MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181500F008.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181500F008.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: 8 hour RUC valid 23Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 38.05,-87.56 Latitude: 38.05 Longitude: -87.56 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 67 SFC 992 134 21.9 20.3 91 1.6 20.8 315 1 295.7 298.5 294.3 339.7 15.30 2 950 514 21.5 17.2 77 4.3 18.6 203 17 299.0 301.4 293.6 337.2 13.10 3 900 981 19.1 14.7 76 4.4 16.2 198 27 301.2 303.4 293.3 335.9 11.77 4 850 1470 14.9 12.2 84 2.7 13.2 198 32 301.8 303.7 292.6 333.1 10.58 5 800 1981 11.2 8.3 82 2.9 9.5 200 33 303.1 304.7 291.3 328.8 8.62 6 750 2517 7.4 6.9 96 0.6 7.1 205 32 304.6 306.2 291.6 329.6 8.33 7 700 3083 4.8 1.6 80 3.2 3.1 209 34 307.8 308.9 290.7 326.6 6.13 8 650 3685 2.2 -2.8 69 5.0 -0.3 210 36 311.5 312.4 290.7 326.5 4.79 9 600 4328 -1.3 -5.9 71 4.6 -3.4 213 40 314.6 315.4 291.1 327.8 4.11 10 550 5016 -6.3 -9.2 80 2.9 -7.5 218 45 316.6 317.3 291.1 327.9 3.48 11 500 5753 -11.7 -15.0 76 3.3 -12.8 226 48 318.8 319.3 290.8 326.8 2.39 12 450 6552 -16.0 -21.7 62 5.7 -17.6 231 51 323.1 323.4 291.2 328.3 1.50 13 400 7430 -21.5 -27.8 57 6.3 -22.8 238 55 327.1 327.3 291.9 330.6 0.98 14 350 8399 -28.9 -42.8 25 14.0 -30.4 232 56 329.8 329.9 291.9 330.8 0.25 15 300 9481 -37.6 -41.1 70 3.5 -37.9 242 55 332.4 332.4 292.7 333.7 0.35 16 250 10710 -48.3 -52.4 63 4.1 -48.5 244 50 334.2 334.3 293.0 334.7 0.12 17 200 12145 -55.9 -66.9 24 11.0 -56.1 253 68 344.2 344.2 295.4 344.3 0.02 18 150 13967 -58.6 -83.0 3 24.4 -58.9 248 71 369.1 369.1 300.4 369.1 0.00 19 100 16455 -67.6 -87.7 4 20.0 -67.7 257 37 397.0 397.0 304.8 397.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5686.26 m Freezing level: 618.25 mb = 4093.08 m = 13428.57 ft Wetbulb zero: 654.09 mb = 3633.66 m = 11921.31 ft Precipitable water: 1.62 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 79.26 % Est. max temperature: 28.17 C = 82.70 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 969.40 mb = 337.60 m = 1107.61 ft T: 21.70 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.16 C/km ThetaE index: 10.98 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 857.91 mb = 1390.92 m = 4563.34 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.10 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.89 C = 82.20 F Cap Strength: 2.18 C Lifted Index: -3.78 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.88 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.02 C Showalter Index: -1.84 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.49 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.59 C Cross Totals Index: 23.90 C K Index: 35.59 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 371.31 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.30 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 785.64 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 39.64 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 41.45 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.18 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 891.12 mb = 1066.15 m = 3497.82 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 826.12 mb = 1710.15 m = 5610.64 ft Equ Level (EL): 236.12 mb = 11076.98 m = 36341.34 ft B at Equ Level: 784.33 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 156.12 mb = 13713.19 m = 44990.24 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 211.6 at 35.0 knts Storm direction: 241.6 at 26.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.4 neg: 5.0 tot: 6.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 100.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 147.9 neg: -17.9 tot: 129.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 43.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.64 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.9 stream: 5.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.64 Bulk Rich Number: 10.46 Bulk Shear: 75.12 m/s