MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510172100F035.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510172100F035.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: 35 hour RUC valid 8Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 37.23,-86.56 Latitude: 37.23 Longitude: -86.56 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 24 SFC 984 163 18.6 17.8 95 0.8 18.1 183 12 293.1 295.5 291.8 330.4 13.12 2 950 464 16.9 16.8 99 0.1 16.8 191 33 294.3 296.6 291.9 330.8 12.75 3 900 925 15.2 15.0 99 0.1 15.1 199 43 297.1 299.3 292.2 331.9 12.01 4 850 1409 13.1 12.7 97 0.4 12.8 205 48 299.8 301.8 292.2 331.7 10.89 5 800 1918 10.4 9.7 96 0.7 10.0 210 48 302.2 304.0 291.8 330.4 9.49 6 750 2453 7.1 6.6 96 0.5 6.8 211 48 304.3 305.8 291.4 328.9 8.18 7 700 3017 3.1 3.0 99 0.1 3.1 212 49 306.0 307.2 290.7 326.7 6.82 8 650 3615 0.2 0.1 99 0.1 0.2 213 49 309.2 310.3 291.0 327.6 5.96 9 600 4255 -2.3 -2.4 99 0.1 -2.4 214 51 313.5 314.5 291.8 330.3 5.35 10 550 4942 -5.8 -5.9 99 0.1 -5.9 213 52 317.2 318.1 292.2 331.6 4.47 11 500 5684 -9.9 -10.5 96 0.5 -10.2 212 54 320.9 321.6 292.3 332.3 3.45 12 450 6489 -14.8 -15.9 91 1.1 -15.2 212 57 324.7 325.2 292.5 333.0 2.46 13 400 7371 -20.5 -22.2 86 1.7 -21.0 213 61 328.3 328.6 292.8 333.9 1.61 14 350 8344 -27.8 -30.0 81 2.2 -28.2 215 66 331.3 331.5 293.0 334.6 0.90 15 300 9430 -37.0 -39.5 78 2.4 -37.3 212 70 333.2 333.3 293.0 334.8 0.41 16 250 10660 -48.0 -50.1 78 2.1 -48.1 213 84 334.8 334.8 293.2 335.4 0.16 17 200 12127 -50.7 -73.0 5 22.3 -51.1 236 61 352.5 352.5 297.2 352.6 0.01 18 150 13956 -60.1 -82.1 4 22.0 -60.3 253 60 366.5 366.5 299.9 366.5 0.00 19 100 16435 -66.8 -87.4 4 20.5 -67.0 241 33 398.6 398.6 305.0 398.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5660.93 m Freezing level: 645.71 mb = 3670.28 m = 12041.45 ft Wetbulb zero: 646.16 mb = 3662.67 m = 12016.48 ft Precipitable water: 1.73 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 98.13 % Est. max temperature: 26.05 C = 78.89 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 972.05 mb = 267.40 m = 877.30 ft T: 18.02 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.90 C/km ThetaE index: 5.25 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 924.22 mb = 698.99 m = 2293.24 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.47 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.24 C = 70.24 F Cap Strength: 0.39 C Lifted Index: 0.70 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.51 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.63 C Showalter Index: 0.47 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.60 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.00 C Cross Totals Index: 22.60 C K Index: 35.57 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 342.11 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.01 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 98.36 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 14.03 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 12.53 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.59 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 929.58 mb = 649.66 m = 2131.40 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 784.58 mb = 2079.02 m = 6820.86 ft Equ Level (EL): 564.58 mb = 4735.78 m = 15537.15 ft B at Equ Level: 98.22 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 394.58 mb = 7470.13 m = 24508.01 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 209.7 at 47.9 knts Storm direction: 239.7 at 35.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 88.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 324.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 324.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 108.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.96 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.8 stream: 7.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.19 Bulk Rich Number: 1.32 Bulk Shear: 74.34 m/s