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: 35.17,-92.44 Latitude: 35.17 Longitude: -92.44 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 83 SFC 996 117 28.3 19.3 58 9.0 22.0 198 11 301.8 304.4 295.3 343.9 14.29 2 950 534 23.2 17.0 68 6.2 18.9 200 17 300.7 303.1 294.0 338.6 12.92 3 900 1003 19.0 15.3 79 3.7 16.5 202 18 301.0 303.3 293.6 336.9 12.21 4 850 1492 15.4 13.3 87 2.1 14.0 208 22 302.2 304.3 293.3 335.8 11.35 5 800 2004 12.1 8.9 81 3.2 10.1 202 20 304.0 305.7 291.9 330.9 8.97 6 750 2542 9.7 2.4 60 7.3 5.7 199 19 307.1 308.2 290.5 325.6 6.06 7 700 3113 8.3 -4.6 40 12.9 2.0 209 18 311.7 312.4 289.9 323.9 3.88 8 650 3721 4.0 -5.7 49 9.7 -0.6 217 19 313.5 314.2 290.5 325.8 3.84 9 600 4366 -0.8 -7.1 63 6.2 -3.7 222 25 315.2 315.9 290.9 327.2 3.75 10 550 5054 -6.4 -11.1 69 4.7 -8.3 228 30 316.5 317.1 290.6 326.2 2.97 11 500 5790 -12.4 -17.3 67 4.9 -14.0 231 36 318.0 318.3 290.1 324.5 1.97 12 450 6586 -16.6 -32.5 24 15.8 -19.8 232 40 322.3 322.5 290.1 324.3 0.56 13 400 7464 -20.8 -45.5 9 24.7 -24.0 234 47 328.0 328.0 291.3 328.6 0.16 14 350 8436 -27.9 -48.6 12 20.7 -30.0 237 56 331.1 331.1 292.2 331.6 0.13 15 300 9523 -36.6 -51.0 21 14.4 -37.6 241 65 333.8 333.8 292.9 334.2 0.12 16 250 10756 -47.5 -52.2 58 4.7 -47.7 244 72 335.5 335.5 293.3 336.0 0.12 17 200 12204 -53.2 -69.9 11 16.7 -53.5 249 86 348.5 348.5 296.3 348.5 0.02 18 150 14024 -61.6 -81.4 5 19.8 -61.7 253 73 364.0 364.0 299.5 364.0 0.00 19 100 16471 -70.7 -87.5 7 16.8 -70.8 251 41 391.1 391.1 303.9 391.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5707.49 m Freezing level: 608.55 mb = 4255.38 m = 13961.05 ft Wetbulb zero: 660.98 mb = 3583.28 m = 11756.03 ft Precipitable water: 1.49 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 64.97 % Est. max temperature: 28.89 C = 84.00 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 874.02 mb = 1253.16 m = 4111.37 ft T: 17.12 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.71 C/km ThetaE index: 19.97 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 850.00 mb = 1491.51 m = 4893.33 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.01 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.75 C = 83.75 F Cap Strength: 0.82 C Lifted Index: -5.30 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.12 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.82 C Showalter Index: -3.78 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.38 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.73 C Cross Totals Index: 25.65 C K Index: 28.14 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 402.74 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.26 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 830.64 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 40.76 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 11.40 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.80 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 864.87 mb = 1343.13 m = 4406.55 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 829.87 mb = 1693.96 m = 5557.55 ft Equ Level (EL): 729.87 mb = 2767.18 m = 9078.56 ft B at Equ Level: 18.13 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 159.87 mb = 13620.84 m = 44687.24 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 216.4 at 22.9 knts Storm direction: 246.4 at 17.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.0 neg: 0.7 tot: 2.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 36.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 43.5 neg: -16.6 tot: 26.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 9.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.42 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.3 stream: 1.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.21 Bulk Rich Number: 60.05 Bulk Shear: 13.83 m/s