MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170900F035.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170900F035.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: 35 hour RUC valid 20Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 35.32,-92.42 Latitude: 35.32 Longitude: -92.42 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 74 SFC 989 172 24.6 20.1 76 4.5 21.4 218 9 298.7 301.5 295.0 342.8 15.14 2 950 523 21.9 18.1 79 3.8 19.3 213 20 299.4 302.0 294.3 340.1 13.93 3 900 991 18.4 16.4 88 2.0 17.0 213 23 300.4 302.9 294.1 339.0 13.13 4 850 1479 14.6 14.1 97 0.5 14.3 214 26 301.4 303.6 293.5 336.8 11.99 5 800 1990 11.0 10.3 95 0.8 10.6 215 27 302.9 304.7 292.3 332.2 9.86 6 750 2526 8.7 3.4 69 5.3 5.8 217 25 306.0 307.3 290.5 325.9 6.51 7 700 3096 7.2 -3.0 48 10.2 2.1 220 25 310.4 311.3 290.0 324.2 4.38 8 650 3700 2.2 -2.9 69 5.1 -0.3 221 27 311.4 312.3 290.7 326.4 4.76 9 600 4340 -3.1 -4.2 92 1.1 -3.7 218 31 312.5 313.4 290.9 327.2 4.66 10 550 5025 -6.9 -7.9 92 1.1 -7.4 219 35 315.9 316.7 291.2 328.2 3.82 11 500 5764 -10.7 -12.1 90 1.4 -11.2 224 36 320.0 320.6 291.7 330.0 3.03 12 450 6566 -15.9 -17.7 86 1.8 -16.5 234 41 323.2 323.6 291.8 330.4 2.12 13 400 7443 -21.9 -24.9 77 3.0 -22.7 242 53 326.5 326.8 292.0 331.0 1.27 14 350 8410 -29.4 -32.3 76 2.9 -29.9 237 48 329.1 329.2 292.2 331.7 0.73 15 300 9490 -38.3 -42.2 66 3.9 -38.7 244 59 331.4 331.4 292.4 332.6 0.31 16 250 10715 -48.6 -52.7 63 4.0 -48.8 254 70 333.8 333.8 292.9 334.2 0.12 17 200 12174 -50.8 -79.0 2 28.2 -51.3 262 80 352.3 352.3 297.1 352.3 0.00 18 150 14000 -61.0 -81.8 5 20.8 -61.2 254 65 365.0 365.0 299.7 365.0 0.00 19 100 16467 -69.0 -87.6 5 18.5 -69.1 258 40 394.3 394.3 304.4 394.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5689.68 m Freezing level: 629.35 mb = 3964.42 m = 13006.46 ft Wetbulb zero: 656.74 mb = 3615.96 m = 11863.24 ft Precipitable water: 1.68 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 81.41 % Est. max temperature: 27.66 C = 81.78 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 926.11 mb = 743.59 m = 2439.58 ft T: 20.25 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.70 C/km ThetaE index: 18.58 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 879.39 mb = 1188.68 m = 3899.82 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.85 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.75 C = 80.15 F Cap Strength: 0.85 C Lifted Index: -3.98 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.33 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.56 C Showalter Index: -2.55 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.11 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.31 C Cross Totals Index: 24.80 C K Index: 29.22 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 326.54 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.45 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1298.77 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 50.97 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8.66 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.85 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 894.73 mb = 1041.12 m = 3415.71 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 859.73 mb = 1381.81 m = 4533.44 ft Equ Level (EL): 229.73 mb = 11267.91 m = 36967.74 ft B at Equ Level: 1289.38 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 139.73 mb = 14431.59 m = 47347.17 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 218.8 at 28.0 knts Storm direction: 248.8 at 21.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.6 neg: 2.5 tot: 3.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 75.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 60.3 neg: -3.3 tot: 57.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 19.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.78 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.7 stream: 2.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.47 Bulk Rich Number: 68.65 Bulk Shear: 18.92 m/s