MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181800F012.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181800F012.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: 12 hour RUC valid 6Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 42.32,-85.45 Latitude: 42.32 Longitude: -85.45 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -3 SFC 968 272 16.8 16.4 97 0.4 16.5 2 1 292.6 294.8 290.9 327.2 12.18 2 950 435 15.6 15.5 99 0.2 15.5 247 3 293.0 295.1 290.7 326.3 11.70 3 900 892 12.9 12.6 98 0.4 12.7 224 4 294.9 296.7 290.0 324.2 10.21 4 850 1372 10.7 10.5 99 0.2 10.6 200 12 297.3 299.0 290.2 324.6 9.39 5 800 1876 8.2 8.1 99 0.1 8.1 200 25 299.9 301.4 290.2 324.9 8.48 6 750 2407 5.4 5.0 98 0.3 5.2 201 36 302.4 303.7 290.0 324.3 7.32 7 700 2968 2.0 1.9 99 0.1 2.0 202 43 304.7 305.9 289.9 323.8 6.28 8 650 3564 -0.5 -0.6 99 0.1 -0.6 203 47 308.4 309.5 290.5 325.8 5.65 9 600 4201 -3.5 -3.6 99 0.1 -3.6 202 52 312.1 313.0 291.0 327.5 4.90 10 550 4885 -7.0 -7.1 99 0.1 -7.1 199 58 315.8 316.6 291.4 328.8 4.07 11 500 5623 -11.1 -11.4 98 0.3 -11.2 198 64 319.5 320.1 291.7 330.0 3.20 12 450 6425 -16.0 -16.6 94 0.7 -16.2 200 69 323.2 323.6 292.0 331.0 2.31 13 400 7302 -21.8 -23.1 89 1.3 -22.2 202 71 326.6 326.9 292.2 331.8 1.49 14 350 8270 -29.2 -31.1 84 1.9 -29.5 204 73 329.4 329.6 292.3 332.4 0.82 15 300 9350 -38.3 -40.4 80 2.1 -38.5 207 72 331.4 331.5 292.5 332.8 0.38 16 250 10574 -48.8 -51.6 73 2.8 -49.0 212 79 333.5 333.5 292.8 334.0 0.13 17 200 12005 -55.5 -66.8 23 11.2 -55.8 231 86 344.8 344.8 295.5 344.9 0.02 18 150 13843 -57.1 -82.9 2 25.7 -57.4 223 56 371.6 371.6 300.8 371.7 0.00 19 100 16360 -61.9 -87.9 2 26.0 -62.1 246 30 408.1 408.1 306.3 408.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5625.79 m Freezing level: 659.74 mb = 3447.59 m = 11310.85 ft Wetbulb zero: 661.24 mb = 3425.89 m = 11239.67 ft Precipitable water: 1.49 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 98.68 % Est. max temperature: 23.05 C = 73.49 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 962.69 mb = 321.77 m = 1055.66 ft T: 16.43 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.95 C/km ThetaE index: 2.99 C Layer 950.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 912.50 mb = 775.70 m = 2544.91 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.80 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.54 C = 65.38 F Cap Strength: 1.70 C Lifted Index: 2.47 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.12 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.50 C Showalter Index: 2.82 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 43.35 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.79 C Cross Totals Index: 21.57 C K Index: 32.10 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 213.44 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.97 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 29.80 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.72 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.38 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 913.83 mb = 763.40 m = 2504.55 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 908.83 mb = 809.83 m = 2656.89 ft Equ Level (EL): 658.83 mb = 3455.22 m = 11335.87 ft B at Equ Level: 29.26 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 578.83 mb = 4483.06 m = 14708.03 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 200.7 at 40.3 knts Storm direction: 230.7 at 30.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.0 neg: 4.0 tot: 8.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 115.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 191.8 neg: -8.3 tot: 183.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 61.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.77 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.2 stream: 6.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 0.15 Bulk Shear: 194.82 m/s