MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510162100F047.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510162100F047.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: 47 hour RUC valid 20Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 38.43,-85.46 Latitude: 38.43 Longitude: -85.46 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 81 SFC 984 220 23.0 17.7 72 5.4 19.4 216 5 297.5 299.9 293.1 335.3 13.02 2 950 529 22.6 14.8 61 7.9 17.5 221 22 300.2 302.2 292.5 333.0 11.20 3 900 997 18.9 12.6 67 6.2 14.8 222 27 300.9 302.8 292.0 331.2 10.26 4 850 1484 14.6 11.0 79 3.7 12.3 226 31 301.5 303.2 291.7 330.2 9.72 5 800 1994 10.5 9.3 92 1.3 9.7 229 33 302.4 304.1 291.6 329.7 9.21 6 750 2529 7.0 6.8 99 0.2 6.9 233 34 304.1 305.7 291.4 328.9 8.28 7 700 3093 3.3 2.7 96 0.6 2.9 241 34 306.1 307.4 290.7 326.4 6.66 8 650 3693 1.4 -4.9 63 6.3 -1.6 244 36 310.5 311.3 289.8 323.4 4.08 9 600 4333 -1.9 -12.1 46 10.2 -6.0 242 39 313.9 314.4 289.4 322.1 2.52 10 550 5019 -6.4 -22.7 26 16.4 -11.1 241 42 316.5 316.7 288.8 320.3 1.12 11 500 5756 -12.0 -22.7 40 10.8 -14.9 242 45 318.4 318.7 289.6 322.7 1.23 12 450 6552 -17.2 -31.8 27 14.6 -20.1 243 44 321.7 321.8 289.9 323.8 0.59 13 400 7425 -22.6 -45.9 10 23.2 -25.4 244 44 325.6 325.6 290.6 326.2 0.16 14 350 8390 -30.0 -45.1 22 15.1 -31.6 244 50 328.3 328.3 291.5 329.0 0.19 15 300 9466 -39.1 -46.2 47 7.1 -39.6 247 56 330.2 330.3 292.0 331.0 0.20 16 250 10688 -49.2 -54.8 52 5.6 -49.4 259 73 332.9 332.9 292.6 333.3 0.09 17 200 12124 -55.2 -69.3 16 14.1 -55.5 259 76 345.3 345.3 295.6 345.4 0.02 18 150 13945 -59.7 -83.1 3 23.5 -59.9 246 60 367.3 367.3 300.1 367.3 0.00 19 100 16420 -67.3 -87.1 4 19.8 -67.4 249 37 397.6 397.6 304.9 397.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5674.96 m Freezing level: 629.19 mb = 3959.28 m = 12989.60 ft Wetbulb zero: 667.31 mb = 3480.02 m = 11417.24 ft Precipitable water: 1.35 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 65.77 % Est. max temperature: 27.23 C = 81.02 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 909.48 mb = 905.91 m = 2972.13 ft T: 19.59 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.73 C/km ThetaE index: 14.92 C Layer 950.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 823.05 mb = 1755.34 m = 5758.91 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.10 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.44 C = 81.39 F Cap Strength: 1.40 C Lifted Index: -1.97 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.53 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.94 C Showalter Index: -0.83 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.52 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.59 C Cross Totals Index: 22.93 C K Index: 36.98 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 308.22 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.51 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 328.69 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 25.64 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 37.23 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.40 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 845.78 mb = 1526.33 m = 5007.59 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 800.78 mb = 1985.92 m = 6515.41 ft Equ Level (EL): 270.78 mb = 10152.87 m = 33309.54 ft B at Equ Level: 327.35 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 200.78 mb = 12098.89 m = 39694.05 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 237.0 at 35.0 knts Storm direction: 267.0 at 26.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 100.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 183.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 183.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 61.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.93 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.4 stream: 6.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.32 Bulk Rich Number: 6.58 Bulk Shear: 49.97 m/s