MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181800F021.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181800F021.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: 21 hour RUC valid 15Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 41.38,-81.73 Latitude: 41.38 Longitude: -81.73 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -4 SFC 969 264 18.5 16.5 88 2.0 17.2 190 15 294.3 296.5 291.6 329.4 12.28 2 950 436 17.4 15.6 89 1.8 16.2 192 29 294.8 296.9 291.3 328.6 11.79 3 900 896 14.0 13.7 98 0.3 13.8 196 40 295.9 297.9 291.0 327.6 11.00 4 850 1377 11.3 11.2 99 0.2 11.3 201 45 298.0 299.8 290.8 326.8 9.87 5 800 1882 8.8 7.9 94 1.0 8.3 204 49 300.6 302.1 290.3 325.3 8.37 6 750 2415 5.8 4.3 90 1.5 4.9 199 56 302.9 304.1 289.9 323.6 6.94 7 700 2976 2.5 1.0 90 1.5 1.7 190 59 305.3 306.4 289.8 323.2 5.90 8 650 3572 -1.1 -4.1 81 2.9 -2.5 186 66 307.7 308.5 289.1 321.2 4.36 9 600 4206 -4.8 -5.9 92 1.2 -5.3 189 69 310.6 311.4 289.8 323.5 4.10 10 550 4887 -8.1 -8.7 95 0.6 -8.4 193 64 314.4 315.1 290.6 326.0 3.60 11 500 5623 -11.7 -13.1 90 1.3 -12.2 194 59 318.7 319.3 291.2 328.0 2.80 12 450 6423 -15.6 -18.1 81 2.5 -16.4 189 64 323.6 324.0 291.9 330.6 2.05 13 400 7303 -20.7 -24.4 73 3.6 -21.7 191 72 328.0 328.3 292.4 332.7 1.33 14 350 8276 -27.9 -31.2 74 3.3 -28.5 197 81 331.1 331.3 292.8 334.1 0.81 15 300 9362 -36.7 -39.6 74 2.9 -37.0 202 84 333.6 333.7 293.1 335.2 0.41 16 250 10594 -47.7 -49.0 87 1.3 -47.7 211 90 335.2 335.2 293.3 335.9 0.18 17 200 12050 -51.4 -73.3 6 21.9 -51.8 211 55 351.4 351.4 297.0 351.4 0.01 18 150 13881 -58.3 -81.5 4 23.2 -58.5 225 54 369.7 369.7 300.5 369.7 0.00 19 100 16389 -63.8 -87.9 2 24.1 -64.0 240 33 404.4 404.4 305.8 404.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5626.41 m Freezing level: 665.58 mb = 3386.31 m = 11109.81 ft Wetbulb zero: 679.42 mb = 3216.14 m = 10551.51 ft Precipitable water: 1.43 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 91.58 % Est. max temperature: 23.77 C = 74.79 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 941.23 mb = 515.25 m = 1690.44 ft T: 16.78 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.39 C/km ThetaE index: 8.22 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 901.95 mb = 877.85 m = 2880.04 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.28 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.08 C = 68.14 F Cap Strength: 0.18 C Lifted Index: 0.45 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.80 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.06 C Showalter Index: 1.09 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.99 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.07 C Cross Totals Index: 22.92 C K Index: 32.77 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 284.01 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.12 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 143.05 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 16.91 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.32 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.29 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 905.70 mb = 842.58 m = 2764.33 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 890.70 mb = 983.67 m = 3227.23 ft Equ Level (EL): 510.70 mb = 5459.31 m = 17910.91 ft B at Equ Level: 142.16 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 400.70 mb = 7289.92 m = 23916.78 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 193.2 at 56.1 knts Storm direction: 223.2 at 42.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.7 neg: 3.4 tot: 9.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 89.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 207.7 neg: -29.9 tot: 177.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 59.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.56 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.8 stream: 5.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.18 Bulk Rich Number: 1.52 Bulk Shear: 94.25 m/s