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: 35.61,-88.73 Latitude: 35.61 Longitude: -88.73 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 76 SFC 993 141 23.2 16.6 67 6.5 18.8 168 6 296.9 299.1 292.2 331.8 12.07 2 950 526 24.2 14.9 56 9.2 18.0 191 28 301.7 303.8 293.1 335.1 11.31 3 900 997 20.0 13.7 67 6.3 15.9 197 32 302.1 304.1 293.0 334.7 11.02 4 850 1486 15.4 12.7 84 2.7 13.7 202 34 302.3 304.3 293.0 334.7 10.95 5 800 1997 11.0 10.1 95 0.8 10.4 204 36 302.8 304.6 292.2 331.9 9.77 6 750 2532 7.1 3.5 78 3.6 5.1 207 38 304.3 305.5 290.0 324.2 6.59 7 700 3098 5.2 -4.9 48 10.1 0.5 216 37 308.3 309.0 288.8 320.1 3.79 8 650 3701 3.5 -7.9 43 11.5 -1.6 218 35 312.9 313.6 289.8 323.3 3.23 9 600 4347 -0.1 -9.2 50 9.1 -4.1 215 35 316.0 316.6 290.6 326.3 3.17 10 550 5037 -5.4 -10.7 66 5.4 -7.5 217 37 317.7 318.3 291.1 327.7 3.07 11 500 5777 -10.5 -17.9 54 7.5 -12.9 224 44 320.3 320.6 290.7 326.6 1.86 12 450 6579 -14.6 -22.3 52 7.7 -16.7 243 50 324.9 325.2 291.7 329.9 1.42 13 400 7462 -20.4 -30.2 41 9.8 -22.4 248 53 328.5 328.7 292.1 331.3 0.78 14 350 8435 -27.7 -47.0 14 19.2 -29.7 239 60 331.3 331.4 292.3 332.0 0.16 15 300 9521 -37.3 -42.2 61 4.8 -37.8 250 56 332.8 332.8 292.8 334.0 0.31 16 250 10750 -47.8 -49.6 82 1.8 -47.9 251 63 334.9 335.0 293.2 335.6 0.16 17 200 12202 -52.1 -74.9 5 22.8 -52.5 253 63 350.2 350.2 296.7 350.3 0.01 18 150 14018 -62.8 -80.5 7 17.7 -62.9 246 59 361.9 361.9 299.1 361.9 0.00 19 100 16469 -69.3 -87.2 6 17.9 -69.4 265 38 393.8 393.8 304.3 393.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5701.22 m Freezing level: 601.57 mb = 4326.48 m = 14194.31 ft Wetbulb zero: 688.26 mb = 3235.46 m = 10614.91 ft Precipitable water: 1.43 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 63.50 % Est. max temperature: 28.58 C = 83.45 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 901.77 mb = 979.53 m = 3213.66 ft T: 20.13 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.86 C/km ThetaE index: 14.99 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 819.82 mb = 1791.02 m = 5875.99 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.37 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.83 C = 83.90 F Cap Strength: 1.47 C Lifted Index: -1.24 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.23 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.60 C Showalter Index: -1.42 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.11 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.90 C Cross Totals Index: 23.21 C K Index: 28.49 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 339.30 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.65 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 110.84 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 14.89 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 50.69 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.47 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 841.06 mb = 1575.40 m = 5168.57 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 796.06 mb = 2038.40 m = 6687.58 ft Equ Level (EL): 676.06 mb = 3381.08 m = 11092.63 ft B at Equ Level: 59.67 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 246.06 mb = 10853.39 m = 35607.81 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 212.1 at 35.4 knts Storm direction: 242.1 at 26.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 99.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 247.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 247.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 82.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.94 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.4 stream: 6.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.15 Bulk Rich Number: 2.34 Bulk Shear: 47.44 m/s