MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180300F041.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180300F041.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: 41 hour RUC valid 20Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 40.52,-80.47 Latitude: 40.52 Longitude: -80.47 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 11 SFC 963 334 19.5 13.6 68 6.0 15.7 179 12 295.9 297.7 290.3 325.3 10.19 2 950 450 18.8 12.9 69 5.9 15.1 182 22 296.3 298.1 290.2 324.9 9.90 3 900 912 14.7 11.6 81 3.2 12.8 184 35 296.7 298.4 290.1 324.4 9.55 4 850 1393 11.0 9.8 92 1.3 10.3 188 44 297.7 299.3 289.9 323.8 8.96 5 800 1896 7.5 7.0 97 0.4 7.2 194 49 299.1 300.6 289.5 322.4 7.90 6 750 2426 4.6 3.1 90 1.5 3.8 198 49 301.5 302.7 288.9 320.6 6.37 7 700 2985 1.3 -0.0 91 1.3 0.7 200 49 304.0 305.0 288.9 320.5 5.47 8 650 3579 -1.6 -4.8 79 3.2 -3.1 200 51 307.1 307.9 288.7 319.8 4.10 9 600 4211 -5.3 -15.1 46 9.8 -8.7 202 53 310.0 310.4 287.5 316.4 1.97 10 550 4889 -9.2 -22.1 34 12.9 -12.8 201 56 313.1 313.4 287.8 317.1 1.18 11 500 5619 -13.4 -27.2 30 13.9 -16.6 196 65 316.7 316.9 288.6 319.6 0.82 12 450 6415 -17.0 -24.0 55 7.0 -18.8 188 75 321.8 322.1 290.6 326.1 1.22 13 400 7290 -21.9 -25.1 75 3.2 -22.7 185 82 326.5 326.8 292.0 330.9 1.25 14 350 8258 -29.0 -31.3 81 2.3 -29.4 186 86 329.7 329.8 292.4 332.6 0.80 15 300 9340 -38.0 -40.1 81 2.1 -38.2 186 88 331.8 331.8 292.6 333.2 0.39 16 250 10571 -44.6 -62.8 11 18.1 -45.3 196 83 339.7 339.7 294.3 339.8 0.03 17 200 12045 -51.0 -73.1 6 22.0 -51.4 193 63 352.0 352.0 297.1 352.0 0.01 18 150 13886 -58.2 -82.1 3 23.9 -58.5 223 55 369.8 369.8 300.5 369.8 0.00 19 100 16400 -63.1 -87.5 2 24.4 -63.3 223 26 405.8 405.8 306.0 405.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5608.60 m Freezing level: 677.62 mb = 3250.76 m = 10665.10 ft Wetbulb zero: 691.14 mb = 3087.16 m = 10128.37 ft Precipitable water: 1.14 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 69.80 % Est. max temperature: 22.40 C = 72.32 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 881.23 mb = 1089.11 m = 3573.16 ft T: 13.37 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.58 C/km ThetaE index: 8.89 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 845.51 mb = 1436.77 m = 4713.75 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.62 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.49 C = 70.68 F Cap Strength: 0.80 C Lifted Index: 0.58 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.84 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.91 C Showalter Index: 0.96 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.55 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.41 C Cross Totals Index: 23.14 C K Index: 32.83 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 270.54 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.88 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 72.09 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 12.01 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 9.95 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.80 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 860.05 mb = 1293.88 m = 4244.96 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 815.05 mb = 1741.51 m = 5713.54 ft Equ Level (EL): 535.05 mb = 5100.19 m = 16732.71 ft B at Equ Level: 71.84 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 435.05 mb = 6665.92 m = 21869.54 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 195.9 at 51.2 knts Storm direction: 225.9 at 38.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 90.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 300.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 300.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 100.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.94 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.8 stream: 7.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.13 Bulk Rich Number: 0.72 Bulk Shear: 100.11 m/s