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: 34.80,-92.32 Latitude: 34.80 Longitude: -92.32 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 998 107 21.7 20.9 95 0.8 21.2 230 10 295.0 297.9 294.4 340.4 15.83 2 950 533 19.3 19.1 99 0.1 19.2 242 26 296.7 299.4 294.2 339.5 14.83 3 900 998 17.2 17.0 99 0.2 17.1 244 29 299.2 301.7 294.1 339.0 13.65 4 850 1485 14.3 13.9 97 0.4 14.1 244 30 301.1 303.3 293.3 336.0 11.85 5 800 1995 11.2 10.4 95 0.8 10.7 240 32 303.1 305.0 292.4 332.8 9.97 6 750 2532 8.1 6.5 90 1.5 7.2 237 34 305.3 306.8 291.7 329.9 8.15 7 700 3098 4.2 2.7 90 1.5 3.4 236 39 307.1 308.4 291.0 327.5 6.66 8 650 3698 0.3 0.1 98 0.2 0.2 238 45 309.3 310.4 291.0 327.6 5.93 9 600 4337 -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 53 316.8 317.7 291.9 330.7 4.30 11 500 5765 -10.1 -10.8 95 0.7 -10.4 236 52 320.7 321.4 292.2 331.8 3.36 12 450 6569 -15.1 -17.0 85 1.9 -15.7 234 51 324.3 324.7 292.2 331.9 2.25 13 400 7449 -21.0 -24.0 76 3.0 -21.7 232 51 327.7 328.0 292.4 332.6 1.37 14 350 8421 -28.2 -32.5 67 4.3 -28.9 230 49 330.7 330.9 292.6 333.4 0.71 15 300 9505 -37.4 -40.7 71 3.3 -37.7 230 48 332.7 332.8 292.8 334.1 0.36 16 250 10736 -46.2 -59.1 22 12.9 -46.6 239 54 337.4 337.4 293.7 337.6 0.05 17 200 12198 -52.8 -72.0 8 19.2 -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 16471 -68.2 -87.6 5 19.4 -68.3 262 38 396.0 396.0 304.6 396.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5676.01 m Freezing level: 644.77 mb = 3764.46 m = 12350.45 ft Wetbulb zero: 646.59 mb = 3739.55 m = 12268.72 ft Precipitable water: 1.90 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 95.99 % Est. max temperature: 27.90 C = 82.21 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 987.07 mb = 201.36 m = 660.62 ft T: 21.17 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.37 C/km ThetaE index: 12.93 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 941.02 mb = 614.68 m = 2016.63 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.73 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.83 C = 74.90 F Cap Strength: 0.03 C Lifted Index: -3.16 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.06 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.37 C Showalter Index: -1.64 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.47 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.43 C Cross Totals Index: 24.04 C K Index: 36.86 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 280.11 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.97 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1042.85 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 45.67 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.11 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.04 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 943.21 mb = 594.64 m = 1950.88 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 918.21 mb = 825.59 m = 2708.61 ft Equ Level (EL): 238.21 mb = 11052.84 m = 36262.17 ft B at Equ Level: 1034.36 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 148.21 mb = 14084.56 m = 46208.63 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 239.1 at 39.9 knts Storm direction: 269.1 at 30.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.5 neg: 1.8 tot: 5.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 82.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 106.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 106.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 35.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.75 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.4 stream: 4.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.56 Bulk Rich Number: 18.25 Bulk Shear: 57.15 m/s