MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170900F041.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170900F041.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: 41 hour RUC valid 2Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 36.18,-90.18 Latitude: 36.18 Longitude: -90.18 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1000 76 20.8 19.5 92 1.3 19.9 240 12 293.9 296.5 293.1 335.2 14.44 1 1000 78 21.1 19.6 91 1.5 20.1 233 11 294.3 296.9 293.3 335.8 14.55 2 950 521 18.3 17.1 93 1.2 17.5 226 30 295.7 298.1 292.6 333.1 12.99 3 900 984 16.0 14.3 90 1.7 14.9 211 34 298.0 300.1 292.1 331.4 11.49 4 850 1469 12.9 11.9 94 0.9 12.3 207 36 299.6 301.5 291.7 330.0 10.37 5 800 1977 10.3 9.2 93 1.1 9.6 219 40 302.1 303.8 291.5 329.3 9.17 6 750 2512 7.2 5.6 90 1.6 6.2 225 44 304.4 305.8 290.9 327.2 7.61 7 700 3076 3.3 2.9 98 0.3 3.1 228 45 306.1 307.4 290.7 326.7 6.77 8 650 3674 0.1 0.0 99 0.1 0.1 230 45 309.1 310.2 290.9 327.3 5.90 9 600 4314 -2.6 -2.9 98 0.2 -2.7 231 46 313.1 314.1 291.5 329.4 5.17 10 550 5000 -6.1 -6.4 98 0.3 -6.2 233 47 316.9 317.7 291.9 330.7 4.32 11 500 5741 -10.2 -10.8 96 0.6 -10.5 235 47 320.6 321.2 292.2 331.7 3.37 12 450 6545 -15.1 -16.2 91 1.2 -15.4 236 48 324.3 324.8 292.4 332.4 2.39 13 400 7425 -21.0 -22.7 86 1.8 -21.4 236 50 327.7 328.0 292.6 333.1 1.54 14 350 8396 -28.4 -30.8 80 2.4 -28.8 235 52 330.5 330.6 292.7 333.5 0.84 15 300 9479 -37.8 -40.6 75 2.8 -38.1 235 55 332.0 332.1 292.6 333.5 0.37 16 250 10704 -49.1 -51.0 80 1.9 -49.2 235 61 333.1 333.1 292.7 333.7 0.14 17 200 12157 -52.0 -73.1 6 21.0 -52.4 254 75 350.4 350.4 296.7 350.4 0.01 18 150 13983 -60.9 -81.9 5 21.0 -61.1 246 62 365.1 365.1 299.7 365.1 0.00 19 100 16459 -68.2 -87.2 5 19.1 -68.3 257 37 396.0 396.0 304.6 396.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5662.54 m Freezing level: 647.52 mb = 3706.01 m = 12158.69 ft Wetbulb zero: 648.61 mb = 3691.38 m = 12110.68 ft Precipitable water: 1.78 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 95.03 % Est. max temperature: 26.50 C = 79.70 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 982.03 mb = 234.91 m = 770.70 ft T: 20.10 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.06 C/km ThetaE index: 9.15 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 908.20 mb = 906.75 m = 2974.87 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.99 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.48 C = 76.07 F Cap Strength: 0.63 C Lifted Index: -0.56 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.29 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.27 C Showalter Index: 1.02 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.23 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.09 C Cross Totals Index: 22.14 C K Index: 34.70 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 346.23 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.22 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 231.22 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 21.50 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8.80 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.63 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 930.80 mb = 696.33 m = 2284.52 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 865.80 mb = 1312.71 m = 4306.73 ft Equ Level (EL): 425.80 mb = 6957.87 m = 22827.39 ft B at Equ Level: 230.76 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 215.80 mb = 11661.95 m = 38260.52 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 226.6 at 41.2 knts Storm direction: 256.6 at 30.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.6 neg: 4.6 tot: 7.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 100.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 189.8 neg: -1.4 tot: 188.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 62.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.72 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.3 stream: 5.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.21 Bulk Rich Number: 4.40 Bulk Shear: 52.57 m/s