MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180900F027.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180900F027.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: 27 hour RUC valid 12Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 37.12,-82.94 Latitude: 37.12 Longitude: -82.94 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 77 SFC 951 514 16.3 9.8 65 6.5 12.4 190 11 293.7 295.1 287.6 316.6 7.99 2 950 520 17.7 10.9 65 6.7 13.6 193 16 295.1 296.7 288.8 320.2 8.67 3 900 980 15.0 9.1 68 5.9 11.4 201 44 296.9 298.4 288.9 320.4 8.06 4 850 1462 12.4 7.7 73 4.6 9.6 207 54 299.1 300.5 289.3 322.0 7.79 5 800 1968 9.5 4.7 72 4.8 6.8 204 50 301.3 302.5 289.1 321.2 6.70 6 750 2501 6.8 -0.3 60 7.1 3.2 204 49 304.0 304.9 288.5 319.2 4.99 7 700 3065 3.2 -0.9 74 4.1 1.2 206 48 306.1 307.0 289.3 321.8 5.13 8 650 3662 -0.0 -2.2 85 2.2 -1.1 202 50 308.9 309.9 290.1 324.4 5.01 9 600 4299 -3.5 -5.2 88 1.7 -4.3 197 56 312.0 312.9 290.5 325.7 4.32 10 550 4983 -7.1 -8.2 92 1.1 -7.5 200 61 315.7 316.4 291.1 327.8 3.75 11 500 5721 -10.6 -11.6 92 1.0 -10.9 209 58 320.2 320.8 291.9 330.6 3.16 12 450 6527 -14.7 -15.9 90 1.2 -15.2 218 56 324.7 325.2 292.6 333.1 2.46 13 400 7408 -20.3 -22.0 86 1.7 -20.7 219 58 328.6 329.0 292.9 334.4 1.64 14 350 8383 -27.4 -29.7 81 2.3 -27.8 220 62 331.8 332.0 293.1 335.2 0.93 15 300 9472 -36.3 -39.2 75 2.9 -36.7 221 66 334.2 334.2 293.3 335.8 0.43 16 250 10705 -47.5 -50.2 74 2.7 -47.7 221 63 335.4 335.4 293.3 336.0 0.15 17 200 12158 -52.2 -78.7 3 26.5 -52.6 242 54 350.1 350.1 296.7 350.1 0.00 18 150 13981 -61.0 -81.6 5 20.6 -61.2 245 46 365.0 365.0 299.7 365.0 0.00 19 100 16447 -67.9 -87.4 5 19.5 -68.0 241 30 396.5 396.5 304.7 396.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5644.03 m Freezing level: 650.73 mb = 3653.26 m = 11985.62 ft Wetbulb zero: 673.93 mb = 3370.63 m = 11058.36 ft Precipitable water: 1.17 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 78.43 % Est. max temperature: 23.78 C = 74.81 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 862.07 mb = 1343.24 m = 4406.89 ft T: 13.00 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.19 C/km ThetaE index: 2.84 C Layer 800.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 744.34 mb = 2563.20 m = 8409.34 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.14 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.68 C = 80.03 F Cap Strength: 3.87 C Lifted Index: 5.42 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 10.05 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.50 C Showalter Index: 4.71 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 41.20 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.92 C Cross Totals Index: 18.28 C K Index: 26.55 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 257.73 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.66 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 15.69 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.60 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8304.87 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.28 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 824.53 mb = 1716.07 m = 5630.07 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 204.3 at 51.8 knts Storm direction: 234.3 at 38.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.2 neg: 0.9 tot: 8.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 84.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 278.8 neg: -34.1 tot: 244.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 81.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.68 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.3 stream: 6.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 0.27 Bulk Shear: 59.09 m/s