MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510061800F008.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510061800F008.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: 8 hour RUC valid 2Z TUE 7 OCT 25 Station: 43.3,-84.5 Latitude: 43.30 Longitude: -84.50 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 140 SFC 991 219 20.2 13.2 64 7.0 15.8 253 4 294.1 295.8 289.3 321.8 9.65 2 950 585 21.5 13.6 61 7.9 16.4 260 9 299.0 300.9 291.5 329.3 10.36 3 900 1051 18.3 11.9 67 6.3 14.3 221 16 300.3 302.1 291.5 329.2 9.80 4 850 1538 14.6 10.6 77 4.0 12.1 216 23 301.4 303.1 291.6 329.4 9.48 5 800 2048 10.4 6.8 78 3.6 8.3 217 27 302.2 303.7 290.4 325.3 7.75 6 750 2581 6.2 2.2 75 4.0 4.1 224 26 303.3 304.4 289.2 321.4 5.99 7 700 3143 2.5 0.1 85 2.3 1.3 236 27 305.2 306.2 289.4 322.1 5.53 8 650 3739 -1.1 -2.7 89 1.6 -1.9 245 33 307.7 308.6 289.6 322.7 4.83 9 600 4374 -4.7 -7.2 82 2.6 -5.8 246 37 310.7 311.4 289.5 322.4 3.71 10 550 5054 -8.3 -11.9 75 3.6 -9.6 247 44 314.3 314.8 289.8 323.3 2.79 11 500 5789 -12.2 -14.7 81 2.5 -13.0 250 49 318.2 318.7 290.6 326.3 2.45 12 450 6586 -17.1 -19.5 81 2.5 -17.8 250 51 321.8 322.1 291.1 327.9 1.81 13 400 7459 -23.5 -30.0 55 6.5 -24.8 248 55 324.4 324.6 290.9 327.3 0.79 14 350 8418 -31.4 -38.9 47 7.5 -32.3 242 56 326.4 326.5 291.1 327.8 0.38 15 300 9491 -39.1 -43.3 65 4.2 -39.4 238 59 330.3 330.3 292.1 331.3 0.28 16 250 10714 -49.4 -53.0 66 3.6 -49.5 246 63 332.7 332.7 292.6 333.1 0.11 17 200 12151 -56.1 -69.2 18 13.1 -56.3 247 69 343.9 344.0 295.3 344.0 0.02 18 150 13953 -61.3 -81.4 5 20.1 -61.5 248 71 364.4 364.4 299.5 364.4 0.00 19 100 16445 -64.1 -86.8 3 22.7 -64.3 258 50 403.9 403.9 305.7 403.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5649.07 m Freezing level: 665.33 mb = 3556.18 m = 11667.12 ft Wetbulb zero: 679.59 mb = 3380.88 m = 11091.99 ft Precipitable water: 1.37 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 77.36 % Est. max temperature: 27.62 C = 81.72 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 893.17 mb = 1116.03 m = 3661.49 ft T: 17.78 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.53 C/km ThetaE index: 8.00 C Layer 800.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 801.46 mb = 2032.20 m = 6667.23 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.02 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.28 C = 82.91 F Cap Strength: 2.84 C Lifted Index: 0.19 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.66 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.01 C Showalter Index: -0.63 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.47 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.72 C Cross Totals Index: 22.75 C K Index: 35.00 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 325.73 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.71 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 124.49 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 15.78 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 102.64 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.84 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 845.33 mb = 1584.46 m = 5198.30 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 750.33 mb = 2577.37 m = 8455.84 ft Equ Level (EL): 500.33 mb = 5783.77 m = 18975.39 ft B at Equ Level: 123.78 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 310.33 mb = 9255.31 m = 30364.83 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 240.0 at 30.9 knts Storm direction: 270.0 at 23.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.8 neg: 3.7 tot: 5.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 88.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 120.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 120.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 40.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.71 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.3 stream: 4.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.07 Bulk Rich Number: 1.61 Bulk Shear: 77.25 m/s