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: 37.05,-86.77 Latitude: 37.05 Longitude: -86.77 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 100 SFC 992 169 19.8 18.8 94 1.0 19.1 161 5 293.6 296.1 292.6 333.2 13.91 2 950 543 17.9 17.3 97 0.5 17.5 219 18 295.3 297.7 292.6 333.2 13.21 3 900 1006 16.4 15.0 91 1.4 15.4 220 23 298.4 300.5 292.6 333.2 11.96 4 850 1491 14.3 12.0 86 2.3 12.9 220 32 301.1 303.0 292.2 331.8 10.43 5 800 2001 10.0 8.9 93 1.1 9.3 223 35 301.8 303.5 291.3 328.4 8.96 6 750 2534 6.1 4.6 90 1.5 5.3 226 37 303.2 304.5 290.1 324.5 7.10 7 700 3098 4.2 -0.7 71 4.9 1.7 227 38 307.1 308.1 289.7 323.1 5.20 8 650 3697 0.7 -1.4 85 2.2 -0.3 224 39 309.8 310.8 290.6 326.3 5.31 9 600 4336 -3.8 -4.4 96 0.6 -4.1 222 44 311.7 312.6 290.6 326.2 4.61 10 550 5017 -8.0 -10.0 85 2.0 -8.8 224 48 314.6 315.2 290.3 325.1 3.25 11 500 5753 -12.0 -13.2 91 1.1 -12.5 226 45 318.4 318.9 291.0 327.5 2.78 12 450 6551 -16.8 -17.6 94 0.8 -17.0 231 43 322.1 322.5 291.5 329.4 2.14 13 400 7427 -22.1 -24.0 85 1.9 -22.6 249 42 326.3 326.5 292.0 331.1 1.38 14 350 8394 -29.1 -34.7 58 5.6 -29.9 252 45 329.5 329.6 292.2 331.7 0.57 15 300 9474 -38.5 -44.5 53 6.0 -39.0 248 50 331.1 331.1 292.3 332.0 0.24 16 250 10696 -49.9 -55.0 55 5.1 -50.0 251 53 331.9 332.0 292.3 332.3 0.09 17 200 12118 -55.8 -67.6 21 11.9 -56.0 262 72 344.5 344.5 295.4 344.6 0.02 18 150 13954 -59.4 -81.0 4 21.6 -59.6 247 66 367.7 367.7 300.2 367.7 0.00 19 100 16436 -67.3 -87.3 4 20.0 -67.4 252 38 397.7 397.7 304.9 397.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5652.72 m Freezing level: 641.73 mb = 3802.94 m = 12476.70 ft Wetbulb zero: 658.09 mb = 3597.27 m = 11801.93 ft Precipitable water: 1.63 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 88.21 % Est. max temperature: 27.38 C = 81.29 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 978.55 mb = 287.67 m = 943.79 ft T: 19.17 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.10 C/km ThetaE index: 10.14 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 891.41 mb = 1087.08 m = 3566.51 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.92 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.99 C = 76.98 F Cap Strength: 1.01 C Lifted Index: -2.32 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.28 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.29 C Showalter Index: -1.68 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.34 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.30 C Cross Totals Index: 24.03 C K Index: 33.43 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 315.88 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.96 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 456.35 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 30.21 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 26.74 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.98 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 928.74 mb = 736.59 m = 2416.60 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 813.74 mb = 1857.78 m = 6094.99 ft Equ Level (EL): 243.74 mb = 10857.13 m = 35620.06 ft B at Equ Level: 451.14 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 183.74 mb = 12659.12 m = 41532.03 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 223.8 at 36.7 knts Storm direction: 253.8 at 27.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 98.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 163.7 neg: -0.0 tot: 163.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 54.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.83 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.6 stream: 5.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.43 Bulk Rich Number: 6.02 Bulk Shear: 75.78 m/s