MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510182100F006.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510182100F006.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 3Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 36.16,-86.64 Latitude: 36.16 Longitude: -86.64 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 83 SFC 991 166 22.4 16.6 70 5.8 18.5 171 11 296.4 298.6 292.1 331.3 12.11 2 950 531 22.5 14.6 61 7.9 17.3 179 38 300.1 302.1 292.4 332.5 11.07 3 900 999 19.3 12.5 65 6.8 15.0 189 44 301.4 303.3 292.1 331.5 10.20 4 850 1488 15.5 9.2 66 6.3 11.7 199 45 302.4 304.0 291.2 328.0 8.62 5 800 1999 12.1 5.8 65 6.4 8.5 207 40 304.1 305.4 290.5 325.9 7.23 6 750 2537 8.7 2.6 65 6.2 5.4 216 37 306.1 307.2 290.2 324.8 6.15 7 700 3104 5.5 -0.0 68 5.5 2.6 224 39 308.5 309.6 290.4 325.4 5.47 8 650 3707 2.4 -4.8 59 7.2 -1.0 226 41 311.7 312.5 290.2 324.7 4.12 9 600 4350 -1.2 -10.9 48 9.7 -5.2 225 42 314.7 315.3 289.9 323.7 2.78 10 550 5038 -5.4 -17.0 39 11.7 -9.4 224 44 317.7 318.1 289.9 323.8 1.83 11 500 5780 -10.2 -23.3 34 13.0 -13.9 222 47 320.6 320.8 290.2 324.6 1.17 12 450 6581 -15.3 -24.1 47 8.8 -17.6 228 53 324.0 324.2 291.2 328.2 1.21 13 400 7462 -20.4 -22.2 86 1.8 -20.9 241 54 328.4 328.8 292.8 334.1 1.61 14 350 8438 -26.6 -31.2 65 4.7 -27.5 242 54 332.9 333.1 293.3 335.9 0.80 15 300 9530 -35.6 -39.2 70 3.5 -36.0 240 53 335.1 335.2 293.5 336.8 0.43 16 250 10768 -46.5 -49.1 75 2.5 -46.7 235 52 336.9 336.9 293.7 337.6 0.18 17 200 12217 -53.5 -60.9 40 7.4 -53.7 242 62 348.0 348.1 296.3 348.3 0.05 18 150 14034 -61.9 -79.5 8 17.6 -62.0 254 57 363.5 363.5 299.4 363.5 0.00 19 100 16485 -69.5 -87.0 6 17.5 -69.5 254 29 393.5 393.5 304.3 393.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5696.40 m Freezing level: 616.53 mb = 4137.46 m = 13574.19 ft Wetbulb zero: 663.66 mb = 3538.09 m = 11607.77 ft Precipitable water: 1.33 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 56.82 % Est. max temperature: 28.74 C = 83.74 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 909.98 mb = 903.78 m = 2965.12 ft T: 19.96 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.87 C/km ThetaE index: 7.71 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 793.16 mb = 2070.91 m = 6794.23 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.95 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.38 C = 86.69 F Cap Strength: 2.58 C Lifted Index: 0.12 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.43 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.46 C Showalter Index: 1.96 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.18 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.75 C Cross Totals Index: 19.43 C K Index: 29.47 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 322.12 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.63 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 19.34 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.22 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4656.52 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.58 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 846.38 mb = 1523.97 m = 4999.85 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 214.1 at 41.4 knts Storm direction: 244.1 at 31.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 92.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 397.8 neg: -0.2 tot: 397.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 132.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.75 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.0 stream: 8.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.04 Bulk Rich Number: 0.24 Bulk Shear: 79.80 m/s