MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171500F046.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171500F046.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: 46 hour RUC valid 13Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 37.57,-84.38 Latitude: 37.57 Longitude: -84.38 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 44 SFC 969 311 17.8 16.8 94 0.9 17.2 223 13 293.6 295.8 291.5 329.3 12.55 2 950 483 16.3 15.9 98 0.4 16.1 232 26 293.8 295.9 291.2 328.2 12.07 3 900 941 13.7 13.6 100 0.1 13.7 234 35 295.6 297.6 290.9 327.2 10.96 4 850 1422 11.2 11.1 100 0.1 11.2 233 38 297.9 299.7 290.7 326.5 9.83 5 800 1927 8.6 8.6 99 0.1 8.6 227 42 300.4 302.0 290.6 326.2 8.77 6 750 2459 5.9 5.6 98 0.3 5.8 221 50 303.0 304.4 290.5 325.9 7.65 7 700 3022 2.9 2.5 98 0.3 2.7 219 57 305.6 306.9 290.5 325.6 6.57 8 650 3619 0.1 -0.5 96 0.6 -0.2 218 57 309.1 310.2 290.8 326.7 5.70 9 600 4257 -3.5 -5.5 86 2.0 -4.4 217 58 312.0 312.8 290.4 325.4 4.23 10 550 4940 -7.5 -10.7 78 3.2 -8.8 218 61 315.2 315.8 290.3 325.1 3.07 11 500 5677 -11.1 -12.4 90 1.3 -11.6 215 62 319.5 320.1 291.5 329.3 2.95 12 450 6480 -15.4 -16.6 90 1.2 -15.8 212 65 323.9 324.4 292.2 331.8 2.32 13 400 7359 -21.2 -22.7 87 1.6 -21.5 210 68 327.5 327.8 292.5 332.9 1.54 14 350 8330 -28.2 -30.2 83 2.0 -28.6 210 70 330.7 330.9 292.7 333.9 0.89 15 300 9416 -37.0 -39.8 75 2.8 -37.2 210 78 333.3 333.4 293.0 334.8 0.40 16 250 10647 -48.1 -50.7 74 2.6 -48.2 217 90 334.6 334.6 293.1 335.2 0.15 17 200 12113 -50.4 -75.8 3 25.4 -50.8 235 65 353.0 353.0 297.3 353.0 0.01 18 150 13944 -60.3 -81.8 4 21.5 -60.4 235 51 366.3 366.3 299.9 366.3 0.00 19 100 16429 -65.7 -87.5 3 21.8 -65.8 242 36 400.8 400.8 305.3 400.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5633.03 m Freezing level: 648.10 mb = 3643.34 m = 11953.05 ft Wetbulb zero: 652.77 mb = 3584.79 m = 11760.97 ft Precipitable water: 1.50 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 93.10 % Est. max temperature: 23.58 C = 74.45 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 956.02 mb = 428.71 m = 1406.51 ft T: 16.79 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.24 C/km ThetaE index: 3.75 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 913.67 mb = 813.37 m = 2668.51 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.37 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.33 C = 66.79 F Cap Strength: 0.10 C Lifted Index: 1.27 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.83 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.62 C Showalter Index: 1.86 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.49 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.28 C Cross Totals Index: 22.21 C K Index: 33.07 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 271.77 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.45 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 54.72 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 10.46 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.18 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 914.99 mb = 801.11 m = 2628.27 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 909.99 mb = 847.59 m = 2780.77 ft Equ Level (EL): 569.99 mb = 4659.37 m = 15286.47 ft B at Equ Level: 54.71 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 459.99 mb = 6312.29 m = 20709.37 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 220.2 at 51.5 knts Storm direction: 250.2 at 38.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.3 neg: 4.6 tot: 7.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 95.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 127.3 neg: -1.2 tot: 126.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 42.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.57 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.2 stream: 4.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 0.58 Bulk Shear: 93.71 m/s