MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181500F007.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181500F007.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: 7 hour RUC valid 22Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 40.48,-89.50 Latitude: 40.48 Longitude: -89.50 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 44 SFC 983 191 20.6 19.2 92 1.4 19.6 228 13 295.2 297.8 293.4 336.3 14.35 2 950 486 18.3 17.6 96 0.7 17.8 232 22 295.7 298.1 292.9 334.4 13.45 3 900 949 15.8 14.8 94 1.0 15.1 232 26 297.8 300.0 292.3 332.2 11.85 4 850 1433 13.4 10.9 85 2.5 11.9 231 29 300.2 302.0 291.3 328.7 9.69 5 800 1941 10.0 6.6 80 3.4 8.0 230 28 301.8 303.2 290.2 324.6 7.68 6 750 2474 5.4 2.9 84 2.5 4.1 242 24 302.4 303.6 289.2 321.3 6.30 7 700 3034 1.0 -0.9 87 1.9 0.0 264 24 303.6 304.5 288.5 319.1 5.11 8 650 3627 -1.8 -4.0 85 2.3 -2.9 262 30 306.9 307.7 288.9 320.4 4.36 9 600 4261 -4.5 -5.9 90 1.4 -5.2 245 34 310.9 311.6 289.9 323.8 4.10 10 550 4942 -7.5 -8.5 93 1.0 -7.9 228 40 315.2 315.9 290.8 326.9 3.66 11 500 5679 -11.5 -12.5 92 1.0 -11.9 222 45 319.0 319.6 291.3 328.6 2.93 12 450 6478 -16.7 -18.1 89 1.4 -17.1 220 47 322.3 322.7 291.5 329.2 2.04 13 400 7352 -22.8 -24.8 84 2.0 -23.3 218 53 325.3 325.6 291.7 329.8 1.28 14 350 8317 -30.0 -32.6 78 2.6 -30.4 216 62 328.3 328.5 292.0 330.9 0.71 15 300 9395 -38.6 -41.5 74 2.9 -38.9 218 71 330.9 331.0 292.3 332.2 0.33 16 250 10618 -49.0 -51.5 75 2.5 -49.1 221 88 333.2 333.2 292.7 333.7 0.13 17 200 12043 -56.6 -66.0 30 9.3 -56.8 236 89 343.1 343.1 295.1 343.2 0.03 18 150 13881 -58.1 -82.3 3 24.1 -58.4 259 48 369.9 369.9 300.5 369.9 0.00 19 100 16395 -63.4 -87.7 2 24.3 -63.6 249 41 405.2 405.2 305.9 405.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5635.08 m Freezing level: 682.20 mb = 3244.85 m = 10645.70 ft Wetbulb zero: 699.66 mb = 3037.66 m = 9965.95 ft Precipitable water: 1.51 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 88.31 % Est. max temperature: 26.13 C = 79.03 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 962.93 mb = 369.91 m = 1213.59 ft T: 19.18 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.73 C/km ThetaE index: 17.25 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 907.42 mb = 878.62 m = 2882.56 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.84 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.89 C = 73.20 F Cap Strength: 0.37 C Lifted Index: -1.99 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.67 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -4.59 C Showalter Index: 0.36 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.38 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.95 C Cross Totals Index: 22.43 C K Index: 33.94 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 233.32 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.13 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 698.97 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 37.39 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.77 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.37 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 919.47 mb = 765.73 m = 2512.21 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 844.47 mb = 1488.04 m = 4881.97 ft Equ Level (EL): 254.47 mb = 10499.08 m = 34445.38 ft B at Equ Level: 698.18 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 174.47 mb = 12915.12 m = 42371.91 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 236.3 at 31.4 knts Storm direction: 266.3 at 23.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.7 neg: 0.7 tot: 3.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 118.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 59.8 neg: -7.6 tot: 52.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 17.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.49 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.8 stream: 2.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.24 Bulk Rich Number: 36.88 Bulk Shear: 18.95 m/s