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: 41.91,-88.20 Latitude: 41.91 Longitude: -88.20 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 977 235 21.0 18.0 83 3.0 18.9 238 4 296.1 298.5 293.0 334.6 13.39 2 950 479 19.1 16.2 83 2.9 17.2 243 8 296.5 298.7 292.3 332.0 12.28 3 900 942 15.2 14.2 94 1.0 14.6 240 12 297.2 299.2 291.7 330.1 11.37 4 850 1424 11.7 11.4 98 0.3 11.5 238 15 298.4 300.2 291.0 327.7 10.02 5 800 1930 9.9 5.8 75 4.1 7.6 239 23 301.7 303.1 289.8 323.3 7.25 6 750 2465 7.3 1.9 69 5.3 4.4 236 35 304.5 305.6 289.5 322.3 5.87 7 700 3028 2.8 -4.2 60 7.0 -0.4 234 40 305.6 306.3 288.1 318.0 4.01 8 650 3623 -1.3 -13.3 40 12.0 -5.7 234 44 307.5 307.9 286.8 314.2 2.11 9 600 4257 -4.5 -19.4 30 14.9 -9.2 235 49 310.9 311.2 287.2 315.5 1.37 10 550 4937 -7.9 -29.6 16 21.7 -13.0 236 53 314.7 314.8 287.6 316.7 0.60 11 500 5671 -12.6 -36.1 12 23.5 -17.0 242 57 317.7 317.7 288.4 319.0 0.35 12 450 6465 -17.8 -37.7 16 20.0 -21.1 243 67 320.9 320.9 289.4 322.1 0.33 13 400 7335 -23.5 -39.2 22 15.7 -25.7 240 80 324.5 324.5 290.5 325.7 0.32 14 350 8296 -31.0 -43.5 28 12.5 -32.3 237 95 327.0 327.0 291.1 327.8 0.23 15 300 9368 -39.8 -44.1 63 4.4 -40.1 235 105 329.3 329.3 291.8 330.3 0.25 16 250 10587 -49.6 -53.0 67 3.4 -49.7 234 109 332.4 332.4 292.5 332.8 0.11 17 200 12016 -55.8 -66.0 27 10.1 -56.0 241 95 344.4 344.4 295.4 344.5 0.03 18 150 13849 -56.6 -82.7 2 26.1 -56.9 239 60 372.5 372.5 301.0 372.5 0.00 19 100 16366 -64.3 -87.4 3 23.1 -64.5 251 44 403.4 403.4 305.7 403.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5635.01 m Freezing level: 665.82 mb = 3434.79 m = 11268.84 ft Wetbulb zero: 704.62 mb = 2974.62 m = 9759.14 ft Precipitable water: 1.14 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 54.91 % Est. max temperature: 24.78 C = 76.61 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 934.99 mb = 615.73 m = 2020.08 ft T: 17.92 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.83 C/km ThetaE index: 20.40 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 894.34 mb = 995.25 m = 3265.21 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.91 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.20 C = 71.96 F Cap Strength: 0.30 C Lifted Index: -1.98 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.32 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.96 C Showalter Index: -0.20 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.33 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.31 C Cross Totals Index: 24.02 C K Index: 28.77 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 223.36 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.73 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 450.12 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 30.00 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.55 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.30 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 900.45 mb = 937.69 m = 3076.39 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 885.45 mb = 1079.50 m = 3541.64 ft Equ Level (EL): 285.45 mb = 9700.81 m = 31826.41 ft B at Equ Level: 449.37 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 195.45 mb = 12162.74 m = 39903.50 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 237.2 at 37.7 knts Storm direction: 267.2 at 28.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.0 neg: 5.4 tot: 6.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 101.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 131.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 131.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 43.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.77 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.5 stream: 5.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.25 Bulk Rich Number: 3.79 Bulk Shear: 118.83 m/s