MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510190000F012.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510190000F012.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: 12 hour RUC valid 12Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 35.56,-85.24 Latitude: 35.56 Longitude: -85.24 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 78 SFC 957 459 16.8 15.8 94 1.0 16.2 180 9 293.7 295.8 291.0 327.6 11.89 2 950 518 16.7 16.0 96 0.7 16.3 193 17 294.1 296.3 291.3 328.7 12.11 3 900 978 14.4 14.2 99 0.2 14.3 207 34 296.3 298.4 291.5 329.3 11.41 4 850 1460 12.6 11.4 93 1.2 11.9 218 38 299.4 301.2 291.4 328.8 10.04 5 800 1968 9.7 7.7 87 2.0 8.5 229 39 301.5 303.0 290.6 326.0 8.27 6 750 2501 6.4 4.6 89 1.7 5.4 238 43 303.5 304.8 290.2 324.9 7.13 7 700 3064 2.9 1.1 88 1.8 2.0 242 47 305.7 306.8 289.9 323.8 5.95 8 650 3661 -0.2 -2.3 86 2.1 -1.3 242 49 308.7 309.6 290.0 324.1 4.95 9 600 4298 -3.8 -5.6 88 1.8 -4.7 238 51 311.7 312.5 290.2 324.9 4.20 10 550 4980 -7.4 -8.3 94 0.8 -7.8 232 52 315.3 316.0 290.9 327.3 3.73 11 500 5718 -11.0 -12.0 93 0.9 -11.4 221 51 319.6 320.2 291.6 329.7 3.06 12 450 6522 -15.0 -16.4 89 1.4 -15.4 210 54 324.4 324.9 292.4 332.4 2.36 13 400 7403 -20.2 -22.2 84 2.0 -20.8 209 63 328.7 329.0 292.9 334.3 1.61 14 350 8378 -27.4 -30.1 78 2.7 -27.9 212 67 331.8 332.0 293.1 335.1 0.90 15 300 9467 -36.5 -40.1 69 3.7 -36.9 213 71 334.0 334.0 293.2 335.4 0.39 16 250 10701 -46.4 -52.5 50 6.1 -46.6 225 82 337.1 337.2 293.7 337.6 0.12 17 200 12176 -49.8 -74.7 4 24.9 -50.3 243 70 353.8 353.8 297.4 353.9 0.01 18 150 14010 -60.7 -81.8 5 21.1 -60.9 251 60 365.5 365.5 299.8 365.5 0.00 19 100 16464 -70.0 -85.4 9 15.4 -70.0 237 37 392.6 392.6 304.2 392.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5639.97 m Freezing level: 653.75 mb = 3616.29 m = 11864.33 ft Wetbulb zero: 669.69 mb = 3420.77 m = 11222.86 ft Precipitable water: 1.42 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 90.58 % Est. max temperature: 24.26 C = 75.67 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 942.15 mb = 588.68 m = 1931.34 ft T: 16.34 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.25 C/km ThetaE index: 5.49 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 886.72 mb = 1103.31 m = 3619.73 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.35 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.23 C = 68.41 F Cap Strength: 0.64 C Lifted Index: 0.67 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.46 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.05 C Showalter Index: 0.79 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.12 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.64 C Cross Totals Index: 22.48 C K Index: 33.34 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 294.99 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.07 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 102.43 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 14.31 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 14.21 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.62 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 898.52 mb = 991.70 m = 3253.57 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 783.52 mb = 2139.79 m = 7020.23 ft Equ Level (EL): 523.52 mb = 5362.31 m = 17592.66 ft B at Equ Level: 101.77 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 423.52 mb = 6975.78 m = 22886.13 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 229.0 at 45.0 knts Storm direction: 259.0 at 33.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 116.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 351.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 351.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 117.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.90 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.7 stream: 8.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.21 Bulk Rich Number: 1.09 Bulk Shear: 94.04 m/s