MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181800F003.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181800F003.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: 3 hour RUC valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 42.18,-85.95 Latitude: 42.18 Longitude: -85.95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 31 SFC 976 239 20.1 17.9 87 2.2 18.7 240 5 295.3 297.7 292.7 333.6 13.35 2 950 475 18.2 16.4 89 1.8 17.0 240 12 295.7 297.9 292.1 331.5 12.44 3 900 936 15.5 14.3 93 1.2 14.8 239 19 297.5 299.6 291.9 330.8 11.49 4 850 1421 13.5 12.2 92 1.2 12.7 227 27 300.3 302.2 292.1 331.3 10.58 5 800 1930 10.7 9.5 92 1.3 10.0 228 29 302.6 304.3 291.8 330.4 9.34 6 750 2466 7.6 5.5 87 2.1 6.4 232 33 304.8 306.2 291.0 327.6 7.57 7 700 3030 3.5 -0.4 75 3.9 1.5 233 36 306.4 307.4 289.6 322.7 5.31 8 650 3627 -0.7 -4.8 74 4.1 -2.6 233 39 308.1 308.9 289.0 320.9 4.11 9 600 4263 -4.4 -6.3 87 1.9 -5.2 232 45 311.0 311.8 289.9 323.6 3.99 10 550 4944 -7.9 -12.1 72 4.2 -9.5 229 48 314.7 315.3 289.9 323.7 2.75 11 500 5679 -12.4 -23.8 38 11.4 -15.4 234 50 317.9 318.1 289.3 321.7 1.12 12 450 6474 -17.8 -28.7 38 10.9 -20.2 237 54 320.8 321.0 289.9 323.6 0.79 13 400 7344 -23.9 -33.2 42 9.4 -25.5 239 62 324.0 324.1 290.6 326.1 0.58 14 350 8304 -31.0 -34.5 71 3.5 -31.5 235 67 327.0 327.1 291.5 329.1 0.59 15 300 9380 -38.5 -42.4 67 3.9 -38.9 231 76 331.0 331.1 292.3 332.2 0.30 16 250 10604 -49.3 -53.2 64 3.9 -49.4 240 96 332.8 332.8 292.6 333.2 0.11 17 200 12027 -58.6 -63.1 56 4.5 -58.6 249 98 340.0 340.0 294.4 340.2 0.04 18 150 13852 -57.3 -82.2 3 24.9 -57.5 244 57 371.4 371.4 300.8 371.4 0.00 19 100 16364 -64.6 -87.5 3 22.8 -64.8 249 38 402.8 402.8 305.6 402.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5647.77 m Freezing level: 658.51 mb = 3525.71 m = 11567.15 ft Wetbulb zero: 681.45 mb = 3246.73 m = 10651.86 ft Precipitable water: 1.42 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 80.11 % Est. max temperature: 26.13 C = 79.04 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 945.44 mb = 515.73 m = 1692.01 ft T: 17.99 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.03 C/km ThetaE index: 10.38 C Layer 800.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 879.69 mb = 1129.94 m = 3707.10 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.03 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.40 C = 74.13 F Cap Strength: 0.73 C Lifted Index: -1.89 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.81 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.28 C Showalter Index: -1.84 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.53 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.89 C Cross Totals Index: 24.65 C K Index: 34.17 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 321.90 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.95 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 409.71 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 28.63 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 24.02 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.71 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 904.47 mb = 894.18 m = 2933.64 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 759.47 mb = 2361.76 m = 7748.45 ft Equ Level (EL): 319.47 mb = 8941.05 m = 29333.81 ft B at Equ Level: 409.22 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 189.47 mb = 12370.60 m = 40585.47 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 232.2 at 36.6 knts Storm direction: 262.2 at 27.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.5 neg: 4.0 tot: 5.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 99.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 112.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 112.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 37.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.80 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.8 stream: 4.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.23 Bulk Rich Number: 4.95 Bulk Shear: 82.71 m/s