MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180600F018.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180600F018.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: 18 hour RUC valid 0Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 37.00,-86.69 Latitude: 37.00 Longitude: -86.69 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 85 SFC 989 182 22.9 13.6 56 9.3 17.0 171 7 297.0 298.8 290.5 325.9 9.97 2 950 535 24.2 13.4 51 10.8 17.1 191 26 301.7 303.6 292.2 331.9 10.21 3 900 1004 19.7 12.3 62 7.4 15.0 194 29 301.8 303.7 292.2 331.5 10.04 4 850 1493 15.0 11.3 78 3.8 12.7 196 30 301.9 303.7 292.0 331.3 9.93 5 800 2003 10.9 7.5 80 3.4 8.9 199 31 302.7 304.2 290.9 327.0 8.14 6 750 2539 8.3 -1.8 49 10.0 3.2 209 31 305.5 306.4 288.5 319.3 4.47 7 700 3106 6.1 -11.7 27 17.8 -1.1 216 34 309.3 309.7 287.6 316.4 2.23 8 650 3710 3.7 -11.5 32 15.1 -2.6 223 34 313.1 313.6 289.0 321.1 2.44 9 600 4355 -0.7 -7.1 62 6.5 -3.6 228 33 315.3 316.1 291.0 327.3 3.73 10 550 5043 -5.9 -10.3 71 4.4 -7.7 231 34 317.1 317.7 291.0 327.4 3.17 11 500 5782 -11.6 -16.6 66 5.0 -13.3 232 35 318.9 319.3 290.5 325.8 2.08 12 450 6579 -16.8 -25.1 49 8.3 -18.8 233 42 322.1 322.3 290.6 326.0 1.11 13 400 7456 -20.8 -42.2 13 21.4 -23.8 238 51 328.0 328.0 291.4 328.9 0.23 14 350 8428 -28.4 -53.4 7 25.0 -30.4 241 58 330.5 330.5 291.9 330.8 0.08 15 300 9510 -37.9 -50.8 25 12.9 -38.8 241 60 331.9 331.9 292.4 332.4 0.12 16 250 10735 -49.0 -50.8 81 1.8 -49.1 240 63 333.2 333.2 292.7 333.8 0.14 17 200 12176 -54.9 -73.6 8 18.7 -55.1 251 72 345.9 345.9 295.7 345.9 0.01 18 150 13987 -60.4 -82.8 4 22.4 -60.6 246 75 366.0 366.0 299.8 366.0 0.00 19 100 16458 -68.5 -87.2 5 18.7 -68.6 264 36 395.3 395.3 304.6 395.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5696.80 m Freezing level: 607.68 mb = 4255.66 m = 13961.95 ft Wetbulb zero: 712.61 mb = 2959.08 m = 9708.15 ft Precipitable water: 1.21 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 57.20 % Est. max temperature: 27.97 C = 82.35 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 862.97 mb = 1363.81 m = 4474.39 ft T: 16.27 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.64 C/km ThetaE index: 15.47 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 792.97 mb = 2076.73 m = 6813.35 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.10 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.00 C = 84.20 F Cap Strength: 2.30 C Lifted Index: -0.70 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.96 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.60 C Showalter Index: -0.99 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.58 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.67 C Cross Totals Index: 22.91 C K Index: 20.13 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 340.97 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.10 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 44.40 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 9.42 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 197.85 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.31 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 818.62 mb = 1809.92 m = 5937.97 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 533.62 mb = 5277.75 m = 17315.25 ft Equ Level (EL): 433.62 mb = 6855.34 m = 22490.99 ft B at Equ Level: 42.51 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 383.62 mb = 7760.71 m = 25461.32 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 216.3 at 31.5 knts Storm direction: 246.3 at 23.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 92.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 202.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 202.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 67.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.94 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.4 stream: 6.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.05 Bulk Rich Number: 1.14 Bulk Shear: 39.02 m/s