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: 33.41,-87.00 Latitude: 33.41 Longitude: -87.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 992 168 20.6 20.0 96 0.6 20.2 256 11 294.4 297.1 293.6 337.2 14.97 2 950 545 18.4 18.3 99 0.1 18.4 256 27 295.9 298.4 293.4 336.3 14.04 3 900 1008 16.1 15.7 98 0.3 15.8 257 31 298.1 300.3 293.0 334.6 12.59 4 850 1493 13.7 12.5 93 1.1 13.0 256 34 300.5 302.5 292.3 332.2 10.81 5 800 2003 10.8 9.3 91 1.5 9.9 256 40 302.7 304.4 291.7 330.1 9.24 6 750 2539 7.8 6.5 92 1.3 7.0 254 43 305.0 306.5 291.6 329.4 8.12 7 700 3106 4.8 4.5 98 0.3 4.6 248 41 307.8 309.2 292.0 330.9 7.59 8 650 3708 1.7 1.6 99 0.1 1.6 240 39 310.9 312.1 292.1 331.4 6.62 9 600 4351 -1.4 -1.5 99 0.1 -1.4 233 42 314.5 315.6 292.4 332.6 5.73 10 550 5040 -5.2 -5.4 99 0.1 -5.3 229 46 317.9 318.8 292.5 332.9 4.66 11 500 5784 -9.1 -9.4 98 0.3 -9.2 228 44 321.9 322.7 292.9 334.3 3.76 12 450 6591 -13.8 -14.2 97 0.4 -13.9 229 40 325.9 326.5 293.2 335.5 2.84 13 400 7476 -19.8 -20.9 91 1.1 -20.1 226 42 329.3 329.7 293.2 335.7 1.81 14 350 8452 -27.0 -29.0 83 1.9 -27.4 226 47 332.3 332.5 293.3 335.9 1.00 15 300 9543 -36.1 -38.8 76 2.7 -36.4 221 54 334.5 334.6 293.4 336.2 0.45 16 250 10778 -47.3 -50.0 73 2.8 -47.4 223 60 335.8 335.8 293.4 336.4 0.16 17 200 12237 -52.0 -73.8 6 21.8 -52.4 245 71 350.5 350.5 296.7 350.5 0.01 18 150 14047 -63.9 -80.1 9 16.1 -64.1 252 64 359.9 359.9 298.7 360.0 0.00 19 100 16485 -70.7 -86.9 7 16.2 -70.8 247 29 391.2 391.2 304.0 391.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5682.27 m Freezing level: 622.25 mb = 4064.72 m = 13335.53 ft Wetbulb zero: 623.71 mb = 4039.41 m = 13252.49 ft Precipitable water: 1.87 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 96.66 % Est. max temperature: 26.99 C = 80.58 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 983.27 mb = 247.40 m = 811.66 ft T: 20.16 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.20 C/km ThetaE index: 7.78 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 934.18 mb = 688.88 m = 2260.07 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.74 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.75 C = 72.95 F Cap Strength: 0.08 C Lifted Index: -0.61 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.47 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.54 C Showalter Index: 1.06 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.45 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.79 C Cross Totals Index: 21.66 C K Index: 35.07 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 263.14 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.31 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 216.04 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 20.79 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.14 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.08 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 937.60 mb = 657.61 m = 2157.48 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 922.60 mb = 795.73 m = 2610.63 ft Equ Level (EL): 432.60 mb = 6887.55 m = 22596.69 ft B at Equ Level: 216.03 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 212.60 mb = 11837.58 m = 38836.74 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 242.5 at 38.8 knts Storm direction: 272.5 at 29.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.6 neg: 4.5 tot: 5.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 104.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 65.5 neg: -26.0 tot: 39.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 13.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.45 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.5 stream: 2.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.09 Bulk Rich Number: 4.62 Bulk Shear: 46.75 m/s