MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510172100F026.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510172100F026.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: 26 hour RUC valid 23Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 40.46,-84.78 Latitude: 40.46 Longitude: -84.78 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 65 SFC 975 283 19.6 17.8 89 1.8 18.4 195 9 294.9 297.3 292.5 332.9 13.25 2 950 508 19.2 17.2 88 2.1 17.8 205 23 296.7 299.0 292.9 334.4 13.07 3 900 972 17.1 12.2 73 4.9 14.0 228 34 299.1 300.9 291.2 328.3 9.97 4 850 1458 14.4 8.5 68 5.9 10.9 239 39 301.2 302.7 290.4 325.5 8.20 5 800 1967 11.3 5.9 69 5.4 8.2 236 37 303.2 304.6 290.3 325.1 7.30 6 750 2504 7.5 3.4 75 4.1 5.3 231 36 304.8 306.0 290.1 324.5 6.53 7 700 3068 3.5 1.4 87 2.0 2.4 230 30 306.3 307.5 290.2 324.9 6.08 8 650 3666 0.5 -4.4 70 4.9 -1.8 243 25 309.5 310.3 289.6 322.8 4.24 9 600 4304 -3.2 -8.3 68 5.1 -5.4 252 27 312.5 313.1 289.8 323.4 3.41 10 550 4988 -7.0 -9.7 81 2.7 -8.1 240 29 315.8 316.4 290.7 326.6 3.34 11 500 5726 -11.2 -12.8 88 1.5 -11.8 231 38 319.3 319.9 291.4 328.8 2.86 12 450 6527 -16.3 -18.1 86 1.8 -16.9 234 41 322.8 323.2 291.6 329.7 2.05 13 400 7402 -22.3 -24.5 83 2.1 -22.9 236 44 325.9 326.2 291.9 330.6 1.32 14 350 8368 -29.8 -32.0 80 2.3 -30.2 228 50 328.6 328.8 292.1 331.3 0.74 15 300 9445 -39.1 -43.2 65 4.1 -39.5 226 52 330.2 330.3 292.1 331.3 0.28 16 250 10663 -50.4 -53.0 74 2.6 -50.5 232 57 331.1 331.1 292.1 331.5 0.11 17 200 12082 -58.2 -66.8 32 8.7 -58.3 261 77 340.7 340.7 294.5 340.8 0.02 18 150 13907 -58.1 -82.0 3 23.8 -58.4 241 64 369.9 369.9 300.5 369.9 0.00 19 100 16402 -65.5 -87.5 3 22.0 -65.6 256 40 401.2 401.2 305.4 401.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5661.42 m Freezing level: 643.23 mb = 3752.52 m = 12311.25 ft Wetbulb zero: 671.29 mb = 3405.96 m = 11174.28 ft Precipitable water: 1.38 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 76.21 % Est. max temperature: 26.87 C = 80.37 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 949.52 mb = 512.47 m = 1681.32 ft T: 19.20 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.53 C/km ThetaE index: 9.89 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 825.20 mb = 1706.71 m = 5599.36 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.39 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.87 C = 80.37 F Cap Strength: 2.08 C Lifted Index: -0.48 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.56 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.17 C Showalter Index: 2.22 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.34 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.62 C Cross Totals Index: 19.71 C K Index: 32.07 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 216.31 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.61 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 127.26 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 15.95 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 67.71 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.08 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 878.62 mb = 1176.22 m = 3858.95 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 743.62 mb = 2573.55 m = 8443.30 ft Equ Level (EL): 423.62 mb = 6975.73 m = 22885.98 ft B at Equ Level: 126.83 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 223.62 mb = 11372.28 m = 37310.17 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 235.1 at 31.8 knts Storm direction: 265.1 at 23.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.8 neg: 1.0 tot: 5.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 70.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 220.1 neg: -52.8 tot: 167.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 55.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.53 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.1 stream: 4.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.18 Bulk Rich Number: 4.05 Bulk Shear: 31.39 m/s