MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170900F042.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170900F042.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: 42 hour RUC valid 3Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 33.54,-88.84 Latitude: 33.54 Longitude: -88.84 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1003 85 22.9 20.0 84 2.8 20.9 198 10 295.8 298.5 294.0 338.6 14.87 1 1000 107 23.2 20.4 84 2.8 21.2 199 12 296.4 299.1 294.4 340.3 15.26 2 950 554 19.9 18.7 93 1.2 19.1 205 30 297.4 300.0 294.1 339.2 14.43 3 900 1020 18.0 14.7 81 3.2 15.8 212 30 300.0 302.2 292.9 334.5 11.79 4 850 1508 15.6 10.5 72 5.0 12.4 218 26 302.5 304.2 291.9 330.5 9.45 5 800 2020 12.2 7.5 73 4.7 9.4 231 25 304.2 305.7 291.3 328.7 8.16 6 750 2557 8.6 4.5 75 4.1 6.2 242 27 305.9 307.2 290.9 327.2 7.04 7 700 3125 5.1 1.7 79 3.4 3.2 239 31 308.1 309.3 290.9 327.1 6.19 8 650 3727 1.9 -1.1 81 3.0 0.4 234 34 311.1 312.1 291.2 328.1 5.45 9 600 4369 -1.5 -8.8 57 7.3 -4.7 229 35 314.3 315.0 290.2 324.8 3.27 10 550 5057 -5.5 -15.4 46 9.9 -9.1 225 36 317.6 318.0 290.2 324.6 2.10 11 500 5797 -10.2 -14.7 69 4.5 -11.8 225 41 320.7 321.1 291.4 328.8 2.45 12 450 6602 -14.0 -17.0 78 3.0 -15.0 235 49 325.6 326.0 292.6 333.2 2.24 13 400 7487 -19.9 -24.0 70 4.1 -21.0 244 50 329.2 329.4 292.8 334.0 1.38 14 350 8462 -27.4 -33.1 58 5.7 -28.4 240 50 331.8 331.9 292.9 334.3 0.67 15 300 9550 -36.6 -42.8 53 6.2 -37.2 241 54 333.8 333.8 293.0 334.9 0.29 16 250 10787 -45.0 -56.4 27 11.4 -45.4 243 61 339.2 339.2 294.2 339.5 0.07 17 200 12254 -52.6 -71.9 8 19.3 -53.0 251 61 349.4 349.4 296.5 349.5 0.01 18 150 14064 -63.6 -81.7 7 18.1 -63.7 250 60 360.5 360.5 298.8 360.6 0.00 19 100 16496 -70.9 -86.8 8 15.9 -71.0 261 35 390.7 390.7 303.9 390.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5689.95 m Freezing level: 622.58 mb = 4079.11 m = 13382.75 ft Wetbulb zero: 646.32 mb = 3772.78 m = 12377.73 ft Precipitable water: 1.65 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 71.47 % Est. max temperature: 29.41 C = 84.94 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 962.35 mb = 441.48 m = 1448.41 ft T: 20.76 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.71 C/km ThetaE index: 13.20 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 881.45 mb = 1197.39 m = 3928.40 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.03 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.98 C = 82.36 F Cap Strength: 1.06 C Lifted Index: -2.73 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.59 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.06 C Showalter Index: 0.84 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.44 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.74 C Cross Totals Index: 20.70 C K Index: 32.88 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 259.59 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.37 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 550.01 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 33.17 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 32.01 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.08 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 923.20 mb = 800.38 m = 2625.88 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 808.20 mb = 1933.62 m = 6343.83 ft Equ Level (EL): 268.20 mb = 10310.60 m = 33827.02 ft B at Equ Level: 549.01 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 178.20 mb = 12979.96 m = 42584.66 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 226.7 at 31.6 knts Storm direction: 256.7 at 23.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.7 neg: 0.7 tot: 4.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 99.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 141.8 neg: -8.7 tot: 133.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 44.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.62 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.7 stream: 4.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.44 Bulk Rich Number: 18.65 Bulk Shear: 29.49 m/s