MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180900F038.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180900F038.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: 38 hour RUC valid 23Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 40.05,-83.33 Latitude: 40.05 Longitude: -83.33 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 20 SFC 967 298 13.3 12.2 93 1.1 12.7 264 9 289.2 290.8 287.2 315.3 9.28 2 950 448 11.7 11.2 97 0.4 11.4 282 17 289.0 290.6 286.7 313.9 8.84 3 900 899 9.0 8.9 99 0.1 8.9 291 19 290.8 292.2 286.5 313.4 7.97 4 850 1370 6.3 6.2 99 0.1 6.2 298 18 292.7 294.0 286.3 312.8 6.99 5 800 1865 3.3 3.0 98 0.3 3.2 288 15 294.7 295.8 286.1 312.1 5.96 6 750 2386 -0.3 -1.0 95 0.7 -0.6 270 14 296.3 297.1 285.4 310.2 4.73 7 700 2934 -3.8 -4.9 92 1.1 -4.3 257 15 298.3 299.0 285.2 309.7 3.79 8 650 3516 -7.4 -8.5 92 1.0 -7.8 242 16 300.6 301.1 285.3 310.0 3.11 9 600 4134 -11.4 -13.4 85 2.0 -12.1 231 18 302.9 303.3 285.3 310.0 2.26 10 550 4796 -15.8 -18.7 78 2.9 -16.6 222 18 305.3 305.6 285.5 310.4 1.58 11 500 5508 -20.8 -24.0 76 3.2 -21.5 210 17 307.7 307.9 285.8 311.3 1.10 12 450 6277 -25.8 -36.3 37 10.5 -27.2 197 23 310.8 310.8 286.1 312.1 0.38 13 400 7123 -29.4 -64.5 2 35.1 -31.2 191 38 316.8 316.8 287.7 316.9 0.02 14 350 8070 -31.9 -59.4 5 27.5 -33.6 192 45 325.7 325.7 290.5 325.9 0.04 15 300 9152 -34.7 -62.9 4 28.2 -36.1 195 47 336.5 336.5 293.5 336.6 0.03 16 250 10416 -37.0 -70.0 2 33.0 -38.4 202 48 351.1 351.1 296.8 351.1 0.01 17 200 11942 -42.4 -74.0 2 31.6 -43.5 219 54 365.6 365.6 299.8 365.6 0.01 18 150 13839 -53.0 -82.0 2 28.9 -53.5 235 21 378.7 378.7 302.1 378.7 0.00 19 100 16382 -61.0 -87.7 2 26.7 -61.3 250 24 409.8 409.8 306.5 409.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5487.33 m Freezing level: 754.01 mb = 2344.17 m = 7690.76 ft Wetbulb zero: 758.20 mb = 2298.16 m = 7539.79 ft Precipitable water: 0.91 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 90.46 % Est. max temperature: 18.08 C = 64.54 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 951.95 mb = 431.24 m = 1414.81 ft T: 11.86 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.61 C/km ThetaE index: 5.60 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 911.33 mb = 794.53 m = 2606.71 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.26 g/kg Conv temperature: 14.46 C = 58.03 F Cap Strength: 0.04 C Lifted Index: -0.74 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 16.54 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.42 C Showalter Index: -0.27 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 54.09 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.11 C Cross Totals Index: 26.98 C K Index: 32.15 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 228.27 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.39 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 190.23 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 19.51 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.04 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 912.55 mb = 783.41 m = 2570.20 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 907.55 mb = 829.18 m = 2720.39 ft Equ Level (EL): 457.55 mb = 6155.94 m = 20196.42 ft B at Equ Level: 189.08 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 367.55 mb = 7722.81 m = 25337.01 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 246.3 at 17.0 knts Storm direction: 276.3 at 12.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.0 neg: 2.5 tot: 4.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 71.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 9.0 neg: -5.2 tot: 3.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 1.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.22 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.6 stream: 1.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 12.69 Bulk Shear: 14.99 m/s