MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170300F042.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170300F042.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 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 34.52,-91.72 Latitude: 34.52 Longitude: -91.72 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1002 65 30.5 15.5 40 15.0 20.4 203 13 303.5 305.6 293.5 336.7 11.15 1 1000 82 29.9 15.0 41 14.8 19.9 203 13 303.0 305.0 293.1 335.1 10.80 2 950 536 25.1 14.1 50 11.0 17.8 204 18 302.6 304.6 292.9 334.3 10.68 3 900 1008 20.4 13.2 63 7.3 15.7 206 18 302.6 304.5 292.8 334.1 10.63 4 850 1498 15.9 12.0 78 3.9 13.4 208 19 302.8 304.7 292.7 333.6 10.40 5 800 2010 12.2 8.6 79 3.6 10.0 212 19 304.1 305.8 291.8 330.4 8.78 6 750 2550 11.9 -2.8 36 14.7 4.5 227 17 309.5 310.3 289.5 322.4 4.14 7 700 3124 8.3 0.2 57 8.1 3.9 247 18 311.7 312.7 291.4 329.0 5.54 8 650 3731 3.2 -1.0 74 4.2 1.0 255 20 312.6 313.6 291.6 329.7 5.46 9 600 4374 -1.7 -7.4 65 5.8 -4.2 246 23 314.2 314.9 290.5 325.9 3.64 10 550 5061 -6.4 -14.2 54 7.8 -9.3 239 30 316.5 316.9 290.0 324.1 2.31 11 500 5798 -11.3 -19.8 49 8.5 -13.9 241 34 319.3 319.6 290.2 324.7 1.59 12 450 6598 -15.8 -27.2 37 11.4 -18.6 247 39 323.3 323.5 290.7 326.5 0.91 13 400 7476 -21.2 -40.1 17 18.9 -24.0 249 49 327.4 327.5 291.3 328.5 0.29 14 350 8446 -28.5 -50.4 10 21.9 -30.5 246 59 330.3 330.3 291.9 330.7 0.11 15 300 9530 -37.2 -49.4 27 12.2 -38.1 247 69 332.9 332.9 292.7 333.5 0.14 16 250 10761 -47.5 -50.2 74 2.6 -47.7 252 77 335.4 335.4 293.3 336.0 0.15 17 200 12208 -53.2 -72.0 8 18.7 -53.5 256 85 348.5 348.5 296.3 348.5 0.01 18 150 14032 -61.4 -81.4 5 20.0 -61.6 256 65 364.3 364.3 299.5 364.3 0.00 19 100 16471 -70.5 -87.4 7 16.9 -70.5 257 41 391.5 391.5 304.0 391.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5715.68 m Freezing level: 617.10 mb = 4154.17 m = 13629.00 ft Wetbulb zero: 640.26 mb = 3852.17 m = 12638.21 ft Precipitable water: 1.40 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 59.76 % Est. max temperature: 29.78 C = 85.61 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 805.89 mb = 1948.01 m = 6391.04 ft T: 12.63 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.31 C/km ThetaE index: 14.24 C Layer 1000.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 722.95 mb = 2855.39 m = 9367.95 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.70 g/kg Conv temperature: 37.67 C = 99.80 F Cap Strength: 3.19 C Lifted Index: -2.13 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.21 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.40 C Showalter Index: -1.75 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.39 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.15 C Cross Totals Index: 23.25 C K Index: 31.01 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 336.46 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.76 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 205.55 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 20.28 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 137.10 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.15 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 807.81 mb = 1927.95 m = 6325.22 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 632.81 mb = 3946.27 m = 12946.93 ft Equ Level (EL): 312.81 mb = 9236.00 m = 30301.47 ft B at Equ Level: 204.90 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 212.81 mb = 11805.72 m = 38732.21 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 232.5 at 21.8 knts Storm direction: 262.5 at 16.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 2.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 46.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 36.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 36.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 12.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.55 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.1 stream: 1.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.04 Bulk Rich Number: 12.38 Bulk Shear: 16.61 m/s