MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180300F021.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180300F021.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: 21 hour RUC valid 0Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 35.33,-88.71 Latitude: 35.33 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 78 SFC 992 151 23.6 15.8 62 7.8 18.4 174 6 297.4 299.5 291.9 330.6 11.46 2 950 529 24.2 14.8 56 9.4 17.9 188 28 301.8 303.8 293.0 334.9 11.22 3 900 999 20.0 13.8 67 6.3 15.9 195 32 302.1 304.2 293.0 334.8 11.05 4 850 1489 15.5 12.8 84 2.6 13.7 201 33 302.3 304.4 293.0 334.9 11.00 5 800 2000 11.0 10.1 94 0.9 10.4 205 35 302.9 304.7 292.2 331.9 9.75 6 750 2535 7.2 4.2 82 2.9 5.5 207 38 304.4 305.6 290.3 325.2 6.92 7 700 3101 5.4 -4.2 50 9.6 0.8 216 36 308.5 309.3 289.0 321.0 4.01 8 650 3705 3.8 -8.7 39 12.6 -1.7 219 33 313.3 313.9 289.7 323.1 3.04 9 600 4351 0.1 -9.7 48 9.7 -4.1 217 31 316.2 316.8 290.6 326.1 3.06 10 550 5042 -5.1 -11.0 63 5.8 -7.5 218 34 318.0 318.6 291.1 327.9 3.01 11 500 5783 -10.2 -19.1 48 8.8 -13.0 226 42 320.5 320.9 290.6 326.3 1.69 12 450 6586 -14.3 -25.4 38 11.1 -17.2 242 50 325.2 325.4 291.5 329.0 1.07 13 400 7469 -20.4 -31.8 35 11.5 -22.6 246 53 328.5 328.7 292.0 331.0 0.67 14 350 8442 -27.6 -50.4 10 22.8 -29.7 238 58 331.5 331.5 292.2 332.0 0.11 15 300 9528 -37.1 -43.1 54 5.9 -37.7 247 59 333.0 333.1 292.8 334.1 0.28 16 250 10758 -47.7 -49.6 81 1.9 -47.7 251 64 335.2 335.2 293.3 335.9 0.17 17 200 12213 -52.5 -75.8 4 23.3 -52.9 253 62 349.6 349.6 296.5 349.6 0.01 18 150 14027 -62.9 -80.7 7 17.8 -63.0 246 60 361.7 361.7 299.0 361.7 0.00 19 100 16472 -69.8 -87.1 6 17.4 -69.8 263 38 392.9 392.9 304.2 392.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5704.88 m Freezing level: 599.37 mb = 4360.06 m = 14304.49 ft Wetbulb zero: 683.33 mb = 3297.63 m = 10818.86 ft Precipitable water: 1.41 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 62.40 % Est. max temperature: 28.57 C = 83.43 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 884.96 mb = 1143.55 m = 3751.75 ft T: 18.67 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.85 C/km ThetaE index: 13.89 C Layer 800.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 815.92 mb = 1834.06 m = 6017.17 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.21 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.87 C = 83.97 F Cap Strength: 1.41 C Lifted Index: -0.89 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.58 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.27 C Showalter Index: -1.30 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.77 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.71 C Cross Totals Index: 23.06 C K Index: 28.92 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 339.79 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.74 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 75.74 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 12.31 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 48.26 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.41 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 836.34 mb = 1625.54 m = 5333.07 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 791.34 mb = 2090.54 m = 6858.65 ft Equ Level (EL): 681.34 mb = 3321.42 m = 10896.90 ft B at Equ Level: 47.11 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 361.34 mb = 8209.66 m = 26934.25 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 212.4 at 34.1 knts Storm direction: 242.4 at 25.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 100.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 242.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 242.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 81.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.92 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.5 stream: 6.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.10 Bulk Rich Number: 1.72 Bulk Shear: 43.95 m/s