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: 39.12,-85.07 Latitude: 39.12 Longitude: -85.07 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 15 SFC 970 274 18.1 17.1 93 1.1 17.4 196 16 293.8 296.1 291.7 330.0 12.70 2 950 456 17.1 16.7 98 0.4 16.8 201 34 294.5 296.8 291.9 330.9 12.70 3 900 916 14.6 14.5 99 0.1 14.6 206 47 296.6 298.7 291.7 330.2 11.63 4 850 1399 12.0 11.8 99 0.1 11.9 212 53 298.7 300.6 291.4 328.8 10.31 5 800 1905 9.6 8.4 92 1.2 8.9 216 54 301.4 303.0 290.9 327.1 8.69 6 750 2440 6.9 5.5 91 1.4 6.1 214 57 304.0 305.4 290.8 326.7 7.57 7 700 3003 3.3 2.6 95 0.7 2.9 208 58 306.2 307.4 290.6 326.3 6.62 8 650 3602 0.4 0.0 97 0.4 0.2 205 59 309.4 310.5 291.0 327.6 5.90 9 600 4241 -2.8 -2.9 99 0.2 -2.9 207 58 312.9 313.9 291.5 329.1 5.14 10 550 4926 -6.5 -6.7 99 0.1 -6.6 208 58 316.3 317.2 291.7 329.9 4.22 11 500 5666 -10.7 -11.1 97 0.4 -10.9 210 59 320.0 320.7 291.9 330.8 3.27 12 450 6469 -15.4 -16.4 93 0.9 -15.7 211 61 323.8 324.3 292.2 331.8 2.36 13 400 7348 -21.3 -22.8 88 1.5 -21.7 212 62 327.3 327.6 292.4 332.6 1.53 14 350 8318 -28.6 -30.6 83 2.0 -28.9 214 62 330.2 330.4 292.6 333.3 0.85 15 300 9401 -37.5 -39.8 79 2.3 -37.8 214 67 332.5 332.6 292.8 334.0 0.40 16 250 10630 -48.1 -50.2 79 2.1 -48.2 220 89 334.6 334.6 293.1 335.2 0.15 17 200 12083 -51.5 -75.3 4 23.7 -52.0 239 75 351.1 351.1 296.9 351.2 0.01 18 150 13920 -59.2 -82.2 4 22.9 -59.5 244 56 368.0 368.0 300.2 368.0 0.00 19 100 16414 -65.8 -87.4 3 21.6 -66.0 243 39 400.6 400.6 305.3 400.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5651.44 m Freezing level: 643.89 mb = 3679.88 m = 12072.96 ft Wetbulb zero: 646.79 mb = 3641.24 m = 11946.18 ft Precipitable water: 1.59 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 96.58 % Est. max temperature: 24.55 C = 76.19 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 955.28 mb = 408.10 m = 1338.90 ft T: 17.36 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.26 C/km ThetaE index: 4.58 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 910.74 mb = 815.22 m = 2674.58 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.98 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.44 C = 68.80 F Cap Strength: 0.14 C Lifted Index: 0.41 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.57 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.09 C Showalter Index: 1.14 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.17 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.65 C Cross Totals Index: 22.52 C K Index: 33.79 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 306.90 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.30 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 92.26 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 13.58 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.40 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.33 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 915.47 mb = 771.08 m = 2529.77 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 890.47 mb = 1006.10 m = 3300.81 ft Equ Level (EL): 530.47 mb = 5206.83 m = 17082.57 ft B at Equ Level: 91.97 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 380.47 mb = 7711.19 m = 25298.88 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 209.1 at 54.9 knts Storm direction: 239.1 at 41.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.7 neg: 1.5 tot: 8.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 84.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 289.5 neg: -32.9 tot: 256.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 85.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.70 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.2 stream: 6.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.17 Bulk Rich Number: 1.43 Bulk Shear: 64.42 m/s