MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510182100F000.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510182100F000.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: RUC analysis for 2100Z 18 OCT 25 Station: 36.00,-85.55 Latitude: 36.00 Longitude: -85.55 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 91 SFC 976 307 25.1 17.8 64 7.4 20.1 187 7 300.4 302.8 294.1 339.1 13.22 2 950 540 24.3 15.9 60 8.4 18.7 194 13 301.8 304.0 293.7 337.4 12.05 3 900 1010 19.5 15.5 78 4.0 16.8 193 17 301.6 303.8 293.9 338.0 12.38 4 850 1499 14.8 13.7 93 1.1 14.1 196 18 301.7 303.8 293.3 336.1 11.68 5 800 2010 11.5 9.2 85 2.4 10.1 201 19 303.4 305.1 291.9 330.7 9.15 6 750 2547 8.7 6.4 86 2.2 7.3 207 22 306.0 307.5 291.8 330.4 8.09 7 700 3116 5.7 1.2 72 4.6 3.3 209 27 308.8 310.0 290.9 327.2 5.97 8 650 3719 2.6 -5.2 56 7.8 -1.1 211 31 311.9 312.7 290.1 324.5 3.99 9 600 4362 -0.9 -10.1 50 9.2 -4.7 217 31 315.1 315.7 290.2 324.7 2.96 10 550 5052 -4.7 -22.1 24 17.4 -10.1 226 27 318.5 318.7 289.5 322.5 1.18 11 500 5794 -9.8 -24.8 28 15.0 -13.9 234 28 321.1 321.3 290.2 324.7 1.02 12 450 6597 -14.6 -36.0 14 21.4 -18.7 243 35 324.9 325.0 290.7 326.3 0.39 13 400 7481 -19.3 -55.5 2 36.2 -23.1 251 33 329.9 329.9 291.7 330.1 0.05 14 350 8457 -27.4 -50.4 9 23.1 -29.6 253 39 331.8 331.9 292.3 332.3 0.11 15 300 9545 -36.3 -51.1 20 14.8 -37.4 266 45 334.2 334.2 293.0 334.7 0.12 16 250 10781 -46.7 -56.6 32 9.9 -47.1 265 55 336.6 336.6 293.6 336.9 0.07 17 200 12229 -53.6 -65.2 23 11.7 -53.8 264 73 347.9 348.0 296.2 348.1 0.03 18 150 14042 -63.3 -81.3 7 18.0 -63.4 252 60 361.0 361.0 298.9 361.1 0.00 19 100 16465 -69.8 -86.9 7 17.0 -69.9 254 36 392.8 392.8 304.2 392.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5703.10 m Freezing level: 612.37 mb = 4203.15 m = 13789.70 ft Wetbulb zero: 662.44 mb = 3564.67 m = 11694.95 ft Precipitable water: 1.38 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 61.88 % Est. max temperature: 27.24 C = 81.04 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 876.26 mb = 1238.71 m = 4063.96 ft T: 17.28 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.79 C/km ThetaE index: 13.51 C Layer 850.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 843.95 mb = 1559.26 m = 5115.62 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.32 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.60 C = 79.87 F Cap Strength: 0.19 C Lifted Index: -2.08 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.94 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.25 C Showalter Index: -1.35 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.05 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.57 C Cross Totals Index: 23.48 C K Index: 33.73 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 329.78 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.27 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 391.20 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 27.97 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4.48 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.30 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 848.40 mb = 1514.96 m = 4970.27 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 833.40 mb = 1665.23 m = 5463.28 ft Equ Level (EL): 243.40 mb = 10954.50 m = 35939.52 ft B at Equ Level: 383.92 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 183.40 mb = 12775.22 m = 41912.93 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 214.7 at 24.4 knts Storm direction: 244.7 at 18.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 86.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 86.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 86.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 29.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.93 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.1 stream: 3.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.14 Bulk Rich Number: 15.46 Bulk Shear: 25.30 m/s