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: 38.39,-87.98 Latitude: 38.39 Longitude: -87.98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 65 SFC 993 130 20.7 20.0 95 0.8 20.2 155 4 294.5 297.2 293.6 337.3 14.95 2 950 509 19.0 18.4 97 0.5 18.6 200 16 296.4 299.0 293.6 337.3 14.17 3 900 974 17.8 15.8 88 2.0 16.5 200 25 299.9 302.2 293.6 336.9 12.66 4 850 1461 14.4 13.1 92 1.3 13.6 200 33 301.2 303.3 292.9 334.2 11.19 5 800 1971 10.8 9.9 94 0.8 10.3 205 35 302.6 304.4 292.0 331.2 9.63 6 750 2507 7.6 7.1 97 0.5 7.3 210 34 304.8 306.4 291.8 330.3 8.49 7 700 3073 4.2 3.5 95 0.8 3.8 211 34 307.2 308.5 291.3 328.6 7.03 8 650 3674 1.4 -2.0 78 3.5 -0.3 209 37 310.6 311.6 290.7 326.4 5.08 9 600 4315 -2.3 -5.3 80 3.0 -3.7 209 43 313.5 314.3 290.9 327.1 4.29 10 550 5000 -6.8 -7.9 92 1.1 -7.3 213 47 316.0 316.7 291.2 328.3 3.84 11 500 5739 -11.0 -12.1 92 1.0 -11.4 219 48 319.6 320.2 291.6 329.6 3.03 12 450 6540 -15.9 -17.4 88 1.5 -16.4 225 48 323.2 323.7 291.9 330.6 2.16 13 400 7418 -21.6 -24.4 78 2.8 -22.3 239 55 326.9 327.1 292.2 331.5 1.33 14 350 8387 -28.8 -33.0 67 4.2 -29.5 235 55 329.9 330.0 292.3 332.4 0.68 15 300 9469 -37.7 -42.0 64 4.3 -38.1 241 54 332.3 332.3 292.7 333.5 0.32 16 250 10696 -48.6 -53.7 55 5.1 -48.8 241 56 333.9 333.9 292.9 334.3 0.10 17 200 12124 -57.2 -65.9 32 8.7 -57.3 253 74 342.2 342.2 294.9 342.3 0.03 18 150 13955 -59.0 -82.8 3 23.7 -59.3 245 68 368.4 368.4 300.2 368.4 0.00 19 100 16450 -66.9 -87.5 4 20.5 -67.1 255 35 398.4 398.4 305.0 398.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5673.72 m Freezing level: 630.59 mb = 3922.78 m = 12869.85 ft Wetbulb zero: 653.33 mb = 3632.52 m = 11917.59 ft Precipitable water: 1.77 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 89.98 % Est. max temperature: 27.62 C = 81.71 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 981.59 mb = 225.76 m = 740.69 ft T: 20.28 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.73 C/km ThetaE index: 10.86 C Layer 900.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 887.30 mb = 1094.81 m = 3591.85 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.82 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.41 C = 79.54 F Cap Strength: 1.28 C Lifted Index: -3.09 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.90 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.51 C Showalter Index: -1.74 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.51 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.41 C Cross Totals Index: 24.10 C K Index: 37.70 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 346.22 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.01 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 844.02 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 41.09 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 18.71 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.21 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 927.12 mb = 718.39 m = 2356.89 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 842.12 mb = 1539.48 m = 5050.73 ft Equ Level (EL): 232.12 mb = 11171.16 m = 36650.34 ft B at Equ Level: 843.76 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 152.12 mb = 13865.51 m = 45489.98 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 210.1 at 36.1 knts Storm direction: 240.1 at 27.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.2 neg: 1.5 tot: 5.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 92.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 175.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 175.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 58.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.84 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.6 stream: 5.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.88 Bulk Rich Number: 10.31 Bulk Shear: 81.89 m/s