MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181800F006.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181800F006.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: 6 hour RUC valid 0Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 35.27,-89.05 Latitude: 35.27 Longitude: -89.05 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 74 SFC 993 136 24.0 18.0 69 6.1 19.9 184 9 297.8 300.2 293.3 336.0 13.18 2 950 525 23.7 17.7 69 6.1 19.5 193 31 301.2 303.7 294.6 341.0 13.50 3 900 995 19.9 15.4 75 4.5 16.9 197 36 302.0 304.2 293.9 338.4 12.32 4 850 1485 16.0 12.6 80 3.5 13.8 202 37 302.9 304.9 293.1 335.1 10.83 5 800 1998 12.3 8.7 79 3.6 10.1 207 38 304.3 305.9 291.9 330.8 8.86 6 750 2536 8.8 2.5 65 6.3 5.4 211 40 306.1 307.3 290.2 324.8 6.12 7 700 3103 5.5 -1.8 59 7.3 1.8 219 38 308.6 309.5 289.8 323.4 4.77 8 650 3707 2.9 -5.7 53 8.6 -1.1 226 37 312.2 313.0 290.1 324.5 3.85 9 600 4351 -0.8 -7.8 59 6.9 -3.9 222 36 315.1 315.8 290.7 326.6 3.55 10 550 5040 -5.4 -12.8 56 7.4 -8.2 219 39 317.7 318.2 290.6 326.3 2.60 11 500 5781 -10.4 -19.4 48 9.0 -13.3 221 46 320.3 320.6 290.5 325.9 1.65 12 450 6583 -14.7 -26.2 37 11.5 -17.6 228 54 324.7 324.9 291.2 328.3 1.00 13 400 7466 -19.8 -27.5 50 7.7 -21.6 238 55 329.3 329.5 292.5 332.9 1.00 14 350 8443 -26.6 -33.1 54 6.5 -27.8 247 53 332.9 333.0 293.2 335.4 0.67 15 300 9534 -35.7 -41.3 57 5.6 -36.3 252 50 335.1 335.1 293.4 336.4 0.34 16 250 10771 -46.7 -52.1 55 5.3 -47.0 259 53 336.6 336.6 293.6 337.1 0.12 17 200 12224 -53.2 -67.9 15 14.7 -53.5 249 61 348.5 348.5 296.3 348.6 0.02 18 150 14036 -62.4 -80.7 7 18.3 -62.6 247 60 362.6 362.6 299.2 362.6 0.00 19 100 16482 -69.4 -86.9 6 17.5 -69.5 259 38 393.7 393.7 304.3 393.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5706.99 m Freezing level: 611.35 mb = 4204.44 m = 13793.91 ft Wetbulb zero: 668.66 mb = 3476.19 m = 11404.67 ft Precipitable water: 1.50 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 63.71 % Est. max temperature: 29.36 C = 84.85 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 908.69 mb = 911.22 m = 2989.54 ft T: 20.55 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.95 C/km ThetaE index: 17.56 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 838.28 mb = 1602.46 m = 5257.37 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.04 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.48 C = 85.07 F Cap Strength: 1.74 C Lifted Index: -3.27 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.09 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.90 C Showalter Index: -1.55 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.47 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.46 C Cross Totals Index: 23.01 C K Index: 31.68 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 344.31 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.84 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 585.93 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 34.23 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 43.93 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.74 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 868.61 mb = 1299.23 m = 4262.53 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 803.61 mb = 1959.63 m = 6429.16 ft Equ Level (EL): 233.61 mb = 11212.64 m = 36786.42 ft B at Equ Level: 571.74 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 163.61 mb = 13489.03 m = 44254.80 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 214.1 at 37.4 knts Storm direction: 244.1 at 28.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 92.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 242.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 242.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 80.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.89 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.4 stream: 6.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.80 Bulk Rich Number: 12.75 Bulk Shear: 45.95 m/s