MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170900F039.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170900F039.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: 39 hour RUC valid 0Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 40.34,-84.80 Latitude: 40.34 Longitude: -84.80 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 73 SFC 973 305 19.1 17.8 92 1.3 18.2 187 12 294.5 296.9 292.4 332.4 13.26 2 950 514 18.5 17.0 91 1.5 17.5 198 25 295.9 298.3 292.6 333.1 12.93 3 900 978 17.8 12.1 70 5.6 14.2 220 35 299.8 301.6 291.4 328.9 9.93 4 850 1465 14.8 7.0 59 7.8 10.2 235 35 301.6 303.0 289.9 323.6 7.39 5 800 1974 10.7 4.6 66 6.1 7.3 241 33 302.6 303.8 289.5 322.5 6.65 6 750 2509 6.6 2.3 74 4.3 4.3 238 30 303.7 304.9 289.3 322.0 6.04 7 700 3071 2.5 -0.5 80 3.1 1.0 237 29 305.3 306.2 289.2 321.3 5.26 8 650 3667 -0.5 -2.7 85 2.2 -1.6 237 32 308.3 309.3 289.8 323.3 4.82 9 600 4303 -3.9 -4.5 96 0.5 -4.2 234 37 311.6 312.4 290.6 326.0 4.58 10 550 4986 -7.7 -9.5 87 1.8 -8.4 235 41 315.0 315.6 290.5 325.9 3.39 11 500 5722 -11.6 -14.0 82 2.5 -12.5 233 43 318.9 319.4 291.0 327.5 2.58 12 450 6521 -16.9 -20.0 77 3.1 -17.8 232 44 322.0 322.4 291.2 328.0 1.74 13 400 7394 -23.3 -26.7 74 3.4 -24.1 229 47 324.7 324.9 291.3 328.5 1.08 14 350 8356 -31.0 -33.9 75 2.9 -31.4 226 46 327.0 327.1 291.5 329.3 0.62 15 300 9428 -40.1 -43.0 74 2.9 -40.4 235 54 328.8 328.8 291.7 329.9 0.28 16 250 10642 -50.8 -56.5 50 5.7 -51.0 242 63 330.6 330.6 291.9 330.9 0.07 17 200 12067 -55.9 -72.4 11 16.4 -56.2 257 58 344.2 344.2 295.3 344.3 0.01 18 150 13888 -58.1 -82.1 3 24.0 -58.4 243 59 369.9 369.9 300.5 369.9 0.00 19 100 16398 -64.9 -87.3 3 22.3 -65.1 255 35 402.3 402.3 305.5 402.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5649.33 m Freezing level: 658.94 mb = 3560.45 m = 11681.14 ft Wetbulb zero: 681.22 mb = 3289.66 m = 10792.72 ft Precipitable water: 1.33 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 80.00 % Est. max temperature: 26.66 C = 79.99 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 954.60 mb = 472.80 m = 1551.17 ft T: 18.59 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.32 C/km ThetaE index: 11.83 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 822.46 mb = 1741.63 m = 5713.95 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.19 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.68 C = 80.03 F Cap Strength: 2.71 C Lifted Index: -0.58 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.15 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.96 C Showalter Index: 2.88 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.89 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.36 C Cross Totals Index: 18.53 C K Index: 30.25 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 196.51 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.72 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 257.53 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 22.69 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 68.71 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.71 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 873.80 mb = 1229.95 m = 4035.22 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 768.80 mb = 2303.65 m = 7557.82 ft Equ Level (EL): 278.80 mb = 9915.65 m = 32531.26 ft B at Equ Level: 256.74 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 208.80 mb = 11792.30 m = 38688.17 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 232.8 at 34.9 knts Storm direction: 262.8 at 26.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.3 neg: 0.3 tot: 4.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 66.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 228.7 neg: -13.7 tot: 215.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 71.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.68 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.0 stream: 5.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.36 Bulk Rich Number: 5.56 Bulk Shear: 46.31 m/s