MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181500F022.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181500F022.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: 22 hour RUC valid 13Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 38.98,-84.57 Latitude: 38.98 Longitude: -84.57 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 16 SFC 973 246 17.3 16.2 93 1.1 16.6 222 14 292.7 294.9 290.8 326.8 11.99 2 950 453 15.8 15.3 97 0.5 15.4 228 25 293.2 295.2 290.6 326.1 11.56 3 900 911 13.0 12.9 99 0.1 12.9 234 32 294.9 296.8 290.2 324.8 10.41 4 850 1390 10.5 10.4 99 0.1 10.4 237 33 297.2 298.9 290.1 324.4 9.36 5 800 1894 8.0 7.9 99 0.1 7.9 233 35 299.7 301.2 290.1 324.3 8.38 6 750 2425 5.3 5.2 99 0.2 5.2 228 38 302.4 303.7 290.1 324.4 7.40 7 700 2986 2.0 1.8 98 0.2 1.9 226 41 304.7 305.9 289.9 323.6 6.23 8 650 3580 -1.5 -2.0 96 0.6 -1.7 224 41 307.3 308.2 289.6 322.9 5.07 9 600 4214 -5.4 -7.5 85 2.2 -6.3 219 44 309.9 310.6 289.2 321.3 3.62 10 550 4892 -9.1 -12.9 74 3.8 -10.5 213 55 313.3 313.7 289.2 321.6 2.57 11 500 5625 -12.2 -13.0 93 0.9 -12.5 202 60 318.2 318.7 291.0 327.4 2.80 12 450 6425 -16.4 -16.9 96 0.5 -16.6 194 63 322.6 323.0 291.8 330.2 2.27 13 400 7301 -21.8 -22.8 92 1.0 -22.1 197 72 326.7 327.0 292.3 332.0 1.53 14 350 8271 -28.2 -30.0 85 1.8 -28.6 202 82 330.7 330.9 292.8 334.0 0.90 15 300 9357 -36.8 -38.5 84 1.7 -37.0 206 93 333.5 333.6 293.1 335.3 0.46 16 250 10590 -47.0 -52.4 54 5.4 -47.3 213 95 336.1 336.2 293.4 336.6 0.12 17 200 12059 -49.9 -72.3 5 22.4 -50.4 232 63 353.8 353.8 297.4 353.8 0.01 18 150 13900 -59.2 -83.2 3 24.0 -59.4 231 53 368.1 368.1 300.2 368.1 0.00 19 100 16401 -64.6 -87.4 3 22.8 -64.8 243 36 402.9 402.9 305.6 402.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5609.62 m Freezing level: 671.20 mb = 3328.27 m = 10919.40 ft Wetbulb zero: 673.92 mb = 3290.38 m = 10795.09 ft Precipitable water: 1.44 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 92.75 % Est. max temperature: 23.04 C = 73.47 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 957.85 mb = 383.14 m = 1257.00 ft T: 16.29 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.37 C/km ThetaE index: 3.14 C Layer 700.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 915.23 mb = 768.78 m = 2522.21 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.92 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.94 C = 66.10 F Cap Strength: 0.08 C Lifted Index: 1.28 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.44 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.65 C Showalter Index: 1.87 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.29 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.71 C Cross Totals Index: 22.59 C K Index: 32.91 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 251.78 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.49 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 94.73 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 13.76 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.09 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.00 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 917.62 mb = 746.71 m = 2449.81 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 902.62 mb = 886.21 m = 2907.47 ft Equ Level (EL): 532.62 mb = 5138.67 m = 16858.94 ft B at Equ Level: 94.31 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 442.62 mb = 6547.61 m = 21481.41 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 218.3 at 43.1 knts Storm direction: 248.3 at 32.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.3 neg: 1.8 tot: 5.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 89.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 58.3 neg: -1.4 tot: 56.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 18.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.56 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.4 stream: 3.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 1.83 Bulk Shear: 51.85 m/s