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: 37.46,-81.44 Latitude: 37.46 Longitude: -81.44 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 34 1 950 467 SFC 927 681 17.6 13.8 78 3.8 15.2 203 13 297.2 299.1 291.3 328.4 10.77 3 900 929 15.1 12.3 83 2.8 13.4 203 30 297.1 298.9 290.6 326.2 10.03 4 850 1410 11.2 10.3 94 0.9 10.6 206 38 297.9 299.6 290.2 324.9 9.27 5 800 1914 7.5 7.1 97 0.4 7.3 212 45 299.2 300.6 289.5 322.6 7.96 6 750 2443 4.3 2.3 87 2.0 3.2 216 49 301.2 302.3 288.5 319.2 6.02 7 700 3001 1.1 -2.9 74 4.1 -0.7 217 53 303.8 304.6 287.8 317.2 4.41 8 650 3594 -2.5 -4.7 85 2.2 -3.5 218 56 306.1 306.9 288.4 318.9 4.14 9 600 4225 -6.2 -7.6 90 1.4 -6.8 218 58 308.9 309.6 288.8 320.2 3.59 10 550 4900 -10.1 -13.0 80 2.8 -11.1 217 60 312.1 312.6 288.9 320.4 2.56 11 500 5629 -14.0 -20.1 59 6.2 -15.7 215 59 316.0 316.3 289.1 321.2 1.54 12 450 6423 -18.2 -29.3 37 11.1 -20.5 218 64 320.4 320.5 289.7 323.0 0.75 13 400 7294 -22.3 -59.5 2 37.2 -25.4 216 73 326.0 326.0 290.6 326.1 0.03 14 350 8260 -29.4 -58.7 4 29.3 -31.4 208 80 329.1 329.1 291.5 329.3 0.04 15 300 9344 -36.1 -51.2 20 15.2 -37.1 202 106 334.5 334.6 293.0 335.0 0.11 16 250 10592 -40.6 -67.9 4 27.3 -41.6 217 87 345.7 345.7 295.7 345.8 0.02 17 200 12089 -48.7 -74.6 3 25.9 -49.3 221 61 355.6 355.6 297.8 355.6 0.01 18 150 13939 -57.8 -82.4 3 24.6 -58.0 228 47 370.6 370.6 300.7 370.6 0.00 19 100 16438 -65.4 -84.8 5 19.4 -65.5 240 29 401.4 401.4 305.4 401.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5595.79 m Freezing level: 684.42 mb = 3185.89 m = 10452.27 ft Wetbulb zero: 709.31 mb = 2894.31 m = 9495.67 ft Precipitable water: 1.01 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 83.63 % Est. max temperature: 20.49 C = 68.89 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 875.63 mb = 1159.77 m = 3804.96 ft T: 13.25 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.75 C/km ThetaE index: 11.18 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 844.14 mb = 1467.43 m = 4814.35 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.67 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.46 C = 65.22 F Cap Strength: 0.30 C Lifted Index: -0.61 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.97 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.57 C Showalter Index: -0.20 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.38 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.17 C Cross Totals Index: 24.22 C K Index: 31.37 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 310.77 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.83 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 224.11 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 21.17 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.64 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.30 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 849.88 mb = 1411.11 m = 4629.55 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 834.88 mb = 1559.05 m = 5114.92 ft Equ Level (EL): 474.88 mb = 6017.50 m = 19742.20 ft B at Equ Level: 223.87 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 344.88 mb = 8363.44 m = 27438.77 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 215.5 at 52.6 knts Storm direction: 245.5 at 39.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 95.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 306.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 306.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 102.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.95 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.9 stream: 7.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.38 Bulk Rich Number: 2.38 Bulk Shear: 94.00 m/s