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: 36.07,-87.27 Latitude: 36.07 Longitude: -87.27 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 65 SFC 981 228 20.5 18.0 86 2.5 18.8 197 13 295.3 297.7 292.7 333.7 13.39 2 950 509 19.0 18.1 94 1.0 18.4 204 34 296.5 299.0 293.4 336.4 13.84 3 900 974 17.4 15.7 89 1.8 16.3 213 45 299.5 301.8 293.3 336.2 12.55 4 850 1461 14.6 12.1 85 2.5 13.0 214 46 301.4 303.4 292.4 332.4 10.50 5 800 1971 10.8 8.7 87 2.1 9.5 217 44 302.7 304.3 291.5 329.1 8.86 6 750 2507 7.7 3.7 76 4.0 5.5 223 42 304.9 306.2 290.3 325.0 6.65 7 700 3072 4.8 -1.0 66 5.8 1.9 223 44 307.8 308.8 289.8 323.5 5.10 8 650 3673 1.6 -4.2 65 5.8 -1.2 220 48 310.7 311.5 290.0 324.2 4.30 9 600 4314 -2.0 -8.6 61 6.6 -4.8 219 50 313.9 314.5 290.2 324.6 3.34 10 550 5001 -6.2 -12.1 63 5.8 -8.5 216 50 316.7 317.2 290.5 325.7 2.76 11 500 5740 -10.4 -13.3 79 2.9 -11.5 222 53 320.4 320.9 291.6 329.5 2.74 12 450 6545 -14.6 -16.2 88 1.5 -15.2 232 59 324.9 325.3 292.5 333.0 2.41 13 400 7427 -20.4 -22.3 84 2.0 -20.9 232 62 328.5 328.9 292.8 334.1 1.59 14 350 8401 -27.4 -30.5 75 3.1 -28.0 231 62 331.8 332.0 293.0 334.9 0.86 15 300 9490 -36.5 -40.7 65 4.1 -37.0 228 66 333.9 334.0 293.2 335.3 0.37 16 250 10722 -47.9 -50.4 75 2.5 -48.0 224 68 334.8 334.9 293.2 335.4 0.15 17 200 12178 -51.7 -72.6 6 20.9 -52.1 244 61 350.9 350.9 296.8 350.9 0.01 18 150 13997 -62.0 -80.0 7 18.0 -62.1 253 62 363.2 363.2 299.3 363.3 0.00 19 100 16454 -68.3 -87.8 4 19.5 -68.4 260 34 395.8 395.8 304.6 395.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5675.16 m Freezing level: 627.86 mb = 3957.15 m = 12982.63 ft Wetbulb zero: 669.49 mb = 3433.75 m = 11265.46 ft Precipitable water: 1.54 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 74.60 % Est. max temperature: 27.13 C = 80.83 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 946.41 mb = 541.83 m = 1777.64 ft T: 18.93 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.69 C/km ThetaE index: 12.90 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 872.66 mb = 1236.82 m = 4057.75 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.12 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.77 C = 78.39 F Cap Strength: 1.25 C Lifted Index: -1.79 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.15 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.52 C Showalter Index: -0.27 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.48 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.98 C Cross Totals Index: 22.50 C K Index: 31.33 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 332.94 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.67 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 317.54 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 25.20 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 20.78 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.26 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 909.15 mb = 886.76 m = 2909.29 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 824.15 mb = 1720.79 m = 5645.58 ft Equ Level (EL): 354.15 mb = 8315.24 m = 27280.64 ft B at Equ Level: 316.48 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 204.15 mb = 12043.51 m = 39512.34 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 218.5 at 46.3 knts Storm direction: 248.5 at 34.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.5 neg: 0.3 tot: 5.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 85.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 260.7 neg: -3.1 tot: 257.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 85.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.83 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.9 stream: 6.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.49 Bulk Rich Number: 6.35 Bulk Shear: 50.02 m/s