MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171500F044.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171500F044.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: 44 hour RUC valid 11Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 33.23,-86.82 Latitude: 33.23 Longitude: -86.82 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 101 SFC 992 170 20.7 20.2 97 0.5 20.4 231 11 294.5 297.3 293.8 337.9 15.16 2 950 545 18.7 18.6 99 0.1 18.7 236 28 296.2 298.8 293.7 337.4 14.31 3 900 1009 16.6 16.5 99 0.1 16.5 238 32 298.7 301.1 293.6 337.2 13.23 4 850 1495 14.2 14.0 98 0.2 14.1 240 35 301.1 303.2 293.3 336.1 11.90 5 800 2006 11.3 11.0 98 0.3 11.1 244 38 303.2 305.1 292.8 334.0 10.35 6 750 2543 8.1 7.9 99 0.2 8.0 245 40 305.4 307.1 292.3 332.3 8.96 7 700 3111 5.1 5.0 99 0.1 5.1 245 40 308.2 309.6 292.3 332.1 7.86 8 650 3713 2.0 1.9 99 0.1 2.0 241 40 311.2 312.5 292.3 332.2 6.77 9 600 4357 -1.2 -1.3 99 0.1 -1.3 237 42 314.7 315.8 292.5 333.0 5.80 10 550 5046 -5.0 -5.2 99 0.1 -5.1 233 45 318.1 319.0 292.6 333.4 4.74 11 500 5791 -8.7 -8.9 99 0.2 -8.8 232 44 322.4 323.2 293.1 335.2 3.90 12 450 6599 -13.8 -14.1 97 0.3 -13.9 233 42 325.9 326.5 293.2 335.5 2.85 13 400 7484 -19.7 -21.4 86 1.7 -20.2 231 44 329.4 329.7 293.2 335.4 1.72 14 350 8461 -26.9 -28.9 83 2.0 -27.3 229 47 332.5 332.7 293.3 336.1 1.00 15 300 9551 -36.1 -38.6 77 2.6 -36.4 223 52 334.6 334.6 293.4 336.3 0.45 16 250 10788 -47.1 -49.9 72 2.9 -47.2 223 59 336.1 336.1 293.5 336.7 0.16 17 200 12245 -52.4 -73.9 6 21.5 -52.8 246 71 349.8 349.8 296.6 349.8 0.01 18 150 14053 -63.6 -80.1 9 16.6 -63.7 254 63 360.6 360.6 298.8 360.6 0.00 19 100 16491 -71.0 -86.9 8 15.9 -71.1 249 27 390.6 390.6 303.9 390.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5689.68 m Freezing level: 619.16 mb = 4110.07 m = 13484.32 ft Wetbulb zero: 619.69 mb = 4097.06 m = 13441.63 ft Precipitable water: 1.96 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 98.86 % Est. max temperature: 27.56 C = 81.61 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 984.48 mb = 236.74 m = 776.69 ft T: 20.36 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.17 C/km ThetaE index: 5.75 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 935.94 mb = 672.87 m = 2207.55 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.11 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.03 C = 73.45 F Cap Strength: 0.04 C Lifted Index: -0.90 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.45 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.75 C Showalter Index: -0.26 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.71 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.98 C Cross Totals Index: 22.73 C K Index: 36.88 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 281.83 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.29 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 348.02 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 26.38 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.23 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.06 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 938.43 mb = 650.02 m = 2132.59 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 913.43 mb = 881.67 m = 2892.57 ft Equ Level (EL): 243.43 mb = 10961.42 m = 35962.22 ft B at Equ Level: 339.75 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 193.43 mb = 12454.83 m = 40861.80 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 238.4 at 38.6 knts Storm direction: 268.4 at 28.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.0 neg: 0.1 tot: 5.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 95.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 129.9 neg: -3.9 tot: 126.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 42.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.90 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.4 stream: 4.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.27 Bulk Rich Number: 9.25 Bulk Shear: 37.64 m/s