MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171500F044.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171500F044.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: 44 hour RUC valid 11Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 38.03,-83.47 Latitude: 38.03 Longitude: -83.47 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 45 SFC 971 303 19.0 13.2 69 5.8 15.4 194 14 294.7 296.5 289.7 323.0 9.87 2 950 489 18.8 13.5 71 5.4 15.4 198 33 296.3 298.1 290.6 326.0 10.27 3 900 950 15.5 12.3 81 3.2 13.5 203 48 297.5 299.3 290.7 326.6 10.04 4 850 1434 12.9 12.5 98 0.4 12.7 209 54 299.6 301.6 292.0 331.3 10.79 5 800 1942 10.4 9.7 95 0.7 10.0 207 53 302.3 304.0 291.8 330.3 9.47 6 750 2478 7.3 6.7 96 0.6 6.9 203 48 304.5 306.0 291.5 329.2 8.22 7 700 3044 4.3 3.7 96 0.6 3.9 202 47 307.2 308.6 291.5 329.0 7.15 8 650 3644 0.9 -0.7 89 1.5 0.1 201 51 309.9 311.0 290.9 327.3 5.60 9 600 4283 -3.0 -4.1 92 1.1 -3.6 200 54 312.6 313.5 291.0 327.5 4.70 10 550 4967 -7.4 -9.0 88 1.6 -8.1 199 57 315.3 316.0 290.7 326.7 3.52 11 500 5703 -11.6 -12.5 93 0.9 -11.9 205 61 318.9 319.5 291.3 328.6 2.93 12 450 6505 -15.5 -16.6 92 1.1 -15.9 215 67 323.8 324.2 292.2 331.6 2.33 13 400 7385 -20.9 -22.8 85 1.9 -21.4 220 70 327.9 328.2 292.6 333.2 1.54 14 350 8357 -27.9 -31.2 73 3.3 -28.5 222 69 331.1 331.3 292.8 334.1 0.81 15 300 9443 -37.1 -40.7 70 3.5 -37.5 225 71 333.0 333.1 292.9 334.4 0.37 16 250 10672 -48.5 -51.5 70 3.1 -48.6 228 81 334.0 334.0 292.9 334.5 0.13 17 200 12128 -51.3 -76.2 4 24.9 -51.8 238 58 351.5 351.5 297.0 351.5 0.01 18 150 13952 -61.7 -81.1 6 19.5 -61.8 251 53 363.9 363.9 299.4 363.9 0.00 19 100 16425 -66.8 -87.4 4 20.6 -67.0 239 34 398.6 398.6 305.0 398.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5658.22 m Freezing level: 638.98 mb = 3784.44 m = 12415.99 ft Wetbulb zero: 648.92 mb = 3656.77 m = 11997.14 ft Precipitable water: 1.53 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 90.36 % Est. max temperature: 25.45 C = 77.82 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 890.18 mb = 1043.31 m = 3422.89 ft T: 14.99 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.96 C/km ThetaE index: 3.95 C Layer 800.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 809.38 mb = 1844.78 m = 6052.35 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.17 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.05 C = 78.89 F Cap Strength: 1.84 C Lifted Index: 1.41 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.43 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.28 C Showalter Index: -0.93 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.55 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.46 C Cross Totals Index: 24.10 C K Index: 36.40 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 319.56 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.63 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 10.73 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.63 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6090.83 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.84 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 867.00 mb = 1266.53 m = 4155.22 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 203.3 at 52.1 knts Storm direction: 233.3 at 39.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.9 neg: 1.2 tot: 8.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 78.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 267.2 neg: -57.4 tot: 209.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 69.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.62 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.1 stream: 5.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.21 Bulk Shear: 50.27 m/s