MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510190000F018.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510190000F018.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: 18 hour RUC valid 18Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 38.28,-81.97 Latitude: 38.28 Longitude: -81.97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 26 SFC 971 276 16.6 15.8 95 0.8 16.1 227 11 292.2 294.3 290.4 325.5 11.73 2 950 465 15.5 14.9 96 0.6 15.1 221 21 292.9 294.9 290.2 324.9 11.25 3 900 922 12.5 12.0 97 0.5 12.2 219 28 294.4 296.1 289.5 322.6 9.84 4 850 1400 9.9 8.9 94 0.9 9.3 218 32 296.5 298.0 289.1 321.1 8.48 5 800 1902 7.2 6.7 97 0.5 6.9 219 37 298.8 300.2 289.2 321.5 7.70 6 750 2431 4.6 4.5 99 0.1 4.5 217 41 301.5 302.8 289.5 322.5 7.04 7 700 2991 1.8 1.7 99 0.1 1.7 213 44 304.5 305.6 289.7 323.2 6.18 8 650 3586 -1.4 -1.5 99 0.1 -1.4 209 47 307.4 308.4 289.9 323.6 5.27 9 600 4220 -5.1 -5.6 97 0.4 -5.3 204 49 310.2 311.0 289.8 323.4 4.21 10 550 4898 -9.5 -10.4 93 0.9 -9.8 199 50 312.8 313.4 289.6 322.9 3.15 11 500 5628 -13.9 -16.3 82 2.4 -14.7 194 52 316.1 316.5 289.7 323.2 2.14 12 450 6422 -17.4 -30.9 30 13.5 -20.1 193 67 321.4 321.5 289.9 323.7 0.65 13 400 7297 -21.3 -44.6 10 23.4 -24.3 196 84 327.4 327.4 291.2 328.0 0.18 14 350 8269 -27.7 -32.1 66 4.4 -28.5 196 96 331.4 331.5 292.8 334.1 0.74 15 300 9356 -36.8 -38.6 84 1.7 -37.0 195 98 333.4 333.5 293.1 335.2 0.45 16 250 10591 -44.4 -56.5 25 12.1 -45.0 212 96 340.0 340.0 294.4 340.3 0.07 17 200 12075 -49.2 -73.8 4 24.7 -49.7 216 64 354.9 354.9 297.7 354.9 0.01 18 150 13924 -57.7 -82.5 3 24.8 -58.0 231 47 370.7 370.7 300.7 370.7 0.00 19 100 16423 -64.9 -87.0 3 22.1 -65.1 241 31 402.3 402.3 305.5 402.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5602.48 m Freezing level: 672.01 mb = 3324.10 m = 10905.70 ft Wetbulb zero: 672.84 mb = 3308.79 m = 10855.48 ft Precipitable water: 1.32 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 95.66 % Est. max temperature: 22.18 C = 71.93 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 960.47 mb = 370.96 m = 1217.05 ft T: 16.03 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.95 C/km ThetaE index: 4.37 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 908.59 mb = 841.33 m = 2760.24 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.41 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.51 C = 65.32 F Cap Strength: 0.17 C Lifted Index: 0.55 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 7.61 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.12 C Showalter Index: 1.90 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 46.62 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.77 C Cross Totals Index: 22.85 C K Index: 32.62 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 223.66 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.36 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 35.78 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.46 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.32 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.52 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 912.83 mb = 801.97 m = 2631.11 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 897.83 mb = 941.84 m = 3089.99 ft Equ Level (EL): 657.83 mb = 3489.70 m = 11449.02 ft B at Equ Level: 35.64 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 467.83 mb = 6129.18 m = 20108.63 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 206.6 at 43.1 knts Storm direction: 236.6 at 32.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.8 neg: 5.2 tot: 6.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 109.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 76.4 neg: -0.7 tot: 75.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 25.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.62 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.3 stream: 3.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.48 Bulk Shear: 74.49 m/s