MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181500F005.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181500F005.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: 5 hour RUC valid 20Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 39.52,-87.06 Latitude: 39.52 Longitude: -87.06 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 66 SFC 984 202 20.7 19.2 91 1.5 19.7 222 13 295.2 297.8 293.4 336.4 14.38 2 950 511 18.3 17.8 97 0.5 17.9 227 26 295.7 298.2 293.0 334.8 13.58 3 900 974 16.0 14.9 93 1.2 15.3 232 31 298.0 300.2 292.4 332.5 11.88 4 850 1459 14.7 12.1 85 2.5 13.0 242 29 301.5 303.4 292.4 332.5 10.51 5 800 1971 12.2 7.7 74 4.5 9.5 245 28 304.2 305.7 291.5 329.0 8.29 6 750 2508 7.8 2.7 70 5.1 5.1 246 26 305.1 306.2 289.9 323.9 6.22 7 700 3073 3.0 1.5 90 1.5 2.2 236 25 305.8 306.9 290.1 324.4 6.11 8 650 3671 0.1 -0.7 94 0.8 -0.3 224 28 309.1 310.2 290.7 326.4 5.60 9 600 4309 -3.3 -4.0 94 0.8 -3.6 220 34 312.4 313.3 290.9 327.3 4.73 10 550 4993 -7.0 -7.7 95 0.7 -7.3 221 37 315.8 316.6 291.2 328.4 3.90 11 500 5732 -10.8 -11.6 94 0.8 -11.2 224 37 319.8 320.4 291.7 330.2 3.14 12 450 6533 -15.7 -16.9 91 1.2 -16.1 225 37 323.5 324.0 292.0 331.2 2.27 13 400 7411 -22.0 -23.8 85 1.8 -22.4 226 39 326.4 326.7 292.1 331.3 1.40 14 350 8377 -29.8 -32.5 77 2.7 -30.3 227 43 328.5 328.7 292.0 331.1 0.71 15 300 9454 -39.1 -42.1 73 3.0 -39.4 230 46 330.3 330.3 292.1 331.5 0.32 16 250 10673 -50.3 -53.0 73 2.7 -50.4 240 59 331.3 331.3 292.2 331.8 0.11 17 200 12094 -56.8 -62.6 47 5.9 -56.9 259 91 342.9 342.9 295.1 343.1 0.04 18 150 13931 -58.2 -81.8 3 23.6 -58.4 241 62 369.9 369.9 300.5 369.9 0.00 19 100 16420 -65.9 -87.2 4 21.3 -66.1 249 38 400.3 400.3 305.2 400.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5665.67 m Freezing level: 648.20 mb = 3693.58 m = 12117.89 ft Wetbulb zero: 655.55 mb = 3602.05 m = 11817.60 ft Precipitable water: 1.62 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 88.77 % Est. max temperature: 27.82 C = 82.08 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 963.30 mb = 390.74 m = 1281.93 ft T: 19.22 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.19 C/km ThetaE index: 12.50 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 906.64 mb = 910.91 m = 2988.50 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.97 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.22 C = 73.80 F Cap Strength: 1.11 C Lifted Index: -1.54 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.43 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.79 C Showalter Index: -0.78 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.47 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.50 C Cross Totals Index: 22.96 C K Index: 36.18 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 240.80 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.57 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 554.41 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 33.30 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 38.69 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.13 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 920.61 mb = 780.06 m = 2559.21 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 765.61 mb = 2336.73 m = 7666.36 ft Equ Level (EL): 235.61 mb = 11050.47 m = 36254.38 ft B at Equ Level: 548.67 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 175.61 mb = 12924.59 m = 42402.98 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 229.4 at 30.4 knts Storm direction: 259.4 at 22.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.9 neg: 1.0 tot: 3.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 60.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 77.7 neg: -9.2 tot: 68.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 22.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.51 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.8 stream: 3.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.27 Bulk Rich Number: 60.18 Bulk Shear: 9.21 m/s