MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510190000F020.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510190000F020.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: 20 hour RUC valid 20Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 39.71,-80.59 Latitude: 39.71 Longitude: -80.59 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 14 SFC 958 378 15.9 14.9 94 1.0 15.3 235 11 292.6 294.6 290.1 324.5 11.21 2 950 454 15.3 14.4 94 0.9 14.7 226 18 292.8 294.7 289.9 323.8 10.91 3 900 911 12.1 11.4 96 0.7 11.7 227 27 293.9 295.6 289.0 321.0 9.45 4 850 1388 9.5 8.2 92 1.3 8.8 226 30 296.1 297.6 288.6 319.5 8.06 5 800 1889 6.6 6.0 96 0.5 6.3 219 33 298.2 299.5 288.6 319.8 7.36 6 750 2417 3.7 3.6 99 0.1 3.6 209 35 300.6 301.8 288.8 320.2 6.60 7 700 2975 0.8 0.7 99 0.1 0.7 201 40 303.3 304.4 288.9 320.7 5.74 8 650 3568 -1.9 -2.0 99 0.1 -1.9 197 45 306.9 307.8 289.5 322.5 5.09 9 600 4201 -5.3 -5.5 98 0.3 -5.4 195 46 310.0 310.8 289.8 323.3 4.22 10 550 4880 -9.3 -9.7 96 0.5 -9.5 192 48 313.1 313.7 289.9 323.7 3.32 11 500 5611 -13.7 -14.4 94 0.7 -13.9 189 52 316.4 316.9 290.2 324.6 2.51 12 450 6404 -18.7 -20.1 89 1.4 -19.1 184 60 319.7 320.0 290.4 325.5 1.72 13 400 7273 -22.8 -36.4 28 13.6 -25.0 184 80 325.3 325.4 290.8 326.9 0.42 14 350 8241 -28.1 -37.6 40 9.4 -29.5 190 95 330.8 330.9 292.4 332.4 0.43 15 300 9328 -36.7 -39.6 75 2.9 -37.0 190 100 333.7 333.8 293.1 335.3 0.41 16 250 10564 -44.0 -56.8 23 12.8 -44.5 203 92 340.7 340.7 294.6 341.0 0.07 17 200 12052 -47.9 -75.1 3 27.2 -48.5 202 64 356.9 356.9 298.1 357.0 0.01 18 150 13907 -58.8 -81.8 4 23.0 -59.1 222 44 368.7 368.7 300.4 368.7 0.00 19 100 16413 -63.4 -87.2 3 23.8 -63.6 234 30 405.2 405.2 305.9 405.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5596.52 m Freezing level: 685.48 mb = 3147.25 m = 10325.49 ft Wetbulb zero: 686.29 mb = 3133.33 m = 10279.81 ft Precipitable water: 1.25 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 96.73 % Est. max temperature: 21.06 C = 69.91 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 944.98 mb = 498.70 m = 1636.12 ft T: 15.02 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.48 C/km ThetaE index: 4.94 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 891.60 mb = 988.83 m = 3244.15 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.69 g/kg Conv temperature: 17.59 C = 63.66 F Cap Strength: 1.21 C Lifted Index: 1.78 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 9.07 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.37 C Showalter Index: 3.01 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 45.07 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.18 C Cross Totals Index: 21.89 C K Index: 31.31 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 211.57 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.96 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 36.08 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.49 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.02 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.70 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 896.44 mb = 943.60 m = 3095.76 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 851.44 mb = 1373.79 m = 4507.14 ft Equ Level (EL): 671.44 mb = 3308.31 m = 10853.90 ft B at Equ Level: 35.83 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 561.44 mb = 4719.15 m = 15482.58 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 199.8 at 41.3 knts Storm direction: 229.8 at 31.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 6.0 tot: 6.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 107.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 25.6 neg: -1.9 tot: 23.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 7.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.23 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.2 stream: 1.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.45 Bulk Shear: 79.54 m/s