MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510191500F008.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510191500F008.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: 8 hour RUC valid 23Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 35.13,-79.27 Latitude: 35.13 Longitude: -79.27 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 998 105 22.1 16.2 69 6.0 18.2 192 10 295.4 297.5 291.4 328.9 11.66 2 950 537 20.4 15.1 72 5.3 17.0 205 31 297.9 300.0 292.0 331.2 11.45 3 900 1002 16.7 13.7 82 3.0 14.8 216 35 298.7 300.7 291.9 330.8 11.01 4 850 1486 12.6 12.4 98 0.2 12.4 226 39 299.4 301.3 291.9 330.6 10.68 5 800 1994 9.3 8.9 98 0.3 9.0 231 46 301.0 302.7 291.0 327.6 9.00 6 750 2526 7.2 -2.3 51 9.5 2.6 235 55 304.4 305.2 288.0 317.6 4.32 7 700 3092 5.6 -16.4 19 22.0 -2.4 238 57 308.7 308.9 286.6 313.6 1.51 8 650 3696 4.2 -41.3 2 45.5 -5.7 238 52 313.7 313.7 286.8 314.3 0.16 9 600 4341 0.5 -43.8 2 44.3 -8.3 246 48 316.7 316.7 287.8 317.2 0.13 10 550 5033 -4.0 -45.6 2 41.6 -11.5 248 53 319.3 319.3 288.6 319.8 0.12 11 500 5775 -9.9 -47.2 3 37.3 -15.6 239 54 321.0 321.0 289.2 321.4 0.11 12 450 6575 -16.8 -46.3 6 29.5 -20.7 238 57 322.2 322.2 289.6 322.7 0.13 13 400 7446 -23.4 -48.1 8 24.7 -26.1 233 61 324.6 324.6 290.3 325.1 0.12 14 350 8414 -27.4 -31.5 68 4.1 -28.1 216 76 331.8 332.0 293.0 334.7 0.79 15 300 9505 -35.4 -37.7 79 2.3 -35.7 208 77 335.5 335.6 293.7 337.4 0.50 16 250 10750 -44.3 -48.9 60 4.6 -44.5 221 89 340.3 340.3 294.6 341.0 0.18 17 200 12222 -49.8 -76.8 3 27.0 -50.3 239 64 354.0 354.0 297.5 354.0 0.01 18 150 14040 -63.4 -79.5 10 16.0 -63.6 222 59 360.8 360.8 298.9 360.8 0.00 19 100 16493 -67.8 -86.5 5 18.8 -67.9 238 32 396.8 396.8 304.8 396.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5683.60 m Freezing level: 594.65 mb = 4415.11 m = 14485.09 ft Wetbulb zero: 723.92 mb = 2816.43 m = 9240.13 ft Precipitable water: 1.10 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 39.53 % Est. max temperature: 26.12 C = 79.02 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 914.68 mb = 862.96 m = 2831.19 ft T: 17.81 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.76 C/km ThetaE index: 17.60 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 860.84 mb = 1378.90 m = 4523.90 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.38 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.93 C = 78.68 F Cap Strength: 2.87 C Lifted Index: 1.05 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.54 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.04 C Showalter Index: 1.05 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.74 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.49 C Cross Totals Index: 22.25 C K Index: 12.87 Risk: None Sweat Index: 335.52 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.73 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 46.78 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 9.67 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 27.09 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.83 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 882.03 mb = 1172.86 m = 3847.93 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 837.03 mb = 1614.99 m = 5298.47 ft Equ Level (EL): 737.03 mb = 2669.40 m = 8757.78 ft B at Equ Level: 27.14 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 667.03 mb = 3484.98 m = 11433.51 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 235.7 at 47.0 knts Storm direction: 265.7 at 35.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 8.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 103.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 437.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 437.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 145.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.95 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.8 stream: 9.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.10 Bulk Rich Number: 0.36 Bulk Shear: 128.33 m/s