MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181500F020.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181500F020.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: 20 hour RUC valid 11Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 38.00,-87.30 Latitude: 38.00 Longitude: -87.30 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 36 SFC 990 124 16.1 14.1 88 2.0 14.8 270 10 290.1 291.9 288.4 319.0 10.28 2 950 472 13.7 12.3 91 1.4 12.9 287 24 291.1 292.8 288.1 318.0 9.48 3 900 926 11.5 7.2 75 4.3 9.1 305 30 293.4 294.6 286.7 313.9 7.11 4 850 1403 9.2 4.8 74 4.5 6.8 296 30 295.8 297.0 286.9 314.3 6.34 5 800 1903 6.0 3.7 85 2.4 4.8 277 29 297.6 298.7 287.4 315.9 6.23 6 750 2429 2.8 2.2 96 0.6 2.5 258 32 299.6 300.7 287.9 317.4 5.97 7 700 2985 0.4 -2.1 83 2.5 -0.8 250 36 302.9 303.8 287.8 317.1 4.68 8 650 3576 -3.0 -6.5 76 3.6 -4.5 237 42 305.6 306.3 287.7 316.8 3.61 9 600 4205 -7.1 -10.8 75 3.7 -8.5 228 45 307.9 308.5 287.7 316.8 2.79 10 550 4879 -10.5 -19.0 50 8.5 -13.0 221 50 311.7 312.0 287.7 316.8 1.55 11 500 5607 -14.5 -26.9 34 12.5 -17.4 217 59 315.4 315.5 288.2 318.3 0.84 12 450 6398 -17.2 -38.6 14 21.4 -20.7 207 78 321.6 321.6 289.6 322.7 0.30 13 400 7276 -20.5 -36.3 23 15.8 -23.2 203 91 328.3 328.4 291.7 329.9 0.43 14 350 8250 -27.4 -29.6 82 2.2 -27.9 200 95 331.8 332.0 293.1 335.2 0.94 15 300 9339 -36.2 -37.7 86 1.5 -36.4 204 103 334.3 334.4 293.3 336.2 0.50 16 250 10577 -43.8 -60.6 14 16.9 -44.4 220 95 341.0 341.0 294.6 341.2 0.04 17 200 12060 -49.4 -72.4 5 23.0 -49.9 243 72 354.5 354.5 297.6 354.6 0.01 18 150 13903 -59.2 -83.6 3 24.4 -59.5 243 53 368.0 368.0 300.2 368.0 0.00 19 100 16410 -64.2 -87.5 3 23.3 -64.3 245 37 403.7 403.7 305.7 403.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5571.07 m Freezing level: 694.55 mb = 3049.55 m = 10004.96 ft Wetbulb zero: 712.20 mb = 2845.77 m = 9336.42 ft Precipitable water: 1.07 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 74.03 % Est. max temperature: 22.16 C = 71.90 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 961.18 mb = 373.05 m = 1223.91 ft T: 14.39 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.67 C/km ThetaE index: 5.19 C Layer 950.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 857.03 mb = 1334.01 m = 4376.62 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.77 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.46 C = 70.63 F Cap Strength: 2.57 C Lifted Index: 3.77 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 12.83 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.34 C Showalter Index: 5.17 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 43.00 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 23.74 C Cross Totals Index: 19.26 C K Index: 26.02 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 175.53 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.82 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 13.59 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.21 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 9781.54 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.60 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 905.04 mb = 879.51 m = 2885.50 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 241.3 at 40.0 knts Storm direction: 271.3 at 30.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.7 neg: 5.4 tot: 9.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 103.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 5.0 neg: -56.5 tot: -51.5 m^2/s^2 ave: -17.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.20 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.2 stream: -2.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.12 Bulk Shear: 114.30 m/s