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: 35.38,-88.79 Latitude: 35.38 Longitude: -88.79 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 991 157 21.5 16.6 74 4.9 18.2 171 7 295.5 297.6 291.7 330.1 12.07 2 950 523 23.9 14.5 55 9.5 17.7 193 31 301.5 303.5 292.7 333.8 10.97 3 900 993 20.1 13.6 66 6.6 15.8 202 36 302.3 304.3 292.9 334.6 10.91 4 850 1483 15.7 12.1 79 3.6 13.4 203 39 302.6 304.5 292.7 333.7 10.48 5 800 1994 11.8 6.7 71 5.1 8.8 208 42 303.7 305.1 290.8 326.8 7.69 6 750 2531 8.0 4.0 76 3.9 5.8 220 39 305.3 306.5 290.6 325.9 6.83 7 700 3097 4.5 2.1 84 2.4 3.2 226 39 307.5 308.7 290.9 327.0 6.37 8 650 3698 1.6 -2.2 76 3.8 -0.3 226 42 310.8 311.8 290.7 326.5 5.02 9 600 4340 -1.9 -5.8 75 3.9 -3.7 224 41 313.9 314.7 290.9 327.1 4.14 10 550 5026 -6.2 -10.9 69 4.7 -8.1 222 40 316.8 317.4 290.7 326.6 3.02 11 500 5766 -10.2 -16.7 59 6.4 -12.5 223 43 320.5 321.0 291.0 327.5 2.08 12 450 6570 -14.7 -17.5 79 2.8 -15.6 238 46 324.8 325.2 292.3 332.2 2.15 13 400 7453 -20.3 -24.8 67 4.5 -21.4 240 50 328.6 328.9 292.6 333.2 1.28 14 350 8427 -27.6 -32.0 66 4.4 -28.4 236 59 331.5 331.6 292.9 334.2 0.74 15 300 9513 -36.9 -41.2 64 4.3 -37.3 233 65 333.4 333.4 293.0 334.7 0.35 16 250 10745 -46.9 -52.1 56 5.1 -47.1 236 71 336.3 336.3 293.5 336.8 0.12 17 200 12203 -52.4 -72.8 7 20.3 -52.8 242 57 349.7 349.7 296.6 349.8 0.01 18 150 14022 -61.9 -80.7 6 18.8 -62.0 249 61 363.5 363.5 299.4 363.5 0.00 19 100 16484 -69.0 -87.4 5 18.3 -69.1 265 30 394.4 394.4 304.4 394.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5691.73 m Freezing level: 626.99 mb = 3993.21 m = 13100.91 ft Wetbulb zero: 653.95 mb = 3648.83 m = 11971.08 ft Precipitable water: 1.51 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 72.05 % Est. max temperature: 28.85 C = 83.93 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 921.40 mb = 788.55 m = 2587.08 ft T: 21.79 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.53 C/km ThetaE index: 8.62 C Layer 850.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 805.18 mb = 1940.05 m = 6364.91 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.16 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.64 C = 85.34 F Cap Strength: 2.13 C Lifted Index: -0.60 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.24 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.02 C Showalter Index: -0.72 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.29 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.96 C Cross Totals Index: 22.34 C K Index: 35.63 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 335.78 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.28 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 129.65 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 16.10 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 82.64 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.13 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 840.91 mb = 1573.55 m = 5162.50 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 755.91 mb = 2465.64 m = 8089.26 ft Equ Level (EL): 455.91 mb = 6470.69 m = 21229.03 ft B at Equ Level: 128.43 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 295.91 mb = 9605.99 m = 31515.35 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 217.5 at 38.9 knts Storm direction: 247.5 at 29.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 102.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 320.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 320.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 106.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.87 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.1 stream: 7.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.24 Bulk Rich Number: 2.21 Bulk Shear: 58.58 m/s