MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181800F001.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181800F001.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: 1 hour RUC valid 19Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 40.48,-90.63 Latitude: 40.48 Longitude: -90.63 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 37 SFC 981 203 23.0 17.8 72 5.2 19.5 240 8 297.8 300.2 293.3 336.0 13.17 2 950 482 20.3 15.8 76 4.5 17.3 227 11 297.8 300.0 292.4 332.6 11.99 3 900 946 16.3 14.1 87 2.1 14.9 225 13 298.3 300.3 292.0 331.3 11.34 4 850 1430 13.0 10.8 86 2.3 11.6 231 14 299.8 301.6 291.2 328.0 9.60 5 800 1938 10.0 7.6 85 2.5 8.6 241 17 301.8 303.3 290.6 326.2 8.20 6 750 2472 7.0 5.7 92 1.3 6.3 238 28 304.2 305.6 290.9 327.3 7.70 7 700 3036 3.7 -2.0 66 5.7 0.9 232 33 306.6 307.5 289.1 321.2 4.73 8 650 3633 -0.9 -14.1 36 13.3 -5.7 244 32 308.0 308.4 286.9 314.3 1.97 9 600 4266 -5.3 -19.6 32 14.3 -9.6 257 40 310.0 310.3 286.9 314.5 1.35 10 550 4943 -9.6 -20.1 42 10.5 -12.8 257 51 312.6 312.9 287.9 317.3 1.40 11 500 5673 -13.7 -26.2 34 12.5 -16.7 250 61 316.4 316.5 288.6 319.5 0.90 12 450 6466 -18.1 -26.1 49 8.0 -20.0 241 66 320.5 320.7 290.0 324.0 1.01 13 400 7337 -23.1 -26.2 76 3.1 -23.8 227 72 325.0 325.2 291.4 329.0 1.13 14 350 8301 -30.0 -33.0 75 3.0 -30.5 220 82 328.3 328.4 291.9 330.7 0.68 15 300 9380 -37.7 -41.1 71 3.4 -38.1 227 87 332.2 332.3 292.7 333.5 0.35 16 250 10605 -49.5 -53.1 66 3.6 -49.7 231 99 332.5 332.5 292.5 332.9 0.11 17 200 12035 -56.9 -64.4 38 7.6 -57.0 239 95 342.7 342.7 295.0 342.9 0.03 18 150 13861 -56.6 -82.7 2 26.2 -56.9 250 62 372.6 372.6 301.0 372.6 0.00 19 100 16388 -63.8 -87.6 3 23.8 -63.9 245 40 404.5 404.5 305.8 404.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5636.03 m Freezing level: 659.33 mb = 3521.53 m = 11553.43 ft Wetbulb zero: 693.15 mb = 3115.41 m = 10221.04 ft Precipitable water: 1.27 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 61.36 % Est. max temperature: 25.77 C = 78.39 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 908.76 mb = 862.63 m = 2830.10 ft T: 16.99 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.59 C/km ThetaE index: 12.99 C Layer 700.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 867.77 mb = 1254.66 m = 4116.29 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.81 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.47 C = 76.04 F Cap Strength: 0.70 C Lifted Index: -3.56 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.04 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.47 C Showalter Index: -1.45 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 51.18 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.71 C Cross Totals Index: 24.46 C K Index: 31.81 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 262.27 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.73 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 574.16 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 33.89 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6.47 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.70 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 883.08 mb = 1106.57 m = 3630.44 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 838.08 mb = 1548.23 m = 5079.42 ft Equ Level (EL): 328.08 mb = 8754.13 m = 28720.56 ft B at Equ Level: 573.43 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 178.08 mb = 12772.03 m = 41902.46 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 246.2 at 33.8 knts Storm direction: 276.2 at 25.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.9 neg: 2.5 tot: 4.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 73.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 104.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 104.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 34.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.76 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.0 stream: 3.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.24 Bulk Rich Number: 7.42 Bulk Shear: 77.43 m/s