MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180300F034.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180300F034.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: 34 hour RUC valid 13Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 36.69,-85.17 Latitude: 36.69 Longitude: -85.17 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 54 SFC 973 285 17.5 16.3 93 1.1 16.7 216 11 292.9 295.0 290.9 327.3 12.10 2 950 493 16.4 15.5 95 0.9 15.8 219 23 293.8 295.9 291.0 327.3 11.74 3 900 952 13.2 13.0 98 0.3 13.1 223 33 295.1 297.0 290.4 325.3 10.50 4 850 1431 10.4 9.9 97 0.4 10.1 226 35 297.0 298.6 289.8 323.4 9.07 5 800 1934 7.8 6.0 88 1.8 6.8 229 36 299.5 300.8 289.1 321.2 7.36 6 750 2464 4.7 2.4 85 2.3 3.5 232 40 301.7 302.8 288.7 319.8 6.07 7 700 3023 1.6 -1.5 80 3.1 0.1 233 43 304.2 305.1 288.5 319.1 4.89 8 650 3616 -2.0 -8.1 63 6.1 -4.6 232 45 306.7 307.3 287.6 316.7 3.19 9 600 4248 -5.9 -13.7 54 7.8 -8.7 228 51 309.3 309.7 287.6 316.4 2.21 10 550 4925 -9.2 -18.2 48 9.1 -12.0 221 59 313.2 313.5 288.3 318.7 1.65 11 500 5657 -12.5 -21.4 47 9.0 -15.0 215 67 317.8 318.1 289.5 322.5 1.38 12 450 6457 -15.3 -18.2 78 2.9 -16.2 206 77 324.0 324.4 292.0 330.9 2.03 13 400 7337 -21.0 -22.4 89 1.4 -21.4 199 79 327.7 328.0 292.6 333.3 1.59 14 350 8309 -28.3 -30.4 82 2.1 -28.6 198 80 330.6 330.8 292.7 333.8 0.87 15 300 9394 -37.0 -39.9 74 2.9 -37.3 201 85 333.3 333.3 293.0 334.8 0.40 16 250 10632 -43.2 -64.1 8 20.9 -43.9 227 81 341.9 341.9 294.8 342.0 0.03 17 200 12115 -50.0 -74.8 4 24.8 -50.4 237 64 353.6 353.6 297.4 353.7 0.01 18 150 13947 -60.4 -81.1 5 20.7 -60.6 230 45 366.0 366.0 299.8 366.0 0.00 19 100 16432 -66.0 -87.4 4 21.4 -66.1 231 35 400.2 400.2 305.2 400.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5602.70 m Freezing level: 678.06 mb = 3283.50 m = 10772.52 ft Wetbulb zero: 699.15 mb = 3032.93 m = 9950.45 ft Precipitable water: 1.24 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 73.40 % Est. max temperature: 22.87 C = 73.17 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 957.38 mb = 426.92 m = 1400.64 ft T: 16.74 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.33 C/km ThetaE index: 10.93 C Layer 900.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 910.35 mb = 854.57 m = 2803.66 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.02 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.45 C = 67.01 F Cap Strength: 0.20 C Lifted Index: 0.65 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.81 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.32 C Showalter Index: 2.11 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.23 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.83 C Cross Totals Index: 22.40 C K Index: 29.67 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 256.03 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.23 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 183.34 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 19.15 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.30 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.50 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 914.77 mb = 813.49 m = 2668.91 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 899.77 mb = 953.68 m = 3128.83 ft Equ Level (EL): 519.77 mb = 5359.21 m = 17582.51 ft B at Equ Level: 183.24 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 399.77 mb = 7341.38 m = 24085.60 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 223.5 at 46.9 knts Storm direction: 253.5 at 35.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.3 neg: 0.4 tot: 5.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 95.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 158.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 158.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 52.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.0 stream: 5.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.16 Bulk Rich Number: 2.30 Bulk Shear: 79.59 m/s