MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170900F046.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170900F046.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: 46 hour RUC valid 7Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 35.97,-86.68 Latitude: 35.97 Longitude: -86.68 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 75 SFC 984 214 19.6 18.8 95 0.8 19.1 209 12 294.1 296.6 292.9 334.2 14.05 2 950 518 17.9 17.8 99 0.1 17.9 215 32 295.4 297.9 292.9 334.6 13.63 3 900 980 15.9 15.7 98 0.3 15.8 221 41 297.9 300.2 292.9 334.3 12.54 4 850 1465 13.1 12.6 97 0.4 12.8 224 43 299.8 301.8 292.2 331.7 10.86 5 800 1972 10.0 9.1 94 0.9 9.5 226 43 301.8 303.5 291.4 328.8 9.12 6 750 2507 7.1 5.9 92 1.2 6.3 225 44 304.2 305.7 291.0 327.6 7.77 7 700 3071 3.4 3.2 98 0.2 3.2 222 44 306.2 307.5 290.9 327.1 6.88 8 650 3670 0.3 0.2 99 0.2 0.3 218 45 309.3 310.5 291.1 327.7 5.96 9 600 4309 -2.7 -2.9 98 0.3 -2.8 216 47 313.0 314.0 291.5 329.2 5.14 10 550 4996 -6.1 -6.4 98 0.3 -6.2 217 48 316.9 317.7 291.9 330.8 4.31 11 500 5737 -10.3 -10.6 97 0.3 -10.4 219 48 320.5 321.1 292.2 331.7 3.41 12 450 6540 -15.3 -16.1 93 0.9 -15.6 221 49 324.0 324.5 292.3 332.2 2.42 13 400 7419 -21.2 -22.7 88 1.5 -21.6 224 54 327.4 327.7 292.4 332.8 1.54 14 350 8390 -28.5 -30.7 81 2.2 -28.9 227 60 330.3 330.4 292.6 333.4 0.85 15 300 9473 -37.6 -40.0 79 2.3 -37.9 225 66 332.3 332.4 292.7 333.8 0.39 16 250 10701 -48.4 -49.7 86 1.3 -48.4 228 78 334.1 334.2 293.0 334.8 0.16 17 200 12165 -51.6 -72.0 7 20.3 -52.0 245 60 351.0 351.0 296.8 351.0 0.01 18 150 13985 -61.2 -81.3 5 20.1 -61.4 250 59 364.6 364.6 299.6 364.6 0.00 19 100 16454 -67.9 -87.3 5 19.5 -67.9 254 34 396.6 396.6 304.8 396.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5661.40 m Freezing level: 644.54 mb = 3739.73 m = 12269.31 ft Wetbulb zero: 645.87 mb = 3720.89 m = 12207.51 ft Precipitable water: 1.73 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 97.11 % Est. max temperature: 25.92 C = 78.65 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 973.34 mb = 308.48 m = 1012.05 ft T: 19.09 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.13 C/km ThetaE index: 7.43 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 923.05 mb = 763.80 m = 2505.87 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.20 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.23 C = 72.01 F Cap Strength: 0.15 C Lifted Index: -1.09 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.08 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.44 C Showalter Index: 0.17 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.29 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.37 C Cross Totals Index: 22.92 C K Index: 35.77 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 284.74 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.12 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 356.67 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 26.71 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.36 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.13 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 929.35 mb = 705.53 m = 2314.71 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 884.35 mb = 1128.80 m = 3703.38 ft Equ Level (EL): 284.35 mb = 9834.06 m = 32263.59 ft B at Equ Level: 356.66 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 204.35 mb = 12023.74 m = 39447.47 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 219.9 at 43.5 knts Storm direction: 249.9 at 32.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.5 neg: 0.6 tot: 6.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 86.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 175.2 neg: -10.8 tot: 164.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 54.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.81 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.5 stream: 5.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.39 Bulk Rich Number: 8.99 Bulk Shear: 39.69 m/s