MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181500F002.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181500F002.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: 2 hour RUC valid 17Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 41.91,-88.11 Latitude: 41.91 Longitude: -88.11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 42 SFC 978 230 19.6 17.8 90 1.7 18.4 226 8 294.5 296.9 292.4 332.4 13.24 2 950 484 17.5 16.6 95 0.9 17.0 229 15 295.0 297.2 292.0 331.2 12.64 3 900 945 14.5 14.3 99 0.1 14.4 231 20 296.4 298.5 291.6 329.6 11.48 4 850 1427 12.0 11.6 97 0.4 11.8 236 24 298.8 300.6 291.3 328.4 10.16 5 800 1934 10.6 7.8 83 2.8 8.9 240 33 302.4 304.0 290.9 327.2 8.31 6 750 2470 7.8 3.0 72 4.8 5.2 236 37 305.0 306.2 290.0 324.2 6.34 7 700 3035 3.6 -2.6 64 6.3 0.6 234 42 306.5 307.3 288.9 320.4 4.50 8 650 3632 -0.3 -11.8 42 11.5 -4.8 234 50 308.6 309.1 287.5 316.2 2.39 9 600 4268 -3.7 -21.3 24 17.7 -9.0 236 58 311.9 312.1 287.3 315.7 1.16 10 550 4949 -7.8 -31.9 12 24.1 -13.1 236 58 314.9 315.0 287.6 316.6 0.48 11 500 5683 -12.6 -36.2 12 23.6 -17.0 239 57 317.7 317.7 288.4 318.9 0.35 12 450 6477 -17.9 -38.7 14 20.8 -21.2 243 62 320.8 320.8 289.3 321.9 0.30 13 400 7347 -24.0 -41.0 19 17.0 -26.2 244 65 323.8 323.9 290.2 324.8 0.27 14 350 8304 -31.9 -41.1 40 9.2 -32.9 243 71 325.8 325.8 290.8 326.9 0.30 15 300 9374 -40.4 -44.7 63 4.3 -40.7 239 80 328.4 328.5 291.5 329.3 0.24 16 250 10589 -50.0 -51.4 85 1.4 -50.1 240 96 331.7 331.8 292.3 332.3 0.13 17 200 12020 -54.8 -69.1 16 14.3 -55.1 248 76 345.9 346.0 295.7 346.0 0.02 18 150 13853 -56.9 -82.3 3 25.5 -57.2 235 63 372.1 372.1 300.9 372.1 0.00 19 100 16373 -63.8 -87.5 3 23.7 -64.0 250 43 404.4 404.4 305.8 404.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5641.28 m Freezing level: 653.91 mb = 3585.07 m = 11761.89 ft Wetbulb zero: 694.35 mb = 3100.15 m = 10170.97 ft Precipitable water: 1.19 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 56.54 % Est. max temperature: 25.29 C = 77.53 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 953.96 mb = 448.47 m = 1471.32 ft T: 17.80 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.13 C/km ThetaE index: 16.69 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 915.23 mb = 802.00 m = 2631.19 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.11 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.98 C = 69.76 F Cap Strength: 0.55 C Lifted Index: -1.68 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.47 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.91 C Showalter Index: -0.62 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.89 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.65 C Cross Totals Index: 24.24 C K Index: 30.01 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 276.80 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.87 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 350.94 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 26.49 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.16 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.55 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 918.91 mb = 767.80 m = 2518.99 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 903.91 mb = 908.06 m = 2979.15 ft Equ Level (EL): 823.91 mb = 1687.89 m = 5537.63 ft B at Equ Level: 17.81 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 203.91 mb = 11896.02 m = 39028.45 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 236.3 at 42.8 knts Storm direction: 266.3 at 32.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.7 neg: 2.7 tot: 6.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 92.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 152.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 152.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 50.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.78 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.6 stream: 5.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.26 Bulk Rich Number: 3.16 Bulk Shear: 111.03 m/s