MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510162100F044.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510162100F044.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: 44 hour RUC valid 17Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 35.80,-90.72 Latitude: 35.80 Longitude: -90.72 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1001 92 27.2 19.6 63 7.6 21.9 215 13 300.3 302.9 295.0 342.8 14.52 1 1000 99 26.5 18.7 63 7.7 21.1 216 14 299.6 302.1 294.3 339.7 13.74 2 950 549 21.6 17.6 78 4.1 18.8 219 19 299.1 301.6 293.9 338.3 13.42 3 900 1016 18.8 15.3 81 3.4 16.5 227 24 300.8 303.1 293.6 336.9 12.27 4 850 1505 15.4 12.3 82 3.1 13.4 223 26 302.3 304.2 292.7 333.8 10.64 5 800 2017 11.7 8.6 81 3.1 9.9 222 23 303.7 305.3 291.7 330.0 8.83 6 750 2554 8.5 3.9 73 4.6 5.9 224 19 305.8 307.1 290.6 326.3 6.74 7 700 3122 6.4 -1.4 57 7.9 2.4 233 22 309.6 310.5 290.2 324.9 4.92 8 650 3727 2.5 -1.7 74 4.1 0.4 242 28 311.8 312.7 291.2 328.1 5.21 9 600 4369 -2.0 -7.0 68 5.0 -4.3 247 33 313.8 314.5 290.5 325.8 3.76 10 550 5055 -6.6 -14.7 53 8.1 -9.5 244 38 316.2 316.7 289.8 323.6 2.22 11 500 5791 -11.8 -21.9 43 10.1 -14.6 240 41 318.7 318.9 289.8 323.2 1.33 12 450 6589 -16.3 -36.9 15 20.7 -19.9 244 43 322.8 322.9 290.0 324.1 0.36 13 400 7466 -21.4 -45.5 10 24.0 -24.5 249 47 327.2 327.2 291.1 327.8 0.16 14 350 8435 -29.0 -47.2 16 18.2 -30.8 248 55 329.6 329.6 291.7 330.2 0.15 15 300 9516 -37.9 -50.5 26 12.6 -38.7 253 61 332.0 332.0 292.4 332.4 0.12 16 250 10744 -47.9 -50.3 76 2.4 -48.0 258 77 334.9 334.9 293.2 335.5 0.15 17 200 12184 -54.2 -68.9 15 14.7 -54.5 256 83 346.9 346.9 296.0 347.0 0.02 18 150 14004 -61.3 -82.3 5 21.1 -61.4 257 71 364.5 364.5 299.6 364.6 0.00 19 100 16453 -69.3 -87.4 6 18.1 -69.4 253 39 393.7 393.7 304.3 393.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5692.46 m Freezing level: 622.31 mb = 4082.40 m = 13393.55 ft Wetbulb zero: 645.99 mb = 3776.45 m = 12389.76 ft Precipitable water: 1.53 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 68.22 % Est. max temperature: 29.17 C = 84.51 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 896.36 mb = 1050.87 m = 3447.69 ft T: 18.51 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.82 C/km ThetaE index: 17.88 C Layer 1000.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 853.91 mb = 1465.75 m = 4808.82 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.22 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.08 C = 84.35 F Cap Strength: 1.52 C Lifted Index: -4.30 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.82 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.73 C Showalter Index: -2.30 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.27 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.17 C Cross Totals Index: 24.09 C K Index: 31.63 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 347.23 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.11 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 911.38 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 42.69 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 26.69 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.52 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 885.19 mb = 1158.06 m = 3799.37 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 820.19 mb = 1806.30 m = 5926.12 ft Equ Level (EL): 230.19 mb = 11276.41 m = 36995.63 ft B at Equ Level: 898.63 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 150.19 mb = 13995.51 m = 45916.47 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 235.7 at 27.9 knts Storm direction: 265.7 at 20.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.2 neg: 0.5 tot: 2.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 38.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 66.5 neg: -28.7 tot: 37.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 12.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.37 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.5 stream: 1.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.31 Bulk Rich Number: 41.91 Bulk Shear: 21.75 m/s