MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180300F040.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180300F040.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: 40 hour RUC valid 19Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 36.62,-82.94 Latitude: 36.62 Longitude: -82.94 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 38 1 950 475 SFC 947 498 17.5 15.2 86 2.3 16.0 203 12 295.2 297.3 291.3 328.4 11.55 3 900 935 14.2 13.8 97 0.4 13.9 207 35 296.1 298.1 291.2 328.0 11.05 4 850 1416 11.2 10.9 98 0.3 11.0 207 39 297.9 299.7 290.6 326.1 9.68 5 800 1921 8.1 7.7 97 0.4 7.9 209 44 299.8 301.3 290.0 324.1 8.27 6 750 2451 4.6 4.2 97 0.5 4.4 213 49 301.6 302.9 289.4 322.1 6.89 7 700 3010 1.0 0.2 94 0.8 0.6 215 54 303.6 304.6 288.9 320.4 5.56 8 650 3603 -1.8 -4.4 82 2.6 -3.0 215 59 306.9 307.7 288.7 320.0 4.23 9 600 4236 -5.7 -7.4 88 1.7 -6.4 216 64 309.6 310.2 289.0 321.1 3.65 10 550 4913 -9.4 -10.1 95 0.6 -9.7 216 66 312.9 313.5 289.8 323.3 3.24 11 500 5643 -14.0 -16.3 83 2.2 -14.7 217 69 315.9 316.3 289.7 323.0 2.15 12 450 6436 -19.0 -29.6 39 10.5 -21.2 220 80 319.3 319.5 289.3 321.9 0.73 13 400 7302 -24.1 -53.8 5 29.7 -26.8 217 85 323.7 323.7 289.9 323.9 0.06 14 350 8264 -29.7 -55.3 7 25.5 -31.6 208 91 328.7 328.7 291.4 328.9 0.06 15 300 9347 -36.0 -62.9 5 26.9 -37.2 201 97 334.7 334.7 293.0 334.8 0.03 16 250 10597 -41.1 -67.6 4 26.5 -42.1 222 87 344.9 344.9 295.5 345.0 0.02 17 200 12088 -49.6 -76.3 3 26.8 -50.1 221 62 354.3 354.3 297.5 354.3 0.01 18 150 13937 -55.8 -83.3 2 27.5 -56.2 227 53 373.9 373.9 301.2 373.9 0.00 19 100 16435 -66.7 -87.4 4 20.6 -66.8 237 38 398.8 398.8 305.0 398.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5605.74 m Freezing level: 682.27 mb = 3220.42 m = 10565.57 ft Wetbulb zero: 691.66 mb = 3106.05 m = 10190.34 ft Precipitable water: 1.21 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 92.09 % Est. max temperature: 22.12 C = 71.81 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 915.26 mb = 792.18 m = 2598.98 ft T: 15.27 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.72 C/km ThetaE index: 8.41 C Layer 900.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 880.47 mb = 1119.90 m = 3674.18 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.78 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.11 C = 66.39 F Cap Strength: 0.19 C Lifted Index: -1.64 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.91 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.41 C Showalter Index: -0.88 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.24 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.29 C Cross Totals Index: 24.95 C K Index: 35.40 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 350.57 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.73 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 335.26 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 25.89 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.49 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.19 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 885.61 mb = 1070.91 m = 3513.44 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 860.61 mb = 1311.83 m = 4303.86 ft Equ Level (EL): 410.61 mb = 7109.22 m = 23323.91 ft B at Equ Level: 334.39 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 290.61 mb = 9565.16 m = 31381.38 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 214.7 at 56.1 knts Storm direction: 244.7 at 42.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.2 neg: 0.7 tot: 8.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 92.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 323.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 323.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 107.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.93 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.2 stream: 7.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.57 Bulk Rich Number: 2.52 Bulk Shear: 133.09 m/s