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: 39.59,-84.49 Latitude: 39.59 Longitude: -84.49 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 48 SFC 975 267 18.1 17.6 97 0.5 17.8 172 10 293.4 295.7 291.9 330.6 13.06 2 950 489 17.0 16.7 98 0.3 16.8 194 24 294.5 296.7 291.9 330.8 12.71 3 900 950 15.2 14.7 97 0.5 14.9 199 33 297.2 299.3 292.0 331.2 11.76 4 850 1434 13.1 12.0 93 1.1 12.4 203 43 299.8 301.7 291.8 330.4 10.42 5 800 1941 9.6 7.4 86 2.2 8.3 205 48 301.4 302.9 290.4 325.4 8.11 6 750 2475 6.7 3.1 78 3.6 4.8 204 49 303.8 305.0 289.7 323.2 6.40 7 700 3038 3.1 1.8 91 1.3 2.4 203 50 305.9 307.1 290.2 324.9 6.25 8 650 3636 0.1 -0.6 95 0.6 -0.3 204 50 309.1 310.1 290.7 326.5 5.66 9 600 4274 -3.4 -3.5 99 0.1 -3.5 204 50 312.2 313.1 291.0 327.6 4.91 10 550 4958 -7.3 -7.4 99 0.1 -7.4 206 51 315.4 316.2 291.2 328.2 3.98 11 500 5694 -11.9 -12.3 97 0.4 -12.1 212 52 318.5 319.1 291.2 328.3 2.97 12 450 6493 -16.8 -17.9 91 1.1 -17.1 218 54 322.1 322.5 291.5 329.1 2.08 13 400 7367 -22.7 -24.3 87 1.6 -23.1 224 57 325.5 325.8 291.7 330.2 1.34 14 350 8332 -29.8 -32.7 76 2.9 -30.3 227 56 328.6 328.7 292.0 331.1 0.70 15 300 9410 -38.8 -43.8 59 5.0 -39.2 225 60 330.7 330.8 292.2 331.7 0.26 16 250 10630 -50.0 -52.1 78 2.1 -50.1 227 65 331.8 331.8 292.3 332.3 0.12 17 200 12076 -51.9 -76.4 4 24.5 -52.3 248 74 350.6 350.6 296.8 350.6 0.01 18 150 13907 -60.5 -81.0 5 20.6 -60.7 234 55 365.9 365.9 299.8 365.9 0.00 19 100 16390 -63.9 -87.4 3 23.5 -64.1 247 36 404.2 404.2 305.7 404.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5646.71 m Freezing level: 648.88 mb = 3650.09 m = 11975.23 ft Wetbulb zero: 655.07 mb = 3573.21 m = 11722.99 ft Precipitable water: 1.54 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 93.53 % Est. max temperature: 25.28 C = 77.50 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 967.54 mb = 331.75 m = 1088.42 ft T: 17.78 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.66 C/km ThetaE index: 8.07 C Layer 850.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 902.34 mb = 927.84 m = 3044.05 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.18 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.73 C = 71.12 F Cap Strength: 0.52 C Lifted Index: -1.17 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.86 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.55 C Showalter Index: -0.88 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.94 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.01 C Cross Totals Index: 23.93 C K Index: 35.74 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 326.35 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.53 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 228.03 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 21.36 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 11.11 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.51 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 917.80 mb = 783.05 m = 2569.01 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 822.80 mb = 1706.06 m = 5597.26 ft Equ Level (EL): 392.80 mb = 7498.31 m = 24600.46 ft B at Equ Level: 227.95 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 222.80 mb = 11376.31 m = 37323.39 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 205.2 at 46.2 knts Storm direction: 235.2 at 34.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.9 neg: 0.3 tot: 7.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 90.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 241.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 241.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 80.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.4 stream: 6.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.34 Bulk Rich Number: 2.76 Bulk Shear: 82.64 m/s