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: 38.47,-81.60 Latitude: 38.47 Longitude: -81.60 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 SFC 971 272 15.8 14.6 93 1.2 15.0 252 8 291.3 293.3 289.3 321.9 10.80 2 950 461 14.4 13.5 95 0.9 13.8 240 16 291.8 293.6 289.0 321.1 10.31 3 900 916 11.1 10.4 95 0.7 10.7 235 22 293.0 294.6 288.2 318.2 8.83 4 850 1392 8.8 7.4 91 1.4 8.0 232 26 295.4 296.8 287.9 317.5 7.64 5 800 1892 6.4 5.8 96 0.6 6.1 225 30 298.0 299.3 288.5 319.3 7.26 6 750 2420 3.5 3.4 100 0.1 3.4 217 36 300.4 301.6 288.6 319.8 6.53 7 700 2977 0.4 0.3 99 0.1 0.4 209 40 303.0 304.0 288.7 319.9 5.61 8 650 3568 -2.7 -2.8 99 0.1 -2.7 203 43 305.9 306.8 288.9 320.7 4.80 9 600 4199 -6.1 -6.2 99 0.1 -6.1 202 44 309.1 309.8 289.2 321.6 4.01 10 550 4876 -10.2 -10.4 98 0.2 -10.2 201 45 312.0 312.6 289.4 322.1 3.15 11 500 5604 -14.8 -15.3 96 0.6 -14.9 198 48 315.0 315.5 289.6 322.7 2.32 12 450 6393 -20.3 -21.2 93 0.9 -20.5 194 52 317.7 318.0 289.6 323.0 1.57 13 400 7255 -25.1 -34.7 41 9.5 -26.6 195 66 322.3 322.4 290.0 324.1 0.50 14 350 8216 -29.4 -64.5 2 35.1 -31.4 197 82 329.1 329.1 291.5 329.2 0.02 15 300 9302 -35.3 -61.6 5 26.3 -36.7 198 103 335.7 335.7 293.3 335.8 0.03 16 250 10557 -39.8 -67.5 4 27.8 -40.9 222 81 347.0 347.0 296.0 347.0 0.02 17 200 12056 -48.7 -74.8 3 26.1 -49.2 207 63 355.7 355.7 297.8 355.8 0.01 18 150 13917 -55.9 -83.4 2 27.5 -56.2 239 34 373.8 373.8 301.2 373.8 0.00 19 100 16423 -63.9 -86.5 3 22.6 -64.1 238 30 404.2 404.2 305.7 404.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5581.18 m Freezing level: 693.16 mb = 3057.78 m = 10031.95 ft Wetbulb zero: 694.02 mb = 3045.32 m = 9991.09 ft Precipitable water: 1.23 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 97.14 % Est. max temperature: 21.23 C = 70.22 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 954.47 mb = 420.48 m = 1379.50 ft T: 14.69 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.78 C/km ThetaE index: 4.37 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 905.47 mb = 864.69 m = 2836.88 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.45 g/kg Conv temperature: 17.27 C = 63.08 F Cap Strength: 1.40 C Lifted Index: 1.86 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 11.87 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.17 C Showalter Index: 3.03 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 45.78 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.58 C Cross Totals Index: 22.20 C K Index: 30.94 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 188.39 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.98 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 10.59 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.60 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.24 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.77 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 908.85 mb = 833.36 m = 2734.08 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 893.85 mb = 972.83 m = 3191.67 ft Equ Level (EL): 883.85 mb = 1066.53 m = 3499.06 ft B at Equ Level: 10.55 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 683.85 mb = 3163.23 m = 10377.91 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 208.1 at 37.8 knts Storm direction: 238.1 at 28.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 6.3 tot: 6.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 112.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 21.9 neg: -10.8 tot: 11.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 3.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.24 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.1 stream: 1.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.12 Bulk Shear: 86.60 m/s