MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181800F021.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181800F021.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: 21 hour RUC valid 15Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 40.09,-90.37 Latitude: 40.09 Longitude: -90.37 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 107 SFC 994 157 11.4 6.8 73 4.6 8.9 309 15 285.0 286.1 282.4 302.4 6.23 2 950 532 8.2 2.3 66 5.9 5.4 318 32 285.5 286.3 280.8 298.9 4.75 3 900 977 5.8 -2.8 54 8.7 2.1 328 40 287.5 288.1 280.2 297.4 3.44 4 850 1441 1.8 -5.5 59 7.2 -1.2 329 41 288.0 288.5 279.8 296.7 2.99 5 800 1926 -2.2 -10.1 55 7.9 -5.0 327 40 288.8 289.2 279.3 295.3 2.22 6 750 2434 -5.8 -16.4 43 10.6 -8.8 326 41 290.3 290.5 278.9 294.6 1.41 7 700 2971 -9.4 -23.3 31 13.9 -12.6 328 40 292.0 292.2 278.9 294.6 0.83 8 650 3539 -13.1 -31.7 19 18.6 -16.3 324 36 294.2 294.3 279.3 295.6 0.41 9 600 4144 -16.9 -35.2 19 18.3 -19.6 313 30 296.6 296.7 280.3 297.7 0.32 10 550 4791 -21.0 -35.9 25 14.9 -23.0 300 24 299.1 299.2 281.4 300.2 0.32 11 500 5490 -24.5 -48.5 9 24.0 -26.6 290 23 303.1 303.2 282.8 303.5 0.09 12 450 6250 -28.0 -58.0 4 29.9 -29.8 298 29 308.0 308.0 284.6 308.1 0.03 13 400 7089 -31.1 -61.9 3 30.8 -32.7 305 37 314.6 314.6 286.9 314.7 0.02 14 350 8029 -33.6 -63.0 4 29.3 -35.0 305 41 323.4 323.4 289.8 323.5 0.02 15 300 9107 -34.7 -68.3 2 33.6 -36.2 298 42 336.5 336.5 293.4 336.6 0.01 16 250 10374 -37.2 -70.1 2 33.0 -38.6 280 44 350.8 350.8 296.8 350.9 0.01 17 200 11903 -41.3 -73.2 2 31.9 -42.5 281 54 367.4 367.4 300.1 367.4 0.01 18 150 13812 -51.2 -80.5 2 29.4 -51.7 270 44 381.9 381.9 302.6 381.9 0.00 19 100 16374 -61.2 -85.8 2 24.6 -61.4 267 26 409.5 409.5 306.5 409.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5382.97 m Freezing level: 827.88 mb = 1655.35 m = 5430.89 ft Wetbulb zero: 867.88 mb = 1271.84 m = 4172.66 ft Precipitable water: 0.39 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 37.38 % Est. max temperature: 14.44 C = 57.98 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 927.04 mb = 733.30 m = 2405.81 ft T: 7.13 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.99 C/km ThetaE index: 7.84 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 828.52 mb = 1645.64 m = 5399.02 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.65 g/kg Conv temperature: 14.68 C = 58.42 F Cap Strength: 2.69 C Lifted Index: 4.99 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 26.54 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.44 C Showalter Index: 6.78 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 45.34 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.28 C Cross Totals Index: 19.07 C K Index: 6.94 Risk: None Sweat Index: 104.65 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.40 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 10.00 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.47 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 15273.96 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.67 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 856.85 mb = 1375.61 m = 4513.12 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 318.0 at 32.9 knts Storm direction: 348.0 at 24.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.6 neg: 0.4 tot: 5.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 94.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 122.7 neg: -16.2 tot: 106.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 35.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.74 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.0 stream: 4.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 1.54 Bulk Shear: 6.50 m/s