MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510172100F047.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510172100F047.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: 47 hour RUC valid 20Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 40.63,-80.31 Latitude: 40.63 Longitude: -80.31 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 3 SFC 965 311 16.9 15.8 93 1.1 16.3 198 15 293.1 295.2 290.7 326.7 11.81 2 950 443 16.5 15.1 91 1.5 15.6 194 25 294.0 296.0 290.7 326.5 11.40 3 900 901 13.4 12.8 96 0.6 13.0 194 36 295.3 297.1 290.3 325.1 10.37 4 850 1381 10.5 10.1 97 0.5 10.3 195 39 297.2 298.8 289.9 323.8 9.15 5 800 1884 7.7 7.3 98 0.4 7.5 198 44 299.3 300.8 289.7 323.1 8.06 6 750 2414 4.9 4.7 99 0.1 4.8 201 48 301.8 303.2 289.8 323.2 7.17 7 700 2975 1.9 1.7 98 0.2 1.8 199 48 304.6 305.7 289.8 323.3 6.18 8 650 3569 -1.2 -1.5 98 0.3 -1.4 196 49 307.6 308.6 289.9 323.8 5.26 9 600 4204 -4.7 -5.1 97 0.4 -4.9 195 51 310.6 311.5 290.1 324.4 4.37 10 550 4884 -8.8 -9.7 94 0.8 -9.2 194 52 313.6 314.2 290.0 324.3 3.33 11 500 5616 -13.5 -15.8 83 2.3 -14.3 191 59 316.6 317.0 289.9 323.9 2.22 12 450 6410 -17.2 -20.4 76 3.2 -18.1 185 75 321.6 321.9 290.9 327.3 1.68 13 400 7286 -21.7 -23.5 86 1.8 -22.2 178 81 326.7 327.0 292.2 331.8 1.44 14 350 8254 -29.0 -31.2 82 2.1 -29.4 181 84 329.6 329.8 292.4 332.5 0.81 15 300 9336 -38.0 -40.1 80 2.1 -38.2 187 91 331.8 331.9 292.6 333.3 0.39 16 250 10567 -44.1 -61.5 13 17.4 -44.7 196 74 340.5 340.5 294.5 340.7 0.04 17 200 12042 -50.6 -74.0 5 23.4 -51.0 196 61 352.7 352.7 297.2 352.7 0.01 18 150 13885 -58.6 -82.0 3 23.4 -58.8 220 50 369.1 369.1 300.4 369.1 0.00 19 100 16398 -63.2 -87.4 2 24.2 -63.4 236 25 405.7 405.7 306.0 405.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5613.07 m Freezing level: 669.57 mb = 3336.56 m = 10946.57 ft Wetbulb zero: 671.91 mb = 3303.29 m = 10837.43 ft Precipitable water: 1.38 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 95.60 % Est. max temperature: 22.49 C = 72.49 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 949.71 mb = 445.15 m = 1460.46 ft T: 16.50 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.84 C/km ThetaE index: 3.61 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 895.31 mb = 945.25 m = 3101.16 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.64 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.29 C = 66.72 F Cap Strength: 0.27 C Lifted Index: -0.06 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.19 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.75 C Showalter Index: 0.82 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.63 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.04 C Cross Totals Index: 23.58 C K Index: 33.88 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 257.54 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.04 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 87.17 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 13.20 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.96 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.27 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 902.17 mb = 881.02 m = 2890.43 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 877.17 mb = 1117.05 m = 3664.80 ft Equ Level (EL): 497.17 mb = 5658.64 m = 18564.85 ft B at Equ Level: 86.81 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 417.17 mb = 6973.33 m = 22878.10 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 194.5 at 48.5 knts Storm direction: 224.5 at 36.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.3 neg: 3.7 tot: 6.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 91.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 167.8 neg: -7.2 tot: 160.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 53.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.84 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.4 stream: 5.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.09 Bulk Rich Number: 1.44 Bulk Shear: 60.50 m/s