MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181800F018.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181800F018.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 12Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 37.50,-83.44 Latitude: 37.50 Longitude: -83.44 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 58 SFC 971 315 16.8 14.5 86 2.3 15.3 201 11 292.5 294.4 289.6 323.0 10.74 2 950 500 16.5 14.2 87 2.3 15.0 203 27 293.9 295.8 290.2 324.7 10.78 3 900 958 13.9 12.9 94 0.9 13.3 208 48 295.8 297.7 290.6 326.0 10.47 4 850 1440 12.0 10.6 91 1.4 11.2 212 54 298.7 300.4 290.7 326.4 9.47 5 800 1946 9.5 7.0 84 2.5 8.0 213 45 301.2 302.7 290.2 324.6 7.86 6 750 2479 6.0 4.5 90 1.5 5.1 207 43 303.1 304.4 290.0 324.1 7.03 7 700 3041 1.9 1.6 98 0.3 1.8 203 43 304.6 305.8 289.8 323.3 6.15 8 650 3637 -0.1 -0.4 98 0.3 -0.2 207 49 308.9 309.9 290.7 326.6 5.73 9 600 4275 -2.7 -2.9 99 0.2 -2.8 212 53 313.0 313.9 291.5 329.2 5.15 10 550 4961 -6.5 -6.8 98 0.3 -6.6 213 55 316.4 317.2 291.7 329.9 4.20 11 500 5701 -10.7 -11.3 95 0.6 -10.9 213 57 320.0 320.6 291.9 330.6 3.23 12 450 6503 -15.4 -16.4 92 1.0 -15.7 213 59 323.9 324.4 292.2 331.9 2.36 13 400 7383 -20.9 -22.4 87 1.5 -21.3 213 62 327.9 328.2 292.6 333.4 1.58 14 350 8356 -27.7 -29.7 83 2.0 -28.0 212 70 331.4 331.6 293.0 334.8 0.93 15 300 9443 -36.8 -39.0 80 2.2 -37.0 215 72 333.6 333.6 293.1 335.2 0.43 16 250 10675 -47.6 -51.7 63 4.1 -47.7 218 76 335.3 335.4 293.3 335.9 0.13 17 200 12139 -50.4 -75.4 4 25.0 -50.9 244 61 352.9 352.9 297.3 353.0 0.01 18 150 13968 -61.0 -81.4 5 20.4 -61.2 242 43 364.9 364.9 299.7 364.9 0.00 19 100 16440 -67.3 -87.3 4 20.0 -67.4 241 36 397.8 397.8 304.9 397.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5642.48 m Freezing level: 652.17 mb = 3610.94 m = 11846.76 ft Wetbulb zero: 656.03 mb = 3562.46 m = 11687.73 ft Precipitable water: 1.48 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 93.93 % Est. max temperature: 24.49 C = 76.07 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 937.47 mb = 612.28 m = 2008.75 ft T: 15.84 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.75 C/km ThetaE index: 3.18 C Layer 800.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 856.25 mb = 1378.28 m = 4521.86 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.52 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.67 C = 72.80 F Cap Strength: 2.25 C Lifted Index: 2.88 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.58 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.67 C Showalter Index: 2.29 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 43.98 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.70 C Cross Totals Index: 21.28 C K Index: 32.97 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 318.16 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.75 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 22.61 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.72 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 54.17 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.71 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 898.04 mb = 976.87 m = 3204.90 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 723.04 mb = 2777.33 m = 9111.86 ft Equ Level (EL): 673.04 mb = 3356.68 m = 11012.59 ft B at Equ Level: 22.46 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 613.04 mb = 4103.86 m = 13463.96 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 210.3 at 48.9 knts Storm direction: 240.3 at 36.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.8 neg: 1.3 tot: 8.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 77.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 281.5 neg: -64.2 tot: 217.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 72.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.53 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.8 stream: 5.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.04 Bulk Rich Number: 0.40 Bulk Shear: 56.81 m/s