MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170900F041.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170900F041.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: 41 hour RUC valid 2Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 34.77,-89.71 Latitude: 34.77 Longitude: -89.71 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 90 SFC 997 117 23.5 13.2 52 10.3 17.0 199 8 296.9 298.6 290.2 324.8 9.61 2 950 538 22.8 12.6 53 10.2 16.3 210 29 300.3 302.1 291.4 328.8 9.69 3 900 1006 19.1 9.8 55 9.3 13.4 218 30 301.2 302.7 290.6 326.3 8.49 4 850 1494 15.4 8.0 61 7.4 10.9 232 29 302.2 303.7 290.5 325.8 7.91 5 800 2005 11.7 7.6 76 4.0 9.3 239 29 303.6 305.1 291.2 328.2 8.24 6 750 2542 8.3 5.3 82 3.0 6.6 240 33 305.6 306.9 291.2 328.1 7.47 7 700 3109 5.0 0.5 73 4.4 2.7 238 36 308.0 309.1 290.4 325.5 5.69 8 650 3710 1.4 -4.1 67 5.5 -1.2 232 36 310.5 311.3 290.0 324.2 4.35 9 600 4350 -2.3 -7.8 66 5.4 -4.7 223 38 313.4 314.1 290.2 324.8 3.55 10 550 5036 -6.5 -9.7 77 3.3 -7.8 220 40 316.4 317.1 290.9 327.2 3.32 11 500 5775 -10.8 -12.2 90 1.4 -11.4 230 44 319.8 320.4 291.6 329.7 2.99 12 450 6578 -14.9 -16.6 87 1.7 -15.4 243 49 324.5 325.0 292.4 332.4 2.32 13 400 7460 -20.6 -22.8 83 2.2 -21.2 245 52 328.2 328.5 292.7 333.6 1.54 14 350 8432 -28.3 -31.5 74 3.2 -28.8 243 57 330.6 330.8 292.7 333.5 0.79 15 300 9516 -37.5 -41.1 69 3.6 -37.9 241 65 332.5 332.5 292.7 333.8 0.35 16 250 10745 -46.6 -53.3 46 6.7 -46.9 246 70 336.8 336.8 293.6 337.2 0.11 17 200 12212 -52.1 -72.2 7 20.1 -52.5 252 56 350.2 350.2 296.7 350.3 0.01 18 150 14027 -62.3 -81.3 6 19.0 -62.4 253 58 362.7 362.7 299.2 362.7 0.00 19 100 16483 -69.4 -87.7 5 18.3 -69.5 259 34 393.6 393.6 304.3 393.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5685.08 m Freezing level: 631.44 mb = 3947.53 m = 12951.07 ft Wetbulb zero: 665.65 mb = 3516.80 m = 11537.93 ft Precipitable water: 1.41 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 69.68 % Est. max temperature: 28.90 C = 84.02 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 856.95 mb = 1424.49 m = 4673.48 ft T: 15.89 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.93 C/km ThetaE index: 4.09 C Layer 750.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 754.30 mb = 2494.20 m = 8182.96 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.33 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.96 C = 89.53 F Cap Strength: 3.17 C Lifted Index: 1.79 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.58 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.67 C Showalter Index: 2.47 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.00 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.20 C Cross Totals Index: 18.80 C K Index: 29.73 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 197.54 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.75 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 16.47 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.74 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5920.19 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.17 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 816.78 mb = 1830.07 m = 6004.10 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 228.2 at 34.5 knts Storm direction: 258.2 at 25.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.8 neg: 0.5 tot: 5.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 104.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 169.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 169.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 56.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.75 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.6 stream: 5.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.43 Bulk Shear: 38.03 m/s