MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170300F043.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170300F043.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: 43 hour RUC valid 22Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 35.46,-91.98 Latitude: 35.46 Longitude: -91.98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 87 SFC 990 173 23.9 19.6 77 4.3 20.9 245 11 297.9 300.6 294.4 340.6 14.69 2 950 536 21.4 18.2 82 3.2 19.2 241 23 298.9 301.5 294.2 339.6 13.98 3 900 1004 18.8 16.5 86 2.3 17.2 237 24 300.9 303.3 294.2 339.7 13.21 4 850 1493 15.3 14.2 93 1.1 14.6 233 25 302.1 304.4 293.7 337.7 12.05 5 800 2005 11.9 9.9 88 1.9 10.6 236 26 303.8 305.6 292.4 332.5 9.63 6 750 2543 9.5 3.3 65 6.2 6.1 239 27 306.9 308.1 290.7 326.7 6.47 7 700 3111 4.0 1.6 85 2.4 2.7 237 30 306.9 308.0 290.5 325.7 6.15 8 650 3710 -0.0 -0.5 97 0.4 -0.3 236 33 308.9 310.0 290.7 326.5 5.70 9 600 4348 -2.6 -3.1 96 0.5 -2.9 240 35 313.1 314.1 291.5 329.1 5.08 10 550 5035 -5.9 -6.5 96 0.6 -6.2 244 36 317.1 317.9 292.0 330.9 4.28 11 500 5776 -10.5 -11.1 95 0.6 -10.7 244 39 320.3 320.9 292.0 331.1 3.29 12 450 6578 -15.7 -16.9 90 1.2 -16.1 243 44 323.5 323.9 292.0 331.2 2.26 13 400 7456 -21.7 -23.7 84 2.0 -22.2 242 49 326.7 327.0 292.2 331.7 1.41 14 350 8425 -28.8 -31.5 77 2.7 -29.2 243 49 329.9 330.1 292.4 332.8 0.79 15 300 9507 -37.7 -40.9 72 3.1 -38.0 248 52 332.2 332.3 292.7 333.6 0.36 16 250 10734 -48.8 -52.4 66 3.6 -49.0 253 59 333.5 333.5 292.8 334.0 0.12 17 200 12165 -55.5 -66.7 24 11.2 -55.7 258 91 344.9 344.9 295.5 345.0 0.02 18 150 13991 -59.0 -83.0 3 23.9 -59.3 252 66 368.4 368.4 300.3 368.4 0.00 19 100 16462 -68.6 -87.5 5 18.9 -68.7 264 40 395.1 395.1 304.5 395.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5688.96 m Freezing level: 650.24 mb = 3706.59 m = 12160.57 ft Wetbulb zero: 654.57 mb = 3652.89 m = 11984.41 ft Precipitable water: 1.77 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 88.52 % Est. max temperature: 28.46 C = 83.22 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 930.03 mb = 720.03 m = 2362.27 ft T: 20.37 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.41 C/km ThetaE index: 14.00 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 869.34 mb = 1300.57 m = 4266.91 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.83 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.65 C = 81.77 F Cap Strength: 1.44 C Lifted Index: -3.63 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.51 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.68 C Showalter Index: -2.75 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.37 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.73 C Cross Totals Index: 24.64 C K Index: 37.55 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 337.92 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.44 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1242.05 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 49.84 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 20.31 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.44 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 897.80 mb = 1024.86 m = 3362.37 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 842.80 mb = 1564.94 m = 5134.24 ft Equ Level (EL): 222.80 mb = 11472.50 m = 37638.97 ft B at Equ Level: 1241.40 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 142.80 mb = 14291.17 m = 46886.47 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 239.6 at 30.4 knts Storm direction: 269.6 at 22.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.6 neg: 3.1 tot: 3.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 80.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 56.1 neg: -0.0 tot: 56.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 18.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.73 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.1 stream: 2.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.33 Bulk Rich Number: 65.05 Bulk Shear: 19.10 m/s