MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180600F009.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180600F009.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: 9 hour RUC valid 15Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 36.96,-86.72 Latitude: 36.96 Longitude: -86.72 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 113 SFC 992 182 22.3 15.6 66 6.7 17.9 219 10 296.1 298.1 291.3 328.7 11.30 2 950 558 21.4 13.5 61 7.9 16.3 233 28 298.9 300.8 291.4 328.8 10.25 3 900 1026 18.7 12.5 67 6.2 14.7 239 30 300.8 302.6 291.9 330.6 10.14 4 850 1514 15.2 10.0 71 5.1 12.0 241 23 302.0 303.7 291.5 329.1 9.13 5 800 2024 10.5 9.0 90 1.5 9.6 250 19 302.3 304.0 291.5 329.1 9.03 6 750 2558 6.8 4.8 87 2.0 5.7 241 18 304.0 305.3 290.5 325.7 7.21 7 700 3124 5.9 -6.3 41 12.1 0.3 229 24 309.0 309.6 288.6 319.7 3.42 8 650 3728 4.1 -13.3 27 17.5 -2.8 228 26 313.6 314.0 288.9 320.5 2.10 9 600 4374 -0.6 -11.6 43 10.9 -5.1 231 25 315.4 315.9 290.0 324.0 2.63 10 550 5061 -6.7 -10.3 76 3.6 -8.2 240 25 316.1 316.7 290.7 326.4 3.17 11 500 5797 -12.2 -13.9 87 1.7 -12.8 247 30 318.2 318.7 290.8 326.8 2.62 12 450 6594 -17.2 -25.2 50 8.0 -19.1 251 33 321.7 321.9 290.4 325.5 1.09 13 400 7468 -22.2 -48.9 7 26.7 -25.1 250 28 326.2 326.2 290.7 326.6 0.11 14 350 8436 -28.3 -51.4 9 23.1 -30.3 263 32 330.6 330.7 292.0 331.0 0.10 15 300 9520 -37.3 -54.1 16 16.8 -38.3 275 42 332.8 332.8 292.6 333.2 0.08 16 250 10752 -46.9 -56.8 31 9.9 -47.3 267 53 336.3 336.3 293.4 336.6 0.07 17 200 12211 -51.3 -73.5 5 22.1 -51.7 271 65 351.5 351.5 297.0 351.5 0.01 18 150 14035 -62.0 -81.5 6 19.6 -62.1 267 56 363.4 363.4 299.4 363.4 0.00 19 100 16482 -70.1 -86.9 7 16.8 -70.1 244 26 392.4 392.4 304.1 392.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5684.37 m Freezing level: 606.63 mb = 4288.23 m = 14068.83 ft Wetbulb zero: 694.96 mb = 3182.60 m = 10441.49 ft Precipitable water: 1.29 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 63.43 % Est. max temperature: 28.23 C = 82.82 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 899.20 mb = 1033.09 m = 3389.35 ft T: 18.63 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.75 C/km ThetaE index: 9.41 C Layer 750.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 807.91 mb = 1941.02 m = 6368.10 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.42 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.43 C = 83.18 F Cap Strength: 3.22 C Lifted Index: -0.66 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.37 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.74 C Showalter Index: -0.54 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.56 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.34 C Cross Totals Index: 22.23 C K Index: 25.27 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 245.70 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.48 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 41.13 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 9.07 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 91.22 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.14 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 847.23 mb = 1541.05 m = 5055.87 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 752.23 mb = 2533.45 m = 8311.74 ft Equ Level (EL): 742.23 mb = 2643.41 m = 8672.51 ft B at Equ Level: 18.12 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 692.23 mb = 3214.82 m = 10547.17 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 237.8 at 24.5 knts Storm direction: 267.8 at 18.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.8 neg: 1.5 tot: 3.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 58.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 89.2 neg: -18.0 tot: 71.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 23.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.39 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.7 stream: 3.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 17.26 Bulk Shear: 2.38 m/s