MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181500F028.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181500F028.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: 28 hour RUC valid 19Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 36.44,-82.49 Latitude: 36.44 Longitude: -82.49 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 58 SFC 953 470 17.2 16.0 93 1.2 16.5 233 15 294.4 296.6 291.5 329.1 12.11 2 950 497 17.4 15.8 91 1.6 16.4 229 16 294.8 296.9 291.5 329.1 11.96 3 900 957 14.2 13.7 97 0.5 13.8 229 32 296.1 298.1 291.1 327.9 11.01 4 850 1438 11.3 11.2 99 0.2 11.3 228 37 298.0 299.8 290.8 326.8 9.86 5 800 1943 8.4 8.2 99 0.2 8.3 228 41 300.1 301.7 290.4 325.4 8.57 6 750 2474 4.9 4.0 94 0.9 4.4 227 44 301.9 303.1 289.4 322.2 6.81 7 700 3034 2.1 -0.8 81 2.9 0.7 227 48 304.8 305.8 288.9 320.6 5.17 8 650 3629 -1.6 -5.1 77 3.5 -3.2 225 53 307.2 307.9 288.6 319.7 4.02 9 600 4261 -5.2 -11.2 63 6.0 -7.5 225 59 310.1 310.7 288.3 318.8 2.71 10 550 4941 -7.8 -31.8 13 24.0 -13.1 231 68 314.9 314.9 287.6 316.6 0.49 11 500 5676 -11.4 -47.2 3 35.7 -16.7 232 76 319.1 319.1 288.6 319.5 0.11 12 450 6476 -16.4 -50.9 3 34.4 -20.6 229 76 322.6 322.6 289.6 322.9 0.08 13 400 7349 -23.1 -54.4 4 31.3 -26.0 226 78 324.9 325.0 290.3 325.2 0.06 14 350 8313 -29.4 -49.8 12 20.3 -31.2 217 86 329.1 329.1 291.6 329.5 0.12 15 300 9395 -37.0 -42.3 58 5.3 -37.5 212 96 333.2 333.3 292.9 334.4 0.31 16 250 10634 -43.7 -68.3 5 24.6 -44.5 219 82 341.1 341.1 294.6 341.1 0.02 17 200 12117 -49.7 -73.6 4 23.9 -50.2 231 72 354.1 354.1 297.5 354.1 0.01 18 150 13957 -58.7 -82.4 3 23.6 -59.0 240 53 368.9 368.9 300.4 368.9 0.00 19 100 16446 -66.3 -87.2 4 20.9 -66.4 237 36 399.6 399.6 305.2 399.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5618.28 m Freezing level: 671.44 mb = 3373.80 m = 11068.76 ft Wetbulb zero: 691.41 mb = 3133.38 m = 10279.98 ft Precipitable water: 1.11 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 69.25 % Est. max temperature: 22.75 C = 72.95 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 936.16 mb = 621.58 m = 2039.29 ft T: 16.49 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.13 C/km ThetaE index: 12.53 C Layer 950.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 887.89 mb = 1070.91 m = 3513.43 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.01 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.35 C = 66.83 F Cap Strength: 0.18 C Lifted Index: 0.78 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.57 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.49 C Showalter Index: 1.37 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.41 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.79 C Cross Totals Index: 22.62 C K Index: 31.09 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 317.85 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.43 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 184.68 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 19.22 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.63 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.72 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 892.93 mb = 1023.23 m = 3357.00 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 867.93 mb = 1262.22 m = 4141.11 ft Equ Level (EL): 527.93 mb = 5256.88 m = 17246.79 ft B at Equ Level: 184.04 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 337.93 mb = 8558.89 m = 28080.02 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 228.6 at 53.6 knts Storm direction: 258.6 at 40.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 6.3 tot: 6.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 82.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 193.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 193.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 64.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.3 stream: 5.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.18 Bulk Rich Number: 1.57 Bulk Shear: 117.97 m/s