MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171500F027.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510171500F027.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: 27 hour RUC valid 18Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 34.88,-92.11 Latitude: 34.88 Longitude: -92.11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 88 SFC 999 94 28.6 19.0 56 9.6 21.8 199 12 301.8 304.3 295.0 342.9 13.94 2 950 539 23.2 16.6 67 6.6 18.8 200 17 300.7 303.0 293.8 337.8 12.63 3 900 1008 19.0 15.1 78 3.8 16.4 202 18 301.1 303.3 293.5 336.7 12.11 4 850 1497 15.2 13.5 89 1.8 14.1 207 20 302.1 304.2 293.3 336.0 11.48 5 800 2009 11.7 9.7 87 2.0 10.4 208 21 303.7 305.4 292.2 331.9 9.49 6 750 2546 9.1 2.4 63 6.7 5.5 209 19 306.5 307.6 290.3 325.1 6.09 7 700 3117 7.8 -4.3 42 12.0 1.9 209 17 311.1 311.8 289.9 323.6 3.98 8 650 3724 4.2 -5.9 48 10.1 -0.6 211 18 313.7 314.4 290.5 325.8 3.79 9 600 4370 -0.5 -6.9 62 6.4 -3.4 222 23 315.5 316.3 291.1 327.7 3.80 10 550 5059 -5.8 -11.7 63 5.9 -8.2 227 30 317.2 317.7 290.7 326.5 2.84 11 500 5797 -12.0 -16.2 71 4.2 -13.4 230 36 318.4 318.9 290.5 325.6 2.16 12 450 6594 -16.2 -32.6 23 16.4 -19.5 233 40 322.9 323.0 290.2 324.9 0.55 13 400 7473 -20.5 -50.6 5 30.2 -23.9 235 45 328.4 328.4 291.3 328.8 0.09 14 350 8446 -27.8 -48.6 12 20.8 -29.8 238 53 331.3 331.3 292.2 331.8 0.13 15 300 9533 -36.5 -51.5 20 14.9 -37.5 243 62 333.9 333.9 292.9 334.4 0.11 16 250 10767 -47.3 -52.9 52 5.6 -47.6 245 69 335.7 335.8 293.4 336.2 0.11 17 200 12219 -52.6 -71.3 9 18.7 -52.9 251 83 349.5 349.5 296.5 349.5 0.01 18 150 14038 -61.8 -81.7 5 19.8 -62.0 253 71 363.5 363.5 299.4 363.6 0.00 19 100 16478 -70.9 -87.4 7 16.6 -70.9 250 39 390.8 390.8 303.9 390.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5708.83 m Freezing level: 605.38 mb = 4300.26 m = 14108.30 ft Wetbulb zero: 661.50 mb = 3580.24 m = 11746.06 ft Precipitable water: 1.51 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 65.26 % Est. max temperature: 28.92 C = 84.05 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 869.15 mb = 1306.40 m = 4286.04 ft T: 16.70 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.36 C/km ThetaE index: 19.23 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 847.66 mb = 1520.22 m = 4987.54 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.81 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.97 C = 84.14 F Cap Strength: 0.76 C Lifted Index: -4.68 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.67 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.46 C Showalter Index: -3.50 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.65 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.22 C Cross Totals Index: 25.43 C K Index: 28.66 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 383.42 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.09 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 680.61 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 36.89 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 10.92 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.76 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 861.39 mb = 1383.08 m = 4537.59 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 826.39 mb = 1734.84 m = 5691.66 ft Equ Level (EL): 706.39 mb = 3041.63 m = 9978.98 ft B at Equ Level: 28.10 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 166.39 mb = 13382.33 m = 43904.75 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 216.4 at 22.4 knts Storm direction: 246.4 at 16.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 1.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 29.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 34.3 neg: -9.8 tot: 24.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 8.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.49 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 2.4 stream: 1.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.15 Bulk Rich Number: 60.93 Bulk Shear: 11.17 m/s