MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171500F025.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171500F025.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: 25 hour RUC valid 16Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 34.70,-93.40 Latitude: 34.70 Longitude: -93.40 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 97 SFC 983 252 24.8 19.6 73 5.3 21.2 205 9 299.5 302.2 294.9 342.6 14.75 2 950 546 21.2 17.8 81 3.4 18.8 209 17 298.7 301.2 293.9 338.3 13.59 3 900 1013 19.1 13.1 68 6.1 15.2 215 24 301.2 303.2 292.4 332.4 10.57 4 850 1503 15.8 12.7 82 3.1 13.8 210 23 302.7 304.8 293.1 335.1 10.93 5 800 2015 12.8 8.5 75 4.3 10.2 209 12 304.8 306.4 292.0 331.0 8.72 6 750 2555 10.3 2.3 58 8.0 5.9 204 11 307.8 308.9 290.6 326.3 6.04 7 700 3127 8.2 -4.1 42 12.3 2.2 204 13 311.6 312.3 290.0 324.3 4.04 8 650 3734 3.6 -4.4 56 8.0 -0.3 211 15 313.0 313.8 290.7 326.5 4.25 9 600 4378 -1.4 -6.7 67 5.3 -3.8 217 20 314.5 315.2 290.8 326.8 3.86 10 550 5065 -6.5 -10.3 74 3.8 -8.1 226 28 316.4 317.0 290.7 326.7 3.17 11 500 5801 -11.8 -18.7 56 6.9 -14.0 230 34 318.6 319.0 290.1 324.5 1.74 12 450 6601 -15.6 -38.2 13 22.6 -19.5 235 38 323.6 323.7 290.2 324.8 0.31 13 400 7481 -20.4 -44.9 9 24.5 -23.7 239 44 328.5 328.5 291.5 329.1 0.17 14 350 8454 -27.7 -49.2 11 21.4 -29.8 241 52 331.3 331.4 292.2 331.8 0.12 15 300 9541 -36.5 -51.1 21 14.6 -37.5 244 61 333.9 334.0 292.9 334.4 0.12 16 250 10774 -47.3 -52.7 54 5.4 -47.6 247 68 335.7 335.7 293.4 336.2 0.11 17 200 12223 -52.7 -71.5 9 18.7 -53.1 251 81 349.3 349.3 296.5 349.3 0.01 18 150 14039 -62.1 -81.4 6 19.3 -62.3 253 71 363.1 363.1 299.3 363.1 0.00 19 100 16475 -71.5 -87.5 8 16.0 -71.6 250 38 389.5 389.5 303.7 389.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5704.23 m Freezing level: 614.22 mb = 4194.37 m = 13760.89 ft Wetbulb zero: 655.55 mb = 3664.01 m = 12020.89 ft Precipitable water: 1.39 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 65.51 % Est. max temperature: 28.77 C = 83.78 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 910.01 mb = 917.44 m = 3009.92 ft T: 19.57 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.48 C/km ThetaE index: 10.81 C Layer 800.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 823.05 mb = 1775.12 m = 5823.80 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.47 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.15 C = 84.47 F Cap Strength: 2.08 C Lifted Index: -3.56 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.30 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.61 C Showalter Index: -2.92 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.16 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.64 C Cross Totals Index: 24.52 C K Index: 28.10 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 363.55 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.12 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 360.71 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 26.86 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 112.11 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.08 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 869.80 mb = 1305.36 m = 4282.64 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 644.80 mb = 3798.30 m = 12461.45 ft Equ Level (EL): 244.80 mb = 10911.04 m = 35796.95 ft B at Equ Level: 351.42 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 194.80 mb = 12389.56 m = 40647.66 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 218.4 at 20.6 knts Storm direction: 248.4 at 15.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.8 neg: 2.1 tot: 4.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 24.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 51.5 neg: -39.2 tot: 12.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 4.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.14 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.6 stream: 0.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.10 Bulk Rich Number: 75.99 Bulk Shear: 4.75 m/s