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: 34.00,-88.45 Latitude: 34.00 Longitude: -88.45 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1001 92 22.2 19.9 87 2.2 20.6 189 9 295.2 297.9 293.7 337.6 14.78 1 1000 103 23.0 20.6 86 2.5 21.3 193 10 296.2 299.0 294.4 340.6 15.41 2 950 550 20.3 18.9 91 1.5 19.4 205 33 297.8 300.5 294.3 340.1 14.58 3 900 1016 18.6 14.4 76 4.2 15.8 213 30 300.7 302.8 292.9 334.5 11.51 4 850 1505 15.3 11.9 80 3.3 13.1 208 27 302.2 304.1 292.5 332.9 10.39 5 800 2016 11.8 7.5 75 4.3 9.2 224 28 303.7 305.2 291.2 328.1 8.14 6 750 2553 8.4 2.0 64 6.4 4.9 237 32 305.7 306.8 289.9 323.7 5.90 7 700 3120 4.8 -1.2 65 6.0 1.8 235 36 307.8 308.7 289.8 323.3 5.01 8 650 3721 1.6 -6.6 54 8.2 -2.1 231 38 310.8 311.5 289.4 322.1 3.58 9 600 4362 -1.3 -13.0 41 11.7 -5.8 228 36 314.6 315.0 289.5 322.3 2.35 10 550 5051 -5.2 -14.5 48 9.3 -8.7 227 35 317.9 318.3 290.4 325.4 2.26 11 500 5792 -9.9 -16.6 58 6.7 -12.2 230 39 321.0 321.4 291.2 328.0 2.08 12 450 6597 -13.7 -19.6 61 5.9 -15.5 236 44 326.1 326.4 292.3 332.3 1.80 13 400 7482 -19.9 -24.9 64 5.0 -21.1 242 51 329.2 329.4 292.7 333.7 1.27 14 350 8457 -27.4 -33.2 58 5.7 -28.4 239 52 331.8 331.9 292.9 334.2 0.67 15 300 9545 -37.0 -42.0 60 5.0 -37.5 246 57 333.2 333.3 292.9 334.4 0.32 16 250 10778 -46.1 -53.6 42 7.5 -46.4 244 62 337.5 337.5 293.8 337.9 0.10 17 200 12240 -53.0 -71.7 9 18.7 -53.4 248 59 348.8 348.8 296.4 348.8 0.01 18 150 14050 -62.9 -82.1 6 19.1 -63.1 249 63 361.6 361.6 299.0 361.7 0.00 19 100 16488 -70.2 -87.0 7 16.8 -70.2 263 36 392.1 392.1 304.1 392.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5688.92 m Freezing level: 622.47 mb = 4073.90 m = 13365.65 ft Wetbulb zero: 677.02 mb = 3390.38 m = 11123.17 ft Precipitable water: 1.54 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 63.98 % Est. max temperature: 29.08 C = 84.35 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 969.10 mb = 376.43 m = 1235.00 ft T: 21.39 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.49 C/km ThetaE index: 18.46 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 875.39 mb = 1253.14 m = 4111.30 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.04 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.35 C = 83.04 F Cap Strength: 1.57 C Lifted Index: -2.63 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.29 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.55 C Showalter Index: 0.00 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.00 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.17 C Cross Totals Index: 21.83 C K Index: 31.14 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 309.48 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.02 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 651.21 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 36.09 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 32.12 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.53 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 918.35 mb = 842.16 m = 2762.96 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 823.35 mb = 1773.46 m = 5818.38 ft Equ Level (EL): 243.35 mb = 10954.64 m = 35939.99 ft B at Equ Level: 644.44 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 163.35 mb = 13513.62 m = 44335.48 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 225.5 at 33.2 knts Storm direction: 255.5 at 24.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.0 neg: 0.3 tot: 5.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 103.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 197.6 neg: -20.3 tot: 177.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 59.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.64 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.0 stream: 5.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.70 Bulk Rich Number: 21.12 Bulk Shear: 30.83 m/s