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: 38.91,-81.37 Latitude: 38.91 Longitude: -81.37 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 22 SFC 971 279 19.8 15.0 74 4.8 16.7 196 12 295.5 297.5 291.0 327.5 11.12 2 950 462 18.0 13.7 76 4.3 15.3 195 25 295.4 297.3 290.4 325.5 10.43 3 900 923 14.2 12.0 87 2.1 12.9 195 35 296.1 297.9 290.2 324.6 9.86 4 850 1403 11.0 10.2 94 0.9 10.5 200 42 297.7 299.4 290.1 324.5 9.21 5 800 1908 8.3 7.7 96 0.6 7.9 205 44 300.0 301.5 290.0 324.3 8.24 6 750 2439 5.3 4.5 95 0.8 4.9 208 44 302.4 303.7 289.8 323.5 7.07 7 700 3000 1.9 1.7 98 0.2 1.8 210 46 304.6 305.8 289.8 323.4 6.19 8 650 3595 -0.8 -1.1 98 0.3 -1.0 210 49 308.0 309.0 290.2 324.7 5.42 9 600 4231 -4.3 -4.5 99 0.2 -4.4 206 53 311.2 312.1 290.5 325.6 4.58 10 550 4913 -7.7 -7.9 98 0.2 -7.8 200 60 315.0 315.7 290.9 327.3 3.83 11 500 5649 -11.3 -11.9 96 0.5 -11.5 196 69 319.2 319.8 291.5 329.4 3.08 12 450 6451 -15.8 -16.8 92 1.0 -16.2 195 74 323.4 323.8 292.0 331.1 2.28 13 400 7329 -21.5 -23.2 86 1.7 -21.9 197 77 327.0 327.3 292.3 332.2 1.48 14 350 8299 -28.6 -31.0 80 2.4 -29.0 199 81 330.2 330.3 292.6 333.2 0.82 15 300 9383 -37.3 -39.9 77 2.6 -37.6 203 86 332.8 332.9 292.9 334.3 0.40 16 250 10616 -45.0 -57.4 24 12.4 -45.5 216 90 339.2 339.2 294.2 339.5 0.07 17 200 12098 -49.5 -75.7 3 26.3 -50.0 212 56 354.4 354.4 297.6 354.4 0.01 18 150 13933 -59.5 -81.7 4 22.2 -59.7 226 51 367.6 367.6 300.1 367.6 0.00 19 100 16422 -65.4 -87.4 3 22.0 -65.5 240 32 401.3 401.3 305.4 401.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5627.09 m Freezing level: 665.27 mb = 3413.29 m = 11198.32 ft Wetbulb zero: 667.73 mb = 3378.93 m = 11085.61 ft Precipitable water: 1.43 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 94.55 % Est. max temperature: 23.33 C = 73.99 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 903.74 mb = 887.53 m = 2911.80 ft T: 14.45 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.01 C/km ThetaE index: 4.15 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 861.52 mb = 1290.21 m = 4232.94 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.12 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.65 C = 70.97 F Cap Strength: 1.09 C Lifted Index: 2.28 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.08 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.61 C Showalter Index: 2.63 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 43.90 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.39 C Cross Totals Index: 21.51 C K Index: 32.32 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 274.57 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.86 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 22.50 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.71 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 11.68 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.04 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 879.10 mb = 1120.42 m = 3675.89 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 784.10 mb = 2073.03 m = 6801.20 ft Equ Level (EL): 634.10 mb = 3791.75 m = 12439.96 ft B at Equ Level: 22.32 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 544.10 mb = 4996.01 m = 16390.92 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 202.2 at 50.1 knts Storm direction: 232.2 at 37.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.1 neg: 3.4 tot: 6.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 95.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 224.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 224.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 75.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.92 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.0 stream: 6.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 0.27 Bulk Shear: 84.18 m/s