MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170300F047.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170300F047.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: 47 hour RUC valid 2Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 35.46,-93.90 Latitude: 35.46 Longitude: -93.90 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 98 SFC 991 174 20.7 19.1 90 1.7 19.6 338 1 294.6 297.2 293.1 335.1 14.15 2 950 543 20.5 17.0 80 3.5 18.1 240 16 298.0 300.3 293.2 335.4 12.91 3 900 1009 18.4 12.3 68 6.1 14.5 253 30 300.4 302.3 291.7 329.9 10.02 4 850 1496 15.3 9.0 66 6.3 11.4 268 37 302.1 303.7 291.0 327.4 8.50 5 800 2007 11.3 8.0 80 3.3 9.3 277 36 303.2 304.7 291.2 328.3 8.42 6 750 2543 7.3 6.0 91 1.3 6.5 276 32 304.5 306.0 291.2 328.0 7.83 7 700 3108 3.9 0.7 79 3.2 2.2 266 31 306.8 307.9 290.1 324.4 5.74 8 650 3706 -0.5 -5.8 67 5.4 -2.9 275 32 308.4 309.1 288.8 320.4 3.81 9 600 4340 -4.7 -10.0 66 5.3 -6.8 282 36 310.7 311.3 288.8 320.2 2.98 10 550 5021 -8.1 -14.5 60 6.5 -10.4 281 45 314.5 314.9 289.3 321.9 2.25 11 500 5756 -12.3 -18.1 62 5.8 -14.2 269 52 318.1 318.4 290.0 324.2 1.83 12 450 6553 -16.9 -20.4 74 3.5 -18.0 250 55 321.9 322.3 291.0 327.7 1.67 13 400 7427 -22.8 -25.0 82 2.2 -23.3 235 59 325.3 325.6 291.6 329.7 1.26 14 350 8391 -30.1 -33.0 75 3.0 -30.5 230 69 328.2 328.4 291.9 330.7 0.68 15 300 9466 -39.6 -41.6 82 1.9 -39.8 230 77 329.5 329.6 291.9 330.8 0.33 16 250 10693 -44.8 -69.1 5 24.3 -45.4 247 68 339.5 339.5 294.2 339.5 0.01 17 200 12161 -52.3 -75.0 5 22.8 -52.7 259 68 350.0 350.0 296.6 350.0 0.01 18 150 13980 -61.2 -80.9 6 19.7 -61.4 261 57 364.6 364.6 299.6 364.6 0.00 19 100 16447 -67.6 -87.3 4 19.7 -67.8 268 47 397.0 397.0 304.8 397.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5658.47 m Freezing level: 655.40 mb = 3641.15 m = 11945.89 ft Wetbulb zero: 678.29 mb = 3362.10 m = 11030.37 ft Precipitable water: 1.45 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 72.02 % Est. max temperature: 28.42 C = 83.15 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 967.62 mb = 383.10 m = 1256.87 ft T: 20.60 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.11 C/km ThetaE index: 8.06 C Layer 750.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 833.79 mb = 1658.72 m = 5441.93 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.14 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.58 C = 83.44 F Cap Strength: 2.60 C Lifted Index: -2.70 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.55 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.64 C Showalter Index: 0.23 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.84 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.56 C Cross Totals Index: 21.28 C K Index: 33.32 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 233.43 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.67 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 604.43 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 34.77 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 74.12 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.60 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 887.26 mb = 1130.27 m = 3708.18 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 782.26 mb = 2193.46 m = 7196.30 ft Equ Level (EL): 282.26 mb = 9876.16 m = 32401.69 ft B at Equ Level: 600.02 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 202.26 mb = 12087.31 m = 39656.05 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 271.4 at 35.4 knts Storm direction: 301.4 at 26.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.6 neg: 3.6 tot: 7.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 88.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 237.0 neg: -29.9 tot: 207.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 69.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.57 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.5 stream: 6.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.89 Bulk Rich Number: 6.61 Bulk Shear: 91.44 m/s