MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510162100F042.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510162100F042.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: 42 hour RUC valid 15Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 35.07,-92.13 Latitude: 35.07 Longitude: -92.13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 108 SFC 1000 109 24.0 19.9 78 4.2 21.1 218 10 297.2 299.8 294.3 339.8 14.74 2 950 554 20.2 17.8 86 2.4 18.6 226 24 297.7 300.1 293.6 337.2 13.63 3 900 1021 19.1 13.6 71 5.4 15.5 230 28 301.2 303.2 292.7 333.5 10.98 4 850 1510 15.6 12.6 82 3.0 13.7 226 25 302.5 304.5 292.9 334.6 10.84 5 800 2023 12.4 8.7 78 3.7 10.1 234 17 304.3 306.0 291.9 330.9 8.85 6 750 2562 10.2 2.2 57 8.0 5.8 225 16 307.6 308.7 290.5 325.9 5.97 7 700 3133 7.4 0.2 60 7.3 3.5 231 19 310.7 311.8 291.1 327.9 5.53 8 650 3739 2.8 -1.4 74 4.2 0.7 249 22 312.2 313.2 291.4 328.8 5.32 9 600 4382 -1.5 -7.4 64 5.8 -4.1 254 26 314.3 315.0 290.6 326.1 3.66 10 550 5069 -6.5 -13.0 60 6.5 -8.9 248 30 316.4 316.9 290.2 324.8 2.56 11 500 5806 -11.7 -20.8 47 9.0 -14.4 243 34 318.7 319.0 289.9 323.7 1.46 12 450 6604 -16.4 -36.9 15 20.5 -20.0 248 37 322.7 322.7 290.0 324.0 0.36 13 400 7481 -21.2 -46.0 9 24.9 -24.3 250 44 327.5 327.5 291.2 328.1 0.15 14 350 8451 -28.7 -47.6 15 18.9 -30.6 249 52 330.1 330.1 291.9 330.7 0.15 15 300 9534 -37.5 -51.1 23 13.6 -38.4 257 60 332.5 332.5 292.5 333.0 0.12 16 250 10763 -47.8 -50.0 78 2.2 -47.9 261 73 335.0 335.0 293.2 335.6 0.16 17 200 12210 -53.3 -70.4 11 17.1 -53.6 258 80 348.4 348.4 296.3 348.5 0.01 18 150 14029 -62.0 -80.6 7 18.6 -62.1 261 68 363.3 363.3 299.3 363.3 0.00 19 100 16464 -70.5 -87.2 7 16.6 -70.6 253 39 391.4 391.4 304.0 391.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5697.93 m Freezing level: 617.71 mb = 4154.42 m = 13629.81 ft Wetbulb zero: 643.09 mb = 3824.96 m = 12548.94 ft Precipitable water: 1.53 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 67.95 % Est. max temperature: 29.31 C = 84.77 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 941.13 mb = 635.49 m = 2084.91 ft T: 19.99 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.17 C/km ThetaE index: 8.65 C Layer 800.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 850.39 mb = 1506.43 m = 4942.30 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.22 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.30 C = 84.75 F Cap Strength: 2.59 C Lifted Index: -3.68 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.56 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.72 C Showalter Index: -2.62 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.66 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.32 C Cross Totals Index: 24.33 C K Index: 32.65 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 350.09 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.16 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 590.57 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 34.37 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 87.72 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.56 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 901.15 mb = 1010.27 m = 3314.51 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 666.15 mb = 3538.49 m = 11609.07 ft Equ Level (EL): 236.15 mb = 11132.59 m = 36523.82 ft B at Equ Level: 573.71 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 176.15 mb = 13012.96 m = 42692.93 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 239.1 at 24.0 knts Storm direction: 269.1 at 18.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.5 neg: 1.0 tot: 3.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 39.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 79.2 neg: -38.6 tot: 40.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 13.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.29 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.1 stream: 1.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.26 Bulk Rich Number: 67.57 Bulk Shear: 8.74 m/s