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: 35.55,-92.76 Latitude: 35.55 Longitude: -92.76 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 82 SFC 968 365 22.7 20.4 87 2.4 21.1 245 8 298.6 301.5 295.4 344.4 15.74 2 950 530 21.5 19.5 88 2.0 20.1 239 17 299.0 301.8 295.1 343.3 15.17 3 900 998 18.6 17.5 93 1.1 17.9 234 22 300.7 303.3 294.8 342.3 14.16 4 850 1487 15.3 14.6 95 0.7 14.8 232 24 302.2 304.5 294.0 338.8 12.39 5 800 1999 12.8 9.9 83 2.9 11.0 243 25 304.7 306.5 292.7 333.5 9.60 6 750 2539 9.7 6.1 78 3.6 7.6 246 26 307.1 308.6 292.0 331.1 7.90 7 700 3109 5.4 3.3 86 2.1 4.2 238 30 308.4 309.7 291.6 329.7 6.94 8 650 3709 0.1 -0.6 95 0.7 -0.3 237 36 309.1 310.1 290.7 326.5 5.64 9 600 4346 -3.7 -4.1 97 0.5 -3.9 244 39 311.9 312.8 290.7 326.6 4.70 10 550 5030 -6.8 -7.9 92 1.1 -7.2 254 41 316.0 316.8 291.3 328.4 3.85 11 500 5769 -11.2 -12.8 88 1.5 -11.8 258 44 319.4 319.9 291.4 328.8 2.87 12 450 6569 -16.4 -18.3 85 1.9 -17.0 253 50 322.6 323.0 291.6 329.4 2.01 13 400 7446 -21.3 -23.6 82 2.3 -21.9 245 52 327.3 327.5 292.3 332.2 1.42 14 350 8418 -28.1 -31.0 76 2.9 -28.6 240 48 330.9 331.0 292.7 333.9 0.82 15 300 9501 -37.7 -41.7 66 4.0 -38.1 243 62 332.2 332.3 292.6 333.4 0.33 16 250 10728 -48.5 -51.8 69 3.3 -48.6 243 71 334.0 334.0 292.9 334.5 0.13 17 200 12161 -55.5 -67.8 20 12.3 -55.8 253 96 344.8 344.8 295.5 344.9 0.02 18 150 13982 -59.7 -82.5 4 22.8 -59.9 257 69 367.2 367.2 300.1 367.2 0.00 19 100 16456 -67.7 -87.5 4 19.8 -67.8 263 42 396.9 396.9 304.8 396.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5687.63 m Freezing level: 648.59 mb = 3726.88 m = 12227.13 ft Wetbulb zero: 653.07 mb = 3670.73 m = 12042.93 ft Precipitable water: 1.70 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 89.93 % Est. max temperature: 27.85 C = 82.14 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 935.71 mb = 660.95 m = 2168.45 ft T: 20.71 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.23 C/km ThetaE index: 17.90 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 884.18 mb = 1149.45 m = 3771.10 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.45 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.24 C = 77.43 F Cap Strength: 0.62 C Lifted Index: -5.44 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.11 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.04 C Showalter Index: -3.92 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.38 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.55 C Cross Totals Index: 25.83 C K Index: 39.07 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 413.83 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.09 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1697.22 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 58.26 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.20 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.62 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 897.89 mb = 1017.70 m = 3338.88 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 862.89 mb = 1358.04 m = 4455.46 ft Equ Level (EL): 202.89 mb = 12069.15 m = 39596.48 ft B at Equ Level: 1677.75 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 122.89 mb = 15198.36 m = 49862.78 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 245.9 at 32.7 knts Storm direction: 275.9 at 24.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.9 neg: 4.0 tot: 4.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 77.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 92.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 92.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 30.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.72 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.2 stream: 3.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.79 Bulk Rich Number: 48.01 Bulk Shear: 35.35 m/s