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: 35.55,-88.06 Latitude: 35.55 Longitude: -88.06 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 83 SFC 992 152 21.2 18.1 82 3.1 19.1 180 9 295.0 297.4 292.5 333.0 13.24 2 950 529 21.4 16.6 74 4.9 18.2 197 35 298.9 301.2 293.2 335.7 12.60 3 900 997 19.1 13.8 72 5.2 15.6 209 38 301.1 303.2 292.7 333.8 11.10 4 850 1485 14.9 11.5 80 3.4 12.7 212 39 301.7 303.6 292.1 331.4 10.05 5 800 1995 10.5 8.8 89 1.7 9.5 212 41 302.3 304.0 291.4 328.9 8.93 6 750 2530 7.2 2.1 70 5.0 4.5 217 42 304.3 305.5 289.5 322.4 5.96 7 700 3095 5.8 -12.8 25 18.6 -1.6 223 40 308.9 309.3 287.2 315.5 2.04 8 650 3697 2.5 -13.3 30 15.9 -3.6 224 38 311.8 312.2 288.3 318.7 2.11 9 600 4339 -1.4 -11.2 47 9.7 -5.4 222 37 314.5 315.0 289.8 323.3 2.71 10 550 5027 -6.3 -10.4 73 4.1 -7.9 221 40 316.6 317.2 290.8 326.9 3.16 11 500 5765 -11.0 -13.6 81 2.6 -11.9 229 45 319.7 320.2 291.3 328.6 2.68 12 450 6567 -15.1 -17.5 82 2.4 -15.9 241 47 324.3 324.7 292.2 331.7 2.16 13 400 7448 -20.9 -24.1 75 3.2 -21.7 244 51 327.9 328.1 292.4 332.6 1.36 14 350 8420 -28.1 -34.1 56 6.0 -29.1 240 53 330.8 330.9 292.6 333.1 0.61 15 300 9504 -37.8 -42.2 63 4.4 -38.2 243 61 332.1 332.1 292.6 333.3 0.31 16 250 10731 -47.5 -53.6 50 6.1 -47.7 247 66 335.5 335.5 293.3 335.9 0.10 17 200 12193 -52.3 -71.8 8 19.5 -52.7 244 60 349.9 349.9 296.6 349.9 0.01 18 150 14006 -61.9 -80.9 6 19.0 -62.0 252 60 363.5 363.5 299.4 363.5 0.00 19 100 16467 -69.6 -87.5 6 17.9 -69.7 255 36 393.2 393.2 304.3 393.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5682.05 m Freezing level: 618.05 mb = 4107.54 m = 13476.02 ft Wetbulb zero: 712.94 mb = 2944.92 m = 9661.70 ft Precipitable water: 1.40 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 62.64 % Est. max temperature: 27.98 C = 82.36 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 947.66 mb = 550.46 m = 1805.96 ft T: 21.33 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.28 C/km ThetaE index: 20.18 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 843.07 mb = 1554.01 m = 5098.41 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.22 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.97 C = 82.34 F Cap Strength: 2.41 C Lifted Index: -1.85 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.39 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.09 C Showalter Index: -0.39 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.27 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.84 C Cross Totals Index: 22.43 C K Index: 18.74 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 321.13 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.63 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 227.56 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 21.33 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 57.16 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.41 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 879.34 mb = 1195.19 m = 3921.18 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 814.34 mb = 1845.65 m = 6055.20 ft Equ Level (EL): 354.34 mb = 8330.33 m = 27330.15 ft B at Equ Level: 216.30 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 214.34 mb = 11739.19 m = 38513.92 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 218.6 at 39.0 knts Storm direction: 248.6 at 29.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 94.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 293.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 293.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 97.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.89 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.2 stream: 7.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.38 Bulk Rich Number: 4.89 Bulk Shear: 46.57 m/s