MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170300F045.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170300F045.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: 45 hour RUC valid 0Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 36.73,-85.17 Latitude: 36.73 Longitude: -85.17 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 107 SFC 979 289 21.8 15.4 67 6.4 17.6 180 5 296.7 298.8 291.6 329.5 11.32 2 950 555 23.4 15.2 60 8.2 17.9 213 20 300.9 303.0 293.0 334.7 11.49 3 900 1024 19.2 14.0 72 5.2 15.8 221 24 301.3 303.3 292.9 334.4 11.22 4 850 1512 14.7 12.6 87 2.1 13.3 225 25 301.6 303.6 292.7 333.5 10.84 5 800 2022 10.5 9.1 91 1.4 9.7 229 27 302.4 304.1 291.6 329.4 9.10 6 750 2556 7.0 2.8 75 4.2 4.7 229 28 304.1 305.3 289.6 322.9 6.23 7 700 3121 5.2 -8.4 37 13.6 -0.7 235 25 308.2 308.7 287.9 317.3 2.89 8 650 3723 2.7 -10.2 38 12.9 -2.7 234 25 312.1 312.6 289.0 320.8 2.71 9 600 4365 -1.8 -8.8 59 7.0 -4.8 237 29 314.0 314.6 290.2 324.6 3.28 10 550 5051 -6.9 -14.5 55 7.6 -9.6 241 33 315.9 316.3 289.8 323.3 2.26 11 500 5787 -12.1 -23.1 40 11.0 -15.1 247 37 318.3 318.5 289.5 322.4 1.19 12 450 6583 -16.9 -32.2 25 15.3 -20.0 249 41 322.0 322.1 290.0 324.1 0.57 13 400 7459 -21.7 -47.6 8 25.9 -24.7 246 47 326.8 326.9 290.9 327.3 0.13 14 350 8427 -29.2 -48.7 13 19.5 -31.0 249 57 329.4 329.4 291.7 329.9 0.13 15 300 9507 -38.1 -49.8 28 11.7 -38.9 252 63 331.7 331.7 292.3 332.2 0.13 16 250 10733 -48.4 -50.9 75 2.5 -48.5 256 72 334.1 334.1 293.0 334.7 0.14 17 200 12169 -54.8 -68.4 17 13.7 -55.0 259 84 346.0 346.0 295.8 346.1 0.02 18 150 13991 -61.2 -81.7 5 20.5 -61.4 251 70 364.6 364.6 299.6 364.6 0.00 19 100 16448 -68.6 -87.3 5 18.7 -68.7 259 38 395.2 395.2 304.5 395.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5680.18 m Freezing level: 619.99 mb = 4108.41 m = 13478.87 ft Wetbulb zero: 706.84 mb = 3041.37 m = 9978.12 ft Precipitable water: 1.25 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 60.51 % Est. max temperature: 26.95 C = 80.51 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 891.30 mb = 1106.64 m = 3630.67 ft T: 18.43 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.48 C/km ThetaE index: 17.37 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 827.15 mb = 1741.14 m = 5712.33 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.33 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.99 C = 80.58 F Cap Strength: 1.09 C Lifted Index: -2.63 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.19 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.48 C Showalter Index: -2.52 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.51 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.82 C Cross Totals Index: 24.69 C K Index: 25.80 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 358.47 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.25 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 326.01 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 25.53 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 31.36 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.09 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 844.43 mb = 1567.26 m = 5141.88 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 809.43 mb = 1923.16 m = 6309.51 ft Equ Level (EL): 659.43 mb = 3605.95 m = 11830.41 ft B at Equ Level: 57.95 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 199.43 mb = 12186.98 m = 39983.04 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 235.0 at 28.0 knts Storm direction: 265.0 at 21.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 80.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 131.8 neg: -2.6 tot: 129.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 43.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.83 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.5 stream: 4.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.26 Bulk Rich Number: 11.90 Bulk Shear: 27.40 m/s