MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510200300F042.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510200300F042.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: 42 hour RUC valid 21Z TUE 21 OCT 25 Station: 40.25,-85.96 Latitude: 40.25 Longitude: -85.96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 76 SFC 977 266 10.1 5.5 73 4.7 7.7 252 12 285.2 286.2 281.9 301.4 5.78 2 950 499 7.7 3.0 72 4.7 5.4 252 20 285.0 285.9 281.0 299.1 5.00 3 900 942 3.9 0.1 76 3.8 2.2 255 27 285.5 286.3 280.3 297.7 4.29 4 850 1403 0.6 -3.4 74 4.1 -1.0 258 35 286.8 287.4 279.9 296.9 3.49 5 800 1887 -3.0 -6.9 75 3.9 -4.5 258 39 287.9 288.4 279.6 296.2 2.84 6 750 2394 -7.2 -9.7 82 2.5 -8.1 259 39 288.7 289.2 279.5 295.9 2.44 7 700 2927 -11.3 -13.0 87 1.7 -11.8 263 39 290.0 290.3 279.6 296.0 2.01 8 650 3492 -14.0 -18.9 66 4.9 -15.2 267 40 293.2 293.4 280.1 297.3 1.32 9 600 4097 -16.3 -29.2 32 12.9 -18.6 271 43 297.3 297.4 281.0 299.1 0.57 10 550 4747 -19.7 -35.5 23 15.7 -22.0 275 47 300.7 300.7 282.1 301.8 0.34 11 500 5449 -23.9 -33.9 39 10.0 -25.2 271 52 304.0 304.0 283.6 305.4 0.44 12 450 6209 -29.2 -37.1 46 7.9 -30.0 267 53 306.6 306.6 284.5 307.8 0.35 13 400 7039 -35.2 -42.6 47 7.4 -35.8 266 54 309.2 309.3 285.3 310.0 0.22 14 350 7955 -41.8 -49.2 45 7.3 -42.2 267 60 312.3 312.3 286.3 312.8 0.12 15 300 8989 -44.2 -62.9 11 18.7 -44.7 272 70 323.1 323.1 289.8 323.2 0.03 16 250 10215 -43.7 -73.1 2 29.4 -44.5 273 78 341.1 341.1 294.6 341.1 0.01 17 200 11708 -45.6 -76.4 2 30.8 -46.4 274 72 360.5 360.5 298.8 360.5 0.01 18 150 13599 -51.2 -80.6 2 29.4 -51.7 273 58 381.9 381.9 302.5 381.9 0.00 19 100 16216 -56.0 -84.3 2 28.3 -56.5 274 33 419.5 419.5 307.7 419.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5372.27 m Freezing level: 841.33 mb = 1487.04 m = 4878.69 ft Wetbulb zero: 866.06 mb = 1252.13 m = 4107.99 ft Precipitable water: 0.48 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 60.91 % Est. max temperature: 12.27 C = 54.09 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 910.25 mb = 848.90 m = 2785.08 ft T: 4.70 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.99 C/km ThetaE index: 5.43 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 849.80 mb = 1405.13 m = 4609.96 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.71 g/kg Conv temperature: 11.79 C = 53.22 F Cap Strength: 4.33 C Lifted Index: 6.07 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 17.41 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.10 C Showalter Index: 7.33 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 44.92 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.49 C Cross Totals Index: 20.43 C K Index: 19.39 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 122.07 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.73 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 35.66 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.45 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 18.22 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.73 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 868.35 mb = 1230.77 m = 4037.92 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 793.35 mb = 1952.13 m = 6404.54 ft Equ Level (EL): 653.35 mb = 3452.96 m = 11328.46 ft B at Equ Level: 34.59 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 603.35 mb = 4054.95 m = 13303.47 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 265.9 at 40.7 knts Storm direction: 295.9 at 30.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 78.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 167.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 167.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 55.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.94 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.4 stream: 5.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 0.53 Bulk Shear: 66.84 m/s