MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181500F018.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181500F018.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: 18 hour RUC valid 9Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 38.57,-85.17 Latitude: 38.57 Longitude: -85.17 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 25 SFC 976 231 18.4 17.2 93 1.2 17.6 201 16 293.5 295.8 291.7 329.8 12.75 2 950 468 17.2 16.6 96 0.6 16.8 204 36 294.6 296.9 291.9 330.7 12.60 3 900 928 14.6 14.3 98 0.3 14.4 208 47 296.5 298.6 291.6 329.6 11.45 4 850 1410 11.9 11.5 97 0.4 11.6 214 53 298.6 300.4 291.2 328.0 10.08 5 800 1917 9.6 8.5 93 1.1 8.9 218 56 301.4 303.0 290.9 327.2 8.72 6 750 2451 6.9 5.7 93 1.1 6.2 216 57 304.0 305.4 290.9 327.1 7.70 7 700 3015 3.1 2.6 97 0.4 2.8 211 58 305.9 307.1 290.6 326.0 6.63 8 650 3613 0.3 -0.1 97 0.4 0.1 208 58 309.3 310.4 291.0 327.4 5.87 9 600 4252 -2.8 -3.1 98 0.3 -3.0 208 60 312.9 313.8 291.4 328.9 5.08 10 550 4937 -6.6 -6.8 98 0.2 -6.7 210 60 316.3 317.1 291.6 329.7 4.18 11 500 5677 -10.6 -11.2 96 0.5 -10.9 213 60 320.1 320.7 291.9 330.8 3.26 12 450 6480 -15.3 -16.5 90 1.2 -15.7 215 60 324.0 324.5 292.3 332.0 2.35 13 400 7360 -21.0 -22.8 85 1.9 -21.5 217 58 327.7 328.0 292.6 333.1 1.52 14 350 8331 -28.4 -31.0 78 2.7 -28.8 217 59 330.5 330.7 292.7 333.5 0.82 15 300 9416 -37.3 -40.2 74 2.9 -37.6 215 66 332.8 332.9 292.9 334.3 0.38 16 250 10646 -47.8 -50.2 76 2.4 -47.9 222 85 335.0 335.0 293.2 335.6 0.15 17 200 12099 -51.5 -75.3 4 23.8 -51.9 240 71 351.3 351.3 296.9 351.3 0.01 18 150 13935 -59.5 -82.0 4 22.5 -59.7 244 54 367.5 367.5 300.1 367.5 0.00 19 100 16424 -65.8 -87.3 3 21.5 -66.0 239 37 400.6 400.6 305.3 400.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5651.85 m Freezing level: 645.23 mb = 3673.71 m = 12052.71 ft Wetbulb zero: 648.25 mb = 3634.32 m = 11923.48 ft Precipitable water: 1.61 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 96.43 % Est. max temperature: 24.69 C = 76.44 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 960.18 mb = 375.78 m = 1232.87 ft T: 17.63 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.15 C/km ThetaE index: 4.66 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 911.72 mb = 818.03 m = 2683.80 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.97 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.89 C = 69.60 F Cap Strength: 0.24 C Lifted Index: 0.59 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.99 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.23 C Showalter Index: 1.59 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.66 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.52 C Cross Totals Index: 22.13 C K Index: 33.60 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 305.03 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.46 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 84.01 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 12.96 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.92 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.47 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 918.90 mb = 751.17 m = 2464.43 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 883.90 mb = 1080.42 m = 3544.65 ft Equ Level (EL): 543.90 mb = 5023.68 m = 16481.70 ft B at Equ Level: 83.73 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 413.90 mb = 7104.63 m = 23308.86 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 211.4 at 55.3 knts Storm direction: 241.4 at 41.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.1 neg: 1.1 tot: 8.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 85.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 294.2 neg: -29.1 tot: 265.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 88.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.75 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.8 stream: 6.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.15 Bulk Rich Number: 1.19 Bulk Shear: 70.78 m/s