MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510182100F002.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510182100F002.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: 2 hour RUC valid 23Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 41.08,-85.10 Latitude: 41.08 Longitude: -85.10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 47 SFC 977 247 24.2 13.6 52 10.6 17.4 221 10 299.3 301.1 291.4 328.8 10.09 2 950 493 23.1 14.1 57 9.0 17.2 220 26 300.6 302.6 292.3 332.0 10.69 3 900 961 18.9 12.5 66 6.4 14.8 223 31 301.0 302.8 292.0 331.0 10.18 4 850 1449 15.2 9.4 68 5.8 11.6 227 32 302.0 303.6 291.1 327.9 8.71 5 800 1960 12.1 3.0 54 9.1 7.1 231 36 304.1 305.2 289.4 322.1 5.95 6 750 2498 8.9 -0.1 53 9.0 4.2 224 40 306.2 307.2 289.3 321.8 5.06 7 700 3064 5.1 -2.2 59 7.3 1.5 218 41 308.2 309.0 289.6 322.6 4.66 8 650 3665 0.8 -4.5 68 5.3 -1.7 217 41 309.8 310.6 289.7 323.0 4.21 9 600 4303 -3.6 -7.4 75 3.8 -5.3 216 39 311.9 312.6 289.8 323.5 3.65 10 550 4984 -8.4 -10.9 82 2.5 -9.4 215 37 314.1 314.7 289.9 323.8 3.02 11 500 5718 -12.9 -15.5 81 2.6 -13.8 215 36 317.3 317.7 290.2 324.8 2.28 12 450 6513 -17.3 -19.9 80 2.7 -18.0 217 36 321.5 321.9 291.0 327.5 1.75 13 400 7387 -22.7 -25.4 79 2.7 -23.4 222 39 325.5 325.7 291.6 329.7 1.21 14 350 8352 -29.4 -32.6 73 3.2 -29.9 224 44 329.2 329.3 292.2 331.7 0.70 15 300 9433 -37.9 -41.5 69 3.6 -38.3 227 58 331.9 332.0 292.6 333.2 0.33 16 250 10660 -48.1 -51.9 64 3.8 -48.3 234 61 334.6 334.6 293.1 335.1 0.13 17 200 12090 -59.4 -64.0 55 4.6 -59.5 254 77 338.8 338.8 294.0 338.9 0.04 18 150 13905 -56.5 -81.6 3 25.1 -56.8 244 50 372.7 372.7 301.1 372.7 0.00 19 100 16401 -65.3 -87.5 3 22.2 -65.5 256 34 401.5 401.5 305.4 401.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5670.57 m Freezing level: 641.30 mb = 3775.79 m = 12387.61 ft Wetbulb zero: 676.75 mb = 3338.05 m = 10951.48 ft Precipitable water: 1.25 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 66.80 % Est. max temperature: 27.81 C = 82.05 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 836.85 mb = 1580.75 m = 5186.12 ft T: 14.37 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.81 C/km ThetaE index: 10.28 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 772.27 mb = 2253.95 m = 7394.77 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.28 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.10 C = 86.19 F Cap Strength: 2.27 C Lifted Index: -2.18 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.77 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.48 C Showalter Index: -0.66 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.39 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.10 C Cross Totals Index: 22.29 C K Index: 30.16 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 240.02 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.64 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 213.69 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 20.67 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 99.81 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.27 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 824.24 mb = 1708.59 m = 5605.54 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 679.24 mb = 3308.32 m = 10853.94 ft Equ Level (EL): 389.24 mb = 7583.76 m = 24880.81 ft B at Equ Level: 212.70 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 249.24 mb = 10679.57 m = 35037.53 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 219.4 at 36.0 knts Storm direction: 249.4 at 27.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.2 neg: 1.7 tot: 6.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 95.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 95.4 neg: -21.9 tot: 73.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 24.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.57 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.6 stream: 3.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.13 Bulk Rich Number: 8.68 Bulk Shear: 24.63 m/s