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: 37.16,-86.75 Latitude: 37.16 Longitude: -86.75 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 69 SFC 990 154 21.6 14.1 63 7.5 16.8 167 10 295.5 297.4 290.3 325.1 10.26 2 950 517 23.5 13.3 53 10.2 16.9 187 36 301.0 302.9 292.0 331.0 10.17 3 900 986 19.8 12.1 61 7.7 14.8 195 39 301.9 303.7 292.0 331.1 9.87 4 850 1475 15.1 10.8 75 4.3 12.4 200 40 302.0 303.8 291.9 330.5 9.63 5 800 1985 10.6 8.2 85 2.3 9.2 207 40 302.4 304.0 291.2 328.0 8.59 6 750 2520 7.7 -0.3 57 8.1 3.6 215 39 305.0 305.9 288.8 320.2 4.98 7 700 3086 5.5 -10.0 32 15.5 -1.0 219 38 308.6 309.0 287.6 316.7 2.56 8 650 3688 2.7 -11.8 34 14.4 -3.1 219 39 312.0 312.4 288.6 319.7 2.39 9 600 4331 -1.2 -10.4 49 9.2 -5.0 217 41 314.8 315.3 290.0 324.1 2.89 10 550 5018 -6.3 -10.5 72 4.3 -8.0 215 43 316.6 317.2 290.8 326.8 3.12 11 500 5756 -11.8 -15.6 73 3.9 -13.1 219 49 318.7 319.1 290.6 326.2 2.26 12 450 6554 -16.6 -20.5 72 3.9 -17.7 233 54 322.4 322.7 291.2 328.1 1.66 13 400 7431 -21.5 -26.8 62 5.3 -22.7 240 55 327.1 327.3 292.0 330.9 1.07 14 350 8400 -29.1 -37.1 46 8.0 -30.2 237 52 329.5 329.6 292.0 331.2 0.45 15 300 9479 -38.5 -42.3 67 3.8 -38.8 234 52 331.1 331.1 292.3 332.3 0.31 16 250 10703 -48.0 -52.1 63 4.1 -48.2 236 53 334.7 334.7 293.1 335.2 0.12 17 200 12162 -52.1 -75.3 5 23.2 -52.5 243 64 350.3 350.3 296.7 350.3 0.01 18 150 13980 -61.8 -80.9 6 19.1 -62.0 245 63 363.6 363.6 299.4 363.6 0.00 19 100 16458 -67.8 -87.5 4 19.7 -67.9 260 32 396.7 396.7 304.8 396.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5686.97 m Freezing level: 615.17 mb = 4135.60 m = 13568.08 ft Wetbulb zero: 710.68 mb = 2961.37 m = 9715.67 ft Precipitable water: 1.25 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 58.23 % Est. max temperature: 28.10 C = 82.57 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 887.04 mb = 1110.09 m = 3641.98 ft T: 18.59 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.46 C/km ThetaE index: 14.38 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 799.80 mb = 1987.07 m = 6519.19 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.08 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.46 C = 83.22 F Cap Strength: 1.86 C Lifted Index: -0.47 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.84 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.19 C Showalter Index: -0.76 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.47 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.89 C Cross Totals Index: 22.58 C K Index: 22.25 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 333.78 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.89 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 33.54 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.19 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 187.87 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.86 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 825.33 mb = 1722.79 m = 5652.14 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 530.33 mb = 5300.19 m = 17388.85 ft Equ Level (EL): 460.33 mb = 6381.89 m = 20937.70 ft B at Equ Level: 33.48 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 400.33 mb = 7424.73 m = 24359.06 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 211.6 at 40.2 knts Storm direction: 241.6 at 30.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 90.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 319.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 319.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 106.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.86 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.7 stream: 7.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.06 Bulk Rich Number: 0.60 Bulk Shear: 55.48 m/s