MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181200F020.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181200F020.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: 20 hour RUC valid 8Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 38.12,-85.56 Latitude: 38.12 Longitude: -85.56 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 31 SFC 983 184 19.1 15.2 78 3.9 16.5 208 14 293.7 295.7 290.4 325.4 11.11 2 950 475 18.4 15.0 80 3.4 16.2 206 38 295.9 297.9 291.3 328.5 11.34 3 900 937 15.3 13.2 87 2.1 14.0 207 50 297.3 299.2 291.2 328.2 10.67 4 850 1420 12.3 11.1 92 1.3 11.6 207 58 299.1 300.8 291.0 327.7 9.78 5 800 1927 9.7 9.5 98 0.3 9.6 210 62 301.5 303.2 291.5 329.1 9.33 6 750 2462 7.4 7.1 98 0.3 7.2 213 61 304.6 306.1 291.7 329.9 8.45 7 700 3028 4.0 3.4 96 0.6 3.7 212 59 307.0 308.3 291.2 328.3 7.00 8 650 3627 0.8 -0.7 90 1.5 0.0 207 58 309.8 310.9 290.9 327.2 5.60 9 600 4267 -2.9 -4.5 89 1.6 -3.7 204 58 312.8 313.6 290.9 327.2 4.56 10 550 4951 -7.1 -8.4 90 1.3 -7.6 205 59 315.7 316.4 291.0 327.6 3.70 11 500 5690 -10.9 -11.3 96 0.5 -11.1 210 58 319.8 320.4 291.8 330.4 3.22 12 450 6493 -15.2 -16.1 93 0.9 -15.5 216 57 324.1 324.6 292.3 332.3 2.42 13 400 7373 -20.7 -23.3 79 2.6 -21.4 219 59 328.0 328.3 292.6 333.2 1.46 14 350 8345 -28.3 -31.0 78 2.7 -28.7 221 60 330.6 330.8 292.7 333.7 0.83 15 300 9430 -37.2 -39.8 76 2.6 -37.5 220 71 333.0 333.1 292.9 334.5 0.40 16 250 10660 -47.9 -50.4 75 2.5 -48.0 218 85 334.9 335.0 293.2 335.5 0.15 17 200 12122 -51.3 -74.4 5 23.1 -51.7 241 65 351.5 351.5 297.0 351.5 0.01 18 150 13943 -60.4 -81.4 5 21.0 -60.6 247 61 366.0 366.0 299.8 366.0 0.00 19 100 16432 -66.6 -87.3 4 20.7 -66.7 244 34 399.1 399.1 305.1 399.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5658.23 m Freezing level: 639.55 mb = 3760.87 m = 12338.66 ft Wetbulb zero: 649.73 mb = 3630.56 m = 11911.14 ft Precipitable water: 1.60 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 91.52 % Est. max temperature: 25.24 C = 77.42 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 927.85 mb = 676.89 m = 2220.74 ft T: 17.05 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.60 C/km ThetaE index: 2.76 C Layer 700.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 861.13 mb = 1310.34 m = 4298.95 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.99 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.99 C = 75.19 F Cap Strength: 1.30 C Lifted Index: 1.37 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.46 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.51 C Showalter Index: 1.49 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.08 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.17 C Cross Totals Index: 21.91 C K Index: 33.59 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 337.70 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.46 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 13.70 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.23 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6235.25 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.33 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 892.45 mb = 1008.46 m = 3308.56 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 208.4 at 56.0 knts Storm direction: 238.4 at 42.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.1 neg: 4.9 tot: 8.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 97.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 316.4 neg: -20.5 tot: 295.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 98.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.80 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.4 stream: 7.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 0.18 Bulk Shear: 77.68 m/s