MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170900F039.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170900F039.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: 39 hour RUC valid 0Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 34.78,-92.29 Latitude: 34.78 Longitude: -92.29 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 89 SFC 998 104 21.7 21.0 96 0.7 21.2 227 10 295.0 297.8 294.4 340.4 15.85 2 950 533 19.3 19.1 99 0.1 19.2 240 26 296.8 299.4 294.2 339.6 14.84 3 900 998 17.2 17.0 99 0.2 17.1 242 29 299.3 301.7 294.1 339.2 13.68 4 850 1485 14.4 14.0 98 0.4 14.1 242 30 301.2 303.4 293.3 336.2 11.88 5 800 1996 11.3 10.5 95 0.8 10.8 239 33 303.2 305.0 292.5 333.0 10.03 6 750 2532 8.1 6.7 91 1.4 7.3 237 34 305.4 306.9 291.7 330.2 8.24 7 700 3099 4.3 2.8 90 1.5 3.5 236 39 307.2 308.5 291.0 327.6 6.70 8 650 3698 0.3 0.1 98 0.2 0.2 238 45 309.3 310.4 291.0 327.6 5.92 9 600 4338 -2.6 -2.8 99 0.2 -2.7 240 51 313.1 314.1 291.6 329.5 5.21 10 550 5024 -6.1 -6.4 98 0.3 -6.2 240 53 316.9 317.7 291.9 330.7 4.32 11 500 5765 -10.1 -10.8 95 0.7 -10.4 236 52 320.7 321.4 292.2 331.8 3.37 12 450 6569 -15.1 -17.0 85 1.9 -15.7 234 51 324.3 324.7 292.2 331.9 2.24 13 400 7449 -20.9 -23.9 77 3.0 -21.7 232 51 327.8 328.1 292.4 332.7 1.39 14 350 8421 -28.2 -32.4 67 4.3 -28.9 230 50 330.8 330.9 292.6 333.4 0.72 15 300 9506 -37.3 -40.6 71 3.3 -37.7 231 48 332.7 332.8 292.8 334.1 0.37 16 250 10737 -46.2 -58.4 24 12.1 -46.7 239 54 337.3 337.3 293.7 337.5 0.06 17 200 12199 -52.8 -72.0 8 19.1 -53.2 259 65 349.1 349.1 296.4 349.2 0.01 18 150 14012 -63.0 -79.8 9 16.8 -63.1 256 62 361.6 361.6 299.0 361.6 0.00 19 100 16472 -68.3 -87.6 5 19.3 -68.4 261 37 395.8 395.8 304.6 395.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5676.62 m Freezing level: 644.77 mb = 3765.06 m = 12352.39 ft Wetbulb zero: 646.59 mb = 3740.14 m = 12270.66 ft Precipitable water: 1.91 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 96.15 % Est. max temperature: 27.95 C = 82.32 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 988.49 mb = 189.08 m = 620.32 ft T: 21.20 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.38 C/km ThetaE index: 12.78 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 941.02 mb = 614.81 m = 2017.06 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.76 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.90 C = 75.02 F Cap Strength: 0.04 C Lifted Index: -3.20 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.08 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.32 C Showalter Index: -1.67 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.51 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.45 C Cross Totals Index: 24.06 C K Index: 36.96 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 280.68 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.99 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1050.63 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 45.84 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.22 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.04 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 943.77 mb = 589.68 m = 1934.61 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 908.77 mb = 914.64 m = 3000.75 ft Equ Level (EL): 238.77 mb = 11038.26 m = 36214.34 ft B at Equ Level: 1044.26 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 148.77 mb = 14062.11 m = 46134.97 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 238.7 at 39.9 knts Storm direction: 268.7 at 29.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.4 neg: 1.8 tot: 5.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 81.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 111.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 111.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 37.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.79 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.3 stream: 4.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.60 Bulk Rich Number: 18.58 Bulk Shear: 56.56 m/s