MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180600F021.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180600F021.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: 21 hour RUC valid 3Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 35.75,-89.06 Latitude: 35.75 Longitude: -89.06 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 67 SFC 995 109 20.7 15.9 74 4.8 17.5 182 8 294.2 296.3 290.9 327.1 11.50 2 950 515 23.8 13.9 54 9.9 17.3 205 34 301.3 303.2 292.3 332.4 10.53 3 900 985 19.8 13.0 65 6.8 15.4 206 39 301.9 303.8 292.5 333.0 10.50 4 850 1474 15.4 11.8 79 3.6 13.1 202 43 302.3 304.2 292.5 332.8 10.31 5 800 1985 11.8 4.0 59 7.8 7.5 208 45 303.7 304.9 289.6 323.0 6.38 6 750 2521 7.7 2.9 72 4.8 5.1 215 40 304.9 306.1 290.0 324.1 6.31 7 700 3087 4.0 3.4 96 0.6 3.7 220 37 306.9 308.2 291.2 328.2 7.01 8 650 3686 0.7 -0.2 94 0.9 0.2 223 41 309.8 310.9 291.0 327.7 5.80 9 600 4326 -2.5 -5.7 79 3.2 -3.9 217 45 313.3 314.1 290.7 326.5 4.18 10 550 5012 -6.4 -9.5 79 3.1 -7.7 218 45 316.5 317.2 291.0 327.5 3.40 11 500 5752 -10.3 -12.2 86 1.9 -11.1 226 50 320.5 321.1 291.8 330.4 3.00 12 450 6556 -14.9 -17.0 84 2.1 -15.6 234 56 324.5 325.0 292.3 332.2 2.24 13 400 7436 -21.4 -25.1 72 3.7 -22.2 238 57 327.2 327.5 292.2 331.7 1.25 14 350 8406 -28.8 -35.0 55 6.2 -29.8 236 57 329.9 330.0 292.2 331.9 0.56 15 300 9488 -37.5 -43.0 57 5.5 -38.0 243 59 332.5 332.5 292.7 333.6 0.29 16 250 10719 -46.4 -55.5 35 9.1 -46.7 240 61 337.1 337.2 293.7 337.5 0.08 17 200 12184 -52.6 -73.7 6 21.1 -52.9 237 60 349.5 349.5 296.5 349.5 0.01 18 150 14003 -60.6 -81.1 5 20.5 -60.7 248 60 365.7 365.7 299.8 365.7 0.00 19 100 16475 -68.7 -87.7 5 19.0 -68.8 264 32 395.1 395.1 304.5 395.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5684.61 m Freezing level: 638.82 mb = 3829.46 m = 12563.71 ft Wetbulb zero: 647.30 mb = 3719.63 m = 12203.36 ft Precipitable water: 1.52 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 77.11 % Est. max temperature: 28.87 C = 83.97 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 927.79 mb = 720.57 m = 2364.03 ft T: 22.04 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.35 C/km ThetaE index: 9.97 C Layer 850.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 795.21 mb = 2035.01 m = 6676.46 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.73 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.29 C = 86.53 F Cap Strength: 2.49 C Lifted Index: 0.25 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.83 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.84 C Showalter Index: -0.40 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.83 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.70 C Cross Totals Index: 22.13 C K Index: 36.99 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 352.32 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.58 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 91.74 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 13.55 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 109.84 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.49 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 840.97 mb = 1563.99 m = 5131.12 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 745.97 mb = 2565.34 m = 8416.36 ft Equ Level (EL): 515.97 mb = 5507.90 m = 18070.32 ft B at Equ Level: 91.73 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 355.97 mb = 8282.87 m = 27174.43 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 215.6 at 41.5 knts Storm direction: 245.6 at 31.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.9 neg: 0.6 tot: 5.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 84.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 249.2 neg: -2.5 tot: 246.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 82.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.70 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.1 stream: 6.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.14 Bulk Rich Number: 1.78 Bulk Shear: 51.41 m/s