MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180300F041.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180300F041.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: 41 hour RUC valid 20Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 36.51,-82.36 Latitude: 36.51 Longitude: -82.36 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 45 1 950 480 SFC 948 500 18.2 14.8 80 3.5 16.0 194 17 295.9 297.9 291.2 328.1 11.20 3 900 940 14.1 12.5 90 1.5 13.1 202 33 296.0 297.8 290.4 325.4 10.18 4 850 1420 11.0 10.4 96 0.6 10.6 202 40 297.6 299.3 290.2 324.8 9.34 5 800 1925 8.3 7.8 96 0.5 8.0 208 46 300.0 301.5 290.1 324.5 8.30 6 750 2455 5.1 4.7 97 0.4 4.9 214 49 302.1 303.4 289.8 323.5 7.16 7 700 3016 1.8 1.1 95 0.7 1.4 217 52 304.4 305.5 289.5 322.4 5.93 8 650 3610 -1.8 -3.0 92 1.1 -2.4 218 57 306.9 307.8 289.2 321.5 4.73 9 600 4243 -5.2 -6.7 89 1.5 -5.8 218 60 310.1 310.9 289.5 322.3 3.87 10 550 4922 -9.1 -10.6 89 1.5 -9.6 218 60 313.3 313.9 289.8 323.3 3.11 11 500 5652 -13.8 -18.8 66 5.1 -15.3 221 68 316.3 316.6 289.3 322.0 1.73 12 450 6446 -18.9 -37.7 17 18.9 -21.9 224 81 319.5 319.6 288.9 320.7 0.33 13 400 7311 -24.2 -50.6 7 26.4 -26.8 217 80 323.5 323.5 289.9 323.9 0.09 14 350 8273 -29.9 -56.0 6 26.1 -31.7 208 88 328.5 328.5 291.3 328.7 0.06 15 300 9356 -36.1 -60.0 7 23.9 -37.3 202 97 334.6 334.6 293.0 334.7 0.04 16 250 10604 -41.7 -66.8 5 25.1 -42.6 219 87 344.0 344.0 295.3 344.1 0.02 17 200 12092 -49.8 -75.5 3 25.7 -50.3 226 60 353.9 353.9 297.5 353.9 0.01 18 150 13943 -56.1 -83.3 2 27.2 -56.4 223 49 373.4 373.4 301.2 373.5 0.00 19 100 16436 -66.9 -87.4 4 20.4 -67.0 241 37 398.4 398.4 305.0 398.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5607.82 m Freezing level: 675.25 mb = 3310.28 m = 10860.38 ft Wetbulb zero: 681.28 mb = 3233.49 m = 10608.45 ft Precipitable water: 1.19 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 90.34 % Est. max temperature: 22.36 C = 72.26 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 900.30 mb = 937.55 m = 3075.93 ft T: 14.09 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.89 C/km ThetaE index: 6.63 C Layer 900.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 865.43 mb = 1269.36 m = 4164.53 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.18 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.44 C = 66.99 F Cap Strength: 0.39 C Lifted Index: -0.48 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.90 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.00 C Showalter Index: 0.04 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.87 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.72 C Cross Totals Index: 24.15 C K Index: 34.44 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 337.97 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.63 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 129.38 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 16.09 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.62 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.39 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 874.20 mb = 1184.68 m = 3886.69 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 839.20 mb = 1526.80 m = 5009.14 ft Equ Level (EL): 449.20 mb = 6458.62 m = 21189.42 ft B at Equ Level: 129.08 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 349.20 mb = 8289.28 m = 27195.48 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 216.3 at 54.4 knts Storm direction: 246.3 at 40.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 83.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 327.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 327.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 109.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.95 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.6 stream: 7.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.22 Bulk Rich Number: 1.04 Bulk Shear: 124.10 m/s