MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171500F038.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171500F038.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: 38 hour RUC valid 5Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 35.82,-88.11 Latitude: 35.82 Longitude: -88.11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 70 SFC 990 161 21.2 19.2 88 2.0 19.8 192 12 295.2 297.8 293.4 336.2 14.28 2 950 515 19.7 18.5 93 1.2 18.9 203 36 297.2 299.7 293.9 338.3 14.24 3 900 981 18.3 14.5 78 3.9 15.8 216 43 300.4 302.5 292.9 334.4 11.58 4 850 1468 14.4 12.2 86 2.2 13.0 223 45 301.3 303.2 292.4 332.4 10.56 5 800 1978 10.5 8.5 87 2.0 9.3 227 42 302.3 304.0 291.2 328.3 8.75 6 750 2513 7.7 2.5 70 5.2 4.9 230 40 304.9 306.1 289.8 323.5 6.11 7 700 3079 5.0 -1.7 62 6.7 1.7 229 42 308.0 308.9 289.6 323.0 4.84 8 650 3680 1.9 -6.6 53 8.5 -2.0 219 45 311.1 311.8 289.5 322.4 3.57 9 600 4321 -2.2 -9.0 60 6.7 -5.1 214 49 313.5 314.1 289.9 323.9 3.24 10 550 5007 -6.6 -10.9 72 4.3 -8.3 214 51 316.3 316.8 290.6 326.2 3.04 11 500 5746 -10.3 -12.3 85 2.0 -11.1 225 55 320.5 321.1 291.8 330.3 2.97 12 450 6551 -14.6 -16.2 87 1.6 -15.2 234 56 324.9 325.4 292.6 333.1 2.40 13 400 7433 -20.3 -22.6 82 2.3 -20.9 234 56 328.7 329.0 292.8 334.1 1.56 14 350 8407 -27.5 -30.8 73 3.4 -28.1 231 59 331.7 331.9 293.0 334.8 0.84 15 300 9496 -36.6 -40.1 70 3.5 -37.0 227 62 333.8 333.9 293.2 335.3 0.39 16 250 10728 -47.7 -49.5 81 1.8 -47.8 224 66 335.1 335.2 293.3 335.8 0.17 17 200 12182 -52.0 -72.5 7 20.6 -52.3 247 60 350.5 350.5 296.7 350.5 0.01 18 150 14003 -61.5 -79.8 7 18.2 -61.7 253 61 364.1 364.1 299.5 364.1 0.00 19 100 16458 -68.6 -87.8 5 19.2 -68.7 263 37 395.3 395.3 304.6 395.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5675.95 m Freezing level: 627.16 mb = 3972.95 m = 13034.47 ft Wetbulb zero: 677.15 mb = 3348.16 m = 10984.63 ft Precipitable water: 1.55 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 73.08 % Est. max temperature: 27.43 C = 81.38 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 961.43 mb = 411.18 m = 1349.00 ft T: 20.12 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.73 C/km ThetaE index: 15.90 C Layer 900.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 869.92 mb = 1270.66 m = 4168.77 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.27 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.88 C = 80.38 F Cap Strength: 1.98 C Lifted Index: -2.05 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.37 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.60 C Showalter Index: -0.18 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.22 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.72 C Cross Totals Index: 22.49 C K Index: 30.27 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 318.94 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.51 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 439.81 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 29.66 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 29.62 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.89 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 908.02 mb = 904.25 m = 2966.66 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 843.02 mb = 1537.59 m = 5044.51 ft Equ Level (EL): 243.02 mb = 10912.62 m = 35802.13 ft B at Equ Level: 429.89 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 193.02 mb = 12406.85 m = 40704.39 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 220.3 at 45.1 knts Storm direction: 250.3 at 33.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.5 neg: 0.4 tot: 5.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 87.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 287.3 neg: -2.1 tot: 285.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 95.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.79 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.8 stream: 6.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.78 Bulk Rich Number: 7.97 Bulk Shear: 55.21 m/s