MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170900F033.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170900F033.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: 33 hour RUC valid 18Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 34.18,-90.76 Latitude: 34.18 Longitude: -90.76 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1006 50 28.7 16.8 49 11.9 20.6 184 12 301.3 303.5 293.5 336.8 12.04 1 1000 104 26.8 15.5 50 11.3 19.3 185 15 300.0 302.0 292.4 332.6 11.14 2 950 554 22.0 14.4 62 7.6 17.1 185 17 299.5 301.5 292.2 331.6 10.95 3 900 1021 17.8 12.4 71 5.4 14.4 186 17 299.9 301.7 291.6 329.5 10.12 4 850 1507 14.4 8.4 67 6.0 10.8 188 17 301.3 302.7 290.4 325.4 8.15 5 800 2017 12.6 -2.1 36 14.7 5.3 197 20 304.6 305.4 287.8 317.2 4.10 6 750 2555 9.6 -9.3 25 18.9 1.5 209 22 307.1 307.5 287.1 315.0 2.52 7 700 3124 7.2 -12.3 23 19.5 -0.7 211 19 310.5 310.9 287.9 317.3 2.12 8 650 3732 4.4 -8.6 38 13.0 -1.3 219 19 314.0 314.5 289.9 323.9 3.08 9 600 4378 -0.5 -6.0 66 5.5 -3.1 227 20 315.5 316.3 291.3 328.6 4.06 10 550 5067 -5.7 -9.0 78 3.3 -7.1 232 23 317.3 318.0 291.3 328.7 3.51 11 500 5806 -11.1 -16.6 64 5.5 -13.0 234 29 319.4 319.9 290.7 326.4 2.09 12 450 6606 -14.9 -35.3 16 20.4 -18.8 234 36 324.5 324.6 290.6 326.1 0.42 13 400 7489 -19.5 -55.7 2 36.2 -23.2 239 43 329.7 329.7 291.7 329.9 0.05 14 350 8465 -27.2 -46.7 14 19.5 -29.3 243 48 332.0 332.0 292.4 332.7 0.16 15 300 9553 -36.3 -52.0 18 15.8 -37.3 246 54 334.3 334.3 293.0 334.7 0.10 16 250 10789 -46.4 -56.7 30 10.3 -46.8 247 60 337.1 337.1 293.7 337.4 0.07 17 200 12245 -52.5 -71.5 8 19.0 -52.8 255 74 349.7 349.7 296.5 349.7 0.01 18 150 14060 -62.8 -81.1 7 18.3 -63.0 254 65 361.8 361.8 299.1 361.8 0.00 19 100 16485 -71.6 -87.1 8 15.5 -71.7 248 36 389.3 389.3 303.7 389.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5701.20 m Freezing level: 605.27 mb = 4309.66 m = 14139.13 ft Wetbulb zero: 716.66 mb = 2930.44 m = 9614.19 ft Precipitable water: 1.16 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 52.83 % Est. max temperature: 28.46 C = 83.23 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 846.30 mb = 1543.80 m = 5064.89 ft T: 14.29 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.85 C/km ThetaE index: 21.71 C Layer 1000.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 776.95 mb = 2261.08 m = 7418.16 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.87 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.10 C = 91.58 F Cap Strength: 2.70 C Lifted Index: -0.68 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.98 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.32 C Showalter Index: 2.37 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.09 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.57 C Cross Totals Index: 19.52 C K Index: 14.41 Risk: None Sweat Index: 278.75 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.26 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 14.43 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.37 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 242.61 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.66 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 845.40 mb = 1552.69 m = 5094.07 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 540.40 mb = 5203.28 m = 17070.94 ft Equ Level (EL): 470.40 mb = 6269.11 m = 20567.71 ft B at Equ Level: 12.99 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 440.40 mb = 6767.64 m = 22203.26 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 213.3 at 20.5 knts Storm direction: 243.3 at 15.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 1.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 45.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 50.9 neg: -4.4 tot: 46.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 15.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.70 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 2.9 stream: 2.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 1.08 Bulk Shear: 13.32 m/s