MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510172100F048.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510172100F048.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: 48 hour RUC valid 21Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 34.29,-82.07 Latitude: 34.29 Longitude: -82.07 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 79 SFC 990 170 20.2 18.5 90 1.7 19.1 238 10 294.2 296.7 292.6 333.4 13.70 2 950 521 17.4 16.4 94 1.0 16.7 247 27 294.9 297.1 291.9 330.5 12.43 3 900 981 14.0 13.5 97 0.5 13.7 252 33 295.9 297.9 290.9 327.2 10.84 4 850 1462 11.2 9.8 91 1.4 10.4 247 34 297.9 299.5 290.0 324.1 8.99 5 800 1968 10.1 5.4 73 4.7 7.4 235 36 301.9 303.2 289.6 322.9 7.03 6 750 2502 8.1 -3.8 43 12.0 2.4 228 43 305.4 306.1 287.8 317.2 3.83 7 700 3069 6.3 -25.9 8 32.2 -3.3 233 53 309.5 309.6 285.9 311.7 0.66 8 650 3672 3.3 -41.9 2 45.2 -6.2 235 56 312.7 312.7 286.5 313.2 0.15 9 600 4314 -1.5 -41.3 3 39.7 -9.4 239 54 314.3 314.4 287.1 315.0 0.17 10 550 4999 -6.5 -43.0 4 36.5 -12.9 243 60 316.4 316.4 287.8 317.0 0.16 11 500 5736 -11.6 -45.7 4 34.1 -16.7 244 70 318.9 319.0 288.5 319.4 0.13 12 450 6532 -17.8 -46.6 6 28.8 -21.5 239 72 320.8 320.9 289.2 321.3 0.13 13 400 7401 -24.4 -48.1 9 23.7 -26.9 231 70 323.2 323.2 289.9 323.7 0.12 14 350 8360 -30.5 -54.4 8 23.9 -32.3 224 79 327.6 327.6 291.1 327.8 0.07 15 300 9442 -35.9 -49.5 23 13.6 -36.9 214 90 334.8 334.8 293.2 335.3 0.14 16 250 10684 -45.3 -54.4 35 9.1 -45.7 213 95 338.7 338.7 294.1 339.1 0.09 17 200 12157 -50.4 -74.4 4 24.0 -50.9 235 74 352.9 352.9 297.3 353.0 0.01 18 150 13995 -58.6 -83.3 3 24.7 -58.8 236 56 369.1 369.1 300.4 369.1 0.00 19 100 16461 -69.1 -86.8 6 17.7 -69.2 254 36 394.2 394.2 304.4 394.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5657.75 m Freezing level: 615.97 mb = 4109.03 m = 13480.90 ft Wetbulb zero: 728.69 mb = 2739.04 m = 8986.24 ft Precipitable water: 0.97 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 37.93 % Est. max temperature: 24.66 C = 76.39 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 965.85 mb = 378.71 m = 1242.48 ft T: 18.55 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.70 C/km ThetaE index: 21.65 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 921.29 mb = 782.46 m = 2567.08 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.07 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.43 C = 70.57 F Cap Strength: 2.25 C Lifted Index: -0.28 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.52 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.07 C Showalter Index: 2.59 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.15 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.78 C Cross Totals Index: 21.37 C K Index: 0.37 Risk: None Sweat Index: 255.86 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.81 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 104.49 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 14.46 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.26 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.23 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 925.77 mb = 741.14 m = 2431.52 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 910.77 mb = 880.15 m = 2887.61 ft Equ Level (EL): 800.77 mb = 1959.95 m = 6430.20 ft B at Equ Level: 26.91 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 720.77 mb = 2828.81 m = 9280.77 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 239.7 at 48.4 knts Storm direction: 269.7 at 36.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.4 neg: 3.2 tot: 8.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 90.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 200.9 neg: -0.4 tot: 200.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 66.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.62 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.2 stream: 5.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.06 Bulk Rich Number: 1.05 Bulk Shear: 99.05 m/s