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: 35.94,-92.24 Latitude: 35.94 Longitude: -92.24 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 69 SFC 977 270 25.1 19.7 72 5.4 21.3 201 10 300.2 302.9 295.3 344.0 14.94 2 950 516 22.3 18.2 77 4.1 19.4 206 20 299.8 302.3 294.4 340.5 13.93 3 900 983 18.2 16.3 89 1.9 17.0 208 24 300.3 302.7 294.0 338.7 13.10 4 850 1471 14.8 13.1 89 1.7 13.7 211 27 301.7 303.8 293.0 334.8 11.22 5 800 1982 12.0 8.0 76 4.1 9.6 213 27 304.0 305.6 291.5 329.2 8.43 6 750 2521 9.6 2.4 61 7.1 5.6 221 25 307.0 308.1 290.5 325.6 6.09 7 700 3090 6.7 -0.6 60 7.3 2.9 229 26 309.9 310.9 290.6 326.2 5.25 8 650 3693 1.5 -1.1 83 2.6 0.1 222 29 310.7 311.7 291.0 327.6 5.43 9 600 4333 -3.2 -5.0 88 1.7 -4.1 217 33 312.4 313.2 290.6 326.3 4.40 10 550 5016 -7.5 -9.0 89 1.5 -8.1 216 37 315.2 315.9 290.7 326.6 3.52 11 500 5754 -10.9 -12.6 88 1.7 -11.6 223 40 319.7 320.3 291.5 329.3 2.91 12 450 6557 -15.8 -17.6 86 1.8 -16.3 231 42 323.4 323.8 291.9 330.7 2.14 13 400 7433 -22.2 -24.7 80 2.5 -22.8 242 47 326.1 326.4 291.9 330.6 1.29 14 350 8400 -29.6 -32.4 76 2.8 -30.0 239 45 328.9 329.0 292.1 331.5 0.72 15 300 9479 -38.4 -41.7 71 3.3 -38.7 245 53 331.2 331.3 292.4 332.5 0.33 16 250 10702 -49.4 -52.7 68 3.3 -49.5 256 59 332.7 332.7 292.6 333.2 0.12 17 200 12146 -52.3 -80.3 2 28.0 -52.7 261 83 350.0 350.0 296.6 350.0 0.00 18 150 13979 -59.3 -82.5 3 23.2 -59.5 255 63 367.9 367.9 300.2 368.0 0.00 19 100 16456 -68.3 -87.5 5 19.2 -68.4 255 41 395.7 395.7 304.6 395.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5685.62 m Freezing level: 634.19 mb = 3895.68 m = 12780.95 ft Wetbulb zero: 648.38 mb = 3713.36 m = 12182.78 ft Precipitable water: 1.58 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 79.84 % Est. max temperature: 27.58 C = 81.65 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 903.40 mb = 950.65 m = 3118.90 ft T: 18.50 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.62 C/km ThetaE index: 18.37 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 872.85 mb = 1244.74 m = 4083.73 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.55 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.91 C = 78.63 F Cap Strength: 0.54 C Lifted Index: -4.08 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.29 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.92 C Showalter Index: -1.92 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.78 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.76 C Cross Totals Index: 24.02 C K Index: 31.58 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 317.76 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.17 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1310.35 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 51.19 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.57 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.54 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 884.12 mb = 1135.23 m = 3724.45 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 859.12 mb = 1380.04 m = 4527.65 ft Equ Level (EL): 229.12 mb = 11266.28 m = 36962.40 ft B at Equ Level: 1309.36 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 139.12 mb = 14438.84 m = 47370.94 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 218.4 at 30.0 knts Storm direction: 248.4 at 22.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 78.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 80.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 80.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 26.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.74 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.7 stream: 3.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.60 Bulk Rich Number: 57.61 Bulk Shear: 22.74 m/s