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: 38.65,-81.48 Latitude: 38.65 Longitude: -81.48 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 970 282 17.7 15.9 89 1.8 16.5 198 11 293.4 295.5 290.8 326.9 11.75 2 950 460 16.6 15.1 91 1.5 15.6 203 24 294.0 296.0 290.7 326.6 11.40 3 900 919 13.4 13.0 97 0.4 13.1 202 33 295.3 297.2 290.4 325.4 10.48 4 850 1399 10.5 10.3 99 0.1 10.4 202 39 297.1 298.8 290.0 324.2 9.32 5 800 1902 7.7 7.5 99 0.2 7.6 205 43 299.3 300.8 289.8 323.3 8.15 6 750 2432 4.9 4.8 99 0.1 4.8 207 45 301.9 303.2 289.8 323.3 7.18 7 700 2992 1.8 1.8 100 0.1 1.8 207 46 304.5 305.7 289.8 323.3 6.22 8 650 3587 -1.2 -1.2 100 0.1 -1.2 208 48 307.6 308.6 290.0 324.2 5.38 9 600 4222 -4.4 -4.5 99 0.1 -4.5 207 50 311.0 311.9 290.4 325.3 4.57 10 550 4903 -8.4 -8.6 99 0.1 -8.5 204 52 314.1 314.8 290.5 325.8 3.65 11 500 5637 -12.7 -13.0 98 0.3 -12.8 199 59 317.6 318.2 290.8 326.9 2.82 12 450 6434 -17.3 -20.0 79 2.8 -18.1 196 72 321.5 321.9 291.0 327.4 1.73 13 400 7309 -21.6 -25.1 73 3.6 -22.4 196 85 327.0 327.2 292.1 331.3 1.24 14 350 8279 -28.2 -30.6 80 2.3 -28.7 193 88 330.7 330.8 292.7 333.8 0.86 15 300 9364 -37.2 -39.6 78 2.4 -37.4 196 93 333.0 333.1 292.9 334.5 0.41 16 250 10598 -45.1 -55.8 29 10.7 -45.5 212 97 339.1 339.1 294.1 339.4 0.08 17 200 12080 -49.0 -74.2 4 25.2 -49.6 213 62 355.1 355.1 297.7 355.1 0.01 18 150 13924 -58.7 -82.0 3 23.2 -59.0 226 46 368.9 368.9 300.4 368.9 0.00 19 100 16420 -65.2 -87.2 3 22.1 -65.3 240 31 401.8 401.8 305.5 401.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5614.53 m Freezing level: 669.64 mb = 3353.33 m = 11001.62 ft Wetbulb zero: 670.26 mb = 3340.66 m = 10960.03 ft Precipitable water: 1.44 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 98.27 % Est. max temperature: 22.69 C = 72.84 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 944.13 mb = 513.06 m = 1683.24 ft T: 16.19 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.48 C/km ThetaE index: 3.61 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 901.37 mb = 906.30 m = 2973.39 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.81 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.53 C = 67.16 F Cap Strength: 0.26 C Lifted Index: 0.63 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.82 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.95 C Showalter Index: 1.51 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 46.13 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.13 C Cross Totals Index: 22.99 C K Index: 33.41 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 260.44 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.44 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 88.61 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 13.31 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.52 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.49 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 907.05 mb = 852.95 m = 2798.35 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 882.05 mb = 1088.15 m = 3570.01 ft Equ Level (EL): 552.05 mb = 4873.61 m = 15989.34 ft B at Equ Level: 88.41 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 422.05 mb = 6909.87 m = 22669.89 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 203.6 at 46.8 knts Storm direction: 233.6 at 35.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 94.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 181.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 181.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 60.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.91 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.3 stream: 5.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.09 Bulk Rich Number: 1.27 Bulk Shear: 69.51 m/s