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: 42.23,-85.56 Latitude: 42.23 Longitude: -85.56 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 32 SFC 973 270 19.4 17.6 89 1.8 18.2 258 6 294.9 297.2 292.4 332.5 13.13 2 950 476 18.0 16.7 92 1.4 17.2 250 14 295.5 297.8 292.2 331.9 12.68 3 900 937 15.6 14.4 93 1.2 14.8 239 20 297.6 299.7 292.0 331.1 11.55 4 850 1422 14.1 12.1 88 2.0 12.8 222 29 300.9 302.8 292.2 331.8 10.49 5 800 1932 11.0 9.3 89 1.7 10.0 222 32 302.9 304.6 291.8 330.3 9.24 6 750 2468 7.5 6.5 93 1.0 6.9 230 34 304.7 306.2 291.5 329.1 8.11 7 700 3033 3.4 1.6 88 1.8 2.4 234 36 306.3 307.4 290.3 325.0 6.14 8 650 3630 -0.6 -3.8 79 3.2 -2.1 234 39 308.3 309.1 289.4 322.1 4.44 9 600 4266 -4.2 -6.6 83 2.4 -5.3 233 45 311.3 312.0 289.9 323.6 3.89 10 550 4948 -7.7 -12.1 71 4.4 -9.4 231 48 314.9 315.5 289.9 323.9 2.75 11 500 5683 -12.3 -21.8 45 9.5 -15.0 235 50 318.0 318.3 289.5 322.6 1.33 12 450 6479 -17.6 -27.3 42 9.7 -19.8 240 55 321.2 321.3 290.0 324.3 0.91 13 400 7349 -23.6 -30.8 52 7.2 -24.9 240 61 324.3 324.5 290.9 327.0 0.73 14 350 8310 -31.0 -34.5 71 3.5 -31.5 236 63 326.9 327.1 291.5 329.1 0.58 15 300 9385 -38.9 -42.4 69 3.6 -39.2 235 72 330.5 330.6 292.2 331.7 0.30 16 250 10608 -49.4 -53.4 63 4.0 -49.6 241 96 332.7 332.7 292.6 333.1 0.11 17 200 12031 -58.3 -63.2 53 4.9 -58.3 251 97 340.5 340.5 294.5 340.7 0.04 18 150 13856 -57.5 -82.0 3 24.5 -57.8 243 59 371.0 371.0 300.7 371.0 0.00 19 100 16366 -64.9 -87.5 3 22.6 -65.0 249 39 402.4 402.4 305.5 402.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5651.17 m Freezing level: 657.42 mb = 3541.53 m = 11619.05 ft Wetbulb zero: 673.16 mb = 3348.12 m = 10984.52 ft Precipitable water: 1.44 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 82.18 % Est. max temperature: 26.42 C = 79.55 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 947.87 mb = 494.83 m = 1623.43 ft T: 17.95 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.93 C/km ThetaE index: 9.68 C Layer 800.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 860.16 mb = 1321.69 m = 4336.20 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.05 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.68 C = 76.42 F Cap Strength: 1.26 C Lifted Index: -1.85 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.34 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.48 C Showalter Index: -1.91 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.80 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.37 C Cross Totals Index: 24.42 C K Index: 36.66 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 343.75 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.88 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 405.30 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 28.47 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 35.85 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.20 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 903.63 mb = 903.01 m = 2962.58 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 758.63 mb = 2373.36 m = 7786.53 ft Equ Level (EL): 308.63 mb = 9187.01 m = 30140.74 ft B at Equ Level: 404.49 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 188.63 mb = 12401.77 m = 40687.74 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 232.5 at 37.4 knts Storm direction: 262.5 at 28.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.6 neg: 4.6 tot: 6.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 103.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 127.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 127.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 42.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.75 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.7 stream: 5.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.26 Bulk Rich Number: 4.95 Bulk Shear: 81.94 m/s