MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510172100F030.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510172100F030.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: 30 hour RUC valid 3Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 32.43,-89.68 Latitude: 32.43 Longitude: -89.68 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 108 SFC 998 126 22.5 21.2 92 1.3 21.6 189 9 295.9 298.8 294.8 342.3 16.13 2 950 554 19.9 19.7 99 0.1 19.8 196 26 297.4 300.1 294.8 342.0 15.41 3 900 1020 17.5 17.2 98 0.3 17.3 202 30 299.6 302.1 294.3 340.0 13.85 4 850 1508 15.0 14.6 98 0.4 14.7 211 30 301.9 304.1 293.9 338.4 12.40 5 800 2020 12.7 10.9 89 1.7 11.6 216 29 304.6 306.6 293.2 335.5 10.30 6 750 2560 9.9 7.9 87 2.0 8.7 220 29 307.3 309.0 292.9 334.5 8.95 7 700 3131 6.6 5.9 95 0.7 6.2 223 30 309.8 311.4 293.2 335.5 8.38 8 650 3738 3.9 1.8 86 2.1 2.7 228 33 313.3 314.6 292.9 334.3 6.71 9 600 4386 0.8 -6.2 60 7.0 -2.5 236 37 317.0 317.8 291.7 330.0 4.01 10 550 5079 -4.2 -12.5 53 8.2 -7.5 244 40 319.1 319.6 291.1 327.9 2.67 11 500 5822 -9.3 -14.2 67 4.9 -11.2 245 42 321.7 322.2 291.7 330.2 2.54 12 450 6628 -14.5 -17.5 78 2.9 -15.5 242 41 325.0 325.4 292.3 332.3 2.16 13 400 7512 -19.3 -36.4 21 17.1 -22.4 245 53 329.9 329.9 292.1 331.5 0.42 14 350 8490 -26.2 -44.7 16 18.5 -28.5 244 60 333.4 333.4 292.9 334.2 0.20 15 300 9584 -34.9 -53.9 13 19.0 -36.2 242 63 336.2 336.2 293.4 336.5 0.08 16 250 10828 -44.4 -63.2 11 18.8 -45.0 246 63 340.0 340.0 294.4 340.2 0.03 17 200 12296 -52.5 -71.2 9 18.8 -52.8 254 63 349.7 349.7 296.5 349.7 0.01 18 150 14105 -63.3 -80.7 8 17.4 -63.4 247 47 361.1 361.1 298.9 361.1 0.00 19 100 16522 -72.6 -86.6 10 14.0 -72.7 258 34 387.4 387.4 303.4 387.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5713.82 m Freezing level: 592.31 mb = 4492.56 m = 14739.18 ft Wetbulb zero: 623.97 mb = 4068.84 m = 13349.05 ft Precipitable water: 1.89 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 81.67 % Est. max temperature: 28.64 C = 83.54 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 979.42 mb = 288.84 m = 947.63 ft T: 21.53 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.93 C/km ThetaE index: 7.83 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 935.94 mb = 682.56 m = 2239.35 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.14 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.65 C = 76.37 F Cap Strength: 0.12 C Lifted Index: -3.20 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.74 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.54 C Showalter Index: -1.91 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.28 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.33 C Cross Totals Index: 23.95 C K Index: 38.26 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 371.49 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.69 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 665.72 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 36.49 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.35 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.12 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 940.97 mb = 636.33 m = 2087.66 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 915.97 mb = 868.29 m = 2848.69 ft Equ Level (EL): 245.97 mb = 10934.78 m = 35874.83 ft B at Equ Level: 663.30 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 155.97 mb = 13859.81 m = 45471.28 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 226.8 at 32.6 knts Storm direction: 256.8 at 24.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 69.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 172.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 172.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 57.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.82 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.8 stream: 4.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.67 Bulk Rich Number: 13.43 Bulk Shear: 49.58 m/s