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: 35.12,-91.77 Latitude: 35.12 Longitude: -91.77 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1001 74 21.1 20.6 96 0.6 20.8 230 12 294.2 296.9 293.9 338.2 15.40 1 1000 86 21.1 20.5 96 0.6 20.7 235 12 294.3 297.0 293.9 338.2 15.38 2 950 530 18.6 18.4 99 0.2 18.5 245 28 296.1 298.7 293.6 336.9 14.17 3 900 993 16.6 16.3 98 0.4 16.4 249 30 298.6 301.0 293.4 336.6 13.03 4 850 1479 13.9 13.6 98 0.3 13.7 249 32 300.7 302.8 293.0 334.8 11.60 5 800 1989 10.8 10.0 95 0.7 10.3 242 33 302.6 304.4 292.1 331.4 9.70 6 750 2525 7.6 5.8 89 1.8 6.5 236 37 304.8 306.2 291.2 328.0 7.73 7 700 3090 3.7 2.5 92 1.2 3.1 237 41 306.6 307.8 290.7 326.6 6.58 8 650 3689 0.3 -0.0 98 0.3 0.1 241 48 309.3 310.4 291.0 327.5 5.88 9 600 4328 -2.6 -2.9 97 0.3 -2.7 243 52 313.1 314.1 291.5 329.4 5.15 10 550 5015 -6.1 -6.5 97 0.4 -6.3 242 53 316.8 317.7 291.9 330.6 4.27 11 500 5756 -10.0 -10.7 95 0.7 -10.3 238 50 320.8 321.5 292.3 332.0 3.38 12 450 6560 -15.0 -16.2 90 1.3 -15.4 234 48 324.4 324.9 292.4 332.5 2.39 13 400 7440 -21.2 -23.5 82 2.3 -21.8 231 49 327.5 327.8 292.4 332.5 1.44 14 350 8411 -28.3 -31.2 76 2.9 -28.8 229 46 330.6 330.8 292.7 333.6 0.81 15 300 9495 -37.5 -41.3 68 3.8 -37.9 225 50 332.5 332.5 292.7 333.8 0.34 16 250 10726 -46.7 -60.2 20 13.5 -47.1 233 57 336.6 336.7 293.5 336.8 0.05 17 200 12183 -53.3 -71.9 9 18.6 -53.6 255 69 348.4 348.4 296.3 348.4 0.01 18 150 13999 -62.6 -80.4 7 17.8 -62.7 254 63 362.3 362.3 299.1 362.3 0.00 19 100 16467 -67.9 -87.5 4 19.7 -67.9 259 36 396.6 396.6 304.8 396.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5669.63 m Freezing level: 644.84 mb = 3754.66 m = 12318.30 ft Wetbulb zero: 647.61 mb = 3717.99 m = 12197.98 ft Precipitable water: 1.87 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 95.72 % Est. max temperature: 27.60 C = 81.69 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 993.24 mb = 144.64 m = 474.55 ft T: 20.79 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.15 C/km ThetaE index: 11.59 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 942.58 mb = 596.80 m = 1957.97 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.20 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.44 C = 74.18 F Cap Strength: 0.08 C Lifted Index: -2.07 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.75 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.04 C Showalter Index: -1.01 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.53 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.91 C Cross Totals Index: 23.63 C K Index: 36.33 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 276.82 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.69 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 702.73 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 37.49 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.57 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.08 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 946.01 mb = 565.65 m = 1855.79 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 891.01 mb = 1078.67 m = 3538.90 ft Equ Level (EL): 251.01 mb = 10698.81 m = 35100.64 ft B at Equ Level: 698.81 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 171.01 mb = 13171.61 m = 43213.40 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 241.4 at 41.0 knts Storm direction: 271.4 at 30.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.1 neg: 1.7 tot: 5.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 79.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 103.0 neg: -0.0 tot: 102.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 34.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.65 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.0 stream: 3.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.33 Bulk Rich Number: 12.54 Bulk Shear: 56.05 m/s