MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170300F039.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170300F039.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: 39 hour RUC valid 18Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 35.53,-93.98 Latitude: 35.53 Longitude: -93.98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 81 SFC 984 220 24.9 21.1 80 3.8 22.2 231 9 299.4 302.3 295.9 346.7 16.21 2 950 531 21.9 19.3 85 2.6 20.1 221 15 299.4 302.2 295.1 343.2 14.98 3 900 999 18.1 17.4 95 0.7 17.7 220 20 300.2 302.8 294.6 341.3 14.03 4 850 1488 15.8 13.9 88 1.9 14.6 227 25 302.7 304.9 293.7 337.7 11.82 5 800 2002 13.9 10.6 80 3.4 11.8 232 26 306.0 307.9 293.4 336.3 10.06 6 750 2544 10.8 6.9 77 3.8 8.5 232 26 308.3 309.8 292.7 333.8 8.37 7 700 3116 6.8 1.3 68 5.5 3.8 239 31 310.0 311.2 291.3 328.7 6.02 8 650 3719 1.4 -2.1 77 3.5 -0.3 244 36 310.6 311.6 290.7 326.4 5.06 9 600 4359 -3.2 -5.7 83 2.5 -4.3 245 41 312.4 313.2 290.5 325.6 4.17 10 550 5042 -7.3 -10.4 78 3.2 -8.5 248 46 315.5 316.1 290.5 325.6 3.14 11 500 5779 -11.7 -14.8 78 3.1 -12.8 252 50 318.7 319.2 290.8 326.7 2.42 12 450 6577 -17.1 -22.1 65 5.0 -18.4 252 52 321.7 322.0 290.8 326.7 1.45 13 400 7450 -22.6 -30.4 49 7.8 -24.1 247 58 325.7 325.8 291.3 328.4 0.76 14 350 8418 -28.7 -34.6 57 5.9 -29.6 247 59 330.0 330.1 292.3 332.1 0.58 15 300 9499 -37.8 -42.6 61 4.7 -38.2 249 67 332.0 332.1 292.6 333.2 0.30 16 250 10726 -48.2 -49.9 83 1.7 -48.3 251 85 334.4 334.4 293.0 335.0 0.16 17 200 12167 -53.8 -70.0 12 16.2 -54.1 253 93 347.5 347.5 296.1 347.6 0.02 18 150 13992 -60.5 -83.1 4 22.7 -60.7 258 74 365.9 365.9 299.8 365.9 0.00 19 100 16449 -69.5 -87.5 6 18.0 -69.5 254 44 393.5 393.5 304.3 393.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5697.95 m Freezing level: 634.46 mb = 3918.16 m = 12854.71 ft Wetbulb zero: 653.99 mb = 3669.65 m = 12039.37 ft Precipitable water: 1.71 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 80.39 % Est. max temperature: 29.21 C = 84.58 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 932.17 mb = 694.86 m = 2279.69 ft T: 20.60 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.98 C/km ThetaE index: 21.07 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 900.59 mb = 993.03 m = 3257.95 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.73 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.70 C = 78.26 F Cap Strength: 0.30 C Lifted Index: -6.14 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.45 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.74 C Showalter Index: -4.03 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.21 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.57 C Cross Totals Index: 25.64 C K Index: 35.95 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 428.57 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.24 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1744.64 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 59.07 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.76 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.30 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 905.97 mb = 941.43 m = 3088.63 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 870.97 mb = 1279.06 m = 4196.35 ft Equ Level (EL): 820.97 mb = 1782.53 m = 5848.12 ft B at Equ Level: 5.54 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 120.97 mb = 15295.12 m = 50180.21 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 241.5 at 33.6 knts Storm direction: 271.5 at 25.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.8 neg: 1.4 tot: 4.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 77.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 123.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 123.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 41.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.95 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.5 stream: 4.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.03 Bulk Rich Number: 29.75 Bulk Shear: 58.63 m/s