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: 42.73,-83.58 Latitude: 42.73 Longitude: -83.58 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 50 SFC 971 304 20.8 13.9 65 6.8 16.4 229 5 296.4 298.3 290.7 326.4 10.36 2 950 493 20.5 14.0 66 6.5 16.3 228 16 298.0 300.0 291.5 329.0 10.65 3 900 958 17.2 12.6 75 4.5 14.3 218 20 299.2 301.1 291.5 329.2 10.26 4 850 1443 13.8 11.2 84 2.7 12.1 206 25 300.6 302.4 291.6 329.6 9.85 5 800 1952 10.1 9.6 97 0.4 9.8 211 30 301.9 303.6 291.7 329.9 9.45 6 750 2486 6.3 5.8 96 0.5 6.0 225 31 303.4 304.8 290.7 326.5 7.72 7 700 3049 3.9 -2.7 62 6.6 0.7 237 33 306.8 307.7 288.9 320.7 4.48 8 650 3647 -0.2 -2.6 84 2.3 -1.4 236 35 308.7 309.6 289.9 323.8 4.88 9 600 4284 -3.8 -7.0 79 3.2 -5.2 236 38 311.7 312.4 289.9 323.6 3.77 10 550 4966 -7.4 -14.3 58 6.9 -9.9 240 39 315.2 315.7 289.6 322.8 2.29 11 500 5702 -11.9 -29.8 21 17.8 -16.0 250 42 318.5 318.6 289.0 320.8 0.65 12 450 6498 -17.7 -24.5 55 6.9 -19.4 245 43 321.0 321.2 290.3 325.1 1.16 13 400 7369 -23.6 -26.1 80 2.5 -24.1 226 47 324.3 324.6 291.2 328.3 1.13 14 350 8330 -30.9 -33.7 76 2.8 -31.3 227 54 327.1 327.2 291.5 329.4 0.63 15 300 9403 -39.9 -44.1 64 4.2 -40.2 234 66 329.2 329.2 291.7 330.2 0.25 16 250 10619 -50.4 -54.8 60 4.4 -50.5 250 79 331.1 331.1 292.1 331.5 0.09 17 200 12040 -57.8 -64.4 42 6.6 -57.9 254 74 341.3 341.3 294.7 341.4 0.03 18 150 13866 -58.2 -81.8 3 23.6 -58.4 241 59 369.9 369.9 300.5 369.9 0.00 19 100 16376 -64.0 -87.5 3 23.5 -64.2 250 36 404.1 404.1 305.7 404.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5652.83 m Freezing level: 652.77 mb = 3614.10 m = 11857.14 ft Wetbulb zero: 682.86 mb = 3249.17 m = 10659.87 ft Precipitable water: 1.32 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 73.21 % Est. max temperature: 25.68 C = 78.22 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 878.07 mb = 1167.16 m = 3829.23 ft T: 15.73 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.98 C/km ThetaE index: 9.20 C Layer 750.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 816.21 mb = 1783.52 m = 5851.38 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.37 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.80 C = 78.43 F Cap Strength: 1.91 C Lifted Index: -0.19 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.13 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.02 C Showalter Index: -0.54 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.88 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.77 C Cross Totals Index: 23.10 C K Index: 30.30 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 338.57 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.77 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 88.83 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 13.33 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 44.43 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.90 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 850.24 mb = 1440.86 m = 4727.17 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 765.24 mb = 2319.63 m = 7610.23 ft Equ Level (EL): 405.24 mb = 7272.87 m = 23860.85 ft B at Equ Level: 87.91 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 275.24 mb = 9977.73 m = 32734.93 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 233.8 at 32.8 knts Storm direction: 263.8 at 24.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.9 neg: 3.2 tot: 6.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 101.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 173.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 173.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 58.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.78 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.4 stream: 5.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.07 Bulk Rich Number: 1.95 Bulk Shear: 45.54 m/s