MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170300F048.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170300F048.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: 48 hour RUC valid 3Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 36.03,-87.30 Latitude: 36.03 Longitude: -87.30 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 106 SFC 986 232 20.5 18.6 89 1.9 19.2 210 10 294.9 297.3 292.9 334.4 13.81 2 950 551 18.9 17.6 92 1.4 18.0 218 28 296.4 298.8 293.1 335.1 13.41 3 900 1015 16.8 16.0 95 0.8 16.3 218 32 298.8 301.2 293.3 336.2 12.82 4 850 1502 14.3 13.5 95 0.7 13.8 217 35 301.1 303.2 293.1 335.1 11.55 5 800 2011 10.6 10.5 99 0.1 10.6 220 35 302.5 304.3 292.3 332.3 10.04 6 750 2547 7.1 6.7 97 0.4 6.9 223 36 304.3 305.8 291.5 329.0 8.24 7 700 3112 4.0 3.2 94 0.8 3.5 224 36 306.9 308.2 291.1 327.9 6.89 8 650 3712 1.3 -1.0 85 2.2 0.1 223 34 310.4 311.4 291.0 327.4 5.49 9 600 4352 -2.9 -5.1 85 2.1 -3.9 223 35 312.7 313.6 290.7 326.6 4.38 10 550 5037 -7.0 -8.4 90 1.4 -7.6 225 38 315.8 316.5 291.0 327.7 3.69 11 500 5775 -11.1 -11.6 96 0.5 -11.3 228 38 319.4 320.1 291.6 329.8 3.15 12 450 6575 -16.4 -18.2 86 1.8 -17.0 234 39 322.6 323.0 291.6 329.5 2.02 13 400 7451 -22.0 -25.4 74 3.3 -22.8 248 42 326.3 326.6 291.9 330.6 1.21 14 350 8419 -29.0 -33.1 68 4.1 -29.7 248 46 329.6 329.8 292.3 332.1 0.67 15 300 9501 -37.8 -49.0 30 11.1 -38.6 254 53 332.0 332.1 292.4 332.6 0.15 16 250 10725 -49.1 -57.5 37 8.3 -49.4 253 56 333.0 333.0 292.6 333.3 0.06 17 200 12160 -55.1 -71.8 11 16.7 -55.3 258 71 345.6 345.6 295.7 345.6 0.01 18 150 13984 -59.4 -81.8 4 22.4 -59.6 249 65 367.7 367.7 300.2 367.8 0.00 19 100 16452 -67.9 -87.5 4 19.6 -68.0 258 36 396.6 396.6 304.8 396.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5669.17 m Freezing level: 635.03 mb = 3904.08 m = 12808.49 ft Wetbulb zero: 648.31 mb = 3733.29 m = 12248.17 ft Precipitable water: 1.72 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 92.26 % Est. max temperature: 27.10 C = 80.78 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 958.82 mb = 470.73 m = 1544.37 ft T: 19.33 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.69 C/km ThetaE index: 9.59 C Layer 850.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 890.23 mb = 1107.64 m = 3633.95 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.21 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.87 C = 76.77 F Cap Strength: 0.76 C Lifted Index: -2.41 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.94 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.16 C Showalter Index: -2.26 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.11 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.43 C Cross Totals Index: 24.68 C K Index: 38.13 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 340.42 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.17 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 637.26 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 35.70 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 14.23 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.76 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 917.89 mb = 845.87 m = 2775.12 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 832.89 mb = 1672.70 m = 5487.78 ft Equ Level (EL): 232.89 mb = 11181.25 m = 36683.43 ft B at Equ Level: 620.62 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 172.89 mb = 13083.79 m = 42925.30 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 222.9 at 34.6 knts Storm direction: 252.9 at 26.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.8 neg: 0.7 tot: 4.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 86.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 121.4 neg: -1.2 tot: 120.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 40.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.1 stream: 4.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.46 Bulk Rich Number: 29.87 Bulk Shear: 21.33 m/s