MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510182100F011.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510182100F011.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: 11 hour RUC valid 8Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 37.12,-84.94 Latitude: 37.12 Longitude: -84.94 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 973 302 18.6 15.6 82 3.1 16.7 208 13 294.1 296.2 290.9 327.0 11.51 2 950 505 18.3 15.1 82 3.2 16.3 204 31 295.8 297.8 291.3 328.7 11.45 3 900 966 15.7 12.9 83 2.8 14.0 204 48 297.7 299.6 291.2 328.1 10.44 4 850 1451 13.5 12.1 92 1.3 12.6 209 57 300.2 302.2 292.0 331.1 10.50 5 800 1960 10.8 10.1 96 0.7 10.4 220 51 302.6 304.4 292.2 331.6 9.76 6 750 2496 7.2 6.2 94 0.9 6.6 226 47 304.3 305.8 291.2 328.3 7.96 7 700 3061 3.9 2.7 92 1.2 3.2 223 47 306.8 308.0 290.9 327.1 6.67 8 650 3660 1.1 -0.3 91 1.3 0.4 214 48 310.2 311.3 291.2 328.1 5.78 9 600 4300 -2.8 -4.7 87 1.9 -3.7 208 49 312.9 313.7 290.9 327.1 4.51 10 550 4984 -7.2 -9.8 82 2.5 -8.3 206 52 315.5 316.1 290.6 326.2 3.31 11 500 5722 -10.8 -12.3 88 1.5 -11.4 211 56 319.9 320.5 291.6 329.7 2.97 12 450 6526 -14.7 -16.2 89 1.5 -15.2 220 56 324.8 325.2 292.5 332.9 2.41 13 400 7409 -20.0 -21.9 84 1.9 -20.5 222 56 329.0 329.3 293.0 334.8 1.65 14 350 8385 -27.0 -29.4 80 2.5 -27.5 220 60 332.4 332.6 293.3 335.9 0.95 15 300 9476 -36.0 -38.5 78 2.5 -36.3 220 67 334.6 334.7 293.4 336.4 0.46 16 250 10711 -47.2 -50.1 72 2.9 -47.3 218 74 335.9 336.0 293.4 336.6 0.16 17 200 12163 -52.7 -75.5 5 22.8 -53.1 246 65 349.3 349.3 296.5 349.3 0.01 18 150 13987 -61.9 -81.3 6 19.4 -62.0 240 51 363.5 363.5 299.4 363.5 0.00 19 100 16451 -67.2 -87.3 4 20.1 -67.3 247 37 397.9 397.9 304.9 398.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5661.70 m Freezing level: 636.14 mb = 3837.53 m = 12590.17 ft Wetbulb zero: 645.41 mb = 3716.90 m = 12194.40 ft Precipitable water: 1.56 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 88.59 % Est. max temperature: 26.00 C = 78.80 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 929.30 mb = 692.78 m = 2272.87 ft T: 17.27 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.51 C/km ThetaE index: 4.49 C Layer 750.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 828.12 mb = 1669.81 m = 5478.33 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.92 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.74 C = 78.33 F Cap Strength: 1.67 C Lifted Index: 1.21 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.29 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.13 C Showalter Index: -0.08 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.13 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.24 C Cross Totals Index: 22.89 C K Index: 35.19 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 343.56 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.37 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 14.09 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.31 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5948.64 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.68 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 882.92 mb = 1128.80 m = 3703.36 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 212.9 at 49.3 knts Storm direction: 242.9 at 36.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.8 neg: 5.5 tot: 8.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 94.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 325.4 neg: -13.8 tot: 311.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 103.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.64 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.8 stream: 7.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 0.28 Bulk Shear: 50.52 m/s