MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170900F036.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170900F036.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: 36 hour RUC valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 34.18,-93.51 Latitude: 34.18 Longitude: -93.51 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 82 SFC 990 174 22.8 21.6 93 1.2 22.0 227 9 296.9 299.9 295.5 345.1 16.67 2 950 529 20.1 19.9 98 0.3 19.9 229 19 297.6 300.4 295.0 342.7 15.54 3 900 995 17.8 17.5 98 0.3 17.6 231 23 299.9 302.4 294.6 341.2 14.13 4 850 1483 15.1 14.6 97 0.5 14.8 233 25 302.0 304.3 294.0 338.7 12.42 5 800 1995 12.0 11.3 95 0.7 11.6 233 27 304.0 305.9 293.2 335.6 10.60 6 750 2534 8.8 7.8 93 1.0 8.2 229 29 306.1 307.7 292.5 332.8 8.86 7 700 3102 5.4 4.0 91 1.4 4.6 225 30 308.4 309.8 291.9 330.8 7.31 8 650 3704 1.5 -0.3 88 1.8 0.6 223 35 310.7 311.8 291.3 328.6 5.78 9 600 4345 -2.1 -3.6 89 1.5 -2.9 226 43 313.7 314.6 291.5 329.1 4.88 10 550 5032 -6.4 -7.0 95 0.6 -6.7 231 48 316.5 317.3 291.6 329.8 4.12 11 500 5772 -9.9 -11.5 88 1.6 -10.5 231 49 321.0 321.6 292.1 331.5 3.17 12 450 6578 -14.6 -18.0 76 3.3 -15.7 236 50 324.8 325.2 292.2 331.9 2.07 13 400 7458 -21.2 -25.4 69 4.2 -22.2 243 51 327.4 327.7 292.2 331.7 1.21 14 350 8429 -28.1 -32.8 64 4.7 -28.9 235 50 330.9 331.0 292.6 333.4 0.69 15 300 9513 -37.3 -44.4 47 7.2 -37.9 242 61 332.8 332.9 292.7 333.8 0.24 16 250 10747 -45.4 -54.9 34 9.5 -45.8 246 65 338.6 338.6 294.1 339.0 0.09 17 200 12216 -52.1 -73.5 6 21.4 -52.5 262 64 350.3 350.3 296.7 350.3 0.01 18 150 14031 -62.6 -81.0 7 18.3 -62.8 259 59 362.2 362.2 299.1 362.2 0.00 19 100 16481 -70.6 -87.7 6 17.0 -70.7 253 37 391.3 391.3 304.0 391.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5689.69 m Freezing level: 629.16 mb = 3971.16 m = 13028.58 ft Wetbulb zero: 641.24 mb = 3812.56 m = 12508.25 ft Precipitable water: 1.90 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 93.11 % Est. max temperature: 28.35 C = 83.02 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 972.73 mb = 323.13 m = 1060.11 ft T: 21.70 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.71 C/km ThetaE index: 16.41 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 929.69 mb = 715.04 m = 2345.90 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.23 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.48 C = 76.06 F Cap Strength: 0.06 C Lifted Index: -4.16 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.72 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.09 C Showalter Index: -2.52 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.55 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.02 C Cross Totals Index: 24.53 C K Index: 38.31 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 285.17 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.55 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1382.49 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 52.58 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.10 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.06 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 932.79 mb = 686.31 m = 2251.66 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 917.79 mb = 826.11 m = 2710.32 ft Equ Level (EL): 227.79 mb = 11359.85 m = 37269.38 ft B at Equ Level: 1368.96 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 127.79 mb = 14999.07 m = 49208.94 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 229.2 at 34.0 knts Storm direction: 259.2 at 25.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.0 neg: 1.0 tot: 4.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 74.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 64.6 neg: -0.3 tot: 64.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 21.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.74 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.1 stream: 3.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.53 Bulk Rich Number: 30.27 Bulk Shear: 45.67 m/s