MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180300F024.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180300F024.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: 24 hour RUC valid 3Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 35.42,-88.60 Latitude: 35.42 Longitude: -88.60 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 67 SFC 991 148 20.6 16.9 79 3.7 18.1 189 8 294.6 296.8 291.6 329.8 12.32 2 950 514 22.4 15.1 63 7.3 17.5 197 34 299.9 302.0 292.6 333.3 11.40 3 900 983 19.7 13.6 68 6.1 15.7 205 38 301.8 303.8 292.9 334.2 10.97 4 850 1472 15.6 11.9 78 3.7 13.2 208 40 302.5 304.4 292.6 333.1 10.33 5 800 1983 11.0 9.6 91 1.5 10.1 209 43 302.9 304.7 291.9 330.9 9.39 6 750 2519 7.5 6.5 94 1.0 6.9 219 41 304.7 306.3 291.5 329.2 8.15 7 700 3086 5.0 2.5 84 2.4 3.7 226 41 308.0 309.2 291.2 328.1 6.58 8 650 3687 1.9 -1.5 78 3.3 0.1 223 43 311.1 312.1 291.0 327.5 5.28 9 600 4329 -1.9 -5.6 76 3.7 -3.6 220 43 313.9 314.7 290.9 327.3 4.20 10 550 5016 -5.8 -9.8 73 4.0 -7.5 222 45 317.2 317.8 291.1 327.9 3.30 11 500 5758 -9.7 -11.7 86 1.9 -10.5 230 49 321.2 321.8 292.2 331.5 3.13 12 450 6563 -14.4 -15.9 89 1.5 -14.9 236 53 325.1 325.6 292.6 333.4 2.46 13 400 7446 -20.6 -22.9 82 2.3 -21.2 235 56 328.2 328.6 292.7 333.6 1.52 14 350 8418 -28.0 -30.8 77 2.8 -28.5 232 61 331.0 331.1 292.8 334.0 0.84 15 300 9504 -37.1 -39.3 79 2.3 -37.3 232 67 333.1 333.2 293.0 334.7 0.42 16 250 10735 -47.0 -50.2 70 3.2 -47.2 232 75 336.1 336.2 293.5 336.7 0.15 17 200 12196 -52.2 -72.7 7 20.5 -52.5 241 62 350.1 350.1 296.7 350.2 0.01 18 150 14017 -61.3 -80.7 6 19.3 -61.5 248 59 364.4 364.4 299.5 364.4 0.00 19 100 16482 -68.8 -87.4 5 18.7 -68.8 261 28 394.9 394.9 304.5 394.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5690.59 m Freezing level: 625.42 mb = 4002.89 m = 13132.67 ft Wetbulb zero: 648.17 mb = 3710.04 m = 12171.91 ft Precipitable water: 1.63 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 79.28 % Est. max temperature: 28.62 C = 83.52 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 937.98 mb = 624.29 m = 2048.16 ft T: 21.75 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.51 C/km ThetaE index: 6.94 C Layer 850.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 819.14 mb = 1783.95 m = 5852.78 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.43 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.81 C = 83.86 F Cap Strength: 2.74 C Lifted Index: 0.08 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.36 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.38 C Showalter Index: 0.02 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.95 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.34 C Cross Totals Index: 21.61 C K Index: 34.78 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 344.98 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.40 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 84.67 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 13.01 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 85.58 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.74 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 858.22 mb = 1389.64 m = 4559.11 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 783.22 mb = 2159.32 m = 7084.31 ft Equ Level (EL): 503.22 mb = 5707.84 m = 18726.28 ft B at Equ Level: 84.42 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 343.22 mb = 8556.09 m = 28070.83 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 218.4 at 41.5 knts Storm direction: 248.4 at 31.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 98.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 300.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 300.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 100.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.6 stream: 7.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.14 Bulk Rich Number: 1.46 Bulk Shear: 58.03 m/s