MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181800F016.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181800F016.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: 16 hour RUC valid 10Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 41.57,-83.75 Latitude: 41.57 Longitude: -83.75 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -33 SFC 973 201 18.7 17.3 91 1.4 17.8 193 20 294.2 296.5 292.0 331.0 12.89 2 950 409 17.7 16.9 95 0.8 17.2 195 41 295.1 297.4 292.3 332.0 12.85 3 900 870 14.7 14.5 99 0.2 14.6 201 55 296.7 298.8 291.8 330.3 11.64 4 850 1352 12.1 11.0 93 1.1 11.4 206 57 298.8 300.6 290.9 327.3 9.74 5 800 1859 9.5 8.0 90 1.5 8.6 208 57 301.3 302.8 290.6 326.3 8.43 6 750 2393 6.8 4.8 87 2.0 5.6 208 56 303.9 305.3 290.4 325.5 7.18 7 700 2956 3.3 2.5 95 0.8 2.8 208 56 306.1 307.3 290.6 326.0 6.55 8 650 3555 0.4 0.2 99 0.2 0.3 208 55 309.4 310.6 291.2 328.0 6.00 9 600 4194 -2.7 -2.9 98 0.2 -2.8 207 55 313.0 314.0 291.5 329.3 5.16 10 550 4880 -6.5 -6.8 97 0.3 -6.7 206 54 316.4 317.2 291.6 329.8 4.17 11 500 5619 -10.8 -11.5 95 0.7 -11.1 204 54 319.9 320.5 291.8 330.3 3.18 12 450 6421 -15.8 -17.0 91 1.1 -16.2 202 57 323.3 323.8 292.0 330.9 2.25 13 400 7298 -21.8 -23.5 87 1.6 -22.2 200 61 326.6 326.9 292.2 331.7 1.44 14 350 8266 -29.1 -31.3 82 2.2 -29.5 198 64 329.5 329.6 292.3 332.4 0.80 15 300 9347 -38.2 -40.5 79 2.3 -38.4 204 69 331.5 331.6 292.5 332.9 0.37 16 250 10573 -48.1 -50.2 79 2.0 -48.2 221 96 334.5 334.5 293.1 335.1 0.15 17 200 12023 -52.8 -72.5 7 19.7 -53.2 228 69 349.1 349.1 296.4 349.1 0.01 18 150 13854 -57.6 -82.6 3 25.0 -57.8 237 58 370.9 370.9 300.7 370.9 0.00 19 100 16371 -63.5 -87.9 2 24.4 -63.7 237 31 405.0 405.0 305.9 405.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5652.29 m Freezing level: 643.08 mb = 3643.23 m = 11952.71 ft Wetbulb zero: 644.96 mb = 3616.85 m = 11866.15 ft Precipitable water: 1.58 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 94.89 % Est. max temperature: 24.67 C = 76.40 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 953.31 mb = 378.67 m = 1242.34 ft T: 17.83 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.28 C/km ThetaE index: 6.49 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 908.40 mb = 790.43 m = 2593.23 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.07 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.99 C = 69.78 F Cap Strength: 0.23 C Lifted Index: 0.01 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.55 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.33 C Showalter Index: 1.71 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.73 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.93 C Cross Totals Index: 21.80 C K Index: 33.14 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 300.82 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.52 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 115.24 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 15.18 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.42 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.23 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 914.23 mb = 735.83 m = 2414.12 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 899.23 mb = 876.83 m = 2876.72 ft Equ Level (EL): 499.23 mb = 5631.01 m = 18474.23 ft B at Equ Level: 115.15 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 309.23 mb = 9134.67 m = 29969.02 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 205.6 at 54.0 knts Storm direction: 235.6 at 40.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 81.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 306.2 neg: -3.5 tot: 302.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 100.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.92 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.6 stream: 6.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.22 Bulk Rich Number: 3.16 Bulk Shear: 36.49 m/s