MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181800F007.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181800F007.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: 7 hour RUC valid 1Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 38.30,-87.66 Latitude: 38.30 Longitude: -87.66 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 54 SFC 991 133 21.0 20.3 96 0.7 20.5 119 3 294.9 297.7 294.0 338.9 15.33 2 950 498 20.6 17.4 82 3.2 18.4 194 20 298.1 300.5 293.4 336.6 13.26 3 900 965 19.1 14.3 74 4.7 16.0 197 34 301.2 303.3 293.0 335.0 11.49 4 850 1454 15.3 12.9 86 2.4 13.8 201 38 302.2 304.2 293.0 335.0 11.09 5 800 1965 10.8 10.0 95 0.8 10.3 206 43 302.7 304.4 292.1 331.5 9.70 6 750 2500 7.0 3.5 78 3.5 5.1 211 47 304.1 305.4 289.9 323.9 6.55 7 700 3064 4.0 -4.1 55 8.2 0.2 211 48 307.0 307.7 288.6 319.5 4.03 8 650 3663 0.4 -2.5 81 2.9 -1.0 209 47 309.4 310.3 290.2 324.7 4.90 9 600 4302 -3.0 -3.3 97 0.4 -3.1 208 49 312.7 313.6 291.3 328.4 4.99 10 550 4987 -7.0 -7.4 97 0.4 -7.2 207 52 315.8 316.6 291.3 328.6 4.00 11 500 5724 -11.8 -13.1 90 1.3 -12.3 210 54 318.7 319.2 291.1 327.9 2.79 12 450 6523 -15.9 -17.1 90 1.3 -16.3 222 53 323.3 323.7 291.9 330.8 2.22 13 400 7402 -21.1 -22.5 88 1.4 -21.5 233 53 327.6 327.9 292.6 333.1 1.57 14 350 8374 -27.9 -30.2 81 2.2 -28.3 235 54 331.1 331.3 292.9 334.3 0.89 15 300 9461 -36.8 -41.9 59 5.1 -37.2 242 60 333.6 333.6 293.0 334.8 0.32 16 250 10692 -48.1 -52.9 57 4.8 -48.3 243 64 334.6 334.6 293.0 335.0 0.11 17 200 12127 -54.2 -65.8 23 11.7 -54.4 251 83 347.0 347.0 296.0 347.1 0.03 18 150 13960 -60.2 -80.0 6 19.7 -60.4 246 46 366.3 366.3 299.9 366.3 0.00 19 100 16440 -67.4 -87.1 4 19.7 -67.5 252 37 397.4 397.4 304.9 397.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5669.92 m Freezing level: 644.02 mb = 3739.06 m = 12267.10 ft Wetbulb zero: 692.05 mb = 3156.18 m = 10354.81 ft Precipitable water: 1.64 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 84.42 % Est. max temperature: 28.33 C = 82.99 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 981.02 mb = 219.76 m = 720.98 ft T: 20.92 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.94 C/km ThetaE index: 15.53 C Layer 800.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 851.66 mb = 1437.56 m = 4716.33 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.05 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.20 C = 82.76 F Cap Strength: 2.58 C Lifted Index: -3.52 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.56 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.54 C Showalter Index: -2.81 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.76 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.07 C Cross Totals Index: 24.69 C K Index: 31.84 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 386.69 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.52 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 685.91 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 37.04 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 51.74 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.58 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 897.07 mb = 993.02 m = 3257.90 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 822.07 mb = 1735.89 m = 5695.11 ft Equ Level (EL): 242.07 mb = 10898.93 m = 35757.21 ft B at Equ Level: 682.16 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 172.07 mb = 13085.27 m = 42930.14 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 207.5 at 43.9 knts Storm direction: 237.5 at 32.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.2 neg: 0.1 tot: 8.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 110.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 335.1 neg: -1.3 tot: 333.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 111.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.89 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.3 stream: 8.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.31 Bulk Rich Number: 5.59 Bulk Shear: 122.64 m/s