MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180300F020.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180300F020.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: 20 hour RUC valid 23Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 35.42,-88.71 Latitude: 35.42 Longitude: -88.71 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 75 SFC 992 149 25.0 16.0 57 9.0 18.9 170 8 298.8 300.9 292.4 332.5 11.57 2 950 526 24.3 15.0 56 9.3 18.1 185 27 301.8 303.9 293.2 335.4 11.38 3 900 996 19.9 13.9 68 6.0 16.0 189 30 302.0 304.1 293.0 335.0 11.15 4 850 1486 15.5 11.9 79 3.6 13.2 194 32 302.4 304.3 292.6 333.1 10.35 5 800 1997 11.4 7.9 79 3.5 9.3 198 34 303.3 304.8 291.2 328.2 8.36 6 750 2533 8.1 0.3 58 7.8 4.1 203 35 305.4 306.4 289.2 321.4 5.23 7 700 3101 7.1 -8.4 32 15.5 0.2 217 34 310.3 310.8 288.6 319.5 2.89 8 650 3707 4.8 -10.4 32 15.1 -1.7 222 32 314.3 314.9 289.7 323.0 2.67 9 600 4354 0.1 -8.1 54 8.2 -3.6 222 30 316.3 316.9 291.0 327.5 3.46 10 550 5045 -5.3 -10.6 67 5.2 -7.5 224 32 317.8 318.4 291.1 327.9 3.11 11 500 5785 -10.9 -16.7 62 5.8 -12.9 228 39 319.7 320.1 290.7 326.7 2.07 12 450 6585 -15.2 -29.7 28 14.5 -18.4 236 50 324.1 324.3 290.8 326.7 0.73 13 400 7468 -19.7 -51.8 4 32.1 -23.3 242 57 329.4 329.4 291.6 329.7 0.08 14 350 8442 -27.8 -50.6 9 22.9 -29.9 239 59 331.3 331.3 292.2 331.7 0.10 15 300 9527 -37.3 -50.1 25 12.8 -38.2 242 61 332.7 332.8 292.6 333.3 0.13 16 250 10757 -47.7 -54.3 46 6.7 -47.9 244 70 335.2 335.2 293.2 335.6 0.09 17 200 12212 -52.6 -77.9 3 25.3 -52.9 256 68 349.5 349.5 296.5 349.5 0.00 18 150 14025 -63.0 -80.8 7 17.8 -63.1 250 64 361.6 361.6 299.0 361.6 0.00 19 100 16471 -69.7 -87.0 6 17.3 -69.8 258 39 393.1 393.1 304.2 393.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5710.01 m Freezing level: 598.86 mb = 4370.16 m = 14337.62 ft Wetbulb zero: 694.27 mb = 3167.99 m = 10393.56 ft Precipitable water: 1.30 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 57.77 % Est. max temperature: 28.67 C = 83.61 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 869.07 mb = 1295.70 m = 4250.94 ft T: 17.22 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.69 C/km ThetaE index: 15.93 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 814.75 mb = 1843.10 m = 6046.85 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.34 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.14 C = 84.45 F Cap Strength: 1.93 C Lifted Index: -1.84 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.04 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.12 C Showalter Index: -1.11 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.23 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.43 C Cross Totals Index: 22.80 C K Index: 22.85 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 346.06 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.28 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 110.73 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 14.88 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 38.53 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.82 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 835.17 mb = 1634.23 m = 5361.59 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 790.17 mb = 2099.86 m = 6889.23 ft Equ Level (EL): 730.17 mb = 2753.54 m = 9033.82 ft B at Equ Level: 19.95 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 670.17 mb = 3457.18 m = 11342.32 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 212.1 at 32.4 knts Storm direction: 242.1 at 24.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 96.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 231.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 231.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 77.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.91 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.2 stream: 6.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.13 Bulk Rich Number: 2.56 Bulk Shear: 43.31 m/s