MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170900F045.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170900F045.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: 45 hour RUC valid 6Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 37.19,-85.96 Latitude: 37.19 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 64 SFC 983 216 19.3 15.9 81 3.4 17.1 201 14 293.9 296.0 290.9 327.1 11.62 2 950 508 18.8 15.4 81 3.4 16.5 201 37 296.2 298.3 291.7 329.8 11.65 3 900 971 16.8 13.1 79 3.7 14.4 203 49 298.8 300.7 291.6 329.7 10.60 4 850 1457 13.9 12.3 90 1.6 12.9 211 53 300.7 302.7 292.3 332.0 10.62 5 800 1966 10.2 10.0 99 0.1 10.1 215 54 302.0 303.8 291.9 330.7 9.69 6 750 2500 6.4 4.5 87 1.9 5.4 217 52 303.6 304.9 290.2 324.8 7.06 7 700 3064 4.2 -1.9 65 6.1 1.2 217 50 307.1 308.0 289.3 321.8 4.76 8 650 3663 0.5 -1.8 84 2.3 -0.7 214 49 309.5 310.5 290.4 325.5 5.15 9 600 4301 -3.1 -5.6 83 2.5 -4.3 211 47 312.5 313.3 290.5 325.8 4.19 10 550 4986 -7.1 -8.5 90 1.3 -7.7 211 49 315.6 316.3 291.0 327.4 3.67 11 500 5723 -11.4 -12.6 91 1.2 -11.8 218 51 319.2 319.7 291.3 328.8 2.91 12 450 6524 -15.7 -16.8 91 1.1 -16.0 229 51 323.5 324.0 292.0 331.2 2.28 13 400 7402 -21.6 -23.4 85 1.9 -22.0 232 56 327.0 327.3 292.3 332.0 1.44 14 350 8372 -28.8 -30.9 82 2.1 -29.2 232 63 329.9 330.1 292.5 332.9 0.83 15 300 9454 -37.9 -40.2 79 2.3 -38.1 233 70 331.9 332.0 292.6 333.4 0.38 16 250 10679 -49.2 -51.9 74 2.6 -49.4 232 71 332.8 332.9 292.6 333.4 0.13 17 200 12140 -51.2 -74.2 5 23.0 -51.6 247 65 351.7 351.7 297.0 351.7 0.01 18 150 13959 -62.1 -81.1 6 19.0 -62.3 252 65 363.1 363.1 299.3 363.1 0.00 19 100 16431 -66.8 -87.3 4 20.5 -66.9 247 37 398.8 398.8 305.0 398.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5659.36 m Freezing level: 643.29 mb = 3748.50 m = 12298.07 ft Wetbulb zero: 668.22 mb = 3439.26 m = 11283.53 ft Precipitable water: 1.53 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 84.72 % Est. max temperature: 26.50 C = 79.69 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 934.83 mb = 645.57 m = 2117.98 ft T: 18.18 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.86 C/km ThetaE index: 10.16 C Layer 800.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 834.77 mb = 1608.68 m = 5277.75 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.19 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.44 C = 79.58 F Cap Strength: 2.24 C Lifted Index: 0.12 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.74 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.08 C Showalter Index: -1.09 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.96 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.30 C Cross Totals Index: 23.66 C K Index: 31.50 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 345.71 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.74 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 54.08 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 10.40 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 62.18 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.24 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 885.14 mb = 1112.50 m = 3649.88 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 770.14 mb = 2280.63 m = 7482.30 ft Equ Level (EL): 700.14 mb = 3061.97 m = 10045.71 ft B at Equ Level: 27.27 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 420.14 mb = 7035.94 m = 23083.50 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 213.1 at 48.7 knts Storm direction: 243.1 at 36.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.6 neg: 0.3 tot: 6.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 90.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 325.1 neg: -11.2 tot: 313.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 104.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.82 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.1 stream: 7.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.11 Bulk Rich Number: 1.10 Bulk Shear: 49.03 m/s