MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181800F008.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181800F008.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: 8 hour RUC valid 2Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 38.14,-87.14 Latitude: 38.14 Longitude: -87.14 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 55 SFC 989 149 21.3 18.4 84 2.8 19.4 180 7 295.3 297.8 292.9 334.4 13.61 2 950 499 21.7 17.0 75 4.7 18.5 197 34 299.2 301.5 293.5 336.8 12.91 3 900 967 18.9 15.3 80 3.6 16.5 201 40 301.0 303.2 293.6 337.1 12.27 4 850 1456 15.3 13.0 86 2.3 13.8 203 44 302.1 304.2 293.0 335.0 11.11 5 800 1967 11.0 9.9 93 1.2 10.3 206 45 302.9 304.7 292.1 331.4 9.59 6 750 2502 7.1 5.2 88 1.9 6.1 213 47 304.3 305.7 290.7 326.7 7.44 7 700 3067 4.1 0.3 76 3.8 2.1 216 48 307.0 308.1 290.0 324.1 5.58 8 650 3667 0.9 -1.1 87 2.0 -0.2 214 47 310.0 311.0 290.8 326.8 5.43 9 600 4307 -2.2 -3.7 90 1.5 -3.0 212 48 313.5 314.4 291.4 328.8 4.85 10 550 4994 -6.4 -8.5 85 2.1 -7.3 209 51 316.5 317.2 291.2 328.3 3.65 11 500 5733 -11.1 -13.8 80 2.7 -12.1 211 54 319.5 320.0 291.2 328.2 2.63 12 450 6534 -15.6 -17.0 89 1.4 -16.0 217 53 323.6 324.1 292.0 331.2 2.24 13 400 7414 -20.9 -23.0 83 2.1 -21.4 227 59 327.9 328.2 292.6 333.2 1.51 14 350 8386 -27.8 -30.6 78 2.7 -28.3 230 60 331.2 331.4 292.9 334.4 0.86 15 300 9473 -36.7 -39.4 76 2.7 -37.0 234 61 333.7 333.8 293.2 335.3 0.42 16 250 10705 -47.8 -50.1 77 2.3 -47.9 239 65 335.0 335.1 293.2 335.6 0.16 17 200 12141 -54.2 -65.0 25 10.8 -54.5 250 79 346.9 346.9 296.0 347.0 0.03 18 150 13972 -61.1 -80.1 6 19.0 -61.3 241 49 364.8 364.8 299.6 364.8 0.00 19 100 16444 -67.6 -87.1 5 19.5 -67.7 253 36 397.1 397.1 304.8 397.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5677.69 m Freezing level: 636.00 mb = 3845.93 m = 12617.73 ft Wetbulb zero: 653.41 mb = 3624.16 m = 11890.13 ft Precipitable water: 1.68 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 84.32 % Est. max temperature: 28.21 C = 82.77 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 949.11 mb = 507.57 m = 1665.22 ft T: 21.62 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.71 C/km ThetaE index: 12.92 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 847.46 mb = 1481.02 m = 4858.94 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.79 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.08 C = 82.55 F Cap Strength: 2.12 C Lifted Index: -2.82 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.44 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.42 C Showalter Index: -2.17 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.46 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.38 C Cross Totals Index: 24.08 C K Index: 35.50 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 371.55 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.44 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 566.86 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 33.67 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 47.37 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.12 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 885.60 mb = 1104.86 m = 3624.82 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 820.60 mb = 1752.53 m = 5749.71 ft Equ Level (EL): 240.60 mb = 10951.49 m = 35929.63 ft B at Equ Level: 557.22 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 170.60 mb = 13152.83 m = 43151.79 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 209.5 at 46.0 knts Storm direction: 239.5 at 34.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 104.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 324.3 neg: -0.5 tot: 323.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 107.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.95 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.6 stream: 8.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.03 Bulk Rich Number: 8.26 Bulk Shear: 68.65 m/s