MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510190000F003.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510190000F003.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: 3 hour RUC valid 3Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 36.78,-87.30 Latitude: 36.78 Longitude: -87.30 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 70 SFC 987 185 21.9 17.5 76 4.3 18.9 165 13 296.1 298.5 292.6 333.3 12.89 2 950 517 22.9 15.3 62 7.6 17.8 178 41 300.4 302.5 292.9 334.5 11.60 3 900 986 19.8 11.9 60 7.9 14.8 189 49 301.9 303.7 291.9 330.8 9.76 4 850 1476 16.0 10.5 70 5.5 12.5 199 47 302.9 304.6 291.9 330.8 9.39 5 800 1987 11.6 9.5 87 2.1 10.3 206 45 303.5 305.2 292.1 331.3 9.34 6 750 2524 7.5 6.6 94 0.9 6.9 215 47 304.7 306.2 291.5 329.3 8.18 7 700 3090 4.9 2.6 85 2.3 3.6 225 49 307.9 309.1 291.2 328.0 6.58 8 650 3692 2.0 -2.2 74 4.2 -0.1 225 47 311.2 312.2 290.8 326.9 5.02 9 600 4334 -1.9 -7.3 67 5.4 -4.3 215 45 313.9 314.6 290.5 325.8 3.70 10 550 5020 -6.8 -10.5 75 3.7 -8.3 208 47 316.0 316.6 290.6 326.2 3.13 11 500 5757 -11.5 -12.8 90 1.3 -12.1 217 52 319.0 319.5 291.3 328.4 2.85 12 450 6558 -15.0 -16.1 91 1.1 -15.4 238 54 324.4 324.8 292.4 332.5 2.41 13 400 7441 -20.0 -23.9 71 3.9 -21.0 248 55 329.0 329.3 292.7 333.9 1.38 14 350 8416 -26.9 -30.1 74 3.2 -27.5 243 52 332.5 332.7 293.3 335.7 0.89 15 300 9509 -35.2 -38.0 75 2.9 -35.5 235 52 335.8 335.9 293.7 337.6 0.48 16 250 10751 -45.4 -48.7 70 3.3 -45.6 229 65 338.5 338.6 294.1 339.3 0.18 17 200 12202 -54.5 -58.7 60 4.2 -54.6 235 74 346.5 346.5 295.9 346.8 0.07 18 150 14019 -61.3 -81.1 6 19.9 -61.4 258 52 364.5 364.5 299.6 364.5 0.00 19 100 16476 -69.3 -87.1 6 17.8 -69.4 254 29 393.8 393.8 304.3 393.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5686.50 m Freezing level: 624.38 mb = 4020.64 m = 13190.90 ft Wetbulb zero: 651.32 mb = 3675.27 m = 12057.84 ft Precipitable water: 1.55 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 76.49 % Est. max temperature: 28.76 C = 83.76 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 926.17 mb = 737.36 m = 2419.12 ft T: 21.44 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.16 C/km ThetaE index: 5.58 C Layer 750.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 806.54 mb = 1918.60 m = 6294.55 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.11 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.11 C = 84.40 F Cap Strength: 2.58 C Lifted Index: -1.66 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.31 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.47 C Showalter Index: -0.72 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.51 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.52 C Cross Totals Index: 21.99 C K Index: 35.64 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 345.68 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.54 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 144.80 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 17.02 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 82.98 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.58 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 843.73 mb = 1538.08 m = 5046.14 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 768.73 mb = 2318.83 m = 7607.60 ft Equ Level (EL): 448.73 mb = 6579.44 m = 21585.83 ft B at Equ Level: 143.45 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 328.73 mb = 8860.80 m = 29070.52 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 210.5 at 46.4 knts Storm direction: 240.5 at 34.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 110.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 519.2 neg: -0.7 tot: 518.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 172.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.84 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.2 stream: 10.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.41 Bulk Rich Number: 1.57 Bulk Shear: 92.25 m/s