MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171500F039.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171500F039.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: 39 hour RUC valid 6Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 33.43,-88.84 Latitude: 33.43 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 91 SFC 999 98 22.2 20.5 90 1.8 21.0 190 11 295.4 298.2 294.2 339.5 15.34 2 950 537 19.6 19.3 98 0.3 19.4 203 35 297.0 299.7 294.4 340.4 14.99 3 900 1002 17.2 16.8 97 0.4 17.0 208 41 299.3 301.7 294.0 338.6 13.49 4 850 1489 14.9 14.0 94 0.9 14.3 216 41 301.8 303.9 293.6 336.9 11.91 5 800 2002 12.3 11.6 95 0.8 11.9 221 39 304.3 306.3 293.4 336.4 10.76 6 750 2541 9.4 9.0 97 0.4 9.1 224 40 306.7 308.5 293.3 335.8 9.64 7 700 3111 6.3 6.1 99 0.2 6.2 225 41 309.5 311.1 293.2 335.5 8.49 8 650 3716 2.7 2.3 97 0.4 2.5 226 42 312.0 313.4 292.7 333.7 6.97 9 600 4361 -1.3 -2.7 90 1.4 -2.0 226 45 314.6 315.6 292.0 331.2 5.24 10 550 5049 -5.6 -9.1 76 3.5 -7.1 227 49 317.5 318.2 291.4 328.9 3.50 11 500 5790 -9.5 -12.3 80 2.8 -10.6 229 50 321.4 322.0 292.0 331.3 2.97 12 450 6598 -14.1 -15.8 87 1.7 -14.7 232 48 325.5 326.0 292.8 334.0 2.48 13 400 7482 -20.0 -25.2 63 5.3 -21.2 237 52 329.0 329.3 292.6 333.4 1.23 14 350 8457 -27.0 -33.3 55 6.2 -28.1 238 56 332.3 332.5 293.0 334.8 0.66 15 300 9548 -36.0 -40.6 62 4.6 -36.5 245 50 334.6 334.7 293.3 336.0 0.37 16 250 10785 -45.7 -52.7 45 6.9 -46.1 247 57 338.1 338.1 294.0 338.5 0.12 17 200 12249 -52.5 -73.3 6 20.8 -52.9 247 67 349.6 349.6 296.5 349.6 0.01 18 150 14058 -63.3 -82.0 6 18.7 -63.4 249 63 361.0 361.0 298.9 361.0 0.00 19 100 16493 -70.4 -86.9 7 16.5 -70.5 256 35 391.7 391.7 304.0 391.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5699.11 m Freezing level: 616.00 mb = 4154.44 m = 13629.90 ft Wetbulb zero: 622.15 mb = 4068.91 m = 13349.28 ft Precipitable water: 1.98 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 91.97 % Est. max temperature: 28.57 C = 83.43 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 974.08 mb = 319.45 m = 1048.04 ft T: 20.88 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.92 C/km ThetaE index: 11.47 C Layer 900.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 930.08 mb = 719.14 m = 2359.37 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.68 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.69 C = 76.44 F Cap Strength: 0.24 C Lifted Index: -2.64 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.76 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.25 C Showalter Index: -1.44 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.97 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.43 C Cross Totals Index: 23.54 C K Index: 38.23 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 353.68 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.19 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 645.91 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 35.94 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.45 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.24 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 939.42 mb = 633.13 m = 2077.18 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 904.42 mb = 959.77 m = 3148.81 ft Equ Level (EL): 244.42 mb = 10933.15 m = 35869.46 ft B at Equ Level: 642.60 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 164.42 mb = 13480.20 m = 44225.83 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 222.3 at 41.8 knts Storm direction: 252.3 at 31.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 85.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 274.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 274.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 91.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.87 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.8 stream: 6.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.05 Bulk Rich Number: 10.75 Bulk Shear: 60.07 m/s