MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181800F010.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181800F010.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: 10 hour RUC valid 4Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 39.66,-83.81 Latitude: 39.66 Longitude: -83.81 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 61 SFC 972 310 19.1 15.5 80 3.5 16.7 183 12 294.6 296.7 291.0 327.5 11.48 2 950 506 21.2 15.8 71 5.4 17.7 193 34 298.7 300.9 292.7 333.7 11.99 3 900 973 19.0 14.5 75 4.5 16.0 201 44 301.0 303.2 293.1 335.2 11.59 4 850 1462 15.0 12.5 85 2.6 13.4 201 40 301.9 303.8 292.7 333.6 10.75 5 800 1972 11.1 8.7 85 2.4 9.7 203 38 303.0 304.7 291.6 329.4 8.87 6 750 2509 7.9 4.3 78 3.6 5.9 207 40 305.1 306.4 290.6 326.1 6.95 7 700 3075 4.2 1.8 84 2.4 2.9 212 42 307.1 308.3 290.6 326.2 6.23 8 650 3675 1.5 -5.4 60 6.9 -1.7 212 40 310.6 311.4 289.7 323.0 3.93 9 600 4316 -1.6 -11.0 48 9.5 -5.4 205 41 314.3 314.8 289.7 323.2 2.74 10 550 5003 -5.9 -14.9 49 9.1 -9.2 206 43 317.1 317.5 290.0 324.3 2.18 11 500 5741 -11.6 -17.4 62 5.8 -13.5 212 45 318.9 319.3 290.4 325.4 1.95 12 450 6540 -16.2 -25.0 47 8.7 -18.4 221 49 322.8 323.0 290.7 326.7 1.12 13 400 7417 -21.7 -25.4 72 3.7 -22.6 227 48 326.8 327.0 292.0 331.1 1.21 14 350 8385 -29.1 -32.7 71 3.6 -29.7 231 44 329.5 329.6 292.3 332.1 0.70 15 300 9468 -37.0 -46.1 38 9.2 -37.7 241 47 333.3 333.3 292.8 334.1 0.20 16 250 10698 -48.4 -50.8 76 2.4 -48.5 241 54 334.1 334.1 293.0 334.7 0.14 17 200 12130 -54.8 -65.0 27 10.2 -55.0 257 75 346.0 346.0 295.8 346.1 0.03 18 150 13951 -61.8 -81.6 6 19.8 -62.0 243 49 363.6 363.6 299.4 363.6 0.00 19 100 16429 -66.2 -87.5 4 21.2 -66.4 248 33 399.7 399.7 305.2 399.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5680.44 m Freezing level: 625.90 mb = 3983.60 m = 13069.41 ft Wetbulb zero: 668.77 mb = 3444.08 m = 11299.33 ft Precipitable water: 1.38 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 68.40 % Est. max temperature: 26.89 C = 80.41 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 922.10 mb = 763.43 m = 2504.66 ft T: 19.97 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.92 C/km ThetaE index: 9.02 C Layer 850.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 826.95 mb = 1693.26 m = 5555.26 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.65 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.78 C = 80.20 F Cap Strength: 1.98 C Lifted Index: -2.13 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.97 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.45 C Showalter Index: -2.07 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.67 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.61 C Cross Totals Index: 24.06 C K Index: 36.66 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 356.76 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.68 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 264.09 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 22.98 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 46.92 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.98 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 860.65 mb = 1355.33 m = 4446.56 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 785.65 mb = 2122.81 m = 6964.51 ft Equ Level (EL): 325.65 mb = 8891.73 m = 29171.99 ft B at Equ Level: 262.41 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 205.65 mb = 11951.47 m = 39210.38 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 206.9 at 40.9 knts Storm direction: 236.9 at 30.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 88.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 246.7 neg: -24.6 tot: 222.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 74.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.76 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.2 stream: 6.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.36 Bulk Rich Number: 13.93 Bulk Shear: 18.96 m/s