MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180300F023.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180300F023.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: 23 hour RUC valid 2Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 31.84,-89.97 Latitude: 31.84 Longitude: -89.97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 111 SFC 998 124 22.3 21.3 94 0.9 21.6 174 9 295.5 298.5 294.8 342.1 16.21 2 950 557 19.9 19.7 99 0.2 19.8 186 25 297.3 300.1 294.8 341.9 15.39 3 900 1023 17.6 17.2 98 0.4 17.4 189 28 299.7 302.2 294.4 340.2 13.87 4 850 1511 14.9 14.3 96 0.6 14.6 198 28 301.8 304.0 293.7 337.7 12.18 5 800 2024 12.8 11.4 91 1.4 11.9 208 26 304.8 306.7 293.4 336.6 10.63 6 750 2564 9.9 9.3 96 0.6 9.5 217 27 307.3 309.2 293.6 337.1 9.84 7 700 3136 6.9 6.7 99 0.2 6.8 223 29 310.2 311.8 293.6 337.3 8.85 8 650 3743 4.0 2.6 91 1.4 3.2 228 31 313.5 314.9 293.3 335.8 7.14 9 600 4391 0.6 -4.3 69 5.0 -1.8 235 34 316.9 317.8 292.2 331.7 4.63 10 550 5084 -4.2 -9.0 69 4.8 -6.3 239 36 319.1 319.8 291.9 330.6 3.51 11 500 5829 -8.6 -9.6 92 1.0 -9.0 237 36 322.6 323.3 293.0 334.8 3.70 12 450 6638 -13.7 -14.7 92 1.0 -14.1 241 37 326.0 326.5 293.1 335.2 2.72 13 400 7523 -19.1 -27.5 47 8.4 -21.1 251 48 330.1 330.4 292.7 333.7 1.00 14 350 8503 -25.9 -39.8 26 13.9 -27.9 252 54 333.8 333.9 293.1 335.1 0.34 15 300 9598 -34.9 -48.7 23 13.8 -36.0 245 53 336.2 336.2 293.5 336.8 0.15 16 250 10842 -44.3 -61.4 13 17.1 -44.9 248 56 340.2 340.2 294.4 340.4 0.04 17 200 12312 -52.3 -71.8 8 19.5 -52.7 258 57 350.0 350.0 296.6 350.0 0.01 18 150 14116 -64.8 -79.1 12 14.3 -64.9 251 42 358.4 358.4 298.4 358.5 0.01 19 100 16529 -72.2 -86.8 9 14.6 -72.2 243 29 388.3 388.3 303.5 388.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5717.33 m Freezing level: 593.32 mb = 4483.90 m = 14710.79 ft Wetbulb zero: 617.83 mb = 4154.21 m = 13629.14 ft Precipitable water: 2.01 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 88.51 % Est. max temperature: 28.56 C = 83.42 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 985.38 mb = 239.33 m = 785.19 ft T: 21.63 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.76 C/km ThetaE index: 5.55 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 936.72 mb = 678.39 m = 2225.66 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.17 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.67 C = 76.40 F Cap Strength: 0.13 C Lifted Index: -2.44 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.75 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.23 C Showalter Index: -0.80 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.39 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.47 C Cross Totals Index: 22.91 C K Index: 37.60 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 367.65 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.65 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 583.66 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 34.17 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.53 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.13 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 942.45 mb = 625.79 m = 2053.08 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 917.45 mb = 857.44 m = 2813.07 ft Equ Level (EL): 247.45 mb = 10909.62 m = 35792.28 ft B at Equ Level: 580.80 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 167.45 mb = 13425.36 m = 44045.92 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 221.1 at 30.0 knts Storm direction: 251.1 at 22.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 81.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 176.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 176.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 58.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.80 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.5 stream: 5.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.56 Bulk Rich Number: 12.03 Bulk Shear: 48.54 m/s