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: 34.91,-92.38 Latitude: 34.91 Longitude: -92.38 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 86 SFC 998 106 27.6 19.3 61 8.3 21.8 203 12 300.9 303.6 295.0 342.8 14.26 2 950 536 22.3 17.2 73 5.0 18.8 204 20 299.8 302.2 293.9 338.2 13.13 3 900 1004 18.4 14.8 80 3.6 16.0 206 21 300.5 302.6 293.1 335.2 11.85 4 850 1492 15.0 12.9 87 2.1 13.7 210 25 301.9 303.9 293.0 334.6 11.08 5 800 2003 11.5 9.3 86 2.2 10.2 209 21 303.5 305.2 292.0 331.0 9.25 6 750 2541 9.5 1.2 56 8.3 5.1 211 18 306.9 308.0 290.0 324.0 5.57 7 700 3111 7.8 -5.4 38 13.3 1.5 221 18 311.2 311.9 289.6 322.7 3.64 8 650 3718 3.8 -5.6 50 9.3 -0.6 226 19 313.2 314.0 290.5 325.6 3.88 9 600 4363 -1.1 -6.6 66 5.5 -3.6 226 25 314.9 315.6 291.0 327.4 3.90 10 550 5051 -6.5 -11.0 70 4.5 -8.3 226 32 316.4 317.0 290.6 326.2 3.00 11 500 5787 -12.3 -17.7 64 5.4 -14.0 228 35 318.1 318.4 290.1 324.4 1.91 12 450 6583 -16.8 -29.8 32 12.9 -19.6 232 39 322.1 322.2 290.2 324.6 0.72 13 400 7460 -20.8 -45.3 9 24.5 -24.0 235 49 327.9 327.9 291.3 328.5 0.17 14 350 8433 -27.6 -50.8 9 23.1 -29.8 237 58 331.5 331.5 292.2 331.9 0.10 15 300 9520 -36.7 -49.4 26 12.7 -37.6 243 67 333.7 333.7 292.9 334.2 0.14 16 250 10752 -47.6 -51.5 65 3.8 -47.8 245 74 335.2 335.3 293.3 335.8 0.13 17 200 12200 -53.5 -70.5 11 17.0 -53.8 249 86 348.0 348.0 296.2 348.1 0.01 18 150 14019 -61.5 -82.4 5 20.9 -61.7 253 76 364.1 364.1 299.5 364.1 0.00 19 100 16464 -70.6 -87.4 7 16.8 -70.6 247 42 391.3 391.3 304.0 391.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5700.70 m Freezing level: 610.95 mb = 4221.48 m = 13849.83 ft Wetbulb zero: 664.41 mb = 3538.49 m = 11609.08 ft Precipitable water: 1.48 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 65.97 % Est. max temperature: 28.61 C = 83.50 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 884.33 mb = 1153.58 m = 3784.67 ft T: 17.36 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.53 C/km ThetaE index: 20.12 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 857.13 mb = 1420.31 m = 4659.74 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.04 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.34 C = 83.00 F Cap Strength: 0.88 C Lifted Index: -4.87 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.66 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.67 C Showalter Index: -3.17 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.52 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.32 C Cross Totals Index: 25.20 C K Index: 26.96 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 374.88 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.04 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 724.73 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 38.07 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 11.34 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.88 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 875.19 mb = 1242.29 m = 4075.70 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 830.19 mb = 1690.51 m = 5546.21 ft Equ Level (EL): 720.19 mb = 2876.03 m = 9435.68 ft B at Equ Level: 20.64 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 160.19 mb = 13603.14 m = 44629.17 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 219.4 at 23.6 knts Storm direction: 249.4 at 17.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.8 neg: 0.6 tot: 2.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 33.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 49.7 neg: -20.5 tot: 29.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 9.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.35 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.9 stream: 1.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.21 Bulk Rich Number: 67.96 Bulk Shear: 10.66 m/s