MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170900F038.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170900F038.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: 38 hour RUC valid 23Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 34.78,-92.83 Latitude: 34.78 Longitude: -92.83 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 83 SFC 985 216 21.6 20.8 95 0.8 21.0 233 8 296.0 298.9 294.7 341.7 15.86 2 950 528 19.5 19.3 99 0.1 19.4 237 21 297.0 299.7 294.4 340.4 15.04 3 900 993 17.3 17.0 98 0.3 17.1 239 24 299.3 301.8 294.1 339.2 13.67 4 850 1480 14.6 14.0 96 0.6 14.2 239 26 301.4 303.6 293.4 336.5 11.91 5 800 1991 11.6 10.5 93 1.1 10.9 235 29 303.5 305.4 292.6 333.4 10.03 6 750 2529 8.6 6.9 89 1.8 7.6 231 32 306.0 307.5 292.0 331.1 8.34 7 700 3096 4.7 3.3 91 1.4 3.9 231 36 307.7 309.0 291.4 328.9 6.96 8 650 3697 0.6 0.3 98 0.3 0.4 235 43 309.7 310.8 291.2 328.3 6.03 9 600 4337 -2.6 -2.8 98 0.3 -2.7 240 50 313.1 314.1 291.6 329.5 5.18 10 550 5023 -6.3 -6.7 97 0.4 -6.5 241 53 316.6 317.4 291.7 330.2 4.22 11 500 5764 -10.1 -10.7 95 0.6 -10.4 236 52 320.7 321.4 292.2 331.8 3.38 12 450 6568 -14.9 -16.5 87 1.7 -15.4 233 51 324.6 325.0 292.4 332.5 2.33 13 400 7448 -21.1 -24.2 76 3.0 -21.9 233 51 327.5 327.8 292.3 332.3 1.35 14 350 8420 -28.3 -32.5 68 4.1 -29.0 230 49 330.5 330.7 292.6 333.2 0.72 15 300 9503 -37.4 -42.0 62 4.6 -37.8 230 49 332.7 332.7 292.7 333.9 0.32 16 250 10736 -45.7 -59.7 19 14.0 -46.2 242 56 338.1 338.1 293.9 338.3 0.05 17 200 12201 -52.4 -72.8 7 20.4 -52.8 258 63 349.8 349.8 296.6 349.8 0.01 18 150 14016 -63.0 -79.7 9 16.8 -63.1 254 59 361.6 361.6 299.0 361.6 0.00 19 100 16471 -68.8 -87.5 5 18.7 -68.9 259 39 394.9 394.9 304.5 394.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5680.57 m Freezing level: 640.36 mb = 3820.17 m = 12533.20 ft Wetbulb zero: 643.14 mb = 3781.56 m = 12406.56 ft Precipitable water: 1.83 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 95.43 % Est. max temperature: 27.56 C = 81.62 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 973.52 mb = 316.04 m = 1036.87 ft T: 20.90 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.54 C/km ThetaE index: 13.38 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 926.56 mb = 742.81 m = 2437.03 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.57 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.60 C = 74.48 F Cap Strength: 0.06 C Lifted Index: -3.39 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.37 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.01 C Showalter Index: -1.80 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.77 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.66 C Cross Totals Index: 24.11 C K Index: 37.30 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 272.21 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.04 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1074.65 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 46.36 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.14 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.06 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 929.97 mb = 711.24 m = 2333.43 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 914.97 mb = 851.14 m = 2792.42 ft Equ Level (EL): 244.97 mb = 10869.23 m = 35659.78 ft B at Equ Level: 1074.41 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 144.97 mb = 14222.53 m = 46661.26 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 236.6 at 38.5 knts Storm direction: 266.6 at 28.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.7 neg: 1.6 tot: 5.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 83.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 113.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 113.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 37.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.80 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.3 stream: 4.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.54 Bulk Rich Number: 17.76 Bulk Shear: 60.50 m/s