MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180300F036.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180300F036.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: 36 hour RUC valid 15Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 38.09,-84.91 Latitude: 38.09 Longitude: -84.91 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 35 SFC 977 235 16.1 13.4 84 2.7 14.4 239 10 291.2 292.9 288.5 319.3 9.94 2 950 472 13.8 12.0 89 1.8 12.7 239 18 291.2 292.8 288.0 317.6 9.33 3 900 925 10.1 10.0 99 0.1 10.0 242 21 291.9 293.4 287.6 316.4 8.60 4 850 1400 8.3 5.5 83 2.8 6.7 241 22 294.8 296.0 286.8 314.1 6.65 5 800 1899 5.6 3.0 83 2.7 4.2 228 27 297.2 298.2 286.9 314.6 5.93 6 750 2424 2.4 1.2 91 1.2 1.8 219 35 299.2 300.2 287.3 315.8 5.57 7 700 2979 -0.5 -0.6 99 0.1 -0.6 217 39 301.9 302.9 288.0 317.7 5.23 8 650 3568 -4.0 -4.2 99 0.2 -4.1 217 43 304.4 305.2 288.0 317.7 4.32 9 600 4195 -8.3 -8.6 98 0.3 -8.4 212 48 306.5 307.1 287.7 316.9 3.34 10 550 4865 -12.3 -12.7 97 0.4 -12.4 205 52 309.5 310.0 288.1 317.9 2.62 11 500 5588 -16.3 -20.5 70 4.3 -17.4 202 62 313.2 313.5 288.2 318.2 1.49 12 450 6375 -18.9 -42.4 11 23.5 -22.1 199 80 319.5 319.6 288.8 320.3 0.20 13 400 7247 -21.6 -40.3 17 18.7 -24.3 198 97 326.9 327.0 291.2 328.0 0.29 14 350 8219 -27.5 -33.0 59 5.5 -28.4 197 107 331.7 331.8 292.9 334.2 0.68 15 300 9307 -36.6 -41.9 58 5.3 -37.1 195 107 333.7 333.8 293.0 335.0 0.32 16 250 10553 -41.2 -68.1 4 26.9 -42.1 216 79 344.8 344.8 295.5 344.9 0.02 17 200 12047 -48.1 -76.3 2 28.2 -48.7 211 63 356.6 356.6 298.0 356.6 0.01 18 150 13904 -56.4 -82.9 2 26.5 -56.7 227 54 372.9 372.9 301.1 372.9 0.00 19 100 16415 -65.2 -87.4 3 22.2 -65.4 227 30 401.7 401.7 305.5 401.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5552.75 m Freezing level: 708.37 mb = 2886.10 m = 9468.73 ft Wetbulb zero: 711.78 mb = 2844.77 m = 9333.13 ft Precipitable water: 1.10 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 91.85 % Est. max temperature: 20.75 C = 69.35 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 938.83 mb = 571.29 m = 1874.29 ft T: 12.99 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.04 C/km ThetaE index: 5.19 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 908.20 mb = 849.38 m = 2786.64 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.94 g/kg Conv temperature: 16.70 C = 62.05 F Cap Strength: 0.54 C Lifted Index: 1.78 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 12.16 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.31 C Showalter Index: 3.53 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 46.21 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.50 C Cross Totals Index: 21.71 C K Index: 29.83 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 171.44 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.80 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 7.60 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.90 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.52 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 909.58 mb = 836.68 m = 2744.99 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 904.58 mb = 882.90 m = 2896.60 ft Equ Level (EL): 874.58 mb = 1163.16 m = 3816.09 ft B at Equ Level: 7.37 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 804.58 mb = 1851.55 m = 6074.57 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 213.1 at 41.0 knts Storm direction: 243.1 at 30.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.0 neg: 3.9 tot: 5.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 105.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 54.4 neg: -1.0 tot: 53.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 17.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.53 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.0 stream: 3.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.08 Bulk Shear: 99.02 m/s