MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510182100F006.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510182100F006.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: 6 hour RUC valid 3Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 38.05,-87.56 Latitude: 38.05 Longitude: -87.56 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 53 SFC 991 128 20.4 19.6 96 0.7 19.9 204 14 294.2 296.9 293.4 336.2 14.68 2 950 497 18.2 18.1 99 0.1 18.1 206 35 295.7 298.2 293.2 335.5 13.86 3 900 960 16.2 16.0 99 0.2 16.1 208 41 298.2 300.6 293.2 335.4 12.81 4 850 1446 14.0 13.6 98 0.4 13.7 209 45 300.8 302.9 293.0 334.9 11.61 5 800 1956 11.0 10.5 97 0.4 10.7 207 48 302.8 304.7 292.4 332.7 10.04 6 750 2492 7.6 7.0 96 0.6 7.3 209 51 304.8 306.4 291.7 330.2 8.43 7 700 3057 3.8 3.5 98 0.2 3.7 211 54 306.6 308.0 291.2 328.1 7.06 8 650 3657 0.5 0.4 99 0.2 0.4 213 55 309.6 310.7 291.2 328.3 6.06 9 600 4297 -2.3 -2.7 97 0.4 -2.6 214 56 313.4 314.4 291.7 329.9 5.22 10 550 4984 -5.6 -6.1 96 0.6 -5.8 216 57 317.5 318.3 292.2 331.7 4.41 11 500 5727 -9.6 -10.1 95 0.6 -9.8 216 57 321.4 322.1 292.6 333.1 3.54 12 450 6532 -14.8 -15.7 92 1.0 -15.1 216 56 324.7 325.2 292.6 333.1 2.49 13 400 7413 -20.7 -22.3 87 1.6 -21.1 220 59 328.1 328.4 292.7 333.7 1.60 14 350 8386 -28.1 -30.4 81 2.3 -28.5 226 60 330.9 331.1 292.8 334.1 0.87 15 300 9471 -37.2 -39.8 76 2.7 -37.4 225 60 333.0 333.1 292.9 334.5 0.40 16 250 10700 -48.3 -50.5 77 2.3 -48.4 226 64 334.3 334.3 293.0 334.9 0.15 17 200 12147 -52.0 -72.2 7 20.1 -52.4 243 77 350.4 350.4 296.7 350.5 0.01 18 150 13986 -59.4 -80.5 5 21.0 -59.6 244 43 367.7 367.7 300.1 367.7 0.00 19 100 16445 -66.5 -86.9 4 20.4 -66.7 247 36 399.2 399.2 305.1 399.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5674.50 m Freezing level: 640.75 mb = 3775.03 m = 12385.12 ft Wetbulb zero: 642.81 mb = 3745.62 m = 12288.63 ft Precipitable water: 1.85 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 97.36 % Est. max temperature: 27.23 C = 81.02 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 981.35 mb = 215.81 m = 708.03 ft T: 19.85 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.98 C/km ThetaE index: 8.06 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 933.59 mb = 645.97 m = 2119.31 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.65 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.61 C = 72.69 F Cap Strength: 0.09 C Lifted Index: -0.90 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.43 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.54 C Showalter Index: -0.61 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.70 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.53 C Cross Totals Index: 23.17 C K Index: 36.92 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 349.84 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.50 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 390.73 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 27.95 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.24 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.07 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 936.72 mb = 617.32 m = 2025.31 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 851.72 mb = 1428.33 m = 4686.07 ft Equ Level (EL): 241.72 mb = 10918.68 m = 35822.01 ft B at Equ Level: 377.53 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 191.72 mb = 12416.98 m = 40737.62 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 211.8 at 50.3 knts Storm direction: 241.8 at 37.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.7 neg: 1.1 tot: 6.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 88.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 244.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 244.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 81.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.92 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.1 stream: 6.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.49 Bulk Rich Number: 5.71 Bulk Shear: 68.47 m/s