MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181200F013.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181200F013.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: 13 hour RUC valid 1Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 40.00,-86.01 Latitude: 40.00 Longitude: -86.01 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 59 SFC 978 253 19.0 18.4 96 0.6 18.6 208 10 294.1 296.5 292.6 333.2 13.72 2 950 502 17.9 17.6 98 0.3 17.7 205 24 295.3 297.8 292.8 334.0 13.48 3 900 965 16.7 15.4 92 1.2 15.8 208 33 298.7 300.9 293.0 334.6 12.34 4 850 1452 14.4 12.0 86 2.4 12.9 208 40 301.2 303.1 292.2 331.9 10.40 5 800 1962 10.9 9.7 93 1.1 10.2 209 39 302.7 304.5 292.0 331.0 9.50 6 750 2498 7.0 6.5 97 0.5 6.8 207 34 304.2 305.7 291.3 328.7 8.14 7 700 3062 3.3 3.1 99 0.2 3.2 205 31 306.1 307.4 290.8 326.9 6.84 8 650 3660 0.1 -0.5 96 0.6 -0.2 203 35 309.0 310.1 290.7 326.6 5.67 9 600 4297 -3.6 -4.1 96 0.5 -3.8 204 42 311.9 312.8 290.7 326.7 4.70 10 550 4980 -7.6 -7.8 99 0.2 -7.7 208 48 315.1 315.8 291.0 327.5 3.88 11 500 5716 -12.1 -12.8 94 0.7 -12.4 211 48 318.3 318.8 291.0 327.7 2.85 12 450 6514 -17.2 -18.6 89 1.4 -17.6 214 46 321.7 322.0 291.2 328.3 1.96 13 400 7387 -23.0 -24.2 90 1.2 -23.2 222 43 325.1 325.4 291.7 329.8 1.35 14 350 8352 -29.7 -33.3 71 3.6 -30.3 230 49 328.7 328.8 292.0 331.1 0.66 15 300 9430 -38.7 -42.6 67 3.8 -39.1 234 55 330.8 330.8 292.2 331.9 0.30 16 250 10651 -49.9 -53.9 63 4.0 -50.1 244 60 331.8 331.8 292.3 332.2 0.10 17 200 12072 -56.0 -66.3 26 10.3 -56.2 260 81 344.1 344.1 295.3 344.2 0.03 18 150 13911 -59.4 -84.4 2 25.1 -59.6 249 49 367.8 367.8 300.2 367.8 0.00 19 100 16410 -65.0 -87.3 3 22.3 -65.2 251 39 402.1 402.1 305.5 402.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5657.51 m Freezing level: 649.21 mb = 3669.54 m = 12039.01 ft Wetbulb zero: 653.16 mb = 3620.41 m = 11877.86 ft Precipitable water: 1.64 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 95.24 % Est. max temperature: 26.78 C = 80.21 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 968.81 mb = 332.92 m = 1092.24 ft T: 18.66 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.80 C/km ThetaE index: 8.08 C Layer 850.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 878.91 mb = 1167.29 m = 3829.65 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.86 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.65 C = 76.38 F Cap Strength: 0.95 C Lifted Index: -2.80 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.07 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.46 C Showalter Index: -1.75 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.52 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.45 C Cross Totals Index: 24.07 C K Index: 38.21 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 335.34 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.93 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 679.16 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 36.86 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 24.10 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.94 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 915.63 mb = 817.94 m = 2683.49 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 810.63 mb = 1850.83 m = 6072.21 ft Equ Level (EL): 240.63 mb = 10894.15 m = 35741.53 ft B at Equ Level: 676.42 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 170.63 mb = 13087.37 m = 42937.06 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 207.3 at 38.5 knts Storm direction: 237.3 at 28.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.8 neg: 2.1 tot: 3.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 70.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 125.3 neg: -38.4 tot: 86.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 29.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.49 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.1 stream: 3.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.51 Bulk Rich Number: 18.24 Bulk Shear: 37.23 m/s