MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180300F045.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180300F045.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: 45 hour RUC valid 0Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 39.99,-81.13 Latitude: 39.99 Longitude: -81.13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 18 SFC 962 349 14.6 13.7 94 0.9 14.1 254 8 291.0 292.8 288.8 320.1 10.31 2 950 453 13.8 13.1 96 0.6 13.4 249 14 291.2 292.9 288.6 319.6 10.04 3 900 907 10.9 9.8 93 1.1 10.3 248 22 292.7 294.2 287.8 317.0 8.48 4 850 1381 7.6 5.7 88 1.9 6.5 234 29 294.1 295.3 286.6 313.6 6.75 5 800 1878 3.5 2.6 94 0.9 3.0 224 36 294.9 295.9 285.9 311.7 5.76 6 750 2400 0.9 0.5 97 0.4 0.7 215 39 297.5 298.5 286.4 313.2 5.28 7 700 2953 -1.0 -1.3 98 0.3 -1.2 202 34 301.4 302.3 287.5 316.4 4.98 8 650 3542 -3.5 -3.7 98 0.2 -3.6 187 31 305.0 305.8 288.3 318.7 4.47 9 600 4172 -6.5 -6.7 99 0.2 -6.6 177 38 308.5 309.3 288.9 320.6 3.85 10 550 4847 -10.2 -10.5 98 0.3 -10.4 172 45 311.9 312.5 289.3 321.9 3.11 11 500 5574 -15.6 -17.7 84 2.1 -16.2 173 57 314.1 314.4 288.9 320.4 1.91 12 450 6360 -21.6 -25.9 68 4.3 -22.5 179 62 316.0 316.2 288.6 319.5 1.02 13 400 7215 -28.3 -38.8 36 10.6 -29.5 181 67 318.3 318.3 288.6 319.5 0.33 14 350 8161 -33.1 -55.5 9 22.4 -34.5 178 82 324.1 324.1 290.1 324.4 0.06 15 300 9235 -37.2 -61.2 6 24.0 -38.4 180 94 332.9 332.9 292.6 333.1 0.03 16 250 10480 -40.3 -68.8 3 28.5 -41.3 203 76 346.1 346.1 295.8 346.2 0.01 17 200 11982 -46.8 -77.2 2 30.5 -47.4 195 78 358.7 358.7 298.5 358.8 0.01 18 150 13859 -55.9 -83.7 2 27.8 -56.2 197 38 373.8 373.8 301.2 373.8 0.00 19 100 16400 -61.7 -87.6 2 25.9 -62.0 235 22 408.5 408.5 306.3 408.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5556.81 m Freezing level: 726.31 mb = 2661.74 m = 8732.64 ft Wetbulb zero: 731.71 mb = 2597.56 m = 8522.06 ft Precipitable water: 1.06 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 95.00 % Est. max temperature: 18.27 C = 64.89 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 949.37 mb = 458.58 m = 1504.50 ft T: 13.74 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.56 C/km ThetaE index: 8.43 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 888.48 mb = 1013.94 m = 3326.52 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.79 g/kg Conv temperature: 16.63 C = 61.94 F Cap Strength: 2.43 C Lifted Index: 2.29 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 11.41 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.31 C Showalter Index: 4.52 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 44.35 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.12 C Cross Totals Index: 21.22 C K Index: 28.49 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 182.43 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.33 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 85.56 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 13.08 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.98 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.43 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 897.42 mb = 930.82 m = 3053.83 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 872.42 mb = 1165.36 m = 3823.31 ft Equ Level (EL): 682.42 mb = 3155.10 m = 10351.25 ft B at Equ Level: 85.55 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 542.42 mb = 4953.32 m = 16250.85 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 192.4 at 38.7 knts Storm direction: 222.4 at 29.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 5.1 tot: 5.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 95.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: -127.9 tot: -127.9 m^2/s^2 ave: -42.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.79 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.5 stream: -7.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.61 Bulk Shear: 140.90 m/s