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: 35,-92.49 Latitude: 35.00 Longitude: -92.49 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 80 SFC 997 108 22.3 21.0 92 1.3 21.4 205 6 295.7 298.6 294.7 341.4 15.89 2 950 525 19.6 19.3 98 0.3 19.4 225 19 297.1 299.8 294.4 340.3 14.96 3 900 990 17.5 17.1 98 0.3 17.2 227 22 299.5 302.0 294.3 339.7 13.77 4 850 1477 14.4 13.2 92 1.3 13.6 231 24 301.3 303.3 292.9 334.4 11.25 5 800 1988 11.6 9.3 86 2.3 10.2 231 29 303.5 305.2 292.0 331.1 9.26 6 750 2526 8.7 6.4 86 2.3 7.4 230 33 306.1 307.6 291.9 330.5 8.09 7 700 3094 5.0 3.6 91 1.4 4.2 230 38 308.0 309.3 291.6 329.6 7.09 8 650 3694 0.8 0.4 97 0.4 0.5 234 44 309.8 311.0 291.3 328.6 6.07 9 600 4334 -2.5 -2.9 97 0.4 -2.7 238 49 313.2 314.2 291.6 329.5 5.15 10 550 5021 -6.1 -6.5 97 0.5 -6.2 239 52 316.9 317.7 291.9 330.7 4.27 11 500 5762 -9.9 -10.5 95 0.6 -10.1 236 52 321.0 321.7 292.3 332.4 3.44 12 450 6567 -14.9 -16.5 87 1.7 -15.4 234 51 324.6 325.0 292.4 332.5 2.34 13 400 7447 -21.3 -24.1 78 2.8 -22.0 235 50 327.3 327.6 292.3 332.1 1.36 14 350 8418 -28.4 -31.6 74 3.2 -28.9 231 50 330.5 330.6 292.6 333.3 0.78 15 300 9502 -37.1 -40.5 71 3.4 -37.5 232 51 333.0 333.1 292.9 334.5 0.37 16 250 10734 -47.1 -50.5 68 3.4 -47.3 236 58 336.0 336.0 293.4 336.6 0.15 17 200 12193 -52.5 -72.7 7 20.1 -52.9 256 66 349.6 349.6 296.5 349.6 0.01 18 150 14008 -62.6 -80.0 8 17.4 -62.7 256 62 362.2 362.2 299.1 362.3 0.00 19 100 16468 -68.8 -87.5 5 18.7 -68.9 260 40 394.9 394.9 304.5 394.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5681.94 m Freezing level: 638.27 mb = 3844.38 m = 12612.64 ft Wetbulb zero: 641.59 mb = 3798.36 m = 12461.65 ft Precipitable water: 1.88 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 93.64 % Est. max temperature: 27.97 C = 82.34 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 978.64 mb = 267.46 m = 877.48 ft T: 21.24 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.55 C/km ThetaE index: 12.80 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 932.42 mb = 685.60 m = 2249.31 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.82 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.47 C = 76.05 F Cap Strength: 0.13 C Lifted Index: -3.25 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.28 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.85 C Showalter Index: -0.68 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.28 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.27 C Cross Totals Index: 23.01 C K Index: 36.04 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 293.35 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.52 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1144.56 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 47.84 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.96 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.13 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 938.80 mb = 626.93 m = 2056.84 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 893.80 mb = 1049.22 m = 3442.29 ft Equ Level (EL): 233.80 mb = 11171.89 m = 36652.75 ft B at Equ Level: 1141.62 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 143.80 mb = 14264.31 m = 46798.36 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 233.9 at 37.4 knts Storm direction: 263.9 at 28.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.3 neg: 1.4 tot: 5.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 87.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 145.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 145.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 48.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.86 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.7 stream: 4.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.78 Bulk Rich Number: 14.79 Bulk Shear: 77.38 m/s