MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170300F051.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170300F051.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: 51 hour RUC valid 6Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 36.66,-85.70 Latitude: 36.66 Longitude: -85.70 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 95 SFC 981 262 19.0 18.0 94 1.0 18.4 214 11 293.8 296.2 292.3 332.0 13.39 2 950 538 17.8 17.0 95 0.8 17.2 221 28 295.2 297.5 292.3 332.2 12.90 3 900 1000 15.7 14.5 93 1.2 15.0 216 36 297.7 299.8 292.1 331.4 11.62 4 850 1484 13.2 12.6 96 0.6 12.8 217 42 299.9 301.9 292.2 331.7 10.82 5 800 1993 10.5 10.4 99 0.1 10.4 222 45 302.3 304.1 292.2 331.7 9.92 6 750 2528 7.3 7.1 99 0.1 7.2 224 46 304.5 306.1 291.7 330.0 8.50 7 700 3093 3.9 3.7 99 0.2 3.8 225 45 306.8 308.1 291.3 328.5 7.15 8 650 3692 0.5 -0.1 96 0.6 0.1 224 44 309.5 310.6 291.0 327.5 5.83 9 600 4331 -3.2 -5.2 86 2.0 -4.1 219 44 312.5 313.3 290.6 326.2 4.33 10 550 5015 -7.2 -8.8 89 1.6 -7.9 221 47 315.5 316.2 290.9 327.1 3.58 11 500 5753 -11.3 -12.1 94 0.8 -11.6 226 47 319.3 319.9 291.5 329.3 3.03 12 450 6553 -16.2 -17.2 92 1.0 -16.6 232 46 322.8 323.3 291.8 330.3 2.20 13 400 7429 -22.3 -24.4 83 2.1 -22.8 239 45 326.1 326.3 291.9 330.7 1.33 14 350 8396 -29.4 -32.7 73 3.3 -30.0 241 50 329.1 329.2 292.2 331.6 0.70 15 300 9476 -38.3 -43.9 56 5.6 -38.8 243 51 331.4 331.4 292.3 332.4 0.26 16 250 10698 -49.6 -54.3 57 4.7 -49.7 244 56 332.4 332.4 292.4 332.8 0.10 17 200 12139 -52.2 -75.2 5 23.0 -52.6 257 73 350.1 350.1 296.7 350.1 0.01 18 150 13965 -61.2 -81.7 5 20.5 -61.4 252 56 364.6 364.6 299.6 364.6 0.00 19 100 16437 -66.9 -87.4 4 20.4 -67.1 255 37 398.4 398.4 305.0 398.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5658.45 m Freezing level: 643.74 mb = 3772.49 m = 12376.77 ft Wetbulb zero: 648.38 mb = 3712.41 m = 12179.67 ft Precipitable water: 1.66 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 94.07 % Est. max temperature: 26.02 C = 78.83 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 967.17 mb = 383.13 m = 1256.97 ft T: 18.46 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.70 C/km ThetaE index: 5.54 C Layer 750.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 892.58 mb = 1070.04 m = 3510.58 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.37 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.23 C = 73.81 F Cap Strength: 0.64 C Lifted Index: -0.94 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.74 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.12 C Showalter Index: -0.82 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.31 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.46 C Cross Totals Index: 23.85 C K Index: 36.84 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 327.52 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.58 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 205.24 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 20.26 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 14.06 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.65 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 916.63 mb = 843.30 m = 2766.71 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 791.63 mb = 2080.15 m = 6824.54 ft Equ Level (EL): 371.63 mb = 7962.04 m = 26121.88 ft B at Equ Level: 204.58 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 221.63 mb = 11475.94 m = 37650.25 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 222.3 at 42.8 knts Storm direction: 252.3 at 32.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.6 neg: 1.3 tot: 5.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 93.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 185.1 neg: -3.1 tot: 182.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 60.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.83 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.9 stream: 5.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.23 Bulk Rich Number: 4.46 Bulk Shear: 46.02 m/s