.11 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 38.29 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 28.20 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.62 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 892.63 mb = 1040.32 m = 3413.07 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 837.63 mb = 1580.54 m = 5185.44 ft Equ Level (EL): 227.63 mb = 11285.88 m = 37026.71 ft B at Equ Level: 724.25 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 157.63 mb = 13629.77 m = 44716.54 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 205.6 at 38.2 knts Storm direction: 235.6 at 28.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.1 neg: 0.4 tot: 6.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 96.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 202.9 neg: -10.9 tot: 191.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 64.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.82 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.3 stream: 6.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.92 Bulk Rich Number: 13.18 Bulk Shear: 55.61 m/s