MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170900F040.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170900F040.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: 40 hour RUC valid 1Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 34.72,-92.50 Latitude: 34.72 Longitude: -92.50 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 93 SFC 995 134 20.8 18.3 86 2.4 19.1 258 7 294.3 296.8 292.4 332.8 13.45 2 950 536 19.0 13.7 71 5.3 15.5 281 23 296.4 298.3 290.7 326.5 10.40 3 900 999 16.4 10.0 66 6.4 12.5 284 35 298.4 299.9 289.8 323.5 8.58 4 850 1484 13.4 9.2 76 4.2 10.9 281 38 300.2 301.8 290.5 325.7 8.63 5 800 1992 10.5 8.9 90 1.6 9.5 269 34 302.3 304.0 291.4 329.0 8.97 6 750 2528 7.6 7.2 97 0.4 7.3 249 30 304.8 306.4 291.8 330.4 8.53 7 700 3094 4.2 3.8 97 0.4 4.0 237 35 307.2 308.5 291.5 329.2 7.22 8 650 3694 0.5 0.3 99 0.2 0.4 240 46 309.5 310.7 291.2 328.2 6.04 9 600 4333 -3.1 -3.3 99 0.2 -3.3 243 55 312.5 313.4 291.2 328.2 4.99 10 550 5017 -6.9 -7.4 97 0.4 -7.1 241 56 315.8 316.6 291.3 328.7 4.00 11 500 5756 -11.0 -11.8 94 0.7 -11.3 235 54 319.6 320.2 291.7 329.8 3.11 12 450 6557 -15.8 -17.9 84 2.1 -16.4 229 52 323.4 323.8 291.9 330.5 2.08 13 400 7436 -21.3 -26.3 64 5.0 -22.4 223 53 327.4 327.6 292.1 331.3 1.12 14 350 8407 -28.2 -35.8 48 7.6 -29.3 220 55 330.7 330.8 292.4 332.7 0.52 15 300 9493 -36.3 -60.7 6 24.4 -37.5 233 56 334.2 334.2 292.9 334.4 0.04 16 250 10731 -45.4 -66.7 7 21.3 -46.0 232 54 338.5 338.5 294.0 338.6 0.02 17 200 12192 -53.3 -71.8 9 18.5 -53.6 258 66 348.3 348.3 296.3 348.4 0.01 18 150 14008 -62.9 -80.1 8 17.2 -63.0 254 61 361.8 361.8 299.1 361.8 0.00 19 100 16468 -68.0 -87.5 4 19.5 -68.1 264 37 396.3 396.3 304.7 396.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5662.61 m Freezing level: 643.22 mb = 3780.41 m = 12402.78 ft Wetbulb zero: 644.53 mb = 3761.25 m = 12339.92 ft Precipitable water: 1.58 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 90.00 % Est. max temperature: 26.87 C = 80.36 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 960.43 mb = 442.05 m = 1450.29 ft T: 19.39 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.74 C/km ThetaE index: 9.31 C Layer 950.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 817.77 mb = 1808.07 m = 5931.92 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.52 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.01 C = 82.42 F Cap Strength: 2.49 C Lifted Index: 1.66 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.93 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.99 C Showalter Index: 2.36 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.73 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.48 C Cross Totals Index: 20.25 C K Index: 33.30 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 240.46 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.78 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 15.92 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.64 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5674.49 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.49 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 878.89 mb = 1200.43 m = 3938.37 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 249.2 at 41.4 knts Storm direction: 279.2 at 31.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.1 neg: 4.8 tot: 9.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 73.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 19.7 neg: -48.5 tot: -28.8 m^2/s^2 ave: -9.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.39 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.6 stream: -4.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.16 Bulk Shear: 100.77 m/s