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: 40.91,-87.35 Latitude: 40.91 Longitude: -87.35 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 40 SFC 981 204 22.0 19.6 86 2.4 20.4 215 12 296.7 299.4 294.1 339.4 14.78 2 950 485 19.7 18.1 91 1.6 18.6 216 23 297.2 299.7 293.7 337.4 13.90 3 900 949 16.2 15.6 96 0.6 15.8 220 26 298.3 300.5 292.9 334.6 12.50 4 850 1434 14.2 12.4 89 1.8 13.0 231 28 301.0 302.9 292.4 332.4 10.69 5 800 1944 11.3 8.1 81 3.1 9.4 237 32 303.2 304.7 291.3 328.6 8.52 6 750 2481 8.2 -0.3 55 8.5 3.8 238 36 305.5 306.4 289.0 320.8 5.00 7 700 3046 4.1 -2.5 62 6.6 0.8 240 39 307.0 307.8 289.0 321.0 4.55 8 650 3645 0.1 -4.3 72 4.4 -1.9 241 39 309.1 309.9 289.5 322.5 4.28 9 600 4282 -3.2 -11.6 52 8.4 -6.5 243 38 312.5 313.0 289.0 320.9 2.63 10 550 4966 -7.3 -23.8 25 16.5 -11.9 249 41 315.5 315.7 288.4 319.0 1.02 11 500 5700 -12.5 -25.7 32 13.2 -15.9 251 49 317.7 317.9 289.0 321.0 0.94 12 450 6495 -17.8 -21.9 70 4.2 -18.9 241 48 320.9 321.2 290.6 325.9 1.47 13 400 7367 -23.1 -25.0 84 1.9 -23.5 227 49 324.9 325.2 291.5 329.3 1.25 14 350 8330 -30.2 -32.9 78 2.6 -30.7 227 61 328.0 328.1 291.9 330.5 0.69 15 300 9407 -38.8 -41.4 76 2.6 -39.1 228 71 330.7 330.8 292.3 332.0 0.34 16 250 10629 -49.4 -52.3 72 2.9 -49.6 240 86 332.6 332.6 292.5 333.0 0.12 17 200 12052 -58.3 -62.1 61 3.8 -58.4 251 99 340.4 340.4 294.4 340.6 0.04 18 150 13876 -57.6 -82.5 3 24.9 -57.8 238 59 370.9 370.9 300.7 370.9 0.00 19 100 16389 -63.8 -87.4 3 23.6 -64.0 253 43 404.4 404.4 305.8 404.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5660.66 m Freezing level: 647.87 mb = 3671.77 m = 12046.35 ft Wetbulb zero: 684.91 mb = 3222.29 m = 10571.68 ft Precipitable water: 1.38 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 63.58 % Est. max temperature: 27.01 C = 80.61 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 948.00 mb = 502.78 m = 1649.52 ft T: 19.56 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.26 C/km ThetaE index: 18.64 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 907.42 mb = 878.26 m = 2881.40 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.34 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.33 C = 73.99 F Cap Strength: 0.28 C Lifted Index: -4.25 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.52 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.46 C Showalter Index: -2.49 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.63 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.71 C Cross Totals Index: 24.92 C K Index: 32.53 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 371.80 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.30 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1044.51 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 45.71 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.41 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.28 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 913.01 mb = 825.57 m = 2708.52 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 898.01 mb = 967.57 m = 3174.39 ft Equ Level (EL): 218.01 mb = 11502.11 m = 37736.12 ft B at Equ Level: 1032.50 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 148.01 mb = 13958.89 m = 45796.34 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 240.5 at 36.3 knts Storm direction: 270.5 at 27.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 80.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 161.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 161.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 53.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.90 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.5 stream: 5.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.90 Bulk Rich Number: 20.16 Bulk Shear: 51.81 m/s