MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180300F031.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180300F031.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: 31 hour RUC valid 10Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 35.53,-86.02 Latitude: 35.53 Longitude: -86.02 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 69 SFC 969 337 17.9 17.1 95 0.8 17.4 213 14 293.6 295.9 291.7 329.9 12.73 2 950 512 17.1 16.8 98 0.3 17.0 213 26 294.6 296.9 292.0 331.1 12.78 3 900 972 15.2 14.0 92 1.2 14.4 220 37 297.2 299.2 291.6 329.6 11.20 4 850 1455 12.4 9.8 84 2.6 10.9 228 40 299.1 300.8 290.5 325.5 9.00 5 800 1962 9.1 6.3 83 2.8 7.5 235 44 300.9 302.2 289.7 323.2 7.53 6 750 2494 5.3 4.0 91 1.3 4.6 239 47 302.3 303.6 289.6 322.7 6.81 7 700 3055 2.0 1.7 98 0.2 1.8 236 49 304.7 305.8 289.8 323.5 6.21 8 650 3651 -0.4 -0.5 99 0.1 -0.5 227 48 308.5 309.5 290.6 326.0 5.67 9 600 4289 -3.0 -3.2 99 0.1 -3.1 218 49 312.6 313.6 291.3 328.5 5.06 10 550 4974 -6.6 -7.1 97 0.4 -6.8 217 50 316.2 317.0 291.6 329.4 4.10 11 500 5714 -10.5 -11.4 93 0.9 -10.9 214 52 320.2 320.9 291.9 330.7 3.19 12 450 6517 -15.1 -16.8 87 1.7 -15.7 212 56 324.2 324.7 292.3 332.0 2.28 13 400 7398 -20.6 -23.0 81 2.4 -21.2 210 60 328.3 328.6 292.7 333.5 1.51 14 350 8372 -27.3 -31.6 66 4.4 -28.0 212 62 332.0 332.1 293.0 334.8 0.77 15 300 9461 -36.5 -42.2 55 5.7 -37.0 212 64 334.0 334.1 293.1 335.2 0.31 16 250 10694 -46.5 -51.9 54 5.4 -46.8 216 74 336.9 336.9 293.7 337.4 0.13 17 200 12163 -51.0 -73.3 5 22.3 -51.4 239 70 352.0 352.0 297.1 352.1 0.01 18 150 13993 -60.2 -82.6 4 22.4 -60.3 252 61 366.4 366.4 299.9 366.4 0.00 19 100 16456 -69.0 -87.2 6 18.1 -69.1 236 30 394.4 394.4 304.4 394.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5644.77 m Freezing level: 658.97 mb = 3543.77 m = 11626.42 ft Wetbulb zero: 660.83 mb = 3517.77 m = 11541.11 ft Precipitable water: 1.49 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 93.93 % Est. max temperature: 24.39 C = 75.90 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 957.82 mb = 440.83 m = 1446.27 ft T: 17.44 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.69 C/km ThetaE index: 8.48 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 883.40 mb = 1129.75 m = 3706.50 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.66 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.04 C = 71.67 F Cap Strength: 0.77 C Lifted Index: 0.85 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.96 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.28 C Showalter Index: 2.95 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 43.25 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.91 C Cross Totals Index: 20.34 C K Index: 32.53 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 251.23 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.95 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 156.55 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 17.69 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 9.41 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.75 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 905.31 mb = 922.36 m = 3026.09 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 830.31 mb = 1651.05 m = 5416.75 ft Equ Level (EL): 550.31 mb = 4969.23 m = 16303.07 ft B at Equ Level: 156.34 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 380.31 mb = 7766.22 m = 25479.42 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 223.9 at 46.0 knts Storm direction: 253.9 at 34.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.9 neg: 1.0 tot: 6.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 99.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 211.0 neg: -23.4 tot: 187.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 62.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.72 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.2 stream: 5.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.20 Bulk Rich Number: 2.89 Bulk Shear: 54.22 m/s