MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510191500F010.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510191500F010.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: 10 hour RUC valid 1Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 35.13,-78.93 Latitude: 35.13 Longitude: -78.93 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1003 61 20.5 17.6 84 2.9 18.5 211 11 293.3 295.6 291.6 329.6 12.72 1 1000 89 21.1 17.7 81 3.4 18.9 210 15 294.3 296.6 292.0 331.1 12.88 2 950 531 17.9 16.4 90 1.6 16.9 220 33 295.4 297.6 292.0 331.0 12.41 3 900 993 15.1 14.8 99 0.2 14.9 228 38 297.0 299.2 292.1 331.4 11.88 4 850 1476 12.5 11.9 96 0.6 12.1 233 41 299.2 301.1 291.6 329.6 10.37 5 800 1983 10.2 9.4 95 0.8 9.7 232 45 302.0 303.7 291.6 329.5 9.29 6 750 2518 7.2 5.6 89 1.7 6.3 229 50 304.4 305.8 290.9 327.3 7.61 7 700 3083 4.1 -2.8 61 7.0 0.8 230 55 307.1 307.9 289.0 320.8 4.44 8 650 3684 2.9 -20.5 16 23.3 -4.8 232 55 312.2 312.4 287.5 316.1 1.15 9 600 4328 -0.1 -44.2 2 44.1 -8.6 237 53 316.0 316.1 287.6 316.5 0.13 10 550 5018 -4.9 -38.7 5 33.7 -11.8 240 56 318.2 318.3 288.5 319.1 0.25 11 500 5758 -10.3 -41.8 6 31.4 -15.7 238 59 320.4 320.5 289.1 321.2 0.20 12 450 6557 -17.0 -45.8 6 28.7 -20.9 237 62 321.8 321.9 289.5 322.4 0.14 13 400 7427 -24.2 -48.0 9 23.8 -26.7 232 66 323.5 323.6 290.0 324.0 0.12 14 350 8386 -30.3 -48.3 16 18.0 -31.9 219 68 327.9 327.9 291.3 328.4 0.14 15 300 9473 -35.5 -38.0 77 2.5 -35.8 204 83 335.4 335.5 293.6 337.2 0.48 16 250 10714 -44.7 -48.7 64 4.0 -45.0 221 100 339.6 339.6 294.4 340.3 0.18 17 200 12187 -49.2 -73.4 4 24.2 -49.7 236 69 354.9 354.9 297.7 355.0 0.01 18 150 14017 -62.8 -80.7 7 17.9 -62.9 219 62 361.9 361.9 299.1 361.9 0.00 19 100 16478 -67.1 -86.8 5 19.7 -67.2 229 30 398.2 398.2 304.9 398.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5669.19 m Freezing level: 601.16 mb = 4313.48 m = 14151.65 ft Wetbulb zero: 693.05 mb = 3163.65 m = 10379.31 ft Precipitable water: 1.31 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 52.59 % Est. max temperature: 26.21 C = 79.19 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 962.03 mb = 422.46 m = 1386.02 ft T: 18.72 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.41 C/km ThetaE index: 15.30 C Layer 850.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 911.52 mb = 883.97 m = 2900.14 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.42 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.76 C = 74.77 F Cap Strength: 1.96 C Lifted Index: 0.36 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.08 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.58 C Showalter Index: 1.13 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.09 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.84 C Cross Totals Index: 22.26 C K Index: 27.80 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 318.33 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.59 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 117.62 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 15.34 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6.79 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.91 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 927.88 mb = 732.16 m = 2402.06 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 862.88 mb = 1348.56 m = 4424.35 ft Equ Level (EL): 682.88 mb = 3283.65 m = 10773.01 ft B at Equ Level: 27.81 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 622.88 mb = 4027.16 m = 13212.31 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 233.1 at 48.5 knts Storm direction: 263.1 at 36.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.1 neg: 1.6 tot: 7.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 90.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 280.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 280.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 93.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.85 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.2 stream: 7.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.18 Bulk Rich Number: 1.29 Bulk Shear: 91.18 m/s