MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181500F004.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181500F004.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: 4 hour RUC valid 19Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 40.77,-89.92 Latitude: 40.77 Longitude: -89.92 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 38 SFC 981 207 23.3 18.3 73 5.0 19.9 252 9 298.1 300.6 293.7 337.7 13.63 2 950 483 20.3 16.4 79 3.8 17.7 238 12 297.8 300.0 292.8 334.0 12.48 3 900 948 16.3 14.6 90 1.7 15.2 231 14 298.3 300.4 292.4 332.4 11.71 4 850 1432 13.2 11.4 89 1.8 12.0 227 17 299.9 301.8 291.5 329.3 9.99 5 800 1940 10.4 7.5 82 2.9 8.7 231 21 302.2 303.7 290.7 326.5 8.17 6 750 2475 7.2 4.4 82 2.9 5.6 235 31 304.4 305.7 290.4 325.5 6.99 7 700 3040 3.7 -1.9 66 5.7 1.0 232 36 306.6 307.5 289.1 321.2 4.74 8 650 3636 -0.5 -12.3 41 11.7 -5.0 239 36 308.4 308.8 287.3 315.7 2.29 9 600 4271 -4.9 -18.5 33 13.6 -9.2 249 40 310.5 310.8 287.2 315.3 1.48 10 550 4948 -9.5 -21.0 39 11.5 -12.8 251 47 312.8 313.1 287.8 317.2 1.31 11 500 5678 -14.1 -28.0 30 14.0 -17.2 250 58 315.9 316.0 288.3 318.5 0.76 12 450 6469 -18.3 -36.0 20 17.7 -21.3 246 66 320.2 320.3 289.2 321.6 0.39 13 400 7339 -23.6 -34.3 37 10.8 -25.4 239 75 324.4 324.5 290.6 326.3 0.52 14 350 8302 -29.8 -32.3 78 2.5 -30.2 226 87 328.6 328.7 292.0 331.2 0.72 15 300 9381 -38.4 -42.8 63 4.4 -38.8 227 93 331.2 331.3 292.3 332.4 0.29 16 250 10601 -50.0 -54.1 62 4.1 -50.1 233 108 331.7 331.8 292.3 332.1 0.10 17 200 12031 -56.5 -66.2 28 9.7 -56.6 237 97 343.3 343.3 295.1 343.4 0.03 18 150 13860 -56.7 -82.8 2 26.1 -57.1 247 58 372.3 372.3 300.9 372.3 0.00 19 100 16381 -64.1 -87.3 3 23.2 -64.3 244 44 403.9 403.9 305.7 403.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5639.28 m Freezing level: 656.26 mb = 3561.71 m = 11685.25 ft Wetbulb zero: 691.99 mb = 3132.21 m = 10276.17 ft Precipitable water: 1.26 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 60.91 % Est. max temperature: 25.98 C = 78.77 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 911.41 mb = 839.69 m = 2754.84 ft T: 17.22 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.75 C/km ThetaE index: 22.36 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 877.73 mb = 1160.13 m = 3806.14 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.24 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.22 C = 75.59 F Cap Strength: 0.50 C Lifted Index: -4.53 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.46 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.91 C Showalter Index: -2.48 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.65 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.22 C Cross Totals Index: 25.44 C K Index: 32.92 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 376.65 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.16 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 787.46 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 39.69 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.26 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.50 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 889.43 mb = 1047.94 m = 3438.08 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 854.43 mb = 1388.14 m = 4554.21 ft Equ Level (EL): 234.43 mb = 11013.13 m = 36131.87 ft B at Equ Level: 772.83 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 164.43 mb = 13275.66 m = 43554.79 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 243.0 at 34.8 knts Storm direction: 273.0 at 26.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.5 neg: 1.4 tot: 4.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 84.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 133.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 133.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 44.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.90 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.2 stream: 4.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.44 Bulk Rich Number: 10.78 Bulk Shear: 73.03 m/s