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: 38.70,-81.91 Latitude: 38.70 Longitude: -81.91 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 23 SFC 975 239 17.5 16.0 91 1.5 16.5 197 11 292.7 294.9 290.7 326.3 11.82 2 950 462 16.1 15.1 94 1.0 15.5 204 24 293.5 295.6 290.6 326.1 11.42 3 900 920 13.1 12.7 98 0.3 12.9 207 33 295.0 296.8 290.2 324.7 10.33 4 850 1400 10.4 10.2 99 0.2 10.3 210 38 297.1 298.7 289.9 323.9 9.24 5 800 1903 7.9 7.7 99 0.2 7.8 214 41 299.5 301.0 289.9 323.8 8.26 6 750 2433 5.0 4.9 99 0.1 4.9 214 42 302.0 303.3 289.9 323.7 7.27 7 700 2994 1.9 1.8 99 0.1 1.8 214 44 304.5 305.7 289.8 323.4 6.22 8 650 3588 -1.5 -1.6 100 0.1 -1.6 213 46 307.3 308.2 289.8 323.4 5.25 9 600 4223 -4.5 -4.6 99 0.1 -4.6 207 47 310.9 311.7 290.3 325.1 4.53 10 550 4903 -8.3 -8.4 99 0.1 -8.4 202 50 314.2 314.9 290.6 326.0 3.68 11 500 5638 -12.2 -12.9 95 0.7 -12.5 197 65 318.2 318.7 291.0 327.5 2.84 12 450 6438 -16.0 -17.1 91 1.2 -16.3 193 76 323.2 323.6 291.9 330.7 2.22 13 400 7316 -21.4 -23.0 87 1.6 -21.8 194 80 327.2 327.5 292.4 332.5 1.51 14 350 8286 -28.4 -30.5 82 2.1 -28.8 194 84 330.4 330.6 292.7 333.5 0.86 15 300 9371 -37.2 -39.3 81 2.0 -37.4 197 90 332.9 333.0 292.9 334.5 0.42 16 250 10605 -44.7 -58.9 19 14.3 -45.3 214 92 339.6 339.6 294.3 339.9 0.05 17 200 12087 -49.0 -75.7 3 26.8 -49.5 215 61 355.3 355.3 297.7 355.3 0.01 18 150 13930 -59.2 -81.7 4 22.5 -59.5 226 49 368.1 368.1 300.2 368.1 0.00 19 100 16423 -65.2 -87.2 3 22.0 -65.3 241 31 401.8 401.8 305.5 401.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5614.79 m Freezing level: 672.48 mb = 3320.69 m = 10894.53 ft Wetbulb zero: 673.39 mb = 3304.43 m = 10841.19 ft Precipitable water: 1.47 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 98.26 % Est. max temperature: 22.98 C = 73.37 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 954.26 mb = 423.96 m = 1390.94 ft T: 16.36 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.31 C/km ThetaE index: 2.98 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 908.98 mb = 836.18 m = 2743.33 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.84 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.44 C = 67.00 F Cap Strength: 0.33 C Lifted Index: 1.32 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.07 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.74 C Showalter Index: 2.09 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.03 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.62 C Cross Totals Index: 22.41 C K Index: 32.76 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 263.18 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.62 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 72.01 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 12.00 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.42 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.22 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 914.51 mb = 784.86 m = 2574.97 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 899.51 mb = 924.97 m = 3034.64 ft Equ Level (EL): 589.51 mb = 4360.76 m = 14306.79 ft B at Equ Level: 72.00 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 459.51 mb = 6279.07 m = 20600.37 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 206.0 at 45.8 knts Storm direction: 236.0 at 34.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.4 neg: 0.4 tot: 5.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 96.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 153.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 153.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 51.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.0 stream: 5.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.07 Bulk Rich Number: 1.02 Bulk Shear: 70.75 m/s