MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180300F026.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180300F026.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: 26 hour RUC valid 5Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 36.94,-86.35 Latitude: 36.94 Longitude: -86.35 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 53 SFC 986 172 21.4 14.2 63 7.2 16.7 169 13 295.7 297.6 290.4 325.5 10.34 2 950 498 22.0 12.9 56 9.1 16.2 180 41 299.5 301.3 291.3 328.5 9.90 3 900 966 19.6 10.8 57 8.8 14.1 191 50 301.7 303.4 291.3 328.6 9.08 4 850 1455 15.6 9.8 69 5.7 12.0 201 48 302.4 304.1 291.5 329.2 9.01 5 800 1966 11.0 8.4 84 2.5 9.4 210 45 302.8 304.4 291.3 328.7 8.68 6 750 2501 7.5 3.6 76 3.9 5.3 218 43 304.7 305.9 290.2 324.6 6.60 7 700 3067 5.3 -0.2 68 5.5 2.4 222 41 308.3 309.3 290.2 324.9 5.38 8 650 3669 2.0 -2.9 70 4.9 -0.4 219 44 311.3 312.2 290.6 326.2 4.77 9 600 4311 -1.8 -9.2 57 7.4 -4.9 217 46 314.0 314.7 290.0 324.3 3.19 10 550 4997 -6.3 -15.5 48 9.3 -9.5 215 48 316.7 317.1 289.8 323.5 2.07 11 500 5736 -10.5 -19.7 47 9.2 -13.3 219 50 320.3 320.6 290.5 325.8 1.61 12 450 6539 -15.3 -18.2 79 2.9 -16.2 229 49 324.0 324.4 292.0 330.9 2.03 13 400 7420 -20.8 -23.6 78 2.9 -21.5 230 54 328.0 328.3 292.5 333.0 1.42 14 350 8392 -28.0 -32.4 66 4.4 -28.7 231 59 331.0 331.2 292.7 333.7 0.72 15 300 9477 -37.2 -41.2 66 4.0 -37.7 228 67 332.9 333.0 292.9 334.2 0.34 16 250 10707 -47.7 -49.8 79 2.1 -47.8 231 78 335.1 335.2 293.3 335.8 0.16 17 200 12163 -52.1 -74.3 5 22.2 -52.5 239 64 350.2 350.2 296.7 350.2 0.01 18 150 13986 -60.6 -80.6 6 19.9 -60.8 252 60 365.6 365.6 299.8 365.6 0.00 19 100 16461 -68.5 -87.9 5 19.4 -68.6 252 31 395.3 395.3 304.6 395.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5683.60 m Freezing level: 623.45 mb = 4009.80 m = 13155.35 ft Wetbulb zero: 656.94 mb = 3582.66 m = 11753.99 ft Precipitable water: 1.34 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 63.19 % Est. max temperature: 28.22 C = 82.80 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 886.68 mb = 1093.81 m = 3588.56 ft T: 18.57 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.88 C/km ThetaE index: 4.62 C Layer 800.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 779.88 mb = 2177.02 m = 7142.36 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.65 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.22 C = 84.59 F Cap Strength: 2.76 C Lifted Index: 1.71 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.29 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.66 C Showalter Index: 1.13 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 46.32 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.02 C Cross Totals Index: 20.30 C K Index: 30.38 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 328.46 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.70 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 23.02 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.79 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6104.49 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.76 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 823.46 mb = 1722.39 m = 5650.81 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 211.6 at 45.2 knts Storm direction: 241.6 at 33.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 87.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 456.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 456.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 152.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.75 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.6 stream: 8.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.06 Bulk Rich Number: 0.29 Bulk Shear: 79.68 m/s