MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510190000F017.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510190000F017.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: 17 hour RUC valid 17Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 37.73,-81.52 Latitude: 37.73 Longitude: -81.52 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 41 1 950 482 SFC 934 626 17.1 14.3 84 2.8 15.3 180 14 295.9 297.9 291.0 327.7 11.03 3 900 942 14.1 12.4 90 1.7 13.1 187 33 296.1 297.9 290.3 325.3 10.12 4 850 1423 11.3 10.1 92 1.2 10.6 196 44 298.0 299.7 290.2 324.7 9.16 5 800 1928 9.1 6.8 86 2.3 7.8 207 44 300.9 302.3 289.9 323.9 7.78 6 750 2461 6.2 4.2 87 2.0 5.1 212 46 303.3 304.5 290.0 324.0 6.90 7 700 3023 2.3 2.0 98 0.3 2.1 211 50 305.0 306.2 290.0 324.2 6.33 8 650 3620 -0.4 -0.6 98 0.2 -0.6 209 53 308.5 309.5 290.5 325.8 5.62 9 600 4257 -3.5 -3.8 98 0.3 -3.6 207 58 312.1 313.0 290.9 327.2 4.83 10 550 4940 -7.1 -7.5 97 0.4 -7.2 204 63 315.7 316.5 291.3 328.4 3.95 11 500 5678 -11.0 -11.8 93 0.9 -11.3 202 67 319.6 320.3 291.7 329.8 3.09 12 450 6481 -15.5 -16.8 90 1.3 -16.0 201 71 323.7 324.2 292.1 331.4 2.28 13 400 7360 -21.2 -23.0 85 1.8 -21.7 200 75 327.4 327.7 292.4 332.7 1.50 14 350 8331 -28.5 -30.8 80 2.3 -28.9 203 80 330.4 330.6 292.6 333.4 0.84 15 300 9415 -37.3 -40.0 76 2.7 -37.6 208 82 332.8 332.9 292.9 334.3 0.39 16 250 10647 -46.0 -53.7 41 7.7 -46.3 220 93 337.7 337.7 293.9 338.1 0.10 17 200 12126 -49.7 -75.5 3 25.8 -50.2 224 58 354.0 354.0 297.5 354.0 0.01 18 150 13957 -60.1 -81.4 5 21.3 -60.3 225 53 366.5 366.5 299.9 366.5 0.00 19 100 16439 -65.7 -82.6 8 16.9 -65.8 244 29 400.8 400.8 305.3 400.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5636.94 m Freezing level: 657.82 mb = 3526.27 m = 11568.97 ft Wetbulb zero: 660.50 mb = 3490.49 m = 11451.59 ft Precipitable water: 1.29 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 93.47 % Est. max temperature: 22.64 C = 72.75 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 896.49 mb = 975.03 m = 3198.86 ft T: 13.93 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.01 C/km ThetaE index: 3.81 C Layer 900.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 842.58 mb = 1495.93 m = 4907.84 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.83 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.51 C = 67.11 F Cap Strength: 1.58 C Lifted Index: 2.53 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.94 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.29 C Showalter Index: 2.88 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 43.37 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.30 C Cross Totals Index: 21.07 C K Index: 32.08 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 275.42 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.94 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 14.18 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.33 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 29.24 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.50 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 861.00 mb = 1314.71 m = 4313.31 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 716.00 mb = 2838.86 m = 9313.74 ft Equ Level (EL): 666.00 mb = 3423.79 m = 11232.77 ft B at Equ Level: 13.89 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 596.00 mb = 4309.20 m = 14137.61 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 204.2 at 53.7 knts Storm direction: 234.2 at 40.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.1 neg: 1.2 tot: 7.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 89.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 310.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 310.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 103.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.81 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.9 stream: 7.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 0.13 Bulk Shear: 106.07 m/s