MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180300F028.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180300F028.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: 28 hour RUC valid 7Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 37.55,-85.88 Latitude: 37.55 Longitude: -85.88 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 40 SFC 979 226 19.4 13.6 69 5.7 15.7 187 17 294.3 296.2 289.8 323.3 10.08 2 950 484 19.8 13.3 66 6.6 15.7 191 42 297.3 299.2 290.7 326.7 10.13 3 900 948 16.9 11.6 71 5.4 13.6 196 58 299.0 300.7 290.8 326.9 9.55 4 850 1433 13.1 10.7 85 2.4 11.6 200 61 299.9 301.6 291.1 327.9 9.55 5 800 1940 9.8 9.4 97 0.4 9.6 203 59 301.6 303.4 291.5 329.2 9.32 6 750 2475 7.2 7.0 98 0.2 7.1 206 55 304.4 306.0 291.6 329.7 8.41 7 700 3040 4.1 3.9 99 0.2 4.0 208 52 307.1 308.4 291.5 329.2 7.27 8 650 3640 0.4 -0.1 96 0.5 0.2 210 50 309.5 310.6 291.0 327.6 5.86 9 600 4279 -2.9 -5.0 85 2.1 -3.8 208 50 312.8 313.6 290.7 326.7 4.39 10 550 4964 -6.8 -8.0 91 1.2 -7.4 209 51 316.0 316.7 291.2 328.2 3.81 11 500 5703 -10.6 -11.2 95 0.6 -10.8 215 52 320.1 320.8 291.9 330.9 3.25 12 450 6507 -15.2 -16.3 91 1.1 -15.6 220 54 324.1 324.6 292.3 332.2 2.37 13 400 7386 -21.1 -23.1 84 2.0 -21.7 221 56 327.5 327.8 292.4 332.7 1.48 14 350 8357 -28.3 -30.9 78 2.6 -28.7 222 64 330.6 330.8 292.7 333.7 0.83 15 300 9443 -37.1 -39.9 75 2.8 -37.4 223 73 333.1 333.2 293.0 334.6 0.39 16 250 10672 -48.0 -50.6 75 2.5 -48.1 224 83 334.6 334.7 293.1 335.2 0.15 17 200 12137 -50.9 -73.1 5 22.2 -51.3 240 61 352.2 352.2 297.1 352.2 0.01 18 150 13966 -60.1 -82.5 4 22.4 -60.3 254 60 366.6 366.6 299.9 366.6 0.00 19 100 16445 -67.7 -87.7 4 20.0 -67.8 244 35 396.9 396.9 304.8 396.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5662.93 m Freezing level: 643.34 mb = 3725.12 m = 12221.38 ft Wetbulb zero: 647.93 mb = 3665.47 m = 12025.66 ft Precipitable water: 1.54 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 89.13 % Est. max temperature: 25.62 C = 78.11 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 898.85 mb = 958.60 m = 3144.98 ft T: 16.86 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.52 C/km ThetaE index: 2.98 C Layer 700.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 808.30 mb = 1853.73 m = 6081.73 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.85 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.35 C = 79.43 F Cap Strength: 2.01 C Lifted Index: 2.42 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.55 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.12 C Showalter Index: 1.65 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.94 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.66 C Cross Totals Index: 21.28 C K Index: 34.17 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 360.05 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.50 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 16.25 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.70 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6857.22 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.41 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 851.43 mb = 1418.27 m = 4653.07 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 206.1 at 52.1 knts Storm direction: 236.1 at 39.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 80.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 398.3 neg: -12.2 tot: 386.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 128.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.74 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.5 stream: 7.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.04 Bulk Rich Number: 0.35 Bulk Shear: 46.52 m/s