MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510191500F000.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510191500F000.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: RUC analysis for 1500Z 19 OCT 25 Station: 42.9,-82.45 Latitude: 42.90 Longitude: -82.45 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -35 SFC 973 197 18.7 17.2 91 1.5 17.7 173 17 294.1 296.4 291.9 330.6 12.76 2 950 402 17.9 17.3 97 0.6 17.5 178 36 295.3 297.7 292.6 333.2 13.20 3 900 864 15.8 15.7 99 0.1 15.7 184 65 297.8 300.1 292.9 334.2 12.55 4 850 1348 12.9 11.9 94 1.0 12.3 192 68 299.7 301.6 291.7 330.0 10.36 5 800 1856 10.2 7.8 85 2.4 8.8 199 59 302.1 303.6 290.8 326.9 8.35 6 750 2390 5.9 4.2 89 1.7 4.9 201 53 303.0 304.3 289.9 323.7 6.91 7 700 2950 1.4 0.7 96 0.6 1.0 200 48 304.0 305.1 289.2 321.5 5.78 8 650 3544 -1.6 -2.3 95 0.7 -2.0 198 45 307.2 308.1 289.5 322.5 4.96 9 600 4178 -5.0 -5.4 97 0.4 -5.2 196 47 310.3 311.1 289.9 323.7 4.27 10 550 4858 -8.2 -8.8 95 0.6 -8.5 192 54 314.3 315.0 290.5 325.8 3.57 11 500 5593 -12.4 -13.7 90 1.4 -12.9 191 61 318.0 318.5 290.7 326.7 2.65 12 450 6391 -16.8 -18.7 86 1.8 -17.4 186 72 322.1 322.4 291.3 328.7 1.95 13 400 7266 -21.7 -24.0 82 2.3 -22.3 184 79 326.8 327.0 292.2 331.6 1.37 14 350 8237 -27.8 -30.6 77 2.8 -28.3 187 86 331.3 331.5 292.9 334.4 0.86 15 300 9325 -36.3 -39.7 71 3.3 -36.7 202 102 334.2 334.2 293.2 335.7 0.41 16 250 10563 -46.0 -49.8 65 3.9 -46.2 207 101 337.7 337.8 293.9 338.4 0.16 17 200 12031 -50.1 -74.8 4 24.7 -50.5 203 62 353.4 353.4 297.4 353.5 0.01 18 150 13884 -58.2 -82.2 3 24.0 -58.5 205 52 369.8 369.8 300.5 369.8 0.00 19 100 16388 -62.3 -87.4 2 25.1 -62.5 234 29 407.5 407.5 306.2 407.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5628.20 m Freezing level: 676.94 mb = 3224.28 m = 10578.22 ft Wetbulb zero: 682.68 mb = 3151.15 m = 10338.28 ft Precipitable water: 1.52 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 93.68 % Est. max temperature: 25.45 C = 77.81 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 951.92 mb = 384.82 m = 1262.52 ft T: 17.95 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.19 C/km ThetaE index: 12.74 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 900.39 mb = 860.65 m = 2823.62 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.64 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.31 C = 72.15 F Cap Strength: 0.37 C Lifted Index: -2.59 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.97 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -4.05 C Showalter Index: -1.13 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.54 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.27 C Cross Totals Index: 24.27 C K Index: 36.57 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 350.72 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.79 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 560.28 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 33.47 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.24 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.37 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 915.57 mb = 717.64 m = 2354.44 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 870.57 mb = 1145.77 m = 3759.05 ft Equ Level (EL): 380.57 mb = 7628.19 m = 25026.55 ft B at Equ Level: 558.55 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 210.57 mb = 11691.90 m = 38358.78 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 193.1 at 54.1 knts Storm direction: 223.1 at 40.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.0 neg: 1.4 tot: 8.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 72.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 506.7 neg: -50.8 tot: 455.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 152.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.57 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 14.3 stream: 8.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.77 Bulk Rich Number: 10.83 Bulk Shear: 51.75 m/s