MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181200F014.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181200F014.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: 14 hour RUC valid 2Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 39.18,-86.51 Latitude: 39.18 Longitude: -86.51 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 54 SFC 979 233 19.8 17.4 86 2.3 18.2 158 7 294.7 297.0 292.2 331.6 12.90 2 950 497 22.0 15.6 67 6.4 17.7 185 29 299.5 301.7 292.8 334.1 11.82 3 900 965 19.1 13.2 68 5.9 15.3 198 40 301.2 303.1 292.4 332.5 10.62 4 850 1454 14.9 10.7 76 4.2 12.3 202 44 301.8 303.5 291.7 330.0 9.53 5 800 1963 10.7 7.0 78 3.7 8.5 206 46 302.5 304.0 290.6 326.1 7.89 6 750 2498 6.8 0.8 65 6.1 3.7 206 45 304.0 305.0 288.9 320.4 5.40 7 700 3061 3.5 -7.6 44 11.0 -1.3 205 46 306.3 306.9 287.4 316.0 3.09 8 650 3659 0.6 -6.1 61 6.7 -2.4 206 46 309.7 310.4 289.2 321.4 3.73 9 600 4298 -2.6 -4.4 87 1.8 -3.4 208 48 313.1 314.0 291.0 327.7 4.60 10 550 4984 -6.8 -7.6 93 0.9 -7.1 209 51 316.1 316.8 291.3 328.7 3.91 11 500 5721 -12.2 -12.9 94 0.7 -12.5 212 53 318.2 318.7 291.0 327.5 2.84 12 450 6518 -16.9 -18.0 91 1.1 -17.3 221 53 322.0 322.4 291.4 328.9 2.05 13 400 7394 -21.7 -23.5 86 1.8 -22.2 229 52 326.8 327.0 292.2 331.8 1.44 14 350 8363 -28.9 -31.1 82 2.2 -29.3 235 55 329.8 330.0 292.4 332.8 0.82 15 300 9445 -37.7 -42.3 62 4.6 -38.1 241 59 332.3 332.3 292.6 333.4 0.31 16 250 10671 -48.9 -53.9 56 5.0 -49.1 247 61 333.4 333.4 292.7 333.8 0.10 17 200 12100 -55.1 -66.9 22 11.8 -55.3 253 80 345.5 345.5 295.7 345.6 0.02 18 150 13935 -59.8 -79.7 6 19.9 -60.0 237 48 367.1 367.1 300.1 367.1 0.00 19 100 16421 -66.0 -87.3 4 21.3 -66.1 252 35 400.2 400.2 305.2 400.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5667.38 m Freezing level: 640.23 mb = 3783.76 m = 12413.77 ft Wetbulb zero: 713.18 mb = 2908.71 m = 9542.89 ft Precipitable water: 1.38 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 74.06 % Est. max temperature: 27.15 C = 80.87 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 946.36 mb = 530.48 m = 1740.40 ft T: 21.79 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.88 C/km ThetaE index: 18.06 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 825.29 mb = 1701.63 m = 5582.71 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.37 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.21 C = 80.98 F Cap Strength: 1.99 C Lifted Index: -2.31 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.74 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.89 C Showalter Index: -0.96 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.98 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.11 C Cross Totals Index: 22.86 C K Index: 26.76 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 336.23 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.57 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 320.92 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 25.33 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 54.28 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.99 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 855.74 mb = 1396.10 m = 4580.33 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 800.74 mb = 1955.49 m = 6415.58 ft Equ Level (EL): 370.74 mb = 7944.92 m = 26065.70 ft B at Equ Level: 320.56 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 200.74 mb = 12075.99 m = 39618.92 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 206.2 at 45.5 knts Storm direction: 236.2 at 34.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 91.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 333.5 neg: -3.4 tot: 330.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 110.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.94 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.2 stream: 7.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.66 Bulk Rich Number: 4.14 Bulk Shear: 77.43 m/s