MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510172100F032.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510172100F032.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: 32 hour RUC valid 5Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 39.03,-84.2 Latitude: 39.03 Longitude: -84.20 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 60 SFC 979 243 19.2 18.6 96 0.6 18.8 184 9 294.1 296.6 292.7 333.8 13.88 2 950 504 18.3 18.1 99 0.2 18.2 192 25 295.8 298.3 293.3 335.8 13.93 3 900 968 17.1 16.0 93 1.1 16.4 204 40 299.1 301.5 293.4 336.6 12.84 4 850 1454 14.0 13.2 95 0.8 13.4 210 45 300.8 302.8 292.7 333.9 11.26 5 800 1963 10.1 9.8 98 0.3 9.9 211 45 301.9 303.7 291.7 330.1 9.53 6 750 2498 7.7 5.0 83 2.6 6.2 209 45 304.9 306.3 290.9 327.0 7.33 7 700 3064 4.4 2.2 86 2.2 3.2 208 44 307.4 308.6 290.9 327.1 6.44 8 650 3664 1.0 -2.8 76 3.8 -0.9 209 43 310.1 311.0 290.3 325.1 4.79 9 600 4303 -3.1 -6.4 78 3.4 -4.6 210 42 312.6 313.3 290.3 325.1 3.94 10 550 4988 -7.1 -12.7 65 5.5 -9.2 210 43 315.6 316.1 290.0 324.2 2.62 11 500 5724 -12.2 -16.2 72 4.0 -13.5 214 46 318.2 318.6 290.4 325.4 2.17 12 450 6520 -17.2 -21.7 68 4.5 -18.4 220 47 321.6 321.9 290.7 326.7 1.50 13 400 7395 -21.8 -26.4 66 4.7 -22.8 223 42 326.7 326.9 291.9 330.6 1.10 14 350 8365 -28.3 -34.7 54 6.4 -29.3 228 48 330.7 330.8 292.4 332.8 0.58 15 300 9449 -37.5 -42.0 63 4.5 -37.9 232 49 332.5 332.6 292.7 333.8 0.32 16 250 10676 -48.6 -51.3 74 2.7 -48.7 236 56 333.8 333.8 292.9 334.3 0.14 17 200 12118 -52.2 -72.3 7 20.1 -52.6 253 72 350.1 350.1 296.7 350.1 0.01 18 150 13944 -62.0 -78.0 10 16.0 -62.1 234 56 363.3 363.3 299.4 363.3 0.01 19 100 16423 -66.1 -87.4 4 21.2 -66.3 250 31 399.9 399.9 305.2 399.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5663.76 m Freezing level: 637.40 mb = 3825.50 m = 12550.71 ft Wetbulb zero: 660.47 mb = 3535.04 m = 11597.76 ft Precipitable water: 1.58 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 83.10 % Est. max temperature: 26.28 C = 79.31 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 970.27 mb = 321.11 m = 1053.48 ft T: 18.94 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.25 C/km ThetaE index: 9.60 C Layer 850.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 889.06 mb = 1071.65 m = 3515.86 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.34 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.55 C = 76.18 F Cap Strength: 0.92 C Lifted Index: -3.63 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.86 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.92 C Showalter Index: -2.78 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.49 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.15 C Cross Totals Index: 25.34 C K Index: 37.12 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 377.65 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.77 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 697.44 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 37.35 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 11.74 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.89 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 919.50 mb = 783.58 m = 2570.78 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 844.50 mb = 1508.81 m = 4950.11 ft Equ Level (EL): 244.50 mb = 10820.04 m = 35498.40 ft B at Equ Level: 695.46 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 174.50 mb = 12983.75 m = 42597.08 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 209.5 at 42.0 knts Storm direction: 239.5 at 31.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.4 neg: 0.3 tot: 6.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 89.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 249.7 neg: -15.5 tot: 234.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 78.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.85 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.5 stream: 6.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.09 Bulk Rich Number: 11.85 Bulk Shear: 58.84 m/s