MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510190000F019.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510190000F019.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: 19 hour RUC valid 19Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 38.45,-80.18 Latitude: 38.45 Longitude: -80.18 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 31 1 950 471 2 900 931 SFC 891 1018 14.2 12.2 88 2.0 12.9 174 13 297.0 298.8 290.6 326.2 10.07 4 850 1412 11.0 10.1 94 0.9 10.5 183 39 297.7 299.3 290.1 324.4 9.18 5 800 1916 8.3 7.5 95 0.8 7.9 192 46 300.0 301.5 290.0 324.1 8.16 6 750 2448 5.4 4.7 95 0.7 5.0 202 49 302.4 303.8 289.9 323.8 7.15 7 700 3009 1.8 1.7 99 0.1 1.8 207 53 304.5 305.6 289.8 323.2 6.20 8 650 3604 -0.7 -0.8 99 0.1 -0.7 206 55 308.2 309.2 290.3 325.3 5.57 9 600 4241 -3.7 -3.8 99 0.1 -3.8 204 59 311.8 312.7 290.8 326.9 4.80 10 550 4924 -7.3 -7.6 98 0.3 -7.4 201 63 315.4 316.2 291.2 328.1 3.94 11 500 5661 -11.2 -11.9 94 0.7 -11.5 198 68 319.4 320.0 291.6 329.6 3.08 12 450 6464 -15.7 -16.9 91 1.1 -16.1 197 72 323.5 323.9 292.0 331.1 2.27 13 400 7342 -21.4 -23.1 86 1.7 -21.8 197 77 327.2 327.5 292.4 332.4 1.50 14 350 8313 -28.5 -31.2 78 2.6 -29.0 199 82 330.3 330.4 292.6 333.2 0.81 15 300 9397 -37.3 -40.5 72 3.2 -37.6 205 86 332.9 332.9 292.9 334.3 0.37 16 250 10630 -45.6 -53.0 43 7.4 -46.0 216 93 338.2 338.3 294.0 338.7 0.11 17 200 12110 -49.7 -74.9 4 25.2 -50.1 211 54 354.1 354.1 297.5 354.2 0.01 18 150 13940 -60.1 -81.4 5 21.3 -60.3 222 53 366.6 366.6 299.9 366.6 0.00 19 100 16429 -65.2 -85.6 4 20.5 -65.3 239 29 401.8 401.8 305.5 401.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5630.55 m Freezing level: 663.82 mb = 3439.68 m = 11284.91 ft Wetbulb zero: 664.72 mb = 3424.34 m = 11234.57 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 96.73 % Est. max temperature: 19.81 C = 67.66 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 864.71 mb = 1267.93 m = 4159.84 ft T: 12.17 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.89 C/km ThetaE index: 2.93 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 816.21 mb = 1749.54 m = 5739.88 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.99 g/kg Conv temperature: 16.36 C = 61.45 F Cap Strength: 1.71 C Lifted Index: 2.71 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.50 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.49 C Showalter Index: 2.86 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 43.45 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.16 C Cross Totals Index: 21.28 C K Index: 32.19 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 268.54 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.93 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 22.71 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.74 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5.98 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.58 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 826.37 mb = 1646.67 m = 5402.38 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 741.37 mb = 2541.84 m = 8339.28 ft Equ Level (EL): 661.37 mb = 3465.01 m = 11368.01 ft B at Equ Level: 22.24 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 591.37 mb = 4354.87 m = 14287.47 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 199.5 at 57.3 knts Storm direction: 229.5 at 42.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.3 neg: 0.9 tot: 8.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 94.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 389.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 389.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 129.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.87 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.6 stream: 8.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.05 Bulk Rich Number: 0.18 Bulk Shear: 126.34 m/s