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: 38.34,-80.94 Latitude: 38.34 Longitude: -80.94 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 23 1 950 457 SFC 942 527 17.3 13.7 80 3.6 15.0 180 11 295.4 297.3 290.5 325.8 10.54 3 900 918 14.4 12.5 88 1.9 13.2 191 31 296.4 298.2 290.5 325.8 10.17 4 850 1398 11.1 10.4 96 0.7 10.7 194 40 297.8 299.5 290.3 325.1 9.37 5 800 1902 8.0 7.7 97 0.4 7.8 203 46 299.7 301.2 290.0 324.0 8.25 6 750 2432 4.8 4.2 96 0.6 4.5 209 49 301.8 303.1 289.5 322.4 6.89 7 700 2993 1.6 -0.5 86 2.1 0.5 210 51 304.3 305.3 288.8 320.3 5.27 8 650 3586 -2.1 -6.7 71 4.6 -4.1 210 53 306.6 307.3 288.0 317.7 3.57 9 600 4217 -6.0 -12.9 58 7.0 -8.5 210 56 309.2 309.7 287.7 316.8 2.35 10 550 4893 -9.9 -20.8 41 10.8 -13.0 209 60 312.3 312.5 287.6 316.7 1.33 11 500 5622 -14.0 -31.4 22 17.4 -17.6 203 64 315.9 316.1 288.1 317.9 0.55 12 450 6415 -18.1 -43.0 9 25.0 -21.5 200 67 320.5 320.6 289.1 321.2 0.19 13 400 7286 -22.3 -57.7 2 35.3 -25.4 198 75 326.0 326.0 290.6 326.1 0.04 14 350 8254 -28.4 -58.0 4 29.7 -30.5 199 90 330.5 330.5 291.9 330.7 0.04 15 300 9342 -35.9 -43.8 44 7.9 -36.6 197 105 334.8 334.9 293.3 335.8 0.26 16 250 10586 -42.1 -64.3 7 22.2 -42.9 210 85 343.5 343.5 295.2 343.6 0.03 17 200 12076 -48.8 -74.6 3 25.8 -49.4 213 62 355.4 355.4 297.8 355.5 0.01 18 150 13929 -57.4 -82.6 3 25.2 -57.7 233 48 371.1 371.1 300.8 371.2 0.00 19 100 16428 -64.5 -86.8 3 22.3 -64.7 238 29 403.0 403.0 305.6 403.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5599.14 m Freezing level: 678.12 mb = 3252.15 m = 10669.66 ft Wetbulb zero: 694.05 mb = 3060.82 m = 10041.94 ft Precipitable water: 1.03 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 72.03 % Est. max temperature: 21.83 C = 71.29 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 893.76 mb = 976.06 m = 3202.26 ft T: 14.02 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.95 C/km ThetaE index: 9.08 C Layer 900.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 854.88 mb = 1350.00 m = 4429.07 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.97 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.47 C = 67.05 F Cap Strength: 0.60 C Lifted Index: -0.56 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 7.29 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.04 C Showalter Index: -0.33 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.56 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.12 C Cross Totals Index: 24.44 C K Index: 33.41 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 279.49 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.46 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 170.78 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 18.48 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5.03 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.60 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 867.11 mb = 1230.62 m = 4037.41 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 822.11 mb = 1675.58 m = 5497.25 ft Equ Level (EL): 472.11 mb = 6053.88 m = 19861.58 ft B at Equ Level: 169.26 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 372.11 mb = 7810.27 m = 25623.92 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 205.0 at 51.9 knts Storm direction: 235.0 at 38.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.2 neg: 0.3 tot: 7.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 96.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 327.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 327.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 109.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.94 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.3 stream: 7.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.33 Bulk Rich Number: 1.40 Bulk Shear: 121.58 m/s