MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510182100F027.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510182100F027.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: 27 hour RUC valid 0Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 39.41,-77.4 Latitude: 39.41 Longitude: -77.40 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 36 SFC 989 135 21.2 11.2 53 10.0 15.1 163 13 295.3 296.8 288.7 319.8 8.49 2 950 478 19.1 11.2 60 7.8 14.2 166 34 296.5 298.1 289.4 322.2 8.83 3 900 939 15.0 10.3 73 4.7 12.1 174 44 297.0 298.6 289.5 322.5 8.78 4 850 1420 11.0 8.8 86 2.2 9.7 181 47 297.6 299.2 289.4 322.1 8.37 5 800 1924 8.2 7.6 95 0.7 7.9 193 49 299.9 301.4 290.0 324.1 8.19 6 750 2456 6.2 6.1 99 0.1 6.1 208 53 303.3 304.7 290.8 326.9 7.89 7 700 3019 3.1 2.8 98 0.3 2.9 214 52 306.0 307.2 290.7 326.4 6.73 8 650 3617 -0.2 -1.7 90 1.4 -0.9 208 51 308.7 309.7 290.2 324.9 5.22 9 600 4254 -3.8 -7.4 76 3.6 -5.4 203 52 311.7 312.4 289.8 323.3 3.64 10 550 4935 -8.0 -18.6 42 10.6 -11.4 199 57 314.5 314.8 288.7 319.9 1.59 11 500 5670 -12.1 -37.9 10 25.8 -16.7 197 62 318.3 318.4 288.5 319.4 0.29 12 450 6467 -16.8 -52.3 3 35.5 -20.9 198 63 322.1 322.1 289.5 322.4 0.07 13 400 7340 -22.7 -40.3 18 17.7 -25.2 196 68 325.5 325.6 290.7 326.6 0.28 14 350 8308 -27.6 -31.0 72 3.4 -28.2 193 85 331.6 331.8 293.0 334.6 0.82 15 300 9397 -36.6 -39.4 75 2.8 -36.9 186 82 333.8 333.9 293.2 335.4 0.42 16 250 10629 -47.2 -49.9 74 2.7 -47.4 202 95 335.9 335.9 293.4 336.5 0.16 17 200 12093 -51.0 -76.8 3 25.8 -51.4 212 63 352.1 352.1 297.1 352.1 0.01 18 150 13929 -57.2 -82.1 3 24.9 -57.5 231 44 371.5 371.5 300.8 371.5 0.00 19 100 16434 -65.3 -87.2 3 21.8 -65.5 228 26 401.5 401.5 305.4 401.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5633.47 m Freezing level: 653.25 mb = 3578.20 m = 11739.37 ft Wetbulb zero: 661.87 mb = 3471.11 m = 11388.03 ft Precipitable water: 1.26 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 73.70 % Est. max temperature: 24.03 C = 75.26 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 853.08 mb = 1389.80 m = 4559.64 ft T: 11.23 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.73 C/km ThetaE index: 7.48 C Layer 700.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 806.84 mb = 1853.31 m = 6080.33 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.74 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.49 C = 77.89 F Cap Strength: 2.34 C Lifted Index: 3.33 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 9.02 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.94 C Showalter Index: 3.21 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 43.87 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 23.04 C Cross Totals Index: 20.83 C K Index: 31.52 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 262.02 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.46 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 6.42 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.58 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8251.92 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.22 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 844.25 mb = 1476.67 m = 4844.68 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 197.5 at 50.5 knts Storm direction: 227.5 at 37.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 112.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 516.0 neg: -3.8 tot: 512.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 170.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.8 stream: 10.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.05 Bulk Shear: 125.72 m/s