MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171500F051.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171500F051.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: 51 hour RUC valid 18Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 40.66,-80.13 Latitude: 40.66 Longitude: -80.13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2 SFC 963 330 19.2 14.0 72 5.3 15.8 185 18 295.6 297.5 290.5 325.8 10.47 2 950 443 19.1 13.6 70 5.6 15.6 183 32 296.6 298.5 290.7 326.5 10.34 3 900 905 15.2 12.1 82 3.1 13.2 183 46 297.2 298.9 290.5 325.8 9.87 4 850 1387 11.6 10.4 92 1.2 10.9 186 54 298.3 300.0 290.5 325.7 9.36 5 800 1892 8.8 8.5 98 0.3 8.6 193 61 300.5 302.1 290.6 326.2 8.72 6 750 2424 6.2 6.1 99 0.1 6.2 200 65 303.3 304.8 290.9 327.0 7.90 7 700 2988 3.3 3.2 99 0.1 3.2 203 64 306.1 307.4 290.9 327.0 6.89 8 650 3585 -0.2 -0.2 99 0.1 -0.2 202 61 308.8 309.9 290.7 326.6 5.79 9 600 4223 -3.7 -3.8 99 0.1 -3.7 200 59 311.8 312.8 290.9 327.0 4.82 10 550 4906 -7.4 -7.7 98 0.3 -7.5 200 61 315.3 316.1 291.1 327.8 3.90 11 500 5643 -11.3 -11.9 96 0.6 -11.5 198 66 319.2 319.8 291.5 329.4 3.08 12 450 6445 -15.8 -16.8 92 0.9 -16.2 194 70 323.3 323.8 292.0 331.1 2.29 13 400 7322 -21.7 -23.4 87 1.6 -22.2 192 74 326.7 327.0 292.2 331.8 1.45 14 350 8292 -28.7 -31.0 81 2.3 -29.2 193 74 330.0 330.2 292.5 333.0 0.82 15 300 9376 -37.3 -39.6 79 2.3 -37.5 199 78 332.8 332.9 292.9 334.4 0.41 16 250 10606 -48.1 -50.5 76 2.4 -48.2 213 93 334.6 334.6 293.1 335.2 0.15 17 200 12067 -51.1 -76.4 3 25.4 -51.5 210 60 351.9 351.9 297.0 351.9 0.01 18 150 13891 -61.5 -81.3 5 19.9 -61.6 215 57 364.2 364.2 299.5 364.2 0.00 19 100 16388 -63.1 -87.3 2 24.2 -63.3 237 35 405.8 405.8 306.0 405.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5641.15 m Freezing level: 652.47 mb = 3555.90 m = 11666.21 ft Wetbulb zero: 653.13 mb = 3546.73 m = 11636.10 ft Precipitable water: 1.45 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 94.78 % Est. max temperature: 23.53 C = 74.35 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 890.35 mb = 995.64 m = 3266.51 ft T: 14.51 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.49 C/km ThetaE index: 0.86 C Layer 900.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 842.77 mb = 1457.85 m = 4782.90 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.98 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.24 C = 72.03 F Cap Strength: 0.97 C Lifted Index: 1.88 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.59 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.43 C Showalter Index: 2.08 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.66 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.94 C Cross Totals Index: 21.72 C K Index: 33.27 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 297.82 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.66 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 6.41 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.58 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6752.12 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.86 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 862.24 mb = 1266.12 m = 4153.88 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 196.9 at 59.2 knts Storm direction: 226.9 at 44.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.4 neg: 4.4 tot: 8.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 94.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 480.5 neg: -10.1 tot: 470.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 156.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.89 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.4 stream: 9.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.07 Bulk Shear: 94.47 m/s