MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510192100F048.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510192100F048.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: 48 hour RUC valid 21Z TUE 21 OCT 25 Station: 34.22,-84.03 Latitude: 34.22 Longitude: -84.03 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 115 SFC 974 345 18.9 16.2 84 2.7 17.1 277 13 294.3 296.4 291.3 328.6 12.01 2 950 558 17.8 15.0 83 2.9 16.0 269 22 295.3 297.3 291.1 327.8 11.32 3 900 1019 14.7 12.7 87 2.1 13.4 262 26 296.7 298.5 290.7 326.4 10.27 4 850 1502 12.4 10.0 85 2.4 11.0 248 28 299.1 300.8 290.5 325.9 9.12 5 800 2007 8.8 7.6 92 1.2 8.1 243 32 300.6 302.1 290.2 324.8 8.21 6 750 2540 5.7 5.3 97 0.4 5.5 250 38 302.8 304.1 290.3 325.0 7.44 7 700 3101 2.7 2.5 98 0.2 2.5 258 46 305.5 306.7 290.3 325.3 6.54 8 650 3698 -0.7 -1.1 97 0.4 -0.9 260 51 308.2 309.2 290.2 324.9 5.42 9 600 4333 -4.7 -6.3 88 1.6 -5.4 262 57 310.7 311.5 289.8 323.3 3.99 10 550 5012 -8.9 -12.8 73 4.0 -10.3 263 61 313.6 314.1 289.3 322.0 2.59 11 500 5744 -13.1 -21.8 48 8.7 -15.5 265 67 317.0 317.3 289.2 321.6 1.33 12 450 6540 -17.1 -36.8 16 19.7 -20.5 267 76 321.8 321.9 289.7 323.1 0.36 13 400 7414 -22.3 -45.6 10 23.3 -25.1 267 78 326.0 326.0 290.7 326.6 0.16 14 350 8381 -29.0 -51.5 10 22.5 -30.9 272 79 329.6 329.7 291.7 330.0 0.09 15 300 9463 -37.7 -55.1 14 17.4 -38.7 275 86 332.3 332.3 292.4 332.6 0.07 16 250 10692 -47.5 -62.5 16 15.0 -47.9 276 87 335.5 335.5 293.2 335.6 0.03 17 200 12131 -57.6 -71.6 15 14.0 -57.8 281 84 341.5 341.5 294.7 341.5 0.01 18 150 13913 -65.0 -79.9 11 14.8 -65.1 259 70 358.0 358.0 298.3 358.0 0.00 19 100 16361 -68.3 -87.4 5 19.1 -68.4 256 53 395.8 395.8 304.6 395.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5629.06 m Freezing level: 660.38 mb = 3574.04 m = 11725.70 ft Wetbulb zero: 663.27 mb = 3535.19 m = 11598.27 ft Precipitable water: 1.33 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 85.90 % Est. max temperature: 24.46 C = 76.04 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 936.10 mb = 683.81 m = 2243.46 ft T: 16.96 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.99 C/km ThetaE index: 3.78 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 853.12 mb = 1470.53 m = 4824.50 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.77 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.57 C = 74.42 F Cap Strength: 1.05 C Lifted Index: -0.48 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.47 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.54 C Showalter Index: 0.17 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.65 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.51 C Cross Totals Index: 23.14 C K Index: 35.29 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 305.49 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.90 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 109.44 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 14.79 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 24.73 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.05 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 890.15 mb = 1111.90 m = 3647.91 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 795.15 mb = 2057.60 m = 6750.57 ft Equ Level (EL): 475.15 mb = 6129.39 m = 20109.31 ft B at Equ Level: 107.78 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 385.15 mb = 7688.16 m = 25223.30 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 260.1 at 46.9 knts Storm direction: 290.1 at 35.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.4 neg: 3.6 tot: 7.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 95.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 220.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 220.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 73.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.82 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.7 stream: 6.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.09 Bulk Rich Number: 1.20 Bulk Shear: 91.29 m/s