MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181200F021.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181200F021.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 9Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 34.77,-86.66 Latitude: 34.77 Longitude: -86.66 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 75 SFC 982 231 19.8 18.9 94 1.0 19.2 179 13 294.5 297.0 293.0 334.8 14.10 2 950 516 18.0 17.8 99 0.2 17.9 196 30 295.5 297.9 292.9 334.6 13.63 3 900 979 15.9 15.7 99 0.2 15.8 201 39 297.9 300.1 292.9 334.3 12.55 4 850 1463 13.3 12.9 97 0.5 13.0 208 44 300.1 302.1 292.4 332.5 11.04 5 800 1972 11.0 10.2 95 0.8 10.4 220 47 302.8 304.6 292.2 331.9 9.79 6 750 2509 8.1 6.9 92 1.3 7.4 229 50 305.4 307.0 291.9 330.5 8.33 7 700 3076 4.8 4.1 95 0.7 4.4 230 52 307.8 309.2 291.8 330.3 7.36 8 650 3677 1.3 1.2 99 0.1 1.3 227 53 310.5 311.7 291.9 330.5 6.46 9 600 4320 -1.1 -1.2 99 0.1 -1.2 226 55 314.8 316.0 292.6 333.3 5.83 10 550 5010 -4.9 -5.0 99 0.1 -5.0 227 55 318.3 319.2 292.7 333.8 4.81 11 500 5754 -9.2 -9.6 97 0.4 -9.4 228 56 321.8 322.6 292.8 334.1 3.70 12 450 6561 -13.9 -14.9 92 1.0 -14.3 228 57 325.7 326.2 293.0 334.7 2.67 13 400 7446 -19.6 -21.2 87 1.6 -20.1 227 58 329.5 329.8 293.2 335.6 1.76 14 350 8423 -26.8 -29.1 81 2.3 -27.2 225 60 332.6 332.8 293.4 336.2 0.99 15 300 9515 -35.8 -38.4 77 2.6 -36.1 224 63 334.9 335.0 293.5 336.7 0.46 16 250 10750 -47.2 -49.6 76 2.4 -47.3 224 60 335.9 336.0 293.4 336.6 0.17 17 200 12206 -51.7 -75.6 4 23.9 -52.1 248 73 350.8 350.8 296.8 350.9 0.01 18 150 14031 -61.0 -82.3 4 21.2 -61.2 252 65 364.9 364.9 299.7 364.9 0.00 19 100 16485 -68.9 -87.2 5 18.3 -69.0 253 35 394.6 394.6 304.5 394.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5679.34 m Freezing level: 622.71 mb = 4027.84 m = 13214.53 ft Wetbulb zero: 623.72 mb = 4008.46 m = 13150.95 ft Precipitable water: 1.81 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 97.08 % Est. max temperature: 26.36 C = 79.45 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 968.56 mb = 349.75 m = 1147.46 ft T: 19.07 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.24 C/km ThetaE index: 4.52 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 922.07 mb = 771.31 m = 2530.50 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.18 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.11 C = 71.79 F Cap Strength: 0.11 C Lifted Index: -0.00 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.70 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.04 C Showalter Index: 0.87 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 44.55 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.51 C Cross Totals Index: 22.04 C K Index: 34.62 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 365.28 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.21 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 108.51 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 14.73 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.65 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.11 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 927.00 mb = 725.73 m = 2380.98 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 882.00 mb = 1149.90 m = 3772.58 ft Equ Level (EL): 492.00 mb = 5877.77 m = 19283.78 ft B at Equ Level: 108.19 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 322.00 mb = 9013.56 m = 29571.69 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 222.7 at 49.0 knts Storm direction: 252.7 at 36.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.4 neg: 0.3 tot: 7.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 96.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 411.4 neg: -0.9 tot: 410.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 136.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.92 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.4 stream: 8.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.26 Bulk Rich Number: 0.97 Bulk Shear: 111.71 m/s