MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510182100F023.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510182100F023.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: 23 hour RUC valid 20Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 40.47,-81.89 Latitude: 40.47 Longitude: -81.89 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 966 307 16.3 13.3 82 3.1 14.4 248 8 292.3 294.1 288.9 320.7 9.97 2 950 449 14.6 11.8 83 2.8 12.9 252 13 292.0 293.6 288.1 318.1 9.19 3 900 904 10.5 9.7 95 0.7 10.0 255 18 292.3 293.8 287.5 316.4 8.44 4 850 1377 7.2 6.7 97 0.5 6.9 257 20 293.7 294.9 286.9 314.5 7.24 5 800 1873 3.8 3.4 97 0.5 3.6 260 21 295.2 296.3 286.4 313.0 6.09 6 750 2395 0.3 -0.3 95 0.7 0.0 254 25 296.9 297.8 285.9 311.6 4.98 7 700 2946 -2.5 -4.1 89 1.6 -3.2 240 35 299.7 300.4 286.0 311.8 4.02 8 650 3530 -5.9 -8.5 82 2.6 -7.0 230 47 302.3 302.9 285.9 311.8 3.09 9 600 4153 -9.5 -11.8 84 2.3 -10.4 220 57 305.1 305.6 286.5 313.2 2.58 10 550 4821 -12.5 -14.1 88 1.6 -13.0 202 63 309.3 309.7 287.7 316.8 2.34 11 500 5546 -14.8 -15.5 95 0.7 -15.0 181 73 315.0 315.4 289.5 322.5 2.29 12 450 6337 -19.5 -20.2 94 0.7 -19.7 171 78 318.7 319.1 290.1 324.5 1.71 13 400 7200 -25.7 -32.8 52 7.0 -26.9 175 84 321.6 321.7 289.9 323.7 0.61 14 350 8157 -30.2 -63.7 2 33.5 -32.1 181 93 328.1 328.1 291.2 328.2 0.02 15 300 9241 -35.7 -60.2 6 24.5 -37.0 193 111 335.1 335.1 293.1 335.2 0.04 16 250 10490 -41.4 -66.2 5 24.8 -42.3 206 78 344.5 344.5 295.4 344.6 0.02 17 200 11989 -45.1 -76.0 2 30.9 -45.9 205 78 361.4 361.4 299.0 361.4 0.01 18 150 13869 -56.3 -83.0 2 26.7 -56.6 208 37 373.1 373.1 301.1 373.1 0.00 19 100 16389 -62.8 -87.7 2 24.9 -63.0 234 33 406.4 406.4 306.0 406.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5530.58 m Freezing level: 744.39 mb = 2456.59 m = 8059.58 ft Wetbulb zero: 749.69 mb = 2398.10 m = 7867.70 ft Precipitable water: 1.02 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 89.87 % Est. max temperature: 18.68 C = 65.63 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 923.27 mb = 689.14 m = 2260.91 ft T: 12.42 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.72 C/km ThetaE index: 9.05 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 892.38 mb = 973.97 m = 3195.41 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.66 g/kg Conv temperature: 16.49 C = 61.69 F Cap Strength: 0.38 C Lifted Index: 3.23 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 13.17 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.68 C Showalter Index: 4.75 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 43.43 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.96 C Cross Totals Index: 21.47 C K Index: 27.02 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 193.22 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.49 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 173.36 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 18.62 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.02 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.97 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 894.35 mb = 955.69 m = 3135.43 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 889.35 mb = 1002.14 m = 3287.81 ft Equ Level (EL): 559.35 mb = 4691.42 m = 15391.62 ft B at Equ Level: 172.96 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 449.35 mb = 6347.49 m = 20824.83 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 211.3 at 44.1 knts Storm direction: 241.3 at 33.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.3 neg: 4.4 tot: 6.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 149.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: -43.7 tot: -43.7 m^2/s^2 ave: -14.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.37 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.9 stream: -2.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 1.07 Bulk Shear: 161.58 m/s