MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510172100F033.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510172100F033.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: 33 hour RUC valid 6Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 39.46,-84.33 Latitude: 39.46 Longitude: -84.33 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 42 SFC 978 238 19.0 18.4 96 0.6 18.7 187 12 294.1 296.5 292.6 333.4 13.79 2 950 486 18.0 17.9 99 0.1 17.9 191 27 295.5 297.9 293.0 334.8 13.71 3 900 949 16.5 15.9 97 0.5 16.1 202 41 298.5 300.8 293.2 335.5 12.74 4 850 1435 13.9 12.7 93 1.1 13.1 208 48 300.7 302.7 292.5 332.8 10.94 5 800 1944 10.1 9.4 96 0.7 9.7 210 50 301.9 303.6 291.6 329.5 9.32 6 750 2479 7.2 5.1 87 2.1 6.0 209 49 304.4 305.7 290.7 326.5 7.36 7 700 3044 4.2 1.6 83 2.6 2.8 207 48 307.2 308.3 290.6 326.0 6.15 8 650 3643 0.3 -1.4 89 1.7 -0.6 205 46 309.3 310.3 290.5 325.8 5.32 9 600 4281 -3.4 -5.3 87 1.9 -4.3 204 46 312.2 313.0 290.5 325.8 4.31 10 550 4965 -7.1 -8.6 89 1.5 -7.7 206 48 315.7 316.4 291.0 327.5 3.64 11 500 5703 -11.5 -13.2 88 1.6 -12.2 210 50 319.0 319.5 291.2 328.1 2.78 12 450 6501 -16.7 -18.2 88 1.5 -17.1 212 49 322.3 322.7 291.5 329.2 2.03 13 400 7377 -21.8 -23.8 83 2.1 -22.3 221 49 326.7 327.0 292.2 331.6 1.40 14 350 8347 -28.6 -30.9 80 2.3 -29.0 226 51 330.2 330.4 292.6 333.2 0.83 15 300 9430 -37.7 -40.3 77 2.5 -38.0 225 55 332.2 332.3 292.7 333.6 0.38 16 250 10657 -48.6 -52.0 68 3.3 -48.8 226 65 333.8 333.8 292.9 334.3 0.13 17 200 12100 -52.1 -73.8 6 21.7 -52.4 248 71 350.3 350.3 296.7 350.3 0.01 18 150 13928 -61.2 -80.4 6 19.3 -61.3 235 53 364.7 364.7 299.6 364.7 0.00 19 100 16413 -65.1 -87.6 3 22.5 -65.2 250 32 402.0 402.0 305.5 402.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5660.52 m Freezing level: 646.35 mb = 3689.71 m = 12105.19 ft Wetbulb zero: 658.33 mb = 3540.19 m = 11614.64 ft Precipitable water: 1.62 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 90.09 % Est. max temperature: 26.12 C = 79.02 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 969.51 mb = 310.31 m = 1018.08 ft T: 18.73 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.93 C/km ThetaE index: 9.75 C Layer 850.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 899.22 mb = 956.52 m = 3138.15 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.15 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.41 C = 74.14 F Cap Strength: 0.55 C Lifted Index: -2.54 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.54 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.77 C Showalter Index: -1.63 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.65 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.39 C Cross Totals Index: 24.26 C K Index: 35.49 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 311.87 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.03 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 563.06 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 33.56 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8.15 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.53 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 921.22 mb = 749.52 m = 2459.01 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 836.22 mb = 1572.34 m = 5158.55 ft Equ Level (EL): 246.22 mb = 10755.09 m = 35285.30 ft B at Equ Level: 556.32 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 186.22 mb = 12553.79 m = 41186.47 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 206.5 at 45.8 knts Storm direction: 236.5 at 34.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.6 neg: 0.5 tot: 7.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 87.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 263.6 neg: -24.2 tot: 239.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 79.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.82 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.8 stream: 6.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.93 Bulk Rich Number: 8.56 Bulk Shear: 65.80 m/s