MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181200F015.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181200F015.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: 15 hour RUC valid 3Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 33.66,-88.87 Latitude: 33.66 Longitude: -88.87 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1001 89 23.6 17.3 68 6.3 19.4 194 10 296.7 298.9 292.5 332.9 12.53 1 1000 95 24.6 18.3 68 6.4 20.2 194 11 297.8 300.2 293.4 336.4 13.31 2 950 544 21.9 17.0 74 4.9 18.5 196 36 299.4 301.7 293.6 337.1 12.92 3 900 1012 18.3 15.4 83 2.9 16.4 194 39 300.4 302.6 293.4 336.6 12.34 4 850 1500 15.2 12.0 82 3.1 13.1 192 32 302.0 304.0 292.5 332.9 10.45 5 800 2012 12.7 8.1 73 4.7 9.9 209 24 304.7 306.3 291.8 330.2 8.49 6 750 2552 10.2 4.7 68 5.6 7.1 226 25 307.7 309.0 291.6 329.5 7.14 7 700 3122 6.4 2.8 78 3.6 4.4 226 30 309.6 310.9 291.8 330.2 6.70 8 650 3727 2.7 0.8 88 1.9 1.7 226 37 312.0 313.2 292.1 331.4 6.25 9 600 4371 -1.0 -2.0 93 1.1 -1.5 226 43 315.0 316.0 292.3 332.4 5.50 10 550 5061 -5.0 -6.1 92 1.1 -5.5 227 46 318.1 319.0 292.3 332.3 4.41 11 500 5804 -9.1 -10.1 92 1.0 -9.5 230 48 321.9 322.6 292.7 333.6 3.54 12 450 6612 -13.8 -14.9 92 1.1 -14.2 236 50 325.9 326.4 293.0 335.0 2.68 13 400 7497 -19.7 -21.2 88 1.5 -20.1 241 51 329.4 329.7 293.2 335.5 1.76 14 350 8474 -26.7 -28.8 83 2.1 -27.2 242 52 332.7 332.9 293.4 336.4 1.01 15 300 9566 -35.6 -37.8 80 2.3 -35.8 240 53 335.3 335.4 293.6 337.1 0.49 16 250 10804 -46.5 -48.3 82 1.8 -46.6 242 58 336.9 337.0 293.7 337.7 0.19 17 200 12266 -51.9 -71.4 8 19.5 -52.3 255 74 350.5 350.5 296.7 350.6 0.01 18 150 14084 -62.4 -82.6 5 20.2 -62.5 246 54 362.6 362.6 299.2 362.6 0.00 19 100 16511 -71.2 -86.4 9 15.2 -71.3 256 36 390.2 390.2 303.8 390.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5708.93 m Freezing level: 613.57 mb = 4196.15 m = 13766.71 ft Wetbulb zero: 624.00 mb = 4055.24 m = 13304.43 ft Precipitable water: 1.80 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 82.25 % Est. max temperature: 28.92 C = 84.06 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 912.83 mb = 889.19 m = 2917.26 ft T: 19.25 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.79 C/km ThetaE index: 7.60 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 850.39 mb = 1495.78 m = 4907.35 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.87 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.94 C = 84.09 F Cap Strength: 1.58 C Lifted Index: -0.98 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.46 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.21 C Showalter Index: 0.77 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.42 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.28 C Cross Totals Index: 21.14 C K Index: 32.69 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 358.20 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.07 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 150.38 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 17.34 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 66.39 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.58 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 885.63 mb = 1149.11 m = 3769.99 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 710.63 mb = 2997.55 m = 9834.37 ft Equ Level (EL): 360.63 mb = 8255.24 m = 27083.80 ft B at Equ Level: 150.10 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 220.63 mb = 11623.18 m = 38133.32 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 218.5 at 35.9 knts Storm direction: 248.5 at 26.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.9 neg: 0.3 tot: 4.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 73.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 177.2 neg: -63.6 tot: 113.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 37.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.38 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.1 stream: 3.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.15 Bulk Rich Number: 4.22 Bulk Shear: 35.63 m/s