MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181200F013.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181200F013.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: 13 hour RUC valid 1Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 36.53,-88.63 Latitude: 36.53 Longitude: -88.63 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 991 143 22.8 17.2 71 5.6 19.1 178 12 296.7 299.0 292.5 333.0 12.56 2 950 514 22.7 16.3 67 6.5 18.4 195 33 300.2 302.5 293.4 336.4 12.32 3 900 984 19.9 14.1 69 5.8 16.1 200 37 302.0 304.1 293.2 335.5 11.33 4 850 1474 15.8 12.6 81 3.2 13.7 206 38 302.7 304.7 293.0 334.8 10.83 5 800 1985 11.1 10.5 96 0.6 10.7 210 41 303.0 304.9 292.4 332.8 10.01 6 750 2521 7.2 4.8 84 2.4 5.8 214 44 304.4 305.7 290.6 326.1 7.20 7 700 3086 4.7 -0.8 67 5.5 1.9 220 44 307.7 308.7 289.9 323.6 5.15 8 650 3687 1.4 -1.7 80 3.0 -0.2 219 44 310.5 311.5 290.8 326.8 5.22 9 600 4328 -2.0 -5.3 78 3.3 -3.5 216 46 313.8 314.7 291.0 327.5 4.30 10 550 5015 -6.5 -9.3 81 2.8 -7.7 214 48 316.4 317.0 291.0 327.6 3.45 11 500 5753 -11.3 -14.3 78 3.1 -12.3 217 51 319.3 319.8 291.0 327.7 2.52 12 450 6554 -15.3 -19.5 70 4.2 -16.6 225 53 323.9 324.3 291.7 330.1 1.81 13 400 7435 -20.5 -23.7 76 3.1 -21.4 234 52 328.3 328.6 292.6 333.3 1.42 14 350 8409 -27.5 -30.4 76 2.9 -28.0 239 51 331.7 331.8 293.0 334.8 0.87 15 300 9497 -36.5 -39.9 71 3.4 -36.9 246 54 333.9 333.9 293.2 335.4 0.40 16 250 10728 -48.0 -51.8 65 3.8 -48.2 252 54 334.7 334.7 293.1 335.2 0.13 17 200 12178 -52.3 -72.7 7 20.4 -52.7 251 66 349.9 349.9 296.6 350.0 0.01 18 150 13999 -62.5 -80.4 7 18.0 -62.6 248 60 362.5 362.5 299.2 362.5 0.00 19 100 16467 -67.8 -87.4 5 19.6 -67.9 259 35 396.7 396.7 304.8 396.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5685.94 m Freezing level: 629.29 mb = 3952.36 m = 12966.91 ft Wetbulb zero: 653.80 mb = 3639.45 m = 11940.30 ft Precipitable water: 1.61 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 78.31 % Est. max temperature: 28.82 C = 83.88 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 912.79 mb = 861.09 m = 2825.07 ft T: 20.62 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.99 C/km ThetaE index: 12.78 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 827.93 mb = 1695.60 m = 5562.92 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.02 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.92 C = 84.05 F Cap Strength: 2.28 C Lifted Index: -2.51 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.35 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.46 C Showalter Index: -2.25 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.84 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.02 C Cross Totals Index: 23.82 C K Index: 34.05 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 364.49 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.49 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 354.46 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 26.63 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 61.81 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.28 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 860.42 mb = 1369.06 m = 4491.60 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 805.42 mb = 1928.27 m = 6326.27 ft Equ Level (EL): 355.42 mb = 8296.61 m = 27219.50 ft B at Equ Level: 353.49 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 195.42 mb = 12324.40 m = 40433.90 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 213.0 at 42.8 knts Storm direction: 243.0 at 32.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 94.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 280.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 280.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 93.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.94 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.6 stream: 7.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.54 Bulk Rich Number: 6.06 Bulk Shear: 58.45 m/s