MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510182100F025.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510182100F025.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: 25 hour RUC valid 22Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 34.45,-81.31 Latitude: 34.45 Longitude: -81.31 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 89 SFC 994 139 19.9 18.8 93 1.1 19.2 226 9 293.5 296.0 292.5 333.0 13.87 2 950 531 17.5 17.1 98 0.4 17.2 238 28 294.9 297.3 292.3 332.2 13.02 3 900 992 14.7 14.6 99 0.2 14.7 240 33 296.7 298.8 291.8 330.4 11.68 4 850 1475 12.5 11.6 95 0.8 12.0 237 36 299.2 301.1 291.4 329.0 10.17 5 800 1983 10.1 9.5 96 0.6 9.7 231 39 301.9 303.6 291.6 329.6 9.35 6 750 2518 8.0 5.1 82 2.9 6.3 228 44 305.3 306.6 291.0 327.5 7.37 7 700 3085 5.4 -7.2 40 12.6 -0.2 232 48 308.5 309.1 288.2 318.5 3.17 8 650 3687 3.1 -27.1 9 30.2 -5.5 237 53 312.5 312.6 287.0 314.7 0.64 9 600 4331 -0.6 -42.8 2 42.2 -8.9 245 51 315.5 315.5 287.4 316.0 0.15 10 550 5018 -5.6 -36.6 7 31.0 -12.1 257 56 317.5 317.5 288.3 318.6 0.30 11 500 5757 -10.8 -37.8 9 27.0 -15.9 256 62 319.9 320.0 289.0 321.0 0.29 12 450 6556 -16.7 -44.0 7 27.3 -20.5 253 66 322.3 322.3 289.6 322.9 0.17 13 400 7428 -23.9 -50.8 6 27.0 -26.5 250 71 324.0 324.0 290.0 324.3 0.09 14 350 8389 -29.8 -58.6 4 28.7 -31.7 233 69 328.5 328.5 291.3 328.7 0.04 15 300 9472 -36.3 -44.3 43 8.1 -37.0 218 91 334.3 334.3 293.1 335.2 0.25 16 250 10711 -44.9 -58.3 21 13.4 -45.4 222 89 339.3 339.3 294.2 339.6 0.06 17 200 12184 -50.8 -73.4 5 22.6 -51.2 238 76 352.3 352.3 297.1 352.3 0.01 18 150 14014 -60.6 -80.8 5 20.2 -60.8 241 49 365.7 365.7 299.8 365.7 0.00 19 100 16471 -67.3 -86.8 5 19.5 -67.4 245 32 397.6 397.6 304.9 397.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5668.08 m Freezing level: 607.54 mb = 4233.49 m = 13889.23 ft Wetbulb zero: 701.64 mb = 3065.36 m = 10056.83 ft Precipitable water: 1.23 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 49.88 % Est. max temperature: 25.87 C = 78.57 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 978.52 mb = 276.46 m = 907.01 ft T: 19.06 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.05 C/km ThetaE index: 14.92 C Layer 750.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 932.23 mb = 692.43 m = 2271.74 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.77 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.91 C = 71.44 F Cap Strength: 1.26 C Lifted Index: -0.41 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.87 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.40 C Showalter Index: 0.94 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.63 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.23 C Cross Totals Index: 22.40 C K Index: 22.23 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 340.24 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.51 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 134.59 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 16.41 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.36 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.25 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 937.26 mb = 646.58 m = 2121.29 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 922.26 mb = 784.08 m = 2572.40 ft Equ Level (EL): 762.26 mb = 2383.37 m = 7819.36 ft B at Equ Level: 28.77 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 642.26 mb = 3783.36 m = 12412.44 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 243.0 at 46.0 knts Storm direction: 273.0 at 34.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.0 neg: 2.3 tot: 7.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 80.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 223.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 223.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 74.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.77 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.6 stream: 5.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.13 Bulk Rich Number: 1.58 Bulk Shear: 85.24 m/s