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: 40.05,-83.43 Latitude: 40.05 Longitude: -83.43 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -9 SFC 963 315 17.2 15.9 92 1.2 16.4 180 22 293.5 295.6 291.0 327.4 11.91 2 950 430 16.8 15.8 94 1.1 16.1 183 36 294.2 296.4 291.2 328.3 11.93 3 900 890 14.0 13.7 99 0.2 13.8 193 55 295.9 297.9 291.0 327.7 11.04 4 850 1371 11.7 10.3 91 1.4 10.9 200 60 298.4 300.1 290.5 325.6 9.30 5 800 1877 9.4 7.1 85 2.3 8.0 203 59 301.2 302.6 290.2 324.6 7.91 6 750 2410 6.3 4.4 88 1.9 5.2 204 58 303.4 304.7 290.1 324.5 7.01 7 700 2972 2.4 2.0 97 0.4 2.2 205 59 305.1 306.3 290.0 324.3 6.33 8 650 3569 0.2 0.1 99 0.1 0.1 204 60 309.1 310.3 291.0 327.4 5.93 9 600 4207 -3.0 -3.1 99 0.1 -3.0 204 60 312.7 313.6 291.3 328.6 5.08 10 550 4892 -6.7 -7.0 98 0.3 -6.8 205 61 316.1 316.9 291.5 329.3 4.11 11 500 5631 -10.9 -11.5 95 0.6 -11.2 206 62 319.7 320.4 291.7 330.2 3.16 12 450 6433 -15.9 -17.0 91 1.1 -16.2 206 63 323.3 323.7 292.0 330.9 2.24 13 400 7311 -21.6 -23.4 86 1.8 -22.1 204 67 326.9 327.1 292.2 331.9 1.45 14 350 8281 -28.5 -30.8 80 2.3 -28.9 203 77 330.3 330.5 292.6 333.3 0.84 15 300 9364 -37.5 -39.6 81 2.1 -37.7 207 85 332.5 332.6 292.8 334.1 0.41 16 250 10592 -48.7 -50.1 86 1.3 -48.8 213 96 333.6 333.7 292.9 334.3 0.16 17 200 12051 -51.2 -76.7 3 25.5 -51.6 227 66 351.8 351.8 297.0 351.8 0.01 18 150 13886 -59.1 -82.2 4 23.1 -59.3 231 49 368.3 368.3 300.2 368.3 0.00 19 100 16391 -64.5 -87.5 3 23.0 -64.7 240 37 403.1 403.1 305.6 403.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5640.12 m Freezing level: 647.59 mb = 3599.59 m = 11809.52 ft Wetbulb zero: 647.84 mb = 3595.37 m = 11795.69 ft Precipitable water: 1.47 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 94.87 % Est. max temperature: 24.05 C = 75.28 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 945.46 mb = 470.82 m = 1544.67 ft T: 16.55 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.99 C/km ThetaE index: 4.04 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 895.70 mb = 929.88 m = 3050.75 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.11 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.77 C = 67.58 F Cap Strength: 0.94 C Lifted Index: 1.50 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.33 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.04 C Showalter Index: 2.52 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 43.81 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.59 C Cross Totals Index: 21.22 C K Index: 32.54 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 304.61 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.84 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 38.29 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.75 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 9.63 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.43 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 902.62 mb = 864.87 m = 2837.48 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 757.62 mb = 2326.35 m = 7632.28 ft Equ Level (EL): 637.62 mb = 3722.15 m = 12211.62 ft B at Equ Level: 37.93 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 517.62 mb = 5362.76 m = 17594.16 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 202.8 at 58.3 knts Storm direction: 232.8 at 43.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 75.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 406.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 406.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 135.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.93 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.3 stream: 7.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.10 Bulk Rich Number: 0.61 Bulk Shear: 63.21 m/s