MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170900F037.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170900F037.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: 37 hour RUC valid 22Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 34.99,-92.03 Latitude: 34.99 Longitude: -92.03 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 84 SFC 998 101 23.0 20.6 86 2.4 21.3 222 7 296.3 299.1 294.6 341.0 15.49 2 950 530 20.4 18.0 86 2.4 18.8 225 22 297.9 300.4 293.8 337.9 13.78 3 900 997 17.9 15.3 85 2.6 16.2 218 25 299.9 302.2 293.3 335.8 12.26 4 850 1484 14.6 13.0 90 1.7 13.6 218 27 301.5 303.5 292.9 334.3 11.13 5 800 1995 11.4 10.2 93 1.1 10.7 224 29 303.3 305.1 292.4 332.6 9.85 6 750 2532 8.0 6.4 89 1.6 7.1 227 31 305.3 306.8 291.6 329.5 8.04 7 700 3099 4.6 2.3 85 2.3 3.4 223 32 307.6 308.8 291.0 327.5 6.49 8 650 3699 0.8 0.1 95 0.7 0.4 219 36 309.8 310.9 291.2 328.2 5.92 9 600 4340 -2.3 -3.1 94 0.8 -2.7 222 43 313.5 314.5 291.6 329.5 5.09 10 550 5027 -6.0 -6.8 94 0.8 -6.3 228 47 317.0 317.8 291.9 330.5 4.19 11 500 5767 -10.0 -10.8 94 0.7 -10.3 232 47 320.8 321.5 292.2 331.9 3.37 12 450 6572 -14.8 -15.9 91 1.2 -15.2 237 47 324.7 325.2 292.5 333.0 2.45 13 400 7453 -21.2 -23.2 84 1.9 -21.7 243 47 327.4 327.7 292.4 332.6 1.48 14 350 8423 -28.4 -31.1 77 2.7 -28.9 241 47 330.5 330.7 292.6 333.5 0.82 15 300 9507 -37.6 -40.9 71 3.3 -37.9 246 52 332.3 332.4 292.7 333.7 0.36 16 250 10736 -47.8 -49.2 85 1.4 -47.9 245 58 335.0 335.0 293.2 335.7 0.17 17 200 12194 -52.0 -74.7 5 22.7 -52.4 261 70 350.4 350.4 296.7 350.5 0.01 18 150 14011 -61.8 -80.6 6 18.9 -61.9 255 61 363.7 363.7 299.4 363.7 0.00 19 100 16467 -70.0 -87.5 6 17.5 -70.1 261 41 392.4 392.4 304.2 392.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5683.16 m Freezing level: 637.46 mb = 3859.56 m = 12662.45 ft Wetbulb zero: 643.91 mb = 3774.27 m = 12382.64 ft Precipitable water: 1.83 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 90.75 % Est. max temperature: 28.24 C = 82.84 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 963.77 mb = 405.28 m = 1329.63 ft T: 21.17 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.49 C/km ThetaE index: 13.52 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 883.40 mb = 1155.50 m = 3790.97 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.76 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.13 C = 80.83 F Cap Strength: 1.22 C Lifted Index: -2.42 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.37 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.42 C Showalter Index: -0.77 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.66 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.66 C Cross Totals Index: 22.99 C K Index: 35.36 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 311.30 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.58 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 807.93 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 40.20 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 19.77 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.22 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 914.18 mb = 861.92 m = 2827.80 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 849.18 mb = 1492.25 m = 4895.77 ft Equ Level (EL): 239.18 mb = 11024.65 m = 36169.68 ft B at Equ Level: 802.56 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 159.18 mb = 13636.06 m = 44737.17 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 224.8 at 34.4 knts Storm direction: 254.8 at 25.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.7 neg: 1.1 tot: 4.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 83.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 90.9 neg: -1.8 tot: 89.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 29.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.75 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.0 stream: 3.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.42 Bulk Rich Number: 16.79 Bulk Shear: 48.12 m/s