MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181800F005.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181800F005.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: 5 hour RUC valid 23Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 35.40,-89.32 Latitude: 35.40 Longitude: -89.32 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 72 SFC 995 113 25.6 18.5 65 7.0 20.7 182 11 299.1 301.6 294.0 338.9 13.62 2 950 524 24.4 17.4 65 7.0 19.6 191 29 301.9 304.4 294.6 341.1 13.27 3 900 995 20.3 16.2 77 4.1 17.5 195 33 302.4 304.8 294.5 340.7 12.94 4 850 1486 16.1 13.6 85 2.5 14.5 200 34 303.0 305.2 293.7 337.5 11.63 5 800 1999 12.2 9.6 84 2.6 10.6 205 36 304.2 305.9 292.3 332.3 9.43 6 750 2537 9.2 3.3 67 5.9 5.9 207 38 306.5 307.7 290.6 326.2 6.47 7 700 3106 6.2 -1.3 59 7.5 2.4 217 38 309.3 310.3 290.2 324.8 4.97 8 650 3711 3.7 -5.0 53 8.8 -0.4 228 37 313.2 314.0 290.6 326.1 4.05 9 600 4356 -0.6 -6.0 67 5.4 -3.1 225 35 315.4 316.2 291.3 328.5 4.07 10 550 5045 -5.5 -10.6 68 5.0 -7.6 218 37 317.5 318.1 291.0 327.7 3.11 11 500 5786 -10.7 -16.7 61 6.0 -12.8 218 42 320.0 320.4 290.8 326.9 2.07 12 450 6588 -14.6 -20.5 61 5.9 -16.3 226 49 324.9 325.2 291.9 330.7 1.67 13 400 7471 -19.9 -26.4 56 6.5 -21.4 239 59 329.1 329.4 292.6 333.1 1.11 14 350 8447 -26.9 -31.2 67 4.3 -27.7 244 53 332.5 332.6 293.2 335.4 0.81 15 300 9538 -35.8 -40.5 62 4.8 -36.3 254 51 334.9 335.0 293.4 336.4 0.37 16 250 10775 -46.8 -51.6 58 4.9 -47.0 258 58 336.5 336.5 293.6 337.0 0.13 17 200 12227 -52.7 -69.9 11 17.2 -53.0 253 62 349.4 349.4 296.5 349.4 0.02 18 150 14040 -62.8 -81.3 7 18.5 -62.9 247 64 361.9 361.9 299.1 361.9 0.00 19 100 16487 -69.6 -86.8 6 17.3 -69.7 252 37 393.3 393.3 304.3 393.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5713.64 m Freezing level: 606.74 mb = 4269.13 m = 14006.18 ft Wetbulb zero: 657.98 mb = 3611.06 m = 11847.16 ft Precipitable water: 1.62 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 67.91 % Est. max temperature: 29.59 C = 85.26 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 898.06 mb = 1013.63 m = 3325.50 ft T: 20.13 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.31 C/km ThetaE index: 16.30 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 841.50 mb = 1570.91 m = 5153.85 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.25 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.67 C = 85.41 F Cap Strength: 1.35 C Lifted Index: -4.15 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.99 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.63 C Showalter Index: -2.90 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.22 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.85 C Cross Totals Index: 24.37 C K Index: 33.02 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 382.05 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.15 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 797.71 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 39.94 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 32.71 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.35 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 863.13 mb = 1354.31 m = 4443.21 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 818.13 mb = 1809.34 m = 5936.09 ft Equ Level (EL): 228.13 mb = 11370.67 m = 37304.90 ft B at Equ Level: 782.12 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 158.13 mb = 13707.33 m = 44971.02 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 213.0 at 35.6 knts Storm direction: 243.0 at 26.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 91.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 222.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 222.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 74.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.93 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.8 stream: 6.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.92 Bulk Rich Number: 18.68 Bulk Shear: 42.71 m/s