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: 35.76,-88.66 Latitude: 35.76 Longitude: -88.66 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 991 158 23.2 16.6 67 6.5 18.8 168 6 297.1 299.3 292.3 332.1 12.10 2 950 526 24.0 15.1 58 8.9 18.1 191 28 301.6 303.7 293.2 335.4 11.46 3 900 996 19.9 13.8 68 6.1 15.9 197 32 302.0 304.1 293.0 334.9 11.10 4 850 1485 15.4 12.8 84 2.6 13.7 202 34 302.2 304.3 293.0 334.7 10.96 5 800 1996 10.9 10.1 95 0.8 10.4 205 36 302.8 304.6 292.2 331.8 9.77 6 750 2531 7.0 3.6 79 3.4 5.1 207 38 304.2 305.4 290.0 324.2 6.63 7 700 3096 5.2 -5.2 47 10.4 0.4 216 38 308.2 308.9 288.7 319.8 3.71 8 650 3699 3.4 -7.8 43 11.2 -1.6 217 35 312.8 313.5 289.8 323.3 3.27 9 600 4345 -0.2 -9.2 51 9.0 -4.1 215 36 315.9 316.5 290.6 326.1 3.17 10 550 5034 -5.4 -10.9 65 5.5 -7.7 216 38 317.7 318.2 291.0 327.6 3.03 11 500 5775 -10.6 -17.9 55 7.2 -13.0 224 45 320.1 320.5 290.7 326.4 1.88 12 450 6577 -14.6 -22.1 53 7.5 -16.7 242 50 324.9 325.2 291.7 329.9 1.44 13 400 7459 -20.4 -30.2 41 9.8 -22.4 248 53 328.5 328.7 292.1 331.3 0.78 14 350 8432 -27.8 -46.0 16 18.2 -29.7 240 60 331.3 331.3 292.2 332.0 0.18 15 300 9518 -37.5 -41.9 63 4.4 -37.9 251 54 332.5 332.6 292.7 333.8 0.32 16 250 10746 -47.8 -49.9 79 2.0 -47.9 251 62 335.0 335.0 293.2 335.6 0.16 17 200 12198 -52.2 -73.8 6 21.6 -52.6 254 64 350.0 350.0 296.7 350.1 0.01 18 150 14014 -62.6 -80.6 7 18.0 -62.7 246 59 362.2 362.2 299.1 362.3 0.00 19 100 16467 -69.0 -87.3 5 18.4 -69.1 266 38 394.5 394.5 304.5 394.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5699.59 m Freezing level: 603.06 mb = 4305.34 m = 14124.97 ft Wetbulb zero: 690.40 mb = 3208.60 m = 10526.76 ft Precipitable water: 1.42 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 63.86 % Est. max temperature: 28.38 C = 83.08 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 900.03 mb = 995.23 m = 3265.17 ft T: 19.93 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.89 C/km ThetaE index: 15.55 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 822.36 mb = 1763.72 m = 5786.42 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.46 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.56 C = 83.41 F Cap Strength: 1.40 C Lifted Index: -1.50 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.12 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.77 C Showalter Index: -1.56 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.36 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.99 C Cross Totals Index: 23.38 C K Index: 28.40 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 345.44 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.68 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 136.59 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 16.53 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 46.15 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.40 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 842.40 mb = 1560.80 m = 5120.66 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 807.40 mb = 1918.58 m = 6294.46 ft Equ Level (EL): 667.40 mb = 3484.37 m = 11431.52 ft B at Equ Level: 67.15 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 227.40 mb = 11362.78 m = 37279.01 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 211.9 at 36.0 knts Storm direction: 241.9 at 27.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 98.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 249.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 249.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 83.1 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: 0.19 Bulk Rich Number: 2.81 Bulk Shear: 48.59 m/s