MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510190000F015.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510190000F015.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: 15 hour RUC valid 15Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 38.72,-82.01 Latitude: 38.72 Longitude: -82.01 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 978 231 18.4 15.6 84 2.8 16.6 187 13 293.4 295.5 290.6 326.2 11.48 2 950 477 16.7 14.4 87 2.2 15.3 194 31 294.1 296.1 290.4 325.4 10.94 3 900 936 13.9 12.8 93 1.1 13.3 202 45 295.9 297.7 290.5 325.9 10.40 4 850 1417 11.9 10.1 89 1.8 10.8 212 50 298.6 300.3 290.4 325.5 9.17 5 800 1923 9.5 6.3 81 3.1 7.7 217 51 301.3 302.6 289.9 323.6 7.52 6 750 2456 5.9 3.8 86 2.1 4.8 216 51 303.0 304.2 289.7 323.1 6.72 7 700 3017 1.9 1.6 98 0.3 1.7 213 52 304.5 305.7 289.7 323.1 6.13 8 650 3613 -0.5 -0.6 99 0.1 -0.6 209 52 308.4 309.5 290.5 325.8 5.64 9 600 4250 -3.6 -3.8 99 0.1 -3.7 204 54 311.9 312.8 290.9 327.1 4.83 10 550 4934 -7.1 -7.2 99 0.2 -7.2 198 59 315.7 316.4 291.3 328.6 4.04 11 500 5672 -10.9 -11.1 99 0.1 -11.0 194 64 319.7 320.4 291.9 330.5 3.29 12 450 6474 -15.8 -16.2 97 0.4 -15.9 195 70 323.4 323.9 292.1 331.5 2.40 13 400 7352 -21.7 -22.9 89 1.3 -22.0 200 73 326.8 327.1 292.3 332.1 1.51 14 350 8322 -28.0 -31.1 75 3.1 -28.6 205 76 331.0 331.2 292.8 334.0 0.82 15 300 9409 -36.8 -40.0 72 3.2 -37.1 208 81 333.5 333.6 293.0 335.0 0.39 16 250 10642 -45.9 -55.0 35 9.0 -46.3 222 86 337.8 337.8 293.9 338.2 0.09 17 200 12116 -50.4 -74.2 4 23.8 -50.8 222 53 353.0 353.0 297.3 353.0 0.01 18 150 13949 -60.5 -81.5 5 21.0 -60.7 220 51 365.9 365.9 299.8 365.9 0.00 19 100 16434 -66.3 -87.3 4 21.1 -66.4 241 35 399.7 399.7 305.2 399.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5635.83 m Freezing level: 660.58 mb = 3486.86 m = 11439.70 ft Wetbulb zero: 662.39 mb = 3461.17 m = 11355.40 ft Precipitable water: 1.48 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 93.42 % Est. max temperature: 24.71 C = 76.48 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 938.48 mb = 580.21 m = 1903.56 ft T: 16.06 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.82 C/km ThetaE index: 2.75 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 869.53 mb = 1225.74 m = 4021.40 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.69 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.47 C = 72.45 F Cap Strength: 1.38 C Lifted Index: 2.41 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.26 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.85 C Showalter Index: 2.53 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 43.90 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.86 C Cross Totals Index: 21.04 C K Index: 32.67 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 285.78 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.91 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 27.20 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.38 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 44.78 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.35 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 902.22 mb = 914.79 m = 3001.23 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 737.22 mb = 2595.90 m = 8516.63 ft Equ Level (EL): 647.22 mb = 3647.06 m = 11965.26 ft B at Equ Level: 26.67 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 557.22 mb = 4831.09 m = 15849.85 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 204.8 at 52.4 knts Storm direction: 234.8 at 39.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.8 neg: 0.7 tot: 7.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 94.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 291.3 neg: -14.5 tot: 276.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 92.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.80 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.8 stream: 7.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.05 Bulk Rich Number: 0.33 Bulk Shear: 81.90 m/s