MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181200F017.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181200F017.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: 17 hour RUC valid 5Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 34.15,-89.44 Latitude: 34.15 Longitude: -89.44 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 78 SFC 995 121 21.5 20.8 96 0.7 21.1 208 11 295.1 297.9 294.4 340.3 15.77 2 950 523 19.4 19.2 99 0.1 19.3 213 34 296.9 299.6 294.3 340.0 14.94 3 900 988 17.4 17.3 99 0.2 17.3 212 39 299.5 302.0 294.3 340.1 13.89 4 850 1476 15.2 14.8 98 0.4 15.0 218 41 302.1 304.4 294.1 339.1 12.56 5 800 1989 12.2 11.1 93 1.2 11.5 230 42 304.2 306.1 293.1 335.3 10.41 6 750 2527 8.9 7.0 88 1.9 7.8 237 45 306.2 307.8 292.2 331.7 8.43 7 700 3096 5.1 4.2 94 0.9 4.6 238 47 308.1 309.5 291.9 330.7 7.39 8 650 3698 1.5 1.3 99 0.2 1.4 234 48 310.6 311.9 291.9 330.7 6.49 9 600 4340 -1.6 -1.9 98 0.2 -1.8 230 49 314.2 315.3 292.2 331.8 5.57 10 550 5028 -5.3 -5.7 97 0.4 -5.5 230 50 317.8 318.6 292.4 332.4 4.55 11 500 5772 -8.8 -9.5 95 0.7 -9.1 231 52 322.4 323.1 293.0 334.7 3.73 12 450 6582 -13.1 -14.1 92 1.0 -13.5 233 51 326.8 327.4 293.4 336.5 2.86 13 400 7470 -18.9 -20.7 86 1.7 -19.4 234 49 330.4 330.8 293.5 336.9 1.85 14 350 8449 -26.3 -28.9 79 2.6 -26.9 233 50 333.3 333.5 293.6 336.9 1.00 15 300 9542 -35.5 -38.2 76 2.8 -35.8 232 50 335.4 335.5 293.6 337.2 0.47 16 250 10780 -46.6 -49.2 74 2.6 -46.7 235 52 336.8 336.8 293.7 337.5 0.17 17 200 12232 -51.7 -71.4 8 19.7 -52.1 246 76 350.9 350.9 296.8 351.0 0.01 18 150 14052 -62.4 -82.3 5 19.8 -62.6 250 68 362.5 362.5 299.2 362.5 0.00 19 100 16500 -70.1 -87.1 7 17.0 -70.2 252 32 392.2 392.2 304.1 392.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5693.95 m Freezing level: 626.33 mb = 4001.79 m = 13129.06 ft Wetbulb zero: 628.19 mb = 3971.61 m = 13030.05 ft Precipitable water: 1.99 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 95.99 % Est. max temperature: 28.68 C = 83.63 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 985.54 mb = 204.71 m = 671.62 ft T: 21.08 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.17 C/km ThetaE index: 9.36 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 937.50 mb = 637.03 m = 2089.96 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.80 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.93 C = 75.07 F Cap Strength: 0.08 C Lifted Index: -2.03 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.48 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.61 C Showalter Index: -1.62 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.49 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.94 C Cross Totals Index: 23.56 C K Index: 37.83 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 367.46 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.01 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 659.04 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 36.31 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.62 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.11 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 940.76 mb = 607.17 m = 1992.00 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 865.76 mb = 1319.41 m = 4328.74 ft Equ Level (EL): 235.76 mb = 11161.93 m = 36620.07 ft B at Equ Level: 650.34 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 165.76 mb = 13419.87 m = 44027.90 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 229.1 at 44.6 knts Storm direction: 259.1 at 33.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 102.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 287.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 287.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 95.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.87 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.6 stream: 7.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.06 Bulk Rich Number: 10.14 Bulk Shear: 65.02 m/s