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: 35.65,-90.39 Latitude: 35.65 Longitude: -90.39 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1001 63 28.0 14.2 43 13.8 18.9 198 14 301.1 303.0 292.0 331.2 10.22 1 1000 74 28.3 14.6 43 13.7 19.2 197 13 301.5 303.4 292.4 332.4 10.49 2 950 526 24.0 13.1 50 10.9 17.0 197 26 301.6 303.4 292.0 331.2 10.03 3 900 995 19.5 12.2 63 7.3 14.8 198 28 301.6 303.4 292.0 331.0 9.94 4 850 1484 14.9 10.1 73 4.8 12.0 199 28 301.8 303.5 291.5 329.0 9.19 5 800 1994 11.0 5.7 70 5.4 8.0 203 28 302.9 304.2 290.1 324.4 7.18 6 750 2529 7.7 1.0 63 6.7 4.2 212 28 304.9 306.0 289.2 321.7 5.49 7 700 3096 5.4 -0.7 65 6.1 2.3 217 31 308.5 309.5 290.2 324.6 5.21 8 650 3699 2.8 -1.8 71 4.7 0.5 222 33 312.2 313.1 291.2 328.3 5.15 9 600 4343 -1.4 -3.9 83 2.5 -2.6 224 34 314.5 315.4 291.6 329.7 4.79 10 550 5031 -6.6 -9.8 78 3.2 -7.9 225 36 316.3 316.9 290.9 327.0 3.30 11 500 5767 -11.5 -15.7 71 4.2 -12.9 231 38 319.0 319.4 290.7 326.5 2.25 12 450 6567 -15.8 -19.4 74 3.6 -16.9 241 45 323.4 323.7 291.6 329.6 1.82 13 400 7446 -21.3 -26.7 62 5.4 -22.5 249 52 327.3 327.5 292.0 331.2 1.08 14 350 8416 -28.1 -38.4 37 10.3 -29.5 246 53 330.9 331.0 292.3 332.4 0.39 15 300 9500 -37.6 -46.5 39 8.9 -38.4 249 55 332.3 332.3 292.6 333.1 0.19 16 250 10727 -48.4 -53.3 56 4.9 -48.6 254 63 334.1 334.2 292.9 334.6 0.11 17 200 12178 -51.9 -76.5 4 24.6 -52.3 257 75 350.5 350.5 296.8 350.6 0.01 18 150 13994 -63.3 -79.8 9 16.6 -63.4 256 67 361.1 361.1 298.9 361.1 0.00 19 100 16455 -68.2 -87.6 5 19.4 -68.3 263 39 395.9 395.9 304.6 395.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5693.09 m Freezing level: 616.39 mb = 4132.16 m = 13556.79 ft Wetbulb zero: 642.13 mb = 3797.26 m = 12458.04 ft Precipitable water: 1.42 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 68.66 % Est. max temperature: 28.75 C = 83.76 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 818.34 mb = 1803.10 m = 5915.62 ft T: 12.50 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.34 C/km ThetaE index: 10.79 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 791.80 mb = 2079.31 m = 6821.81 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.12 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.19 C = 86.35 F Cap Strength: 1.17 C Lifted Index: -0.98 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.71 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.61 C Showalter Index: 0.19 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.10 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.46 C Cross Totals Index: 21.64 C K Index: 30.48 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 307.17 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.51 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 42.93 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 9.27 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 66.34 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.12 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 811.19 mb = 1876.90 m = 6157.75 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 576.19 mb = 4663.11 m = 15298.75 ft Equ Level (EL): 446.19 mb = 6630.47 m = 21753.25 ft B at Equ Level: 41.75 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 376.19 mb = 7891.94 m = 25891.89 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 216.2 at 31.3 knts Storm direction: 246.2 at 23.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.8 neg: 2.1 tot: 3.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 66.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 103.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 103.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 34.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.87 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.2 stream: 3.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 1.69 Bulk Shear: 25.47 m/s