MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170900F043.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510170900F043.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: 43 hour RUC valid 4Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 33.59,-90.02 Latitude: 33.59 Longitude: -90.02 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1003 76 22.0 21.1 95 0.9 21.4 195 11 294.9 297.8 294.4 340.6 15.95 1 1000 104 21.8 21.1 96 0.7 21.3 202 12 295.0 297.8 294.5 340.6 15.93 2 950 548 19.4 19.3 99 0.1 19.3 212 28 296.9 299.6 294.3 340.1 14.96 3 900 1013 17.1 16.6 97 0.6 16.8 215 31 299.2 301.6 293.8 337.9 13.29 4 850 1500 14.6 13.2 91 1.5 13.7 221 31 301.5 303.5 293.0 334.7 11.28 5 800 2012 12.2 10.4 89 1.8 11.1 229 33 304.2 306.0 292.7 333.9 9.96 6 750 2550 8.6 6.7 88 1.9 7.5 234 35 305.9 307.5 291.9 330.9 8.25 7 700 3117 4.3 3.2 93 1.1 3.7 236 38 307.2 308.5 291.2 328.1 6.87 8 650 3717 0.7 0.4 98 0.3 0.5 238 42 309.8 310.9 291.3 328.5 6.07 9 600 4358 -2.1 -2.5 97 0.4 -2.3 240 46 313.7 314.7 291.8 330.4 5.32 10 550 5046 -5.3 -5.7 97 0.4 -5.5 239 47 317.8 318.7 292.4 332.4 4.54 11 500 5790 -9.1 -9.7 95 0.6 -9.4 239 47 322.0 322.7 292.8 334.1 3.66 12 450 6597 -14.1 -15.3 91 1.1 -14.5 241 49 325.5 326.0 292.9 334.3 2.60 13 400 7480 -20.2 -22.1 85 1.9 -20.7 240 51 328.8 329.1 292.9 334.5 1.63 14 350 8455 -27.3 -29.8 79 2.6 -27.8 238 52 332.0 332.2 293.2 335.3 0.92 15 300 9543 -36.7 -39.4 75 2.8 -37.0 239 51 333.7 333.8 293.1 335.3 0.42 16 250 10776 -47.4 -49.1 82 1.7 -47.5 242 53 335.5 335.6 293.4 336.2 0.17 17 200 12234 -52.4 -72.8 7 20.4 -52.7 254 61 349.8 349.8 296.6 349.9 0.01 18 150 14057 -60.9 -82.8 4 21.9 -61.1 249 56 365.1 365.1 299.7 365.1 0.00 19 100 16500 -71.1 -87.0 8 15.9 -71.2 259 35 390.4 390.4 303.9 390.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5686.12 m Freezing level: 637.22 mb = 3880.91 m = 12732.50 ft Wetbulb zero: 640.47 mb = 3835.29 m = 12582.83 ft Precipitable water: 1.96 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 94.40 % Est. max temperature: 28.45 C = 83.21 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 990.63 mb = 185.19 m = 607.57 ft T: 21.38 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.98 C/km ThetaE index: 12.48 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 941.41 mb = 626.50 m = 2055.42 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.85 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.38 C = 75.88 F Cap Strength: 0.13 C Lifted Index: -2.19 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.47 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.39 C Showalter Index: 0.00 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.94 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.70 C Cross Totals Index: 22.24 C K Index: 35.78 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 331.78 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.25 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 875.04 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 41.83 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.48 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.13 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 947.14 mb = 574.29 m = 1884.13 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 922.14 mb = 804.41 m = 2639.09 ft Equ Level (EL): 232.14 mb = 11260.33 m = 36942.88 ft B at Equ Level: 866.02 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 152.14 mb = 13967.17 m = 45823.51 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 233.2 at 38.0 knts Storm direction: 263.2 at 28.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 85.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 196.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 196.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 65.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.90 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.3 stream: 5.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.91 Bulk Rich Number: 14.63 Bulk Shear: 59.80 m/s